Luncheon for Financial Services Industry Professionals
Moderator - Paul T. Williams, Jr. – Executive Director, DASNY – Welcome and Task Force Update
Learn about doing business with DASNY and our legal, financial, and bond underwriting opportunities
Jeffrey Pohl – General Counsel, DASNY
John Pasicznyk – Chief Financial Officer, DASNY
Portia Lee – Managing Director of Public Finance & Portfolio Monitoring, DASNY

New Trends in the Public Finance Industry: Best practices/partnering experiences
Moderator - Portia Lee – Managing Director of Public Finance & Portfolio Monitoring, DASNY
Bernard B. Beal – Chief Executive Officer, M.R. Beal & Company
David Baker Lewis – Chairman and CEO, Lewis & Munday
Suzanne F. Shank – President and CEO, Siebert Brandford & Shank
William Hayden – Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets, JP Morgan Chase

Networking: HELP LANE: One-on-one access to key DASNY staff
Steve Curro – Managing Director, Construction
Sandra Daigler – Chief Architect, Quality Assurance
Jack Kemp – Chief, Construction Contracts
Chuck Bartlett – Assistant Director, Cost Control
Jodi Smits Anderson – Director of Sustainability Programs, DASNY
James Dall – Chief, Professional Services Contracts
Gene Basle – Chief, Purchasing and Interior Design
Joseph Durkin – Director, Real Property
Ann Dodson – Assistant Director, Risk Management
Michele Bryant – Risk Management Specialist, Risk Management
George Weissman – Managing General Counsel
Heidi Lenge – Assistant Director, Accounts Payable (Contract Payments)
Leigh Favitta – Director, Information Services
Paul Burgdorf – Director, Communications & Marketing
Michael Clay – Director, Office of Opportunity Programs
Charles Croskey – M/W/SBE Registration/Certification, Office of Opportunity Programs
Reps from State and City Agencies including: Empire State Development Corp. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYC School Construction Authority, NYS Office of General Services, NYS Office of the State Comptroller, NYS Thruway Authority, NYS Parks and Recreation, NYS Department of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and SUNY.

DASNY Contracting Opportunities - Bid Forecast
One-on-one Discussions on DASNY’s Construction Pipeline
Rick Bianchi – Senior Director, Project Management
Michael Stabulas – Director, CUNY Program
Jay Goldstein – Chief Project Manager, CUNY Program
Frank Frasco – Chief Project Manager, CUNY Program
John Pasicznyk – Managing Director, NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. Program
Ron Gecsedi – Chief Project Manager, NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. Program
Daljeet Sandhu – Chief Project Manager, NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. Program
Sam Ciraulo – Director of Design, NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. Program
Pat Cinelli – Director, Statewide Facilities
Anisson Cesar – Chief Project Manager, Downstate Region - Statewide Facilities
Tim McGrath – Chief Project Manager, Upstate Region - Statewide Facilities
Rob Ryan – Chief Project Manager, Western Region - Statewide Facilities
John Andrus – Director, New York City Courts Program

Networking with Construction Managers, Prime Contractors, A/E Firms & Vendors (confirmed)
Bradford Construction; Delta Engineers; Foit-Albert Associates; Gilbane Building Company; Goshow Architects; HAKS; Helpern Architects; Herman Miller; HOK; Hunter Roberts Construction Group; Jacobs; JBRC, Inc.; King & King Architects; Le Chase Construction; The LiRo Group; Mach Architecture + Engineering; The McKissack Group; The Morganti Group; New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce; NobleStrategy, LLC; Pathfinder Engineers; The Pike Company; QWIC, Inc. ; RMBDC, Inc.; Skanska USA Building Inc.; STV, Incorporated; Superstructures Engineers + Architects; TDX Construction; Turner Construction; URS Corporation – New York; Velez Organization; and Women Builders Council, Inc.

