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March 2016 Section M Callicoon, New York
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Anthony Bruno
Name: Anthony Bruno Age: 35 Hometown: Middletown, NY Place of employment: Monticello Casino & Raceway (MCR) Current title and duties: General Manager of Monticello Casino & Raceway Years of experience: 12+ Previous titles with your company: Auditor, Marketing/Finance Manager, Director of Financial Analysis & Planning, Director of Operations, Assistant GM, General Manager Favorite part of your job: Each day brings new experiences, both challenging and rewarding, which keeps me on my toes and excited to come to work. I have been very fortunate to work under great leadership which has allowed me to grow into this position. Early in my career my passion was finance, which consisted primarily of recording and projecting business activity, but now I get to help shape it. This is by far the most rewarding role I have had yet. Most challenging part of the job: As in any business, we have both internal and external customers. Our main goal at MCR is to provide quality service to our external customers, our guests. The challenge lies in creating an environment where the internal customers, employees and vendors, believe and share that common goal. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: Due to our
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“Cheers” type of environment at MCR, many of our regular customers know more than just our names; they know our hobbies, birthdays, favorite sports, etc. They know us as real people and vice versa. When I took a few days off last year I was amazed that several customers actually reached out to me by phone to make sure that I was all right. While it may seem like a small gesture, it meant much more. Education (high school, college):
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Goshen High School, SUNY New Paltz - Bachelors in Business, Mount St. Mary - MBA Favorite movie/Show: Wall Street, House of Cards Favorite actor and/or actress: Robert DeNiro, Kevin Spacey How do you spend your spare time: I find myself gravitating towards the water one way or another, and when possible, with my 7-year-old nephew. Usually I’m fishing, but even when the fish have a different plan it’s still Publisher: Senior Editor: Editor: Sports Editor: Editorial Assistants: Advertising Director: Advertising Coordinator: Advertising Representatives: Special Sections Coordinator: Business Manager: Business Department: Telemarketing Coordinator: Classified Manager: Production Associates: Distribution:
nice to be out there. Favorite vacation spot: I had the pleasure of traveling to Italy this past summer. We have all seen pictures of Rome, The Sistine Chapel and The Amalfi Coast, but to stand there knowing that everything around you is hundreds and sometimes thousands of years old is an incredible feeling. Favorite quote (who said it) /words to live by: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” – Aristotle
Fred W. Stabbert III Dan Hust Carol Montana Ken Cohen Willow Baum, Kaitlin Carney, Kathy Daley, Alex Rau, Richard Ross, Jeanne Sager, Autumn Schanil Liz Tucker Sandy Schrader Cecilia Lamy, Barbara Matos Susan Panella Susan Owens Patricia Biedinger, Joanna Blanchard Michelle Reynolds Janet Will Nyssa Calkin, Petra Duffy, Elizabeth Finnegan, Ruth Huggler, Rosalie Mycka, Tracy Swendsen Billy Smith, Richard Stagl
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Age: 57 Hometown: Kenoza Lake, NY Place of employment: Callanan Industries/Sullivan Materials in Bridgeville, NY Current title and duties: Operating Engineer Local 825. Loader Operator. Years of experience: 35 Running Heavy Equipment Favorite part of your job: Schmoozing with the customers and teaching the younger guys that are just starting how to run the equipment. Most challenging part of the job: Doing stuff with a loader that is meant to be done with a bulldozer.
Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: Most memorable: Accidentally backing over a dump truck with the loader – it wasn’t good! Favorite on the job moment: Pranking my co-workers, such as picking up the porta john with the loader when someone is in it. Education: Graduated from Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central School in 1977. Favorite movie: “Silverado” or “Days of Thunder” Favorite actor and/or actress: John Wayne / Sandra Bullock How do you spend your spare time: Ice fishing, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, Nascar, Friday Night Garage, working around the
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house/farm and playing with my dog Odie. Favorite vacation spot: Hanging out at home, upstate NY or anywhere in the Northeast. Family: Married 29 years to my high school sweetheart, Kathy. Daughter Shannon and her husband Michael. Son Daniel and his wife Jennifer and grandson Samuel.
