Brooklyn's Progress
September 2002

CHAMBER WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Randolph Peers has joined the staff as Executive Director for Workforce Development. Randolph brings eleven years of experience in adult education and workforce development to the newly created position, including Executive Director of South Shore High School’s Adult Education Center from 1997-1999, and over five years managing welfare to work programs for the Church Avenue Merchants Block Association (CAMBA) in East Flatbush. As Executive Director, Randolph will be responsible for enhancing and expanding the Chamber's role in workforce programs throughout the borough and city. Randolph and the Chamber see workforce development as a natural extension of the Chamber's broad array of economic development activities, which means that in addition to oversight of Good Help - the Chamber's highly successful employment program - Randolph will look to maximize access to employment-related resources on behalf of the Chamber membership. Randolph grew up in the Canarsie section of the borough, and now lives with his wife Svetlana in Windsor Terrace. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and is currently completing his Masters in Public Administration at NYU. CHAMBER BIDS FAREWELL TO TERI DENNIN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN COUNCIL “Teri has been an invaluable member of the DBC and has been instrumental in the organization's success,” said Jim Whelan, Director of the Downtown Brooklyn Council as he announced that Dennin would be leaving the Chamber to work for the Real Estate Department at New York City’s Economic Development Corporation. Dennin has a Masters in Urban Planning from the NYU Wagner School of Public and is also a graduate of UCLA. Prior to working at the Chamber, she worked at the planning firm of Buckhurst, Fish & Jacquemart. During her time here Dennin said “I am proud of being part of the team that crafted the redevelopment plan for downtown Brooklyn and I've enjoyed forming relationships with the members of the DBC board and participating in our bi-annual board meetings.” Dennin, a native of Washington D.C., will be a project manager at EDC. STORK VISITS THE CHAMBER, AGAIN Jim Whelan, Director of the Downtown Brooklyn Council, and his wife, Gail, welcomed into their family a baby boy. Jack Francis was born on August 14th at 2:19 p.m. weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. Jack joins his 3-year old sister Shannon. All are doing well