The Making of a Major Urban Green Building
Going Green: The Future of Construction in New York State
Panel will be made up of key stakeholders who have built major green buildings with a focus on MWSBE subcontractor participation.
Welcome & Introductions: Paul T. Williams, Jr. – Executive Director, DASNY
Moderator - Jodi Smits Anderson – Director of Environmental Programs, DASNY
Steve McGlone – Project Manager, Turner Construction
Walter J. Edwards – Chief Executive Officer, Full Spectrum of New York
Additional speakers to be announced
William S. Parrish, Jr. – President and CEO, NobleStrategy, LLC

Break Before Evening Events

7:00 – 8:30 am
Salon D, E, F, G, H

Welcoming Remarks & Overview of Opportunity Programs
Welcome & Introductions by Michael Clay – Director of the Office of Opportunity Programs
Paul T. Williams, Jr. – Executive Director

Visit our vendors anytime throughout the day between 9:00AM and 3:00PM
Repeat Networking in Salon A, B, C and Ballroom Hallways

Showcase of Successful MWSBE stories
Moderator - Olivia Peck – Assistant Director, Office of Opportunity Programs
Suzie David – President, Asian & Hispanic Trading
Marcia Melendez – President, Flowerworks Landscape
Eileen Yajure – President, For the Record/Venezus Corp.
John Ivory – President,MAC Construction Inc.

Stretch Break, Visit our Vendors in Salon A, B, C and Ballroom Hallway

Breakout Sessions

Share your ideas and solutions with Key DASNY Moderators & Staff

Track 1 – Construction-related Professional Services
Moderator - James Dall – Chief, Professional Services
Olivia Peck – Assistant Director, Office of Opportunity Programs
Paul Koopman – Director of Construction Administration, NYC HHC Program
Raj Ahuja – Partner, Ahuja Partnership Architects (APA)
Nancy Jendryaszek, AIA, LEED AP – Principal, Pathfinder Engineers LLP
Dominck Fickeria - Director of Construction Management, URS Corporation

Track 2 – Construction Contracting
Moderator - Michael Clay – Director, Office of Opportunity Programs
Rick Bianchi – Senior Director, Project Management
Chuck Bartlett – Assistant Director, Cost Control
Discuss the Bronx Community College North Instructional Building
Samir Rimawi – Project Manager, Bronx Community College
Jim Jones – President, TDX Construction Corp.
Karen Grando – Chief Executive Officer, International Asbestos Removal (IAR)
Robert Parchment – President, Robert Parchment Plumbing

Track 3 – Purchasing/Interior Design
Moderator – Gene Basle – Chief, Purchasing and Interior Design
Susan Morgan – Sr. Interior Designer, Interior Design
Godfrey Smith – Sr. Purchasing Coordinator, Purchasing
Barbara Sorrell – Sr. Purchasing Coordinator, Purchasing
Charles Croskey – M/W/SBE Registration/Certification, Office of Opportunity Programs

Luncheon with Guest Speaker  
Derek T. Dingle - Executive Editor, Black Enterprise Magazine, and Vice President, Earl G. Graves Publishing Co. Inc.

Growing Your Business
Raise Capital, Refinance Debt, Legal Advice
Moderator – Olivia Peck – Assistant Director, Office of Opportunity Programs
Richard Levychin, CPA – Managing Partner, KBL Eisner, LLP
Gregory M. Weston – Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP
Craig McDowell – Vice President, Amalgamated Bank

Visit our Vendors
Salon A, B, C and Ballroom Hallway

Closing Session: Ideas & Initiatives
Discussion Session with DASNY’s Senior Management Team
Paul T. Williams, Jr. – Executive Director
Michael Corrigan – Deputy Executive Director
Stephen Curro – Managing Director, Construction
Mauro Lapetina – Assistant General Counsel
Rick Bianchi – Senior Director, Project Management
Michael Clay – Director, Office of Opportunity Programs
Paul Koopman – Director of Construction Administration, NYC HHC Program
James Dall – Chief, Professional Services
Chuck Bartlett – Assistant Director, Cost Control
Gene Basle – Chief, Purchasing and Interior Design

Entertainment by The Red Clay Jazz Trio