
Marcus Randolph
President & Chief Executive Officer
Office: (973) 273-1040
As Invest Newark’s CEO, Randolph leads an organization whose mission is to advance economic prosperity for all Newarkers through supporting business growth, developing real estate, and working to ensure affordable and reliable high-speed internet for all who desire it. Providing opportunities for others to flourish is a goal he has upheld throughout his career.
Randolph joined Invest Newark after serving as an Executive Director of Chase Community Development Banking where he worked to grow and revitalize neighborhoods in New Jersey and New York. Earlier in his career, he was a Vice President of Development at the New York City Housing Development Corporation, one of the country’s biggest issuers of multi-family affordable housing bonds and was a Senior Loan Officer at the Low-Income Investment Fund, a leading Community Development Finance Institution. During his career, Randolph has closed over $1B in financing that has resulted in the construction or rehabilitation of thousands of affordable housing units and the creation of hundreds of charter school seats.
Randolph serves on the boards of Greater Newark LISC and Monarch Housing Associates. He is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and has participated in numerous panels discussing affordable housing and community development.
He is passionate about helping communities of color close achievement gaps in wealth creation, educational outcomes, and business success.
Randolph grew up in New Jersey and resides here with his wife and three children. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Hampton University, an MBA from Northeastern University, and a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University.
Team Members

Kevin Collins
Chief Financial Officer
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: kcollins@investnewark.org

Jeet Gulati
General Counsel
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: jgulati@investnewark.org

Emily Manz
SVP of Business Development
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: emanz@investnewark.org

Norma Gonzalez
Director of Special Projects
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: ngonzalez@investnewark.org

Samantha St. Omer
Executive Assistant to President & CEO/Office Manager
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: sstomer@investnewark.org

Eddie Torres
Assistant Vice President of Finance
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: etorres@investnewark.org

Reesa Abraham
Senior Project Manager
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: rabraham@investnewark.org

Roy Southerland
Chief Investment Officer
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: rsoutherland@investnewark.org

Roger Johnson
SVP of Real Estate Development
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: rjohnson@investnewark.org

Martha Baez
SVP of Land Bank Operations
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: mbaez@investnewark.org

Elizabeth DaSliva
AVP of Business Development & UEZ Coordinator
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: edasilva@investnewark.org

Jereri Edwards
Senior Vice President of Finance
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: jedwards@investnewark.org

Hilda Castellanos
Senior Economic Development Analyst
Office: (973) 273-1040
Email: hcastellanos@investnewark.org
Board of Directors
Allison Ladd | Chair |
Joel Freiser | Vice-Chair |
LaMonica McIver | Honorable Councilmember |
Bisola Taiwo | |
Donna Ramon | |
Carlos M Gonzalez | Honorable At-Large Councilmember |
Richard Cammarieri | |
Dr. Kevin Lyons | |
Jeanique Riche-Druses |