Member Announcements
For the fifth time, White Plains
Hospital Center has been recognized
as one of the nation’s top
hospitals. The National Research
Corporation (NRC), based in Lincoln,
Nebraska, has given the Hospital the
2006/2007 Consumer Choice Award for
Westchester County.
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Robert Hermann, President of the Board
of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
and Of Counsel to Thacher Proffitt and
Wood LLP of New York and White Plains,
announced that Kathleen Donelli, a
partner of McCarthy Fingar LLP of White
Plains, has joined the Board of
Directors of Legal Services of the
Hudson Valley.
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Geneive Brown Metzger, president of the
public relations firm, Geneive Brown
Associates based in Westchester, was
appointed by the board of the National
Minority Business to chair the
organization’s Women Leadership
Committee effective November 1st. Ms.
Brown Metzger who has a Master’s Degree
from Columbia University has been member
of the Council since 1990.
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As of January 1, 2007 employers can help
their employees save even more with
Commuter Choice. The federal benefit
program, which allows employees to set
aside pre-tax income to pay for
commuting costs, has been increased.
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College of New Rochelle School of
Nursing student Tamako Takemoto was
awarded a scholarship for academic
excellence from The Medical Letter Inc.,
a New Rochelle-based nonprofit
organization.
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POMCO Group, located in Elmsford, was
recently selected by the State of
Tennessee to administer Medicare
Supplement coverage to its more than
23,000 retirees and their family
members.
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County Executive Andy Spano’s newly
formed task force to deal with climate
change held its first meeting Saturday,
Jan. 6 from 9 -11 a.m. at 143 Grand St.,
White Plains. Creation of the Climate
Change: Westchester Global Warming Task
Force was announced by Spano in October.
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Karl P. Adler, M.D., an experienced
veteran of education and healthcare
administration, and a former dean of the
School of Medicine, has been appointed
president and chief executive officer of
New York Medical College in Valhalla,
N.Y. He assumed his duties as president
on January 1, 2007.
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If you have a sales force, even if it is
just a small one, you owe it to yourself
to instill good selling habits
throughout your entire selling
organization. Join other business
leaders for a must see event.
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Hana Rubin, Chief Operating Officer at
The Maxon Companies, announces the
introduction of a new niche service
addressing the special needs of self-
funded medical programs.
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Berkeley College Online enables students
with Internet access to pursue a degree
while balancing families, careers, and
social responsibilities. Online courses
that lead to either a full Bachelor's or
Associate's degree, taught by faculty
with academic credentials and business
experience, are available 24 hours a
day.
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Cabrini of Westchester is the corporate
name recently adopted to reflect the
full spectrum of programs associated
with St. Cabrini Nursing Home, President
and CEO Patricia Krasnausky announced.
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The November 29 press conference at the
Westchester police academy could have
been a segment from an episode of “CSI,”
where TV viewers get to watch as
investigators find and collect evidence,
analyze it and catch the bad guy --- all
in less than one hour. Instead, it was a
real life demonstration, during which
County Executive Andy Spano showed how a
cutting-edge camera donated by FUJIFILM
U.S.A. Inc. will help County police
investigators in solving crimes.
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Girl Scouts of Westchester Putnam Inc.
will hold a Community Partnership
Luncheon on March 14, 2007 at Abigail
Kirsch – Tappan Hill, Tarrytown. The
luncheon is held during Girl Scout week
to honor outstanding corporate
leadership and volunteer humanitarian
and service. Almost 300 community
partners attend this event each year.
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The New York AREA Energy Day at Albany
will be held February 13, 2007. It will
provide a unique opportunity for
organizations and professionals to
engage policy makers and key leaders
early in the 2007 legislative session as
they consider New York’s energy future.
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You are cordially invited to attend the
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Awards Program Kick-off Cocktail
Reception for the 2007 Metro New York
Area Program. Please join us as we begin
the search for the Metropolitan New York
Area's leading entrepreneurs.
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Robert Hermann, President of the Board
of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
and Of Counsel to Thacher Proffitt and
Wood LLP of New York and White Plains,
announced that Peter Hutchings, a
retired insurance executive with
significant Board experience, has joined
the Board of Directors of Legal Services
of the Hudson Valley.
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The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has
announced that its 17-story
administrative office building here has
received LEED® Gold-EB (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design-Existing
Building) ranking from the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC), attesting to
its environmental sustainability and
status as a “green” building.
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Quorum Federal Credit Union, the largest
credit union in Westchester County,
recently completed a merger with Avon
Federal Credit Union. With the addition
of Avon FCU’s 2,200 members and $18
million in assets, Quorum now has 43,000
members and $560 million in assets.
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Expert's Corner
Rick Rakow, Rakow Commercial
Realty Group, Inc.
The next time your firm considers
relocating, the biggest mistake you can
make is to inspect the right space with
the wrong broker. That means you have to
make sure the broker is representing you
– not the landlord. Some tenants, when
thinking about moving, drive around and
call the phone numbers found on signs in
front of all the buildings that appeal
to them. Not only does this method waste
a lot of the tenant’s time, causing them
to consider buildings that may not have
appropriate available space, it also
puts the tenant in a terrible
disadvantage. Keep in mind – the person
answering the phone when you make those
calls was hired by the landlord to make
the best deal possible for the landlord
– not you. If you engage a firm to
represent your interests, they will
create the leverage necessary to ensure
you the best possible results.
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E-CONNECTIONS Testimonial
Caroline Hay, General Manager,
Director of Sales Abigail Kirsch
Culinary Productions
Caroline Hay will tell you from personal
experience that knowing and
understanding the issues that impact the
business community have been invaluable
to her career in the hospitality
business, including her current position
as General Manager and Director of Sales
for Abigail Kirsch Culinary Productions.
“By demonstrating to a prospective
client that you have a genuine interest
in their business and an insight into
the topics of the day, there’s no
question that it helps us to book new
catering events at our Abigail Kirsch
venues. The reward is lasting
relationships that convert into new or
repeat business,” she said. For Ms. Hay,
her 10-year membership in The
Westchester County Association has
increased her knowledge of what’s
happening in the business community.
The 20-year catering veteran began her
career with the Hilton Hotel chain where
she worked on some very notable events
including serving as catering manager
for the inaugural dinner at the
Washington Hilton for President Clinton
in 1993. In 1997, she moved to
Westchester to continue her Hilton
career, as the Director of Catering with
the Tarrytown Hilton. She joined Abigail
Kirsch two years ago.
A resident of Tarrytown, Ms. Hay
attended Fairleigh Dickinson University
where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in
Business majoring in Hotel and
Restaurant Management.
