Staff & Board
Barbara Askins
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.
Board of Directors
Mukaram Taheraly
Chairman
Mushtari Hardware
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
Rockfeld Group
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
