Staff Directory

Brian T. Coleman
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (718) 383-3935 ext 12
brianc@gmdconline.org

Michael Cavagnaro
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (718) 383-3935 ext 15
michaelc@gmdconline.org

Cassandra Smith
Senior Project Manager
Phone: (718) 383-3935 ext 16
cassandras@gmdconline.org

Gustavo Martinez
Project Manager
Phone: (718) 383-3935 ext 14
gustavom@gmdconline.org

Curtis Biederbeck
Property/Leasing Manager
Phone: (718) 383-3935 ext 17
curtisb@gmdconline.org

Gerri Duka
Assistant to the CFO/Office Manager
Phone: (718) 383-3935 ext 10
gerrid@gmdconline.org

Brenda Lau
Assistant Project Manager
Phone: (718) 383-3935 ext 18
brendal@gmdconline.org

GMDC Board of Directors

Sebastian Hardy, Chair
Principal, Continentia Capital

Libby Ryan, Vice Chair
Broker, Compass

Harry Schwartz, Secretary
Urban Planner

Rosalind Paaswell, Treasurer
CEO NDC Resources, Grow America

Kate Ascher
Professor, Columbia University

Brian T. Coleman
CEO, GMDC

Alireza Esmaeilzadeh
Senior Vice President, Investments, Brookfield Properties

Mort Goldfein
Retired Attorney, Wilk Auslander LLP

John Horowitz 
Vice President/Regional Manager, Marcus & Millichap

Lorinda Karoff
Principal, Karoff Consulting

Judith Kunoff
SVP and Program Executive, MTA Construction & Development

Adam Tell Metzger
Senior Vice President, Equity Investments, The Community Preservation Corporation

Michael Nixon
Credit Analyst/Business Development Officer, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.