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Rob MacKay

Director of Public Relations, Marketing & Tourism, Queens Economic Development Corp.

Director of Public Relations, Marketing & TourismRob has worked at QEDC since 2011. His responsibilities include writing press releases and brochures, placing stories in media outlets, p...

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Rob MacKay

Director of Public Relations, Marketing & Tourism
Rob has worked at QEDC since 2011. His responsibilities include writing press releases and brochures, placing stories in media outlets, providing information to the public and news agencies, organizing and promoting events such as Queens Taste and Restaurant Week, and spearheading the Queens Tourism Council–because “It’s in Queens!”

A Brooklyn native, Rob fell in love with the diversity, people, restaurants and attractions in Queens almost instantly after moving to Woodside in 1991. He has worked as an editor/reporter for the Times Newsweekly and an English teacher. He also lived in Honduras as a Peace Corps volunteer.

Rob speaks fluent Spanish and loves to meet people. Get in touch at rmackay@queensny.org, follow #itsinqueens on Twitter, check out www.facebook.com/itsinqueens, or see pictures at https://instagram.com/itsinqueens/.

Raquel Olivares

Executive Director, Woodhaven Business Improvement District

Raquel Olivares is the Executive Director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District (BID), where she oversees the day-to-day functions of the organization and executes programming and s...

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Raquel Olivares

Raquel Olivares is the Executive Director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District (BID), where she oversees the day-to-day functions of the organization and executes programming and services for commercial tenants along a 25-block stretch of Jamaica Avenue that includes 369 ground floor storefronts. Raquel has a passion for social justice and a demonstrated record of strengthening commercial districts.

Raquel previously served as the Program Director for Cypress Hills Business Partners at the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation. While at Cypress Hills, she conducted a Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) in partnership with the NYC Department of Small Business Services and implemented a multitude of organizing, marketing, and revitalization programming based on needs identified through the CDNA. As part of her work, Raquel organized dozens of local merchants to not only report on their needs but to take leadership of their community by forming a merchant’s association with over 50 active members. She is proud to have implemented several initiatives that have strengthened the local corridor and is excited about many more successes to come. Prior to her role at Cypress Hills, Raquel spent six years providing workforce development services as the Senior Career Advisor at ASA College. She holds an Associate’s Degree in Office Management from ASA and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management from St. Joseph’s College.

As an immigrant herself, Raquel, understands the challenges of learning a new culture and the many public systems necessary to achieve success. She is grateful for the trust that she has established with local merchants, most of whom are also immigrants, and she is committed to working with many valued stakeholders to keep our community robust.

Leslie Ramos

Executive Director, 82nd Street Dist. Management Assoc.

LESLIE RAMOS82nd Street Dist. Management Assoc.Leslie A. Ramos joined the 82nd Street Partnership in October 2014 as Executive Director. She has extensive experience working with small busin...

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Leslie Ramos

LESLIE RAMOS
82nd Street Dist. Management Assoc.
Leslie A. Ramos joined the 82nd Street Partnership in October 2014 as Executive Director. She has extensive experience working with small businesses, City agencies, and the Latino community; bringing a wealth of knowledge in economic and community development practices. She began her career at the Office of Management and Budget, and has also served as Assistant Commissioner for Finance at the Department of Housing Preservation & Development, and executive director of the Mayor’s Office for Industrial & Manufacturing Businesses. At the Partnership, Leslie has successfully advocated for the needs of small and independent businesses, taking on issues such as NYC DOT’s Clear Curbs initiative, which was negatively impacting economic activity. She has also worked to fill the business education gap among immigrant businesses by implementing a robust door-to-door education program and culturally sensitive seminars.

During her spare time, Ms. Ramos serves as a board member at Learning Ladders, an early education center in the Bronx and Aprendes Foundation, which is devoted to amplifying the power, potential, and partnerships of Latinx peoples and communities, as well as broader communities of color. Ramos is a member of the Latina Leadership Forum’s founding committee and a former board member of Latina PAC. She has thought Economic Development as an Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn College’s Puerto Rican & Latino Studies Department.

Leslie received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

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Rob MacKay

Raquel Olivares

Leslie Ramos

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