Meet The Team
Our dedicated staff, board of directors, elected officials, and cleaning ambassadors work together to grow, promote and improve Bay Ridge 5th Avenue BID's quality of life.
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Interested in becoming a board member? Contact us!
Meet The Team

Elizabeth Lovejoy
Executive Director
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Noha Elsewaify
Executive Assistant
Board of Directors
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Basil Capetanakis
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James Clark
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Pat Giura
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Ross Helrich
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Habib Joudeh
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Jim Kalamaras
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Essa Masoud
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Richard O'Mara
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Craig Pazarecki
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Gaspare Tumminello
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Joseph Sollecito
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Sandy Vallas
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Ramy Aqel
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Bibi Esahack
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Anthony LoPorto
Government Officials
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Mayor Eric Adams
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Borough President Antonio Reynoso
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Comptroller Brad Lander
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Councilman Justin Brannan
Community Board 10​​
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District Manager Josephine Beckmann
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Chairwoman Jaynemarie Capetanakis
Clean Ambassadors

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Carrington Lang
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David Smith
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Luis Ayala
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Carlos Cordero​​
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Bay Ridge 5th Avenue BID provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.