Joe Vance is the owner of the architectural and interior design firm Joseph Vance Architects. Specializing in townhouse and brownstone renovations. He is a founding member of the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance and currently serves as Board Secretary. Previously, he served as the co-chair of the Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks & Planning for five years and on the board of the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative for eight years. Joe has been a resident of the neighborhood for over 35 years.

Erich Anderer is the chief of neurosurgery at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. As a former Manhattanite, he attended Regis High School followed by Columbia University for college and medical school. Erich is a board member of both the Japanese Medical Society of America and the New York State Neurosurgical Society. He is a founding member of the North Brooklyn Runners Club and has been a resident of Brooklyn since 2004.