Staff & Board

Staff

Barbara Askins

President & CEO

Barbara Askins serves as President and CEO of the 125th Street Business Improvement District in Upper Manhattan (Harlem) in New York City. Her fields of specialization include Economic Development, Workforce Development and Community Building, Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizing, Urban Planning, Government, and Media Relations. She has done extensive work as a public involvement specialist throughout her career, spearheading countless improvement projects, including projects centered on transportation, environmental and facility planning, among others.

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Anthony Baker

Director of Operations

Doslyn Moody

Executive Assistant

Yash DiMauro

Outreach Coordinator

Xanthi Stamos

Bookkeeper

Copper Media Group

Event Producer

Nicholas & Lence Communications

Public Relations

Daniel Blumenstein

General Counsel

Board of Directors

Mukaram Taheraly

Chairman

Mushtari Hardware

Mark Irkang

Treasurer

Irgang Group

Evan Walke

Secretary

Madison International, Inc.

Class A: Property Owners

Michelle Ebanks

Apollo Theater

Ross Jacobs

Cogswell Realty

Anthony Thomas 

Gap Inc.

Drew Greenwald & James Tuman

Grid Properties

Joseph Tait & Hamil Douglas

Harlem Commonwealth Council

Steve Dluzyn

HUBBNY

Alan Jemal &
Joseph Jemal

Jemal Realty

Sade Lythcott

National Black Theatre

Cy Richardson

National Urban League

Steven Feldman

Rockfeld Group

Leah Abraham

Settepani

Debra Alligood White

Studio Museum Harlem

Colette Commodore

United House of Prayer

Class B: Tenants

Nicole Williams

Blick Art Supply

C. Virginia Fields

CV Fields and Associates

Class C: Residential Tenants

Charles Weathers

271 W 125th Street

Class D: Elected Officials

Yusef Salaam

City Council Member

Nina Saxon

Representing the Office of the Comptroller Brad Landers

Emily Edwards

Office of Mayor Eric Adams – NYC Department of Small Business Services

Class E: Community & Affiliates