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.

Anthony Baker
Director of Operations

Doslyn Moody
Executive Assistant

Program Manager

Outreach Coordinator

Bookkeeper
Event Producer
Nicholas & Lence Communications
Public Relations
General Counsel
Board of Directors



Class A: Property Owners

Michelle Ebanks

Ross Jacobs

Enzo Fata

Anthony Thomas

Drew Greenwald & James Tuman

Joseph Tait & Hamil Douglas

Steve Dluzyn

Alan Jemal &
Joseph Jemal

Sade Lythcott

Cy Richardson

Steven Feldman

Leah Abraham

Debra Alligood White

Colette Commodore
Class B: Tenants

Nicole Williams

Kevin Young

Adam Doyno

C. Virginia Fields
CV Fields and Associates

Lewis Rice
Class C: Residential Tenants

Charles Weathers
271 W 125th Street
Class D: Elected Officials

Yusef Salaam

Nina Saxon
Representing the Office of the Comptroller Brad Landers

Shawn Brannon
Representing the Office of Manhattan Borough, President Mark Levine

Emily Edwards
Office of Mayor Eric Adams – NYC Department of Small Business Services
Class E: Community & Affiliates

James Simmons

Ester Fuchs

Shaun Smith

Victor Edwards

Cicely Harris

Xavier Santiago

Reverend Maurice Winley