Charlene M. Indelicato
President and Chief Executive Officer

Donald D. Lewis
Vice President
General Counsel

Donald D. Lewis, Esq. is Vice President and General Counsel of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC).  Mr. Lewis is responsible for providing legal advice to the President/Chief Executive Officer, as well as to the Chairperson and members of the Board of Directors in connection with the actions of the Corporation, including the analysis and interpretation of applicable laws, and litigation involving the Corporation.  Additionally, Mr. Lewis' responsibilities may include, negotiating contracts, drafting proposed legislation, drafting resolutions for adoption by the Board, drafting proposed rules and regulations for promulgation by the

Board, and conferring with the Office of the Attorney General and other high level governmental officials.  Prior to joining RIOC, Mr. Lewis was a litigation associate at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York.  He has represented corporations and individuals in complex litigations involving a range of corporate and commercial matters in federal and state court, including securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits and disputes concerning Chapter 11 reorganizations.  Through the firm's externship program, Mr. Lewis served as a Special Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, Office of Corporation Counsel where he was lead trial counsel in tort actions against the City.  Mr. Lewis also has provided extensive pro bono service, including work on a high profile death penalty case.  In addition, Mr. Lewis was a 2008 recipient of the Commitment to Justice Legal Team Award from inMotion, a New York-based organization that provides free legal services to women from underrepresented communities. 

Mr. Lewis mentors students on the mock trial team at the Bronx Leadership Academy High School and is involved with Ice Hockey in Harlem, a community-based non-profit organization for young people that uses the sport to promote academic achievement, responsibility and teamwork. 

Mr. Lewis received his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School (2000) and his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, cum laude, from Harvard College (1995).   He is admitted to practice in New York State and in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. 

Steven Chironis
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Chironis joined Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in February 2008.  

He has over thirty years of financial management experience ranging from an Audit Manager at a New York CPA Firm, CFO and Controller for a Construction Engineering Firm, Financial Advisor & Employee Benefits

Specialist at several Fortune 500 Companies and a partner in a Real Estate Development Firm.  He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Plattsburgh State University of New York in Accounting and Finance.