Philip A. Amicone is the forty-first Mayor of the City of Yonkers. He took office January 1, 2004 after serving eight prior years as the city’s Deputy Mayor. Under his stewardship, New York’s fourth largest city has experienced its strongest economic growth in almost a century, with record employment and dramatic improvements to city programs and services.
Mayor Amicone, a Republican, has led an aggressive economic expansion that has brought in new jobs and revenues to the city. His fiscally conservative policies have restored stability to city finances, while his leadership and accountability continue to build a stronger neighborhood school system. Mayor Amicone has also implemented a number of new initiatives that have improved quality of life and public safety for Yonkers’ nearly 200,000 residents.
As Deputy Mayor, Amicone was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city agencies and departments. Prior to becoming Deputy Mayor, he was Commissioner of Buildings for the City of White Plains. Before his tenure White Plains, he worked for The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Mayor Amicone is a licensed Professional Engineer. He was awarded a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Manhattan College and a Masters of Civil Engineering from New York University. In 1970, he married Kay Terry Amicone. They are the proud parents of three sons: Joseph, Brendan and Matthew. He and Kay are also the proud grandparents of three grandchildren: Julia, Ryan and Caroline.

Joseph V. Apicella
Senior Vice President
Cappelli Enterprises

Mr. Apicella is a Senior Vice President with Cappelli Enterprises where he has been responsible for the acquisition, approval and construction of over $2 Billion worth of projects in his ten years with the firm.
Projects include: Ossining Harbor Square (a 150 unit luxury condominium, retail and park complex on the banks of the Hudson River); Yorktown Trump Park Residence (a 141 unit luxury age restricted community); Trump Plaza New Rochelle (a 187 unit luxury condominium project and another venture with the Trump Organization); and City Center White Plains (a 750, 000 square foot mixed use project that includes 300 luxury rental units, 212 unit Trump Tower and The Lofts, and many national retailers). He is currently leading the efforts of Struever Fidelco Cappelli LLC's $3.1 billion redevelopment in downtown Yonkers.
Prior to joining Cappelli, Mr. Apicella was the Assistant Director for Waterfront/Downtown Development in Yonkers and before that the City's the Downtown Manager. He is a licensed Professional Real Estate Appraiser in the State of New York. Mr. Apicella holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a minor in Business Administration from Mercy College. He serves on many civic, social and business groups including; Westchester Land Trust, The NYS Assessor's Association, New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, New Rochelle BID (Founding member), Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce and the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce.

Henry H. Auffarth
Senior Vice President
Citibank
450 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10528
(718) 248-9941
henry.auffarth@citicorp.com

Henry “Hank” Auffarth, a native of New York was awarded his BA in accounting from Pace University in New York. Hank is Senior Vice President for Commercial Markets Group for the tri-state area. Hank has been dedicated to many civic, cultural and charitable organizations and currently serves as: Chairman of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Relocation & Retention Committee , V.P. and Executive Board Member of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, Trustee for East Williamsburg Industrial Economic Development Zone, Chairman of NY Business Development Corp. Loan Review Comm., Founding member of Long Island City Local Dev. Corp., 14 year member of the Economic Development Committee for NYC, Member of the Queens Borough President’s Relocation & Retention Committee*Board Member of the Council of Development Finance Agencies, Board member of Queens County District Attorney Business Advisory Council, Member of the NYS Economic Development Council, Member of NYS Business Council, 2002 Man Of The Year – Brooklyn Local Development Corp., Queens Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year Award – 2004, CDFA – A nationwide organization of Industrial Bond issuers. Cultural: A Member of the Board of Directors of the Museum of the Moving Image, Dinner Chairman for the Alliance of Queens Artists Charitable: President of the Board of Directors of the Queens Child Guidance Center from 1996 to present and a Board Member since 1978. In recognition of his outstanding services, he was the recipient of the 1997 Chase Outstanding Volunteer Award for his work with the Center. Silver Sward Award and Top Hat Award from the American Cancer Society, Service to Youth Award from the LIC-YMCA * Man of the Year Award from the American Lung Association * Principal of the Day 2004, 2004 Citibank President Volunteer Service Award He and his wife, Patricia reside in Larchmont, NY.