Melinda R Katz

Queens NY borough president

Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1987 Juris Doctor, St. John’s University School of Law, 1990 Father: David Katz (deceased), founder of the Queens Symphony Orchestra and high-school teacher Mother: Jeanne Dale Katz (deceased), USO singer and founder of the Queens Council on the Arts Son: Carter Katz, 15 months, Queens, NY 2002-2013, New York City Councilwoman, 29th District, Chair, Land Use Committee 1999-2002, Director of Community Boards, Office of the Queens Borough President 1994-1999, New York State Assembly member, 28th District 1990-1994, Associate, Business and Securities Litigation Department, Weil, Gotshal and Manges

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Leroy G Comrie New York State Senator

• Deputy Queens Borough President (Jan 1 '14→?)

Business Positions

Greenberg Traurig LLP International law firm with 2000 lawyers and lobbyists

• Lobbyist (Jan 1 '10→?)

Weil Gotshal & Manges

• Associate (past)

Board Memberships

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Alliance de Blasio political group to spur development of Flushing Meadows Corona Park

• Ex-Officio Director, Board of Directors

Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corporation Nonprofit local development corporation in Queens, New York

• Ex-Officio Member, Executive Board

Positions

QNS Real Estate Conference (2016) Real Estate Conference in Queens

• Speaker, Welcoming Remarks (Oct 5 '16)

QNS Real Estate Conference (2015) 2015 real estate networking conference in Queens, New York

• Speaker, Opening Remarks (Feb 26 '15→?)*

Government Positions

Jamaica Now Leadership Council Pro-economic development council for Jamaica, Queens

• Chair (Jun 23 '15→?)*

Office of Queens Borough President

• Queens Borough President (Jan 1 '14→?)

New York City Council Committee on Land Use

• Chair (past)

New York City Council 51-member lawmaking body of NYC

• Councilmember ('02→'09)

New York State Assembly

• Assemblymember ('94→'99)

Donors

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Tracy Petracca

• 3 contributions · 12,650 USD (Jul 11 '07→Sep 21 '15)

Edward J Minskoff President, Edward J. Minskoff Equities, Inc.

• 5 contributions · 12,650 USD (Sep 27 '06→Feb 9 '15)

Richard Schaps

• 3 contributions · 12,650 USD (Mar 22 '06→Feb 3 '17)

Bernard L Schwartz Chairman and CEO of BLS Investments; former chair and CEO of Loral Space & Communications

• 3 contributions · 12,650 USD (Jun 28 '07→Apr 15 '15)

Steven Roth Chairman of the Board of Vornado Realty Trust; co-founder and Managing General Partner of Interstate Properties and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander's, Inc.

• 4 contributions · 12,300 USD (Apr 26 '06→Feb 23 '17)

Mary Kalikow wife of Peter Kalikow

• 2 contributions · 9,900 USD (Oct 23 '07→Aug 7 '09)

Martin Bienstock NYC Marshal, Badge #75, based in Bayside, Queens.

• 4 contributions · 9,800 USD (Mar 22 '06→Sep 11 '15)

Steven Rubenstein President, RUBENSTEIN

• 3 contributions · 9,120 USD (Jun 23 '06→Mar 24 '15)

Steve Witkoff The Witkoff Group

• 2 contributions · 8,800 USD (Mar 13 '06→Oct 9 '13)

Amish Patel Partner, Two Trees Management

• 2 contributions · 8,800 USD (Jan 3 '08→Dec 20 '12)