About Evergreen
Evergreen: Your North Brooklyn Business Exchange (formerly the East Williamsburg Valley Industrial Development Corporation) is a membership organization that champions manufacturing, creative production, and industrial service businesses in North Brooklyn and beyond. We connect businesses with resources and opportunities to help create and maintain high-quality jobs at all skill levels.
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Our Staff
Leah Archibald
Executive Director
Administration, Events, Publications, Policy
Stephen Fabian
Real Estate Manager
Property Management, Real Estate Search Assistance, Planning Projects, Policy
Emil Fraija
Marketing and Communications Manager
Membership, Publications, Marketing
Karen Nieves
Business Expansion and Retention Manager
Incentives, Workforce, Government Facilitation, Infrastructure, and Advocacy
Natalie Vichnevsky
Entrepreneurship Services Manager
Financing, Educational Programming, Green Initiatives
Board Members
Tod Greenfield
Chair - Martin Greenfield Clothiers
Joseph K. Robles
President - Knights Collision & Towing
Ernie Wong
Secretary - Shanghai MKS
Sandy Wiener
Joyva Corp.
Gina Argento
Broadway Stages Ltd.
Jen Durbin
The 1896, Studios and Stages
Taylor Erkkinen
The Brooklyn Kitchen
Stephanie Gitlin
Milgo/Bufkin
Dean Morelli
JPMorgan Chase
Jose Leon
St. Nicks Alliance
Winston White
Citibank
Daniel Sklaar
FINE & RAW Chocolate
Zachary Weiner
North 12th Associates
Grady Laird
Grady’s Cold Brew
Lucky Lee
Lucky’s Real Tomatoes
Past Presidents
Stephen Candiloro
Epner Technology, Inc.
Martin Greenfield
Martin Greenfield Clothiers
Joe Losquadro
Vijax Fuel
Annual and Special Reports
Evergreen answered 100 requests for financing related inquiries and assistance in 2021. Evergreen helped 25 businesses qualify for 26 loans for a total of $2,030,550 in financing for COVID recovery predominantly payroll, rent and working capital. Since 2007, our staff has helped local businesses obtain $61,597,523 in financing.
Press and Multimedia
Affordable Manufacturing Space Is an Engine for Equitable Economic Development
For an Equitable Recovery, New York Must Utilize Our Manufacturing and Industrial Sector
Evergreen Celebrates 40 years of Business in industrial North Brooklyn
Our Generous Funders
Evergreen is funded by a combination of public and private sources:
Empire State Development Corporation
Goldman Sachs Foundation
ITAC
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
NYC Department of Small Business Services
New York Community Trust
New York City Council
M & T Bank Foundation
TD Banknorth Foundation
Workforce Development Institute
And the support of individual local Evergreen members!
