New VP at College of New Rochelle
Kevin Cavanagh has been named vice president for enrollment management at The College of New Rochelle. He starts the job June 2.
Cavanagh comes to the college from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City where he is senior director of enrollment services and student information. Prior to his appointment at Mount Sinai, he served as assistant vice president for college admissions at Iona College.
Cavanagh has served on the executive board of the New York Association of College Admissions Counseling and elected as a state delegate representing New York at the National Assembly of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling. He also represented both Manhattan and Iona as a member of the Catholic College Admissions Association.
Dorf & Nelson welcomes new associate
Dorf & Nelson L.L.P. of Rye, welcomes attorney John V. D”™Amico, to its litigation department.
D”™Amico has worked as a litigation associate for Lemberg Law L.L.C. in Stamford, Andrew Greene & Associates and at Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz P.C., both in White Plains. D”™Amico received a B.A. from Duke University and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in the state of New York and New Jersey.
Westhab’s president/CEO retires
Westhab”™s President/CEO Bob Miller has retired after 30 years of leading the organization. Miller, 69, led the Yonkers-based social services agency since its first housing project in 1984.
Westhab”™s Board of Directors has chosen Richard Nightingale, Westhab”™s current vice president of Youth and Family Services, to succeed Miller. Nightingale currently oversees all Youth and Family Services programs for Westhab, including the operation of shelters, scattered site housing programs, youth centers, and community resource centers. Nightingale began at Westhab in 2001 and has occupied a variety of positions, from direct client service to program management, along the way. He received his BA from Tufts University and his MSW in Administration from Fordham.
Under Miller”™s leadership, Westhab has built/rehabilitated 2,500 units of affordable housing in Westchester County, moved 6,000 homeless households to permanent housing, and developed a vast continuum of employment and youth programs in Westchester and the Bronx. With a staff of over 250, and an annual budget of $22 million, Miller has, for 29 years, guided Westhab toward a comprehensive service model to complement the organization”™s affordable housing production.
OLA Consulting honored by AIA
OLA Consulting Engineers, Hawthorne, a leader in building systems analysis, design and commissioning, was recently recognized by AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley as the inaugural Allied Professional honoree, for its commitment to the chapter and excellence in MEP engineering.
AIAWHV established the Allied Professional designation in 2013 as a way to acknowledge firms that exhibit strong leadership and demonstrate outstanding support of chapter efforts and initiatives through participation, sponsorship and sharing resources. OLA was chosen from among 23 potential active allied professional firms.
New Scarsdale schools chief
Thomas Hagerman was unanimously appointed superintendent of Scarsdale schools, effective July 1, by the Scarsdale Board of Education.
Hagerman is currently superintendent of Winnetka School District 36, a nationally renowned school district on Chicago”™s North Shore. He has been an educator for more than 20 years and has served as a superintendent for the past 10 years in the River Forest School District 90 and Oregon”™s Riverdale School District 51J. Prior to this, Hagerman served as a principal, assistant principal and classroom teacher in English, social studies and technology for 6-12 grades. He has a bachelor”™s degree in English and a master”™s degree in education from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore. He also earned a doctorate in policy, organization and management from the University of Oregon.
Brokerage wins awards
Vidal/Wettenstein L.L.C., a commercial real estate brokerage firm based in Westport, has been awarded the CoStar Power Broker award for the ninth year as one of the leading firms in the leasing of commercial properties for 2013. Bruce Wettenstein has also been awarded by Costar as Top Industrial Leasing Broker.
CoStar Group is a provider of commercial real estate market information in Connecticut and Westchester County.
TWB Wealth Management launched
Spearheading the recent formation of TWB Wealth Management in Yonkers is John Spring, a certified financial planner.
In announcing the firm, Spring said, “Our purpose is to support the personal financial and lifestyle goals of our clients. TWB serves as a financial advocate providing unbiased strategies with all the available tools and technologies that address the varied objectives of each respective client. Once financial goals have been established, we continue to monitor and track the client”™s progress on a regular basis.”
TWB Wealth Management”™s services and strategies include retirement planning, investment planning, insurance and customized small business strategies.
Upcoming exhibition at Blue Door Gallery
Blue Door Gallery of 13 Riverdale Ave., Yonkers, will be presenting an exhibition by local artist Satish Joshi from April 24 to May 23. Regular gallery hours are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. The exhibition features Satish”™s 2013-2014 “Urbanlights,” a continuation of his enduring artistic consideration of natural elements.
Ӣ Opening reception: Saturday May 3, 2 to 5 p.m.
Ӣ Closing reception: Friday, May 23, 5 to 8 p.m.
