JFK Airport Chamber of Commerce Officers

Effective October 1st 2012 to September 30 2013
(revised as of October 2 2012)

OFFICERS
Terms for all Officers expire September 30 2013

PRESIDENT
Robert Caton
Vice President

Leasing & Marketing Director
Prologis, Inc.
Bldg 77 – JFK Airport - Jamaica, NY 11430
718-709-5600 x5611 / Fax 718-732-2949
www.prologis.com
1st VICE PRESIDENT
Thomas Kelliher, Esq.

Executive Director

Airport Medical Offices at
JFK and Newark Liberty International Airports
Building 22A – JFK Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
NY JFK:
718-244-1644 / Fax: 718-244-1622
www.airportmedical.com
Nominating Committee
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Donald Wright
 Vice President – Operations, NA
All Nippon Airways
Terminal 7 – JFK Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-425-5401 / Fax: 718-425-5429
www.fly-ana.com
3rd VICE PRESIDENT
Joseph V. Clabby
President
Corporate Loss Prevention
Associates, Inc.
2635 Pettit Avenue
Bellmore, NY 11710
516-409-0003 / Fax: 516-409-2049
www.clpa.com
Hotel & Catering Committee
Nominating Committee
SECRETARY
Dave V. Sharma

 Regional Director North America
 Brussels Airlines
1640 Hempstead Tpke.
East Meadow, NY 11554
516-296-9785 / Cell: 516-459-5394
www.brusselsairlines.com
Chamber Support Committee
TREASURER
Bruce Abbate
Director of Business Development
Officeworx
687 Old Willets Path
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Cell: 516-532-0012
Fax: 516-771-6206
www.theofficeworx.com
Special Events Committee
Nominating Committee
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Frank Festa
 Director of Business Development
FJC Security Services, Inc – Aviation Division
Bldg 75, Room 228
JFK Int’l Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-244-1400 x105 / Fax: 718-244-7315
www.fjcsecurity.com

DIRECTORS

Millie Amsterdam
 Business Development
KELAIR, Inc.
160 Middle Neck Road – A21
Great Neck, NY 11021
917-577-3091 / Fax: 516-482-6996
www.kelairinc.com
Special Events Committee
Term expires 2013
Alex Battaglia
 Vice President – JFK Operations
JetBlue
Terminal 6 – JFK Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-632-4455 / Fax: 718-632-6348
www.jetblue.com 
Term expires 2013
Al DePhillips
 Chief Operation Officer
Airway Maintenance LLC
15 Clinton Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
516-594-4944 / Fax: 516-594-4902
Scholarship & Education Committee
Term expires 2013
Ajay Dhawan
Station Manager – JFK-EWR
 KLMI Dutch Royal Airlines
Terminal 7 – JFK Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-995-8767
www.klm.com
Joel Ditkowsky
Compliance Consultant
Freight Brokers Global Services
1200 Brunswick Ave
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
347-926-7004 / Fax: 718-868-4625
www.freightbrokersglobal.com
Legislation & Government Affairs
Term expires 2013
James Groark
 Station Manager
Cathay Pacific Airways
Terminal 7 – Room 160
JFK International Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-632-5190 / Fax: 718-632-5193
www.cathaypacific.com
Airline Coordinating Committee
Nominating Committee
Term expires 2014
Henk J. Guitjens
 Special Advisor to the President
JFKIAT
Terminal 4 – JFK
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-751-3711 / Fax: 718-751-3719
www.jfkiat.com
Special Events Committee
Term expires 2014
Andrew Halley
 Station Manager
 Aer Lingus
Terminal 4 – JFK Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-751-4245 / Fax: 718-244-0842
www.aerlingus.com
Term expires 2015
Mercedes Ozcan
Attorney
McBreen & Kopko
500 North Broadway – Suite 129
Jericho, NY 11753
516-364-1095 / Fax 516-364-0612
www.mklawynyc.com
Business Action Committee
Term expires 2013
(replaced Hassan)
Thomas Herrschaft
 President
Golden Touch Transportation
31-70 College Point Blvd
Flushing, NY 11356
718-886-5204 / Fax: 718-886-8075
www.goldentouchtransportation.com
Special Events Committee
Term expires 2014
Phillip J. Jensen
Director – Sales & Marketing
Cargo Airport Services
Bldg 261 – JFK Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
917-842-3579 / Fax: 718-553-6057
www.casusa.com
Airline Coordinating Committee
Term expires 2015
Mauri Leppala
 Area Director Ground Operations
 FINNAIR
Terminal 8 – JFK Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-656-7479 / Fax: 718-995-4222
www.finnair.com
Airline Coordinating Committee
Term expires 2014
William Puckhaber
 Publisher
Airport Press
P.O. Box 300879
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-244-6788 / Fax: 718-995-3432
www.airportpress.us
Term expires 2015
Robert Romagna
 President
Airline Vending Services
151-57 7th Ave
Whitestone, NY 11367
718-746-6936 / Fax: 718-746-1168
Membership Committee
Term expires 2015
Carl Soller, Esq.
 Customs, Int’l Trade & Transportation
Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.
1133 Avenue of the Americas
NY, NY 10036-6799
212-790-9231 / Fax: 212-575-0671
www.cll.com
Business Action Committee
Nominating Committee
Term expires 2014

HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS

Jim Bilku
President
KAAMCO
Station Manager
Qantas Airways Limited
Terminal 7 – JFK Int’l Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-425-5785 / Fax: 718-425-5787
www.qantas.com.au
Willie Mercado
 President
Air Cargo Association
Aer Lingus Executive Offices, NA
300 Jericho Quadrangle
Suite #130
Jericho, NY 11753
516-622-4150 / Fax: 516-622-0734
www.jfkaircargo.org
Judy Kearney
President
JFK Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association, Inc.
PO Box 300432
Jamaica, NY 11430
516-371-2087 x17
www.jfkbrokers.com
Frank McIntyre
 President
JFK Rotary Club
PO Box 301279
Jamaica, NY 11430
917-462-9898
www.jfkrotaryclub.org
www.jfkrunwayrun.org
Gary Scibilli
 President
The SEMANTICS
PO Box 300974
JFK Station
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-276-4948
www.semantics.org
Robert Kennedy
 Chairman
Council of Airline Maintenance Managers (CALMM)
PO Box 300846
JFK International Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
www.calmm.com

ADVISORS TO THE BOARD

Olga Angelinas
Director, Airport Services
Accommodations Plus
Terminal 4 – JFK Int’l Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
Office: 718-751-4001
Cell: 516-462-0713
Fax: 718-751-4025
Hotels & Catering Committee
Robert Arens
 RNA Enterprises
575 Wintergreen Court
Ridge, NY 11961
631-831-5087
Special Events Committee
Noreen Carro
President
LMN Printing
23 West Merrick Road
Valley Stream, NY 11580
516-285-8526 / 877-285-8526 / Fax: 516-285-9268
www.LMNPrinting.com
Special Events Committee
Bernard (Bud) Heaning
Marketing Manager
Corporate Loss Prevention Associates, Inc.
2635 Pettit Avenue
Bellmore, NY 11710
516-409-0003 / Fax: 516-409-2049
www.clpa.com
Special Events Committee
Dolores Hofman
Program Manager &
Airport Matchmaker

Queens Air Service Development Office
Bldg 141 – JFK Airport
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-244-6852 / Fax:718-244-7371
Membership Committee
Philippa Karteron
Executive Director
Council of Airport Opportunity
90-04 161st Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-523-7100 / Fax: 718-526-3472
www.caony.com
Special Events Committee
JP Livingston
Vice President of Sales
IBI Armored/Customs/Security Services
Customs Building 77 – JFK
Jamaica, NY 11430
C: 347-387-4771 / Office: 718-553-0563 / Fax: 718-244-1505
www.ibiarmored.com
Membership Committee
Joe Morra
 General Manager
Royal Waste Services, Inc.
187-40 Hollis Avenue
Hollis, NY 11423
347-672-2620 / Fax: 718-906-6085
www.royalwaste.com
Membership Committee
Mercedes Ozcan
Attorney
McBreen & Kopko
500 North Broadway – Suite 129
Jericho, NY 11753
516-364-1095 / Fax 516-364-0612
www.mklawynyc.com
Business Action Committee
Harry Wells
Director
York Small Business Administration
94-50 159th Street
Jamaica, NY 11451
718-262-2880 / Fax: 718-262-2881
www.york.cuny.edu
Business Action Committee
Richard Weber
Director
Greater Jamaica Development Corp.
90-04 161st Street, 7th Floor
Jamaica, NY 11432
Business Action Committee

PANY&NJ ADVISORS TO THE BOARD

Jerry Spampanato
 General Manager – JFK
 Port Authority of NY&NJ
Bldg 14 – JFK
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-244-3501 / Fax: 718-244-3505
www.panynj.gov
Rich Louis
 Deputy General Manager – JFK
 Port Authority of NY&NJ
Bldg 14 – JFK
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-244-3913 / Fax: 718-244-3505
www.panynj.gov

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rudolph H. Auslander
 Executive Director
JFK Airport Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 300687
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-551-1593 / Fax: 718-559-6975 / Cell: 917-945-8888
www.JFK-Airport.org
www.JFKAirportChamberOfCommerce.org