Board of Directors
Steven B. Rissman, Esq., President
Vice President/Associate General Counsel, Philip Morris International Inc.
Laurie Hamano, Vice President
President and Founder of Vocational Management Consultants
Briana Parker, Secretary
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Editor
Yelena Siwinski, Treasurer
NYC Department of Education, CBT Alumni Parent
Geovanni Esté, Member
Former Financial Advisor, VP at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
Frank Pratt, Member
Retired Morgan Stanley Co-head of global convertible securities
Advisory Board
Lawrence Lam
Retired Business Manager/Administrator, Finance Division SUNY Downstate Medical
Lawrence S. Brandman, Esq.
Managing Director/Head of Bankruptcy Strategic Advisory/Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Reverend Steve M. Schlissel, D.D.
Pastor of Messiah’s Ministries in Brooklyn, NY
CBT Staff
Marla A. Hirokawa
Artistic Director & Resident Choreographer
Caroline Eco
General Manager
Samantha DeBlasi
Fundraising Coordinator
Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy: The Corporation admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The Corporation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color national and ethnic origin in the administration of its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and other school administered programs.