Civic or volunteer affiliations: President and Past Chief of the Kenoza Lake Fire Department. Favorite quote/words to live by: “Dude.” “Kath, Kath, Kath.” “Don’t let the dog out.” “You’re dead forever – this is a long vacation so enjoy it while you can.” Various sayings that cannot be published and anyone who knows me knows what they are!
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Eugene Duffy STORY AND PHOTO BY AUTUMN SCHANIL
Name: Eugene Duffy Age: 56 Hometown: Liberty, NY Place of employment: Sullivan County Adult Care Center Current title and duties: I’m Head Cook. Years of experience: I’ve been cooking since the age of 16, but have been working here for 30 years. Previous titles with your company: I started as a dishwasher, then moved up to assistant cook, and then head cook. Previous employment: I was a cook at Walnut Mountain. Favorite part of your job: Cooking food for the residents. It feels good when someone tells you that they really enjoyed their meal. Most challenging part of the job:
Gene Duffy has had a passion for cooking from a young age and is currently the Head Cook at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center in Liberty.
Trying to make the food palatable for all of the residents because some have diet restrictions, allergies, etc. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: My favorite moments are when everyone gets along and the day goes smooth. Education (high school, college): I graduated high school in 1978 Favorite movie: “Goodfellas” Favorite actor and/or actress: Will Smith How do you spend your spare time: Sleeping and resting. I work early morning hours into the after-
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noon. Favorite vacation spot: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. When I retire, that’s where I’m moving. Family: I have eight brothers, one daughter and a grandson. Civic or volunteer affiliations: None Favorite quote (who said it) /words to live by: I heard a quote at one time, don’t remember by who, but it goes, “You can only find success before work, in the dictionary.” If you work hard, you’ll get success. I live by that.
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Age: 47 Hometown: Milford, PA Place of employment: Jeff Bank Current title and duties: Vice President & Commercial Loan Officer. Years of experience: 20+ Previous employment: Vice President of Commercial Lending at Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley, Vice President Commercial Lending at Catskill Hudson Bank, Commercial Loan Officer at Orange County Trust Company, Financial Services-Budget Analyst the United States Air Force Favorite part of your job: The opportunity to work with my colleagues, which is comprised of a great team of professionals. We are acutely focused on customer guidance and advocacy as part of our process of helping them to reach both their financial and entrepreneurial goals. Most challenging part of the job: Having to deal with the heightened
regulatory compliance requirements mandated on the financial industry. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: There are way too many to remember, but did thoroughly enjoy educating and working with a small business customer (husband & wife team) to structure and provide financing for their start-up business venture. The company has been very successful, subsequently growing in both employees and profitability. Education: Central Valley High School, Veradale, Washington; Community College of the Air Force Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Financial Management - Associate in Applied Science (AAS) - Mechanical & Electrical Technology; University of Maryland University College Masters of Business Administration (Anticipated 2017 graduation) Bachelor of Science (Business Administration and Management) Associate of Arts (Business Administration and Management) Favorite movie(s): “Caddyshack,”
“Braveheart” and “A Few Good Men” Favorite actor and/or actress: Tom Cruise How do you spend your spare time: Most of my free time is spent working on graduate school and spending time with my family. With the little time left over, I do enjoy golfing, cooking and exercising. Favorite vacation spot: Cozumel, Mexico; Snorkeling the Palancar Reef. Family: My beautiful wife (Rachel) and daughter (Emily). Civic or volunteer affiliations: United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region (Community Impact Committee Member), Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Orange County (Big Brother), Pike County Chamber of Commerce (Director & Treasurer), Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress (Fellow). Favorite quote/words to live by: “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” – Bob Marley
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Todd Glick, Owner of Glick Auto & Truck Center in Monticello, lives by words of Winston S. Churchill: “Success is not final, Failure is not fatal: it’s the courage to continue that counts!”
