Standing Committees

labor committee
​Chair - mohammed chowdhury

The Labor Committee shall engage the Labor Unions in Richmond County with the County Committee, recruit members of labor unions as members of the County Committee, and address issues of important to labor unions and working people.

Committee Members:
Mohammed Chowdhury, Chair
Robert Holst, Deputy Chair
Michelle Akyempong
Danny Cassella
NIthiananda Chatterjie
Donna Coppola
Abou Diakhate
Kevin Elkins
Selena Grey
​Nancy Haggans
Gary Lane
​​Barbara Waldmann
Darlene Williams

law committee
​Chair - andrew poznanski
​Deputy Chair - Rosemary o'donnell

The Law Committee is comprised of our Law Chair and Deputy Law Chair.

Policy Committee
​Chair - Charlie destefano
Deputy chair - Richard Reichard

The Policy Committee's purpose is to address important issues affecting the community, and to inform the Executive Committee,,County Committee members, and the people of Richmond County about these issues, and the Democratic Party positions on these issues

Committee Members:
Charles DeStefano, Chair
Richard Reichard, Deputy Chair
Dr.Nithiananda Chatterjie
​Robert Cutrona
Charlotte Hitchcock
Joann Olbrich 
James Pocchia
​Devyn Sword

finance committee
​Chair - sadia malik

The finance committee is responsible for the fundraising function of the Party.

Committee Members:
Sadia Malik, Chair
Helen Vitaliano
Jon DelGiorno
Mark Murphy
Charlie Destefano

outreach & diversity committee
​chair - AbELardo aleman

The Outreach and Diversity Committee's goal is to engage members of the diverse communities across Staten Island; to help the membership of the County Committee better reflect the make-up of the community; and to report on and address issues that concern the various communities on Staten Island.

Members (in Formation):

Ali Ansari - South Asian community
Abou Sy Diakhate - Senegalese community
​Chris Bauer - LGBTQ community
Dana Kiriella -Sri Lankan community
Dana Koenigsberg - Jewish Community 
Iola Washington - African community
Ibrahim Kurtulus - Turkish community
Jasmine Robinson - African American Community
Jamie Glass - LGBTQ community
Javed Iqbal - Pakistani community
Lucky Waas - Sri Lankan Community 
Maribel Espinosa-Hernandez  - Mexican community
Mendy Mirocznik - Jewish community
Morounranti Ogunleye​
Pryde Gilbert - African American & Youth Outreach 
Radhakrishna Mohan - Hindu community
Shaheen Masood - Pakastani community
Shahanna Masoom - Bangladeshi community
Sissy Villamar 
Sukhdev Singh - Sikh Community
Tahir Kukaj - Albanian community

Youth committee
​chair - Lou Paniccioli

campaignS & Elections committee
chair - Vacant

The Committee on Campaigns and Elections is responsible for planning and supervising all activities of the Party in all general elections, including the preparation and distribution of campaign literature, planning of campaign events and the maintaining of election research and voting data. 

Committee Members:
Francesca Gallelli, Chair
Thomas Blancero
James Clinton
Rebecca DelVecchio
Ashleigh Owens
Nicholas Popolo
Andrew Poznanski
Michael Colombo
​Vincent Argenziano
Viomo Emmanuel 
Daniel Lavelle
Javed Iqbal
Ali Ansari
Saman Mahmood
Morounranti Ogunleye

BYLAWS COmmittee
Chair - Joann olbrich

Committee Members:
​Joann Olbrich, Chair
Rosemary O'Donnell, Vice Chair
Vincent Argenziano
Tom Blancero
James Clinton
Charles DeStefano
Marie Dwyer
Daniel Lavelle
Stephanie Shavuo
​Laura Sword
Rian Silverman
Andrew Poznanski
Liz Price
Stephanie Ward

Technology Committee
​chair: 

Committee Members:
Brandon Patterson