Westchester County Newsmakers 9.30.13
Two top agents join Douglas Elliman
TORY MILLER and DEBBIE GOLDENBERG, two of Westchester”™s top-producing real estate specialists, have been welcomed to the Chappaqua brokerage of Douglas Elliman Real Estate. The two were formerly at Houlihan Lawrence and are now partnering together as the Miller Goldenberg Team at Douglas Elliman, which is one of New York”™s largest residential brokerage, with more than 70 offices in New York City, Long Island, the Hamptons, Westchester and Putnam counties and South Florida.
“Tory and Debbie”™s extensive experience representing buyers and sellers in Chappaqua and throughout Westchester County make them a perfect addition to the Douglas Elliman team,” said Gabe Pasquale, executive vice president and regional director. “Both are longtime area residents with a deep understanding of Westchester”™s communities. We are thrilled that they have joined us.”
Miller, an award-winning real estate sales agent with an extensive knowledge of the local real estate market, was a director of marketing for several Fortune 500 companies, including Unilever and The Limited, before entering the real estate field. She developed marketing, sales, negotiation and communication skills in, which positioned her well in real estate sales. Miller is currently a co-chairman of the New Castle Historical Society House Tour and a member of Westchester PTA, the Real Estate Buyers Agency Council and the Fairfield County and Connecticut Multiple Listing Service.
Goldenberg has served a diverse real estate clientele ranging from first-time homebuyers to empty nesters, as well as relocations, banks and corporations. As a certified home stager, she has prepared many homes in the area and sold them quickly. Prior to real estate, Goldenberg spent 15 years in fashion and design in New York City as head designer and design director for prominent handbag and accessories companies. She holds a BA from Tulane University and trained in design at F.I.T. She is a member of the New York State Association of Realtors and headed the House Committee at Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester for many years.
Both serve as members of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Empire Access Multiple Listing Service and National Association of Realtors.
New board members for ACG
DAVID ACHARYA, partner, Ascend Global Investments; DAVID HELLIER, partner, Bertram Capital; MICHAEL D. SCHWAMM, partner, Duane Morris; and JONATHAN FLAKS, leadership coach, Jonathan Flaks Coaching Associates Inc., are the new board members appointed by ACG New York Inc., the association for middle-market deal-making professionals. Also appointed is Tanya Marvin-Horowitz to fill the new position of vice president international. The three-year term appointments were effective as of Sept. 1.
Flaks, who is based in Dobbs Ferry, is the organization”™s vice president for Westchester programming. He and Marvin-Horowitz are members of ACG New York”™s operating committee.
ACG New York also reappointed its chairman, president, secretary and treasurer to an additional one-year term. They are, respectively, Stephen V. Prostor, a director, senior credit officer and head of loan syndications at Citi Private Bank; Martin Okner, managing director, SHM Corporate Navigators; Michael Kliegman, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.; and Maureen McCarthy, principal, Law Offices of M.W. McCarthy.
A leading membership organization in New York facilitating relationship building and focused education for middle-market deal-making professionals, ACG has more than 8,000 professionals participate in its 70-plus networking and educational events in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, including health care, manufacturing and logistics and retail conferences.
Pediatric ENT joins group
ENT AND ALLERGY ASSOCIATES L.L.P. (ENTA), based in Tarrytown, has added fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist A. Paul Vastola to its Staten Island and Brooklyn Heights offices effective spring 2014. Vastola graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science degree in molecular biology and received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine where he earned placement on The National Deans List and was awarded membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed his preliminary residency in general surgery at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and completed his otolaryngology residency at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in 1994. He then had a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at the Baylor College of Medicine-Texas Children”™s Hospital. Vastola has authored numerous presentations and publications on topics related to pediatric otolaryngology and has participated in multiple medical missions overseas. He is licensed in medicine by the state of New York and board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. A seasoned ENT physician, Vastola joins ENTA from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he served as the director of pediatric otolaryngology as well as associate director of the cleft lip and palate service. He has also served as assistant professor of surgery at SUNY Downstate.
“Our vision is to provide a superbly trained and credentialed multidisciplinary team to our communities and offer our patients a comprehensive roster of services in a single location. Adding a pediatric fellowship-trained physician like Vastola to both Brooklyn Heights and Staten Island helps us ensure that mission can be accomplished,” said Robert Glazer, ENTA CEO.
New director at O”™Connor Davies
NOAM HIRSCHBERGER has joined O”™Connor Davies L.L.P. as a director in the financial services and business valuation groups. Hirschberger has more than eight years of experience developing advanced financial models, including discounted cash flow, comparable security and Black-Scholes analyses, used for valuation of businesses, intangible assets and derivatives. He has analyzed companies in many industries, including real estate, technology, chemicals and financial services. Hirschberger also has extensive experience with hedge funds, private equity and other investment companies.
He earned an MBA at the University of Illinois and a BA in international affairs from George Washington University. Hirschberger will be based in the firm”™s New York City office.
O”™Connor Davies is a full-service certified public accounting and consulting firm with roots tracing back to 1891, seven offices located in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and approximately 400 professionals.
Dermatologist joins White Plains Hospital
LESA KELLY, M.D., of New Rochelle, a recognized dermatologist with a well-established practice in the Sound Shore community, joined White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, a division of the hospital aligning local physicians with hospital services. She will have an office in the hospital”™s new space at 1296 North Ave.
A summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Boston College in 1987, Kelly received her medical degree from New York Medical College in 1991, graduating as valedictorian. She completed her residency in dermatology, serving as chief resident.
Kelly practiced in Long Island, during the first few years of her career before opening her own practice in New Rochelle in 1998. She is board-certified in dermatology and specializes in routine dermatological screening, as well as the treatment of a variety of skin conditions for adults and children.
“We are very happy to welcome Dr. Kelly into our group of skilled and talented physicians,” said Susan Fox, president of White Plains Hospital. “Her two decades of experience in dermatological care are a wonderful addition for us as we grow our physician base and branch out into the Sound Shore area.”