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Investment Advisors Creating and Preserving Wealth Philip Coombe III, CFP® Catherine Bender, CFP® Lynn McDonald
Office locations: Main Office: P.O. Box 333 / 6872 Route 209 Wawarsing, NY 12489
548 Broadway Monticello, NY 12701 Call for appointment
Phone (845) 647-4800 • (800) 4 COOMBE www.coombebender.com Email: pcoombe@coombefinancial.com
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Age: 54 Hometown: Glen Wild, NY Place of employment: Glick Auto and Truck Center Current title and duties: VP Managing Officer Years of experience: 31 Previous employment: Heavenly Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA Favorite part of your job: Interacting with our clients when they want to buy a vehicle or services. Delivering a new or pre-owned vehicle to a client when it is their FIRST Vehicle Most challenging part of the job: Government regulations Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: Finally being able to sell Kenworths to George Deckelman, a 100% MACK owner forever. Education (high school, college): High School-Monticello High School and Mountain House School Lake
Placid, NY. College-St. Lawrence University. Favorite movie: “Rudy,” “Seabiscuit.” Favorite actor and/or actress: Harrison Ford How do you spend your spare time: Alpine Race Coach, ages 12-13 at Windham Mtn. Resort, hunting, water skiing, hiking. Favorite vacation spot: Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, great hometown ski resort without the glitz. Family: I am blessed with two wonderful children, son Skylar 20 and daughter Camryn 15. They are both following their DREAM in Alpine skiing, Skylar as a professional BIG MOUNTAIN Skier, Camryn as a competitive Alpine Ski Racer. Civic or volunteer affiliations: Past- AYSO Soccer & Little League Favorite quote (who said it) /words to live by: “Success is not final, Failure is not fatal: it’s the courage to continue that counts!”- Winston S. Churchill
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Rajan Subbiah BY WILLOW BAUM
Name: Rajan Subbiah Age: 41 Hometown: Ambas, a small town in Tamil Nadu, South India Place of employment: Crystal Run Healthcare Pulmonary office at Rock Hill as well as Catskill Regional Medical Center ICU, as well as consultation responsibilities Current title and duties: MD (Specialty – Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine): I take care of patients with all forms of pulmonary problems including asthma, COPD, lung cancer, chronic cough, acute respiratory illness etc. at the Crystal Run Healthcare Office at Rock Hill as well as manage critically ill patients in the ICU at Catskill Regional Medical CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Center, Harris, NY. Years of experience: Six years with Wellness is a family affair for Dr. Rajan Subbiah, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine physician at Crystal Run Healthcare, pictured here with Crystal Run Healthcare, 18 years of his wife Dr. Tapti Panda (an OB/GYN physician), and daughter Sasrika Rajan, at the Rhulen Rock Hill Run and Ramble. accumulated clinical experience since completing medical school in tomer or memory: Spend time with my family, run with schooler at Monticello Central School 1998 A thank you, a smile, a word of my four-legged friend Sparks, explore District Previous employment: Fellow in appreciation, a gesture of acknowl- local favorites on my motorcycle, love Civic or volunteer affiliations: Run Pulmonary and Critical Care Medi- edgment of my efforts from a patient to read, follow news from everywhere, for local causes, participate in coat cine – Albany Medical Center, Albany, whose ailment I had the opportunity listen to rock/metal/alternative drives and fundraising for charities. NY to heal. music, watch movies: westerns, Enjoy teaching respiratory students Favorite part of your job: DeliverEducation (high school, college): thrillers, etc., and lastly cooking/bar- from SUNY Sullivan as well as meding good news and helping patients Vikaasa Higher Secondary School becuing with family and friends. ical Students from Touro Medical Colquit smoking (Madurai, India), Madras Medical Favorite vacation spot: Love to lege, Middletown, NY. Most challenging part of the job: College (Chennai, India) travel to a different place at least once Favorite quote (who said it) /words Providing compassionate end of life Favorite movie: “Iron Man” 1,2 & 3 every year - Paris was the best so far! to live by: “It is what we know already care to the terminally ill or severely Favorite actor and/or actress: Matt Family: Spouse of 15 years Tapti that often prevents us from learning.” critically ill patient Damon Panda, MD – OBGYN physician, – Claude Bernard, French PhysioloFavorite on-the-job moment, cusHow do you spend your spare time: daughter – Sasrika Rajan, a middle- gist