Additional “Meet & Greet the Artist” receptions:
Ӣ Thursday, April 24, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Ӣ Friday, May 2, 5 to 8 p.m.
Ӣ Saturday, May 10, 2 to 5 p.m.
Satish moved to New York from New Delhi in 1969. He has recently concluded a 37-year teaching career at Riverdale Country School, where he was head of the visual arts department for 22 years as well as director of community arts and artist-in-residence. He is currently artist-in-residence at School of the Holy Child in Rye. For more information visit bluedoorartcenter.org or call (914) 375-5100. For more information about Satish, visit satishjoshi.com.
Mount Kisco Chamber honors Citizen of the Year
Joe Dimauro, owner and operator of Mount Kisco Seafood has been named the 2014 Citizen of the Year by the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce. In addition to DiMauro, the chamber will honor the Mount Kisco Rotary Club as the 2014 Outstanding Nonprofit Organization of the Year. Both will be recognized May 1 at the chamber”™s 47th annual dinner at the Holiday Inn of Mount Kisco. More than 150 business owners, professionals and residents are expected to attend.
DiMauro was born and raised in the Mount Kisco area and is a graduate of Fox Lane High School. After receiving a business degree from Plattsburgh State University, he worked in advertising sales before purchasing Mount Kisco Seafood in 1980 from a friend. In 2004, Mount Kisco Seafood moved to its current larger location at 477 Lexington Ave. DiMauro and his wife, Joni, also owned and ran the very successful Fish Cellar Restaurant on Main Street in Mount Kisco from 1997-2011.
DiMauro is a self-described “softie” when it comes to helping others in need. He is particularly devoted to supporting organizations that help battered women, children who suffer terminal illness, the hungry and fight breast cancer. As a participant in seven Avon Walks for Breast Cancer, he and his team of friends and family, have walked the equivalent of 10 and one-half marathons, raising well over $100,000 to support breast cancer research, treatment and prevention education.
For years, he has also generously donated and served his high-quality seafood at fundraising events supporting a wide range of organizations, including Riverkeeper, Making Headway, Food Bank For Westchester, Mount Kisco Child Care Center and the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester. DiMauro attributes his strong desire to help others to his appreciation of all the blessings he himself has received in life.
The Mount Kisco Rotary Club is celebrating its 60th year of commitment to local, regional, national and international charities. It is part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization of 1.2 million business and professional leaders in 34,000 clubs that provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world
“Both Joe DiMauro and The Mount Kisco Rotary serve as positive examples for action in our community,” said Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Caroline Loeb. “The Chamber is delighted to honor them for their outstanding volunteerism and community spirit.”
The celebration will commence with wine and hors d”™oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner and presentations at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $135 per person. A limited number of group tables are available. For additional information or to register for the event, call 914-666-7525 or email director@mtkiscochamber.com.
Dates
April 3: A presentation chronicling the business and personal life of Alexander Masterton ”“ Scottish immigrant, master craftsman and successful proprietor of the 19th century Eastchester marble quarries ”“ by Historian Dr. Marilynn Hill and Robert Riggs, co-chairman of the commemoration of Eastchester”™s 350th anniversary, 7 p.m. at St. Paul”™s Church National Historic Site 897 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon. Free admittance; for more information, call 914-667-4116 or visit nps.gov/sapa.
April 5: In celebration of the Museum”™s 40th Anniversary Year, Paper Jam 2014 will feature 40 works by 40 artists Saturday, April 5 at the Neuberger Museum, 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails, dinner by the bite, silent auction, and live auction at 8:30 p.m., followed by dessert at 10 p.m. Individual tickets are $150. To purchase tickets, visit neuberger.org or call Morgan Glasebrook at 914-251-6114.
April 8: ALS Support Group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Patient Dining Room of The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. Free admission. For more information, contact Helen Mayer at 845-520-0952 or email hmayer@als-ny.org.
April 11: The Westchester Library System (WLS) will hold its 23rd annual Book & Author Luncheon Friday, April 11, at CV Rich Mansion in White Plains, from noon to 2 p.m.; registration begins at 11:30 a.m. Authors Josh Hanagarne, a librarian and Randy Lewis, former senior executive of Walgreens will discuss their books. General admission $95; for more information or to purchase tickets, call 914-231-3241 or visit westchesterlibraries.org.
April 12: Grammy-winning artist Art Garfunkel will perform at the Emelin Saturday, April 12, at 8 p.m. in an intimate evening of songs, anecdotes, prose and an audience Q&A session. Tickets start at $65 and can be purchased online at vendini.com/ticket-software.htm or by phone at 914-698-0098.
