About Evergreen
Evergreen’s Non-Profit Mission:
Evergreen is a passionate champion for the industrial and manufacturing community. We advocate, guide, and serve. Our work anchors businesses so that employers, their workers, and the city can thrive.
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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
Zachary Weiner
Vice Chair - North 12th Associates
Joseph K. Robles
President - Knights Collision & Towing
Ernie Wong
Secretary - Shanghai MKS
Miquela Craytor
Craytor Strategies
Naomi Cooper
Cooper Recycling
Jen Durbin
The 1896, Studios & Stages
Jeremiah Kane
Prologis
Grady Laird
Grady’s Cold Brew
Jose Leon
St. Nicks Alliance
Alice Mok
Wonton Food Inc.
Dean Morelli
JPMorgan Chase
Rania V. Sedhom
Sedhom Law Group, PLLC
Daniel Sklaar
FINE & RAW Chocolate
Sandy Wiener
Joyva Corp.
Winston White
Citibank
Past Presidents
Stephen Candiloro
Epner Technology, Inc.
Martin Greenfield
Martin Greenfield Clothiers
Joe Losquadro
Vijax Fuel
Annual and Special Reports
Evergreen answered 50 requests for financing related inquiries and assistance in 2023. Evergreen helped businesses qualify for three loans and one grant for a total of $227,360 in financing predominantly for working capital. Since 2007, our staff has helped local businesses obtain $62,349,883 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
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!