Schneps Connects

Anyone that lives or works in NYC knows very well that homelessness is an enormous issue. We discussed this topic with Áine Duggan who is the President and CEO of The Partnership to End Homelessness. She has more than two decades of expertise in non-profit management, organizational development, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She was previously a Vice President at the Food Bank For New York City, and served on FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Board. 

Áine talks about the entire perspective of people experiencing homelessness, where we start to bring an end to homelessness in NYC, and her advice for the new City administration on how to tackle homelessness.

The Partnership for the Homeless website 

https://partnershipforthehomeless.org/

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Terry Grace Sears, the Executive Director of Tuesday’s Children is a nonprofit family service organization, based in New York.  Following the events of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Tuesday’s Children was founded with a long-term commitment to serve and support the 3,051 children who lost a parent on that day.   Terry has been pivotal in Tuesday’s Children’s evolution from a 9/11-focused organization to a nationally focused nonprofit serving military families of the fallen and other communities impacted by traumatic events and mass-scale tragedies. 

Terry talks about how in recent years, Tuesday’s Children expanded its mission to support gold star families, families impacted by military conflict or mass violence and and how people can get involved as there is clearly a need for mentors and what they do as a source of support for families in need.

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Patrick B. Jenkins has more than 20 years of experience in community relations, government administration and public policy.  His consulting firm specializes in strategic solutions for businesses and campaigns, government and community relations. On the local scene, he was Chairman of an LDC, member of Queens Community Board 12 and Co-Chair of its Economic Development Committee. He is also a member of the Democratic Committee and serves on the board of CORO-NY and the United Black Men of Queens, NY.

Patrick’s clients include Uber, CVS Health and Charter Communications.  He also does work for some of  the biggest gambling companies such as the Stars Group, FanDuel and DraftKings, and by sports leagues, including the N.B.A., the PGA Tour and Major League Baseball.

An area of focus for Patrick is Diversity and Inclusion and are hot button words nowadays.  In New York with work from people like Patrick, there are plenty of new opportunities opening up for people of color and he sees the coming years to be brighter for NYC residents looking for advancement.

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Darlene Monzo, serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Genting Americas East including Resorts World New York City, Resorts World Catskills, Resorts World Hudson Valley, Resorts World Bimini, and Hilton Miami. 

For over 30 years, Darlene has been responsible for bringing bold brands to life in the gaming sector and helping companies embrace design, technology and innovation that empower the guest experience and create positive net impact. Darlene has held key licenses and executive positions in the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and Nevada and Ohio.

Darlene talks about the new world for the gaming industry in New York State, what type of user experience can we expect from Resorts WorldBET and how mobile sports betting fit and a full scale casino license would fit into the overall strategy for Resorts World in New York.

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Gary LaBarbera is President of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council, comprising 15 local building trades councils, 12 district councils and state associations, and 135 local unions representing 200,000 tradespeople across the entire state.

Gary has embarked on ambitious negotiations for project labor agreements to provide labor cost savings to advance major public and private projects at risk of stalling due to the economic recession. His work has resulted in excess of $100 billion in public sector project labor agreements with the City of New York and the New York City School Construction Authority, saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

Gary talks about the value of a union card, how men and women across the five boroughs have a path to middle-class careers in the building trades, and a few of the Building Trades’ leading priorities as an organization including diversity.  Gary also discusses what it is like to represent the Teamsters since the 1980s.

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Tom Grech, President and CEO for the Queens Chamber of Commerce represents more than 1,400 businesses and over 150,000 Queens-based employees. Its mission is to foster connections, educate for success, develop/implement programs, and advocate for members’ interests.

Tom talks about some of the things they have been doing to help small businesses in Queens impacted by the pandemic, why tech is so important to the future of Queens’ economy, what the Restaurant Revitalization Fund is, how the “Queens is Green” initiative will lower costs for members who join its carbon-free electric pool.

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In October 2021, Ambassador Asaf Zamir began his tenure as Consul General of Israel in New York, representing the State of Israel to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Delaware. Ambassador Zamir completed his national service in the Israel Defense Forces and went on to begin his higher education at Tel Aviv University, where he received a law degree. Prior to becoming Ambassador, Zamir was elected Deputy Mayor of the Tel Aviv City Council and assumed all responsibility for the city’s education system.

2021 was one of the worst years for Antisemitism and Jewish people feel afraid around the world but here in NY too.  Ambassador Zamir talks about how we can feel safe in NY and in Israel, the COVID pandemic that has changed the face of global travel and on a lighter note, his favorite Israeli inspired gourmet restaurants on the scene especially in NY.

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Joey Jackson, a nationally recognized attorney with over two decades of experience represents individuals and labor unions in state and federal court who have fallen into high-stakes personal and professional crises, as well as those who are average citizens in need of his fierce and benevolent counsel. Joey frequently appears on CNN as a Legal Analyst.  Joey talks about growing up in the Bronx, what led him to the work as a trial attorney and his experience at CNN

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NYU Tandon School of Engineering Faculty Member and Senior Research Scientist, Prabodh Panindre holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from New York University, School of Engineering.  His scholarly focus includes artificial intelligence, fire science and firefighter safety research, optics, heat transfer, nanotechnology, and microfluidics.

His research group has received several grants (more than $7 million) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for fire prevention and safety research. The new firefighting procedures developed through his research have been implemented by FDNY in several real-life fires in New York City. 

Professor Prabodh discusses the science behind fire safety, what’s unique about fires in urban environments, and the need for public awareness and education to avoid the tragedy that we witnessed in New York City in recent months.

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Vikiana Clement, Executive Director, Medgar Evers College (MEC) Cannabis Education Task Force and her team worked to introduce cannabis education on campus at Medgar Evers College starting back in 2019 with then support of President Crew. CUNY approved 12 cannabis education degree-bearing courses, available to CUNY students at all 25 schools. Each of the courses above was co-created with numerous external cannabis experts in cannabis science and business.

Vikiana talks about the Legacy CORE Foundation, which provides free support services to help those who built the cannabis industry; why  cannabis education a highly promising initiative, and what will be its role in legitimizing the industry and what the program and offering look like for students.

Produced by Jill Carvajal and Josh Schneps