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MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE LOWER MANHATTAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today was joined by Lower Manhattan Development
Corporation (LMDC) Chairman John Whitehead to announce the City's four
appointments to the LMDC Board. The LMDC is the joint State-City Corporation
formed to oversee the revitalization of Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of
the September 11th attacks. The appointments are Attorney Sally
Hernandez-Piñero, President and COO of Merrill Lynch E. Stanley O'Neal,
Architect Billie Tsien, and President of the Alliance for Downtown New York
Carl Weisbrod.
"I am very satisfied that we have been able to attract the caliber of
excellence exhibited by the group assembled here today," Mayor Bloomberg
said. "Each one of these individuals is incredibly accomplished and I am
confident that they will serve the City's interests well. They will help
guide our effort to rebuild and memorialize those we lost. Together we will
create a Lower Manhattan of the future which surpasses everyone's
expectations."
"I couldn't be more pleased with the Mayor's selection of these excellent
individuals," said LMDC Chairman Whitehead. "They will add invaluable
expertise for the Board's task of directing our efforts to rebuild and
revitalize Lower Manhattan."
Sally Hernandez-Piñero is an attorney in private practice. Most recently,
Hernandez-Piñero was Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs at The
Related Companies, LP, a real estate development organization. Prior to that
she was a managing director at Fannie Mae, an attorney with Kalkines, Arkey,
Zall & Bernstein, chairwoman of the New York Housing Authority, and Deputy
Mayor for Finance and Economic Development. Hernandez-Piñero serves on the
boards of Con Edison, Dime Savings Bank of New York, the American Museum of
Natural History, and the United Way of Greater New York. She earned a BA at
Wesleyan University and a JD at New York University School of Law.
E. Stanley O'Neal is President and COO of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
and a member of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch. Prior to joining
Merrill Lynch in 1996, O'Neal was with General Motors Corporation of New
York and Madrid, and held various finance-related positions from 1978 to
1986. O'Neal earned a BS from Kettering University and an MBA from Harvard
University.
Billie Tsien is principal owner and architect at Tod Williams Billie Tsien
and Associates, an architecture firm in New York City. Tsien maintains an
active teaching career parallel to her practice and has taught at Parsons
School of Design, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Harvard
University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of
Texas at Austin. Tsien is also on the boards of the Architectural League,
the Public Art Fund, and is a vice president of the Municipal Art Society in
New York City. She earned a BA at Yale University and a Masters of
Architecture from UCLA.
Carl Weisbrod is President of the Alliance for Downtown New York.
Prior to that, he was President of the New York City Economic Development
Corporation, Director of the Mayor's Office of Midtown Enforcement,
Executive Director of the City Planning Commission, President of the New
York State 42nd Street Development Project, and founding Chairman of the New
York City Loft Board. Weisbrod is a trustee of the Ford Foundation, the
September 11th Fund, and NYU Downtown Hospital. He earned a BA at Cornell
University and a JD at the New York University School of Law.
About the LMDC
The LMDC is a joint State-City corporation formed by the Governor and Mayor to oversee the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan. The LMDC is governed by an 11-member Board of Directors -- seven appointed by the Governor, four appointed by the Mayor -- and is chaired by John C. Whitehead. To assist in its mission, the Corporation has formed several Advisory Councils and a general Advisory Committee comprised of federal, state and city elected officials, business and civic leaders to represent the interests of various constituencies affected by the September 11th attacks. The Councils will provide input on such issues as transportation and infrastructure, business development and retention, residential concerns, development, tourism and the arts, and the planning of an appropriate memorial.
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