David Ehrenberg is President and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BDNYC), overseeing its diverse tenant base and ongoing expansion efforts. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Real Estate Transaction Services at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). At NYCEDC, he managed many of the city's priority economic development projects, including an initiative resulting in Cornell's Roosevelt Island campus; the redevelopment of vacant land on the Lower East Side known as Seward Park; the Atlantic Yards project; and hundreds of millions of dollars of programs supporting small businesses after Hurricane Sandy. Previously, he coordinated a microenterprise program at South Brooklyn Legal Services. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University, was a Fulbright Fellow in Zimbabwe, and received dual masters from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in Public Policy and Urban Planning.

 

Candis Tolliver is political director of 32BJ SEIU, where she oversees the union's political program for the tristate area and Florida. She leads the team responsible for passing legislation to lift standards for workers and promote social justice. Prior to her tenure at 32BJ, Candis led the New York Civil Liberty Union's (NYCLU) police reform organizing efforts and managed NYCLU's statewide organizing portfolio as the assistant advocacy diecrotr. Before joining the NYCLU, Candis was the public affairs coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Nassau County. There she helped shape the organization's campus and grassroots-organizing projects and managed the political and legislative program. Candis earned a BA in Political Science from Norfolk State University and a MA in Urban Policy from The Milano School at the New School University. Candis serves on the board of directors of the North Star Fund and Picture the Homeless, two organizations committed to promoting racial justice as well as building a fair and just society for all people.