Lauren is responsible for spearheading the organizations' overall strategy, fundraising and marketing initiatives, as well as overseeing the public realm operations.

As the founding ED of the MPIA, and the project manager of the effort to form the BID, she has grown the organization from a start-up to a thriving and impactful neighborhood non-profit.

A graduate of Cornell University with a degree in public policy, Lauren has over 14 years of marketing and events experience, and nearly 7 years of economic development and small business expertise.

Jeffrey LeFrancois is the Meatpacking District’s Director of Operations + Community Affairs. In that role, Jeffrey manages all of the public realm services and is the primary advocate for the neighborhood with the City and local community.

A graduate of Pace University in lower Manhattan and from a small business family, his enthusiasm for New York City, culture, and community align with the mission and work of the Meatpacking District. He previously worked in government for Assembly Member Richard Gottfried and City Council Member Corey Johnson.

Jeffrey’s distinctive coiffure is second only to his effervescent energy. His favorite things in life include, though are not limited to: long distance domestic train travel, cooking, entertaining house guests, impromptu foreign excursions, perusing galleries at the new Whitney or the Metropolitan, throwing pottery, or enjoying a cold Ketel One martini, shaken, and with a twist.

Amy Tse is in charge of all marketing and business initiatives. Amy comes to MPIA from the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit small business coalition. A graduate of NYU with a degree in Government Relations and Urban affairs, she is passionate about supporting the efforts of a local business community. Amy looks forward to working with each of the members of the MPIA and brings fresh ideas and vision to an already thriving community.


Jonathan Iger, Sage Realty
, President

Cliff Meilman, Meilman Family Real Estate, First Vice Chair

Carley Graham Garcia, Google, Second Vice Chair

Thomas Nakios, Lilla P/ Leo + Sage,
Treasurer

Jared Epstein, Aurora Capital Associates,
Secretary

Michael Achenbaum, Ganevoort Hotel Group

Neil Bender, William Gottlieb Real Estate

Jane Carey, Whitney Museum

Pierre Antoine Dourneau, Soho House

Doug Eisenberg, Meatpacking, LLC

Jake Elghanayan, TF Cornerstone

Josh Glick, Vornado

Greg Gushee, Related

Claude Johnson, The High Line

Jeffrey Jones, Little West 12th Street Realty

Gary Kline, CECO

Luisella Meloni, DVF

Paul Pariser, Taconic Investment Partners

Donna Raftery, Resident

Andrew Rosen, Theory

Mazdack Rassi, Milk Studios

Kevin Rockey, The Standard

Stuart Romanoff, Romanoff Equities

Andrea Sacker, Resident

John Wilson, Jamestown

IAAC Reps:
Cheryl Kupper
Elaine Young

Public Reps:
Honorable Bill de Blasio, Mayor
(represented by Kris Goddard, NYC Department of Small Business Services)

Scott M. Stringer, City
Comptroller

Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President

Corey Johnson, Councilman, District 3

Neil Bender, William Gottlieb Real Estate

Doug Eisenberg, Eisenberg + Baum

Jared Epstein, Aurora Capital Associates

Jonathan Iger, Sage Realty/William Kaufman Organization

Gary Kline, Highline Stages/CECO

Cliff Meilman, Meilman Family Real Estate, Secretary

Luisella Meloni, DVF

Paul Pariser, Taconic Investment Partners
, President

Stuart Romanoff, Romanoff Equities, Treasurer

Andrew Rosen, Theory

Annie Washburn