|  | The Department is 
						drawing from its deep bench of Registered Design 
						Professionals in a staff reorganization of our borough 
						leadership teams. These moves put talented and effective 
						leaders in important positions to oversee safe and Code 
						compliant development throughout our City.
 Reda Shehata, R.A. is now Brooklyn and Staten 
						Island Borough Commissioner. In this expanded role 
						as the "Verrazzano Commissioner", he will oversee 
						development and construction in both boroughs. This is a 
						return to Brooklyn for Reda, who previously served as a 
						Deputy Borough Commissioner there. Most recently he 
						served as Queens Borough Commissioner.
 
 Ira Gluckman, R.A. is now Queens Borough 
						Commissioner. Ira has extensive experience in 
						leadership roles at the Department, having served as 
						Borough Commissioner in Brooklyn, Queens and most 
						recently in Staten Island. In this role in Queens, Ira 
						will oversee development and construction in our City's 
						largest and most diverse borough.
 
 Lisa Amoia, R.A. is now Staten Island Deputy 
						Borough Commissioner. In this new role, Lisa will be 
						the face of DOB on Staten Island. She already has 
						significant experience working on projects on Staten 
						Island for DOB, having led the Department's Build it 
						Back unit to help New Yorkers rebuild after Superstorm 
						Sandy, and running point for the agency on interagency 
						initiatives as an Assistant Commissioner. Lisa most 
						recently served as Manhattan Deputy Borough 
						Commissioner.
 
 See here the full list of Borough Office leadership 
						teams
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