BoBCAT BOARD MEMBERS

President, BoBCAT

President, Cydean LLC

Aaron spent over 20 years on Wall Street, working in various advisory and investment capacities at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (now JPMorgan Chase), Drexel Burnham Lambert, Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder, M.D. Sass and Prudential Securities.  

At Cydean, Aaron oversees the acquisition, financing, renovation, refinancing, operation and disposition of residential properties, as well as setting and executing its growth strategy. 

Aaron is a mentor in the CUNY Startups program. He works with other mentors and the program's administrators to guide and advise young entrepreneurs as they devise, develop, and finance their startup ideas. 

Senior Client Partner

Global Financial Markets Consulting

Derrick Hostler's expertise includes driving bottom-line growth, identifying new markets and building key partnerships. 

Derrick has a strong reputation for creating innovative solutions to address business challenges and ensure corporate growth and competitiveness.

Director of Implant Service 

at King County Hospital 

Reginald Manning, M.D. served as the Chairman of the  at Long Island College Hospital. 

Dr. Manning also served as the Director of Orthopedic

Surgery at the Saint Mary’s Hospital in Brooklyn. Additionally, Reginald served as an Oral Board Examiner

 for the American Board of

 Orthopedic Surgery.

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Reginald is honored to be listed among “The Best Doctors in New York” (New York Magazine).  Reginald has also been a member of teams that have performed surgical missions in Honduras and Guyana. 

 Michelle Gaston has over 32 years' experience in financial management, contract oversight, program review evaluation and administrative operations. 

She is a change agent, problem solver, effective coalition builder, effective motivator and a cost-conscious financial manager who has held 

mid-and senior level positions in the Executive Branch of the federal government and at the state level. 

Robert J. Lisi has been a banker for over 35 years specializing in the areas of lending, marketing, portfolio restructuring, and credit risk management. 

He began his career with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in New York where he held management positions in the retail, wholesale and international divisions of the bank. 

 Gerald D. Prothro is the Managing Director and owner of IKT Investments Ltd, providing technology consulting and investment services.

Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at BroadStream Communication Corporation, responsible for the architecture, design and development of the company's wireless 

Next Generation Network (NGN).  

Louis Colombo is a Managing Director at The Depository Trust Company, leading a global information technology operation.

 He is a former member of the 

Board of Directors of Brooklyn Community Services.  

Edgar James, CPA is the owner and founder of EDGAR JAMES CPA for over 25 years.

He performs audits, accounting, and tax preparation and represents small businesses and people in the greater New York area of NYC.

Prior to opening his own practice, he was a supervisory revenue agent for the Internal Revenue Service for over 11 years.

He will be working to develop BoBCAT’s revenue and gathering capabilities. 

Deborah Washington manages various programs that serve adults with developmental disabilities Services at Sheltering Arms.

Previously, she oversaw job evaluation, training and placement programs at Brooklyn Community Services. She was also a certified rehabilitation counselor and is currently a licensed mental health counselor.

She will be instrumental in helping BoBCAT build its operating and mentoring infrastructure.