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James Adam Guara STORY AND PHOTO BY KATHY DALEY
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inspiring team of professionals – Director Brian Scardefield, Park Supervisor Kevin Delaney and Department Secretary Linda Mullen – and volunteers that allow us to offer academic and skill-building programs like Kids in our Kitchen, Bakers by the Dozen, Kids Rock Geology,
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Mad Science Club and Outdoor Explorers. We handle, direct and logistically plan for the Liberty Halloween Parade and Easter Egg Hunt each year. I also act as the Hanofee Day Camp Director, hiring, training and overseeing day-to-day summer camp operations. Years of Experience: I have been with the Town of Liberty Parks and Recreation Department for one year and two months. For 10 years, I coached youth sports and was involved in other recreational activities. Previous Employment: I worked as a Director of Business Development for Randy Resnick and as a Program Manager at New Hope Community. Favorite Part of the Job: Connecting with the community and creating smiles. And the summer at the day camp, with its lake, pool, tennis courts, ballfield and scenic walk.
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Age: 33 years old Hometown: I was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming but now live in Liberty, New York. Place of Employment: Town of Liberty Parks and Recreation Department Current Title and Duties: As Assistant Recreation Director, I coordinate recreation, leisure and athletic activities that promote positive community values. This involves coaching, teaching, and mentoring, which has helped enhance our Liberty Warriors football and cheer-leading programs, and Warriors basketball and wrestling. I am joined by an
Most Challenging Part of the Job: Staying organized in light of the numerous programs we offer each season. Favorite on-the-Job Memory: On the football field, one of the players came up to me, grabbed my hand, looked up at me and said, “Thank you, Coach, for believing in me.” It’s incredible to know you’re making a lasting impression. Education: Graduated from Cheyenne Central High School and attended the University of Wyoming, Laramie County Community College and Sullivan County Community College, studying criminal justice as well as business development with a concentration in marketing. Favorite Movie: “The Shawshank Redemption,” for its emphasis on strength, conviction, and belief. Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks. How Do You Spend Spare Time: Hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities with family and friends. Favorite Vacation Spot: Myrtle Beach, S.C. Family: Stepdaughter Paige Lynn Russell, attending Daytona (Fla.) State College, and son Londyn Shai Guara, attending Liberty Middle School, where he is starting quarterback for the Liberty Warriors peewee football team. Civic or Volunteer Affiliations: Liberty Fire Department, Liberty Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Soap Box Derby. I've just completed the NYS Hunter Safety Instructor Course. I am an active coach and board member for the Cal Ripkin Liberty Chapter Youth Baseball League and am involved in the Wellness Committee for the Liberty Central School District. Favorite Quote: Theodore Roosevelt's “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
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Riding my Harley Davidson motorcycle with my wife, spending time with my family, woodworking, gardening, working around the house. Favorite vacation spot: Sunset Beach, North Carolina Family: Wife Debbie; daughter Heather and her husband, Parsa, and my youngest daughter, Kristen. Civic or volunteer affiliations: Knights of Columbus member Favorite quote (who said it) /words to live by: “Live to ride. Ride to live.”
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Congratulations Wilbur Wilber Congratulations from
Wilber Theysohn has been faithfully employed at Roche’s Garage in Callicoon, NY for over four decades.
Graduated Delaware Valley School in 1972 with a high school diploma. Also attended the autobody program at Sullivan County BOCES for two years while in high school.
