Board of Directors

Executive Board
Patrick Noonan -Chairman
Darius Sharhinfar -Treasurer

City Representatives
Gabriella Romero - 6th Ward Councilperson
Darius Sharhinfar - Treasurer, City of Albany
Susan Pedo- Chair Albany IDA Mayor’s Appointee

Commercial Owners (5)
Deana Datri - 456 Madison Avenue (June 2025)
Patrick Noonan - 465 & 467 Madison Avenue (March 2026)
Elissa Halloran - 229 Lark Street (September 2026)
2 seats vacant

Residential Owners (1)
Jesse Sommer - 289 Lark Street (September 2026)

Commercial Tenant (1)
August Rosa - 250 Lark Street (September 2026)

Residential Tenant (1)
Brendan Kelly - 231 Lark Street (September 2026)

Committees

Beautification Committee
Events Committee
Finance Committee

Note on the Composition of the Board of Directors

There are eleven (11) seats on the Lark Street BID’s Board of Directors. Eight (8) are elected by BID Members according to their Membership Class (A, B, C, or D) at the Annual Meeting, and three (3) are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Albany, the Common Council of the City of Albany, and the Treasurer of the City of Albany. Newly elected Board Members serve a term of three (3) years.

From the bylaws:

Article V. Board of Directors

Section 1 – Composition of the Board of Directors. Directors shall be of adult age. There shall be eleven (11) Directors, comprising the following:

A. five (5) Directors shall be owners of commercial property;
B. one (1) Director shall be an owner of residential property residing in such dwelling unit;
C. one (1) Director shall be a tenant pursuant to a commercial lease;
D. one (1) Director shall be a tenant pursuant to a residential lease;
E. three (3) Directors with one member appointed by each of the following: the Mayor of the City of Albany, the Common Council of the City of Albany, and the Treasurer of the City of Albany.

The number of Directors may be increased or decreased by a majority vote of the Board at a regular or special meeting.