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Pioneering Public Spaces: Queens Chamber of Commerce Welcomes NYC's Chief Public Realm Officer Ya-Ting Liu Join Waitlist Register
Venue Location Queens Chamber of Commerce
75-20 Astoria Boulevard, Suite 140 Jackson Heights, New York
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Home "The Queens Chamber of Commerce presents an exclusive Member event featuring NYC's Chief Public Realm Officer, Ya-Ting Liu. Appointed as the city's first Chief Public Realm Officer this year, Ya-Ting Liu will share her vision and priorities within this new position. She will also share projects that her team is currently working on – from creating new public spaces, removing longstanding sidewalk sheds, and improving our outdoor dining program. Please join us!"
Light refreshments will be served
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Tom Grech President & Chief Executive Officer at at the Queens Chamber of Commerce Tom’s career has spanned the printing and publishing industries over the past 25 years with RR Donnelley & Sons Company, Merrill Corporation and SONY DADC. For the past five years, he has been involved in the energy industry. Most recently, Tom was Director of Sales for CCI Energy Solutions, Inc. His other interests include investing in multi-family real estate, adviser to non-profit and for-profit boards. Originally from Astoria, Tom lives in Malverne, NY with his wife and their daughter and son. He is a graduate of the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA with a BS in Accounting and received his MBA in International Business from Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY. He has served as President & CEO of Queens Chamber of Commerce since July of 2015.
Ya-Ting Liu Chief Public Realm Officer at The City of New York
Ya-Ting Liu Chief Public Realm Officer at The City of New York Ya-Ting Liu is the Chief Public Realm Officer for the City of New York. Liu brings over 15 years of policy, community organizing, coalition building, and government affairs experience to the Adams administration. She has dedicated her career to building coalitions and partnerships to deliver projects across a range of issue areas, including transportation, sustainability, and technology. For the last year, she has served as chief strategy officer to Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, a title she will continue to hold concurrently with chief public realm officer. Before entering city government, Liu worked as the director of government affairs and policy for the rideshare company Via, as sustainability program director for the New York League of Conservation Voters, as director of transit advocacy for Transportation Alternatives, and in federal advocacy for the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. Liu earned a Bachelor of Science in conservation studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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