Executive Team

Raju Mann is an urban planner who has worked on planning, housing, parks, and infrastructure challenges for almost 20 years in New York City. He joins BPCA from design and engineering firm Arup, where he was an Associate Principal and the City Planning Leader for the East Coast working on transportation, housing policy, and climate adaptation projects. Prior to Arup, Raju was the Director of Land Use and Deputy Chief of Staff for the New York City Council, where he led a team of planners and lawyers working with Council Members, City agencies, and communities to develop planning strategies for neighborhoods across New York City.

Raju grew up in Morningside Heights and now lives in Brooklyn. He received his BA in Philosophy from Columbia University and his MA in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan. He is a board member of MoMA PS1 and on the advisory board of the New York Housing Conference.

Ms. Frederick joined the Authority in November 2017 after 30 years in banking and finance. Her career includes expertise in commercial lending, project finance, interest rate derivatives, and investments, specializing in real estate and energy sectors. She has held investment banking, commercial banking, and private banking roles with Citigroup, GE Capital, Fieldstone Private Capital Group, Chase Manhattan Bank as well as The Overseas Private Investment Corporation, covering U.S., Canadian and international clients. Prior to her banking career, she worked in finance and logistics at Procter & Gamble. She holds Series 7 & 63 licenses and earned both an MBA in Finance and BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and studied at Hautes Etudes Commerciales in France. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the Financial Women’s Association and the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund. Her prior public service includes serving as a Town Representative in Greenwich, CT, where she served as the Chair of the Finance Committee.

Heather Fuhrman is a Registered Landscape Architect and accomplished design and construction professional with over 16 years of experience in managing projects from concept to final delivery. Heather leads with a proactive approach to problem solving with an emphasis on developing innovative solutions to logistically complex project challenges. Since receiving her Master of Landscape Architecture at The City College of New York, Heather has been involved in a diverse portfolio of projects across many sectors with experience in new build commercial development, waterfront resiliency, and infrastructure projects. Heather brings extensive experience in managing complicated projects and is recognized for her collaborative leadership style, driving impactful outcomes through transparency and communication.

Prior to joining BPCA, Heather worked at MNLA, where she designed and managed multiple waterfront projects including a 1.5 mile stretch along Hudson River Park and the East River Esplanade redevelopment adjacent Rockefeller University’s River Campus. For the last nine plus years, she has worked for Cumming Group, a project management and owner advisory firm serving as a Vice President of project management, acting as a Project Executive for a variety of projects including New York Climate Exchange, the NYNJ Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal Replacement project, and Northwell’s Lloyd and Victoria Goldman Cancer Care Pavilion on the Upper East Side. Having worked in both the design realm and built environment, she brings a unique knowledge base to her new role as Senior Vice President of Design and Construction.

Mr. Sbordone joined the Battery Park City Authority in April 2016 after spending his career in New York City government across three mayoral administrations. He began his career in 2001 at the Mayor’s Office of Operations, where as a policy analyst he helped prepare the bi-annual Mayor’s Management Report. Moving to the Taxi & Limousine Commission he worked on a range of issues affecting the industry, including the sale of new medallions. Then, at the Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications he served as intergovernmental affairs director and spokesman and for the 311 non-emergency information and services hotline, for 911 system modernization, cable television and broadband, cybersecurity, and most recently, the City’s open data and LinkNYC/free citywide WiFi initiatives.

Meet our Team