Jeffrey Lefrancois Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, Us

Manage staff; engage with 32 BID board of directors, government, and community leaders at all levels.Develop and manage budgets totaling over $4 million per year. Ideate and direct neighborhood studies, Open Streets implementation, and District repositioning.Increase OOH marketing efforts to drive 5-borough and regional visitors.Plan and develop marketing and events strategy for the neighborhood.Negotiate and execute contracts with NYC and vendors.Track legislation and advise board of directors on relevant city and state policies. Drive community programming and public art program on the BID’s 30,000 square feet of public plazas.Ensure compliance across all BID and non-profit policies.

New York, New York, Us

Manage operations teams, develop systems for tracking public realm projects, track budgets, and interface with community and create public engagement strategy.

New York, Ny, Us

Governor's appointee to the Board of Directors of Hudson River Park Trust.

New York, Us

Elected Trustee to the board of Directors of New York Public Radio.

New York, Ny, Us

The Chelsea Land Use committee takes up all land use applications, including ULURPs and General Project Plans, applications before Landmarks Preservation Committee, and other relevant issues to Chelsea.

New York, Ny, Us

The role of Chair includes managing committees, setting priorities, and directly representing the board to the community, government officials, and the media. Housing, infrastructure, and transportation were key priorities during LeFrancois' two years as chair, including a New York Times' feature on the Board's Affordable Housing Plan.

New York, Ny, Us

Duties of the First Vice Chair include running public hearings and public session and reviewing attendance of board members.

New York, Ny, Us

The Second Vice Chair of the board acts as The Budget Coordinator in order to reconcile city budget requests, present budget priorities to the Board for review, and aid in the Budget Consultations. These duties include commenting on the Preliminary Budget, developing the Statement of District Needs, organizing the Capital and Expense priorities, and reviewing the Consolidated Plan.Jeffrey also serves as a member of the Transportation Planning Committee and the Waterfront, Parks, and Environment Committee.

New York, Ny, Us

Founded in 1972, Housing Conservation Coordinators (HCC) is a legal not-for-profit organization that seeks to preserve safe, decent and affordable housing on the west side of Manhattan. Each year, HCC provides legal services, tenant and community organizing, and weatherization assistance to thousands of neighborhood residents keep their homes, improve their living conditions, and fight for the changes that will keep our neighborhood affordable and diverse for years to come. Jeffrey is a Board Officer for HCC and serves on the Audit, Board Development, and Events committees.

Founding Officer of the Hell's Kitchen Democrats, a geographic Democratic Club in New York City. Jeffrey is Secretary of the club and serves as the Chair of the Constitution Committee. The club organizes on behalf of Democratic candidates running for office and advocates for progressive causes in the community, city, state, and country.

As Chief of Staff, I oversaw the functions of two offices, managed communications, media relations, staff, and community engagement for a freshman New York City Council Member. Some of my duties were:• Recruited, trained, and supervised a staff of five, whose responsibilities included: community relations and outreach, issue campaigns, introducing legislation, special events, database management, intern recruitment, as well as the production of materials and official correspondences• Synthesized policy decisions into coordinated constituent response • Engaged in regular communication with community board chairs and members, local stake holders, my colleagues in other elected officials’ offices, and relevant organizations• Wrote or edited all communications: press quotes, statements, advisories, and press releases for legislative and district issues; developed relationships with relevant local media• Managed constituent services, correspondence, and community outreach operations • Coordinated budget priorities for over $7 million for use in Council District 3• Advised on all policy decisions related to district-wide issues including land • Staffed and advised the Councilmember at meetings with community leaders, city agencies, and the Mayor’s office

Albany, Ny, Us

- Represented the Assembly Member in meetings with advocacy organizations, government agencies, and other offices - Briefed and advised the Assembly Member on emerging issues and recommend policy positions- Worked on all non-health legislation carried by the Assembly Member - Drafted and edited the monthly “Community Update,” press releases, letters, and testimony- Managed and oversaw staff at the District Office, including designating constituent cases, submitting payment vouchers, and coordinating staff meetings between multiple offices- Collected and filtered resumes to interview candidates for office vacancies and interns

Albany, Ny, Us

- Represented the Assembly Member at community meetings across the district and acted as negotiator on issues such as the Western Rail Yards Re-Zoning and the Moynihan Station development project- Worked for the passage of GENDA, Marriage Equality, AIDS Housing rent cap, anti-bullying legislation, and other LGBT bills- Provided guidance and intake services for constituents on various issues including housing, entitlements, and discrimination

Albany, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

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