Favorite movie: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Favorite actor and/or actress: Jack Nicholson How do you spend your spare time:
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Age: 61 Hometown: Callicoon Place of employment: Roche’s Garage Inc. Current title and duties: Autobody Technician - repair and refinishing of vehicles; estimate damage repair; and management of all aspects of autobody repairs. Years of experience: 43 Previous titles with your company: Same title for 43 years; started job with little experience and was taught the trade by Patsy Eovino, a master autobody technician employed by Roche’s. Favorite part of your job: Seeing the results of a job well done and a happy customer Most challenging part of the job: Negotiating with insurance adjusters for the price of repairs. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: Restoring a 1968 Corvette to perfect condition and the customer was ecstatic with the results. Education (high school, college):
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John Wilcox STORY AND PHOTO BY AUTUMN SCHANIL
Name: John Wilcox Age: 55 Hometown: Roscoe Place of employment: I work fulltime at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County (CCESC) and part-time at Tractor Supply Company. Current title and duties: Facility Manager at CCESC. I do everything from shoveling snow to sanding and salting in the wintertime. In summer I do the lawn mowing and take care of the outside plants. I do daily cleaning, room set-up and repairs. Currently, I’m working on Capital Project plans for CCESC to replace the HVAC System and other upgrades to the building. Years of experience: 27 and a half
years Previous titles with your company: Maintenance, Printing, and Building Supervisor Previous employment: Tennanah Lake Golf Course Favorite part of your job: I like that my job is always interesting. Each day I seem to be faced with something new and different. Most challenging part of the job: The most challenging part is wintertime. Winter weather is unpredictable, which makes planning ahead difficult. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: My favorite memory is of when we still had the old printing press here, before it was replaced with the high speed copier. My daughter used to come meet me after BOCES and she got to see how it
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John Wilcox is a jack of all trades at his job with the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Liberty.
was run and used. Film and old-fashioned printing are becoming a thing of the past, so it was nice that she had the opportunity to learn about it and see it work. Education (high school, college): SUNY Cobleskill and Cornell University Favorite movie: The Star Trek movies Favorite actor and/or actress: I actually don’t have a favorite. How do you spend your spare time: I operate a small greenhouse
business during the summer with my wife, selling bedding plants. Favorite vacation spot: Caverns in Kentucky. They are supposedly the largest caverns in the country. Family: My wife Lynne of 30 years. My three daughters Roseanne, Dr. Jessica Wilcox, and Victoria and one granddaughter. Civic or volunteer affiliations: None Favorite quote (who said it) /words to live by: I don’t really have a favorite quote actually.
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Arnold Ackerley III STORY AND PHOTO BY WILLOW BAUM Age: 45 Hometown: Neversink, NY Place of employment: New Hope Community, Inc. Current title and duties: Director of Admissions and Development. I am responsible for the admissions process at New Hope Community. I meet with individuals, and, often, their families, to determine if we can help them live the life they are seeking to live. I am fortunate that I get to meet a lot of people and discuss their hopes and dreams with them which is really a privilege. I also develop new homes for people with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with our team here at NHC, I locate suitable properties, secure the funding to purchase, and then work directly with architects, general contractors, and decorators to deliver a beautiful home for people in need of residential services. I also supervise a dedicated team of advocates, who work diligently on behalf of the people that live at New Hope Community. They do really great work here and I am lucky to work with them. Years of experience: I have been working for people with Developmental Disabilities for 16 years. Previous titles with your company: Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional, Quality Assurance Associate, Senior QIDP, Director of QIDP. Previous employment: I spent two years in the U.S. Army in the early 90’s. I worked briefly in corporate banking in Albany. I then started my career in Human Services at the Center for Discovery in 2000, moving to New Hope Community in June of 2005. Favorite part of your job: I love witnessing the success of others. Whether it’s the people receiving services at NHC or our staff, I love watching someone achieve their goals. Most challenging part of the job:
Opening a new home is a massive undertaking. Managing these types of projects puts me in regular contact with state and local officials, landowners, Realtors, attorneys, architects, contractors, decorators, inspectors, individuals, families, etc. … There are about a million action points and deadlines to meet on each one. Of course, that is an exaggeration, but it is a pretty complex process affecting a lot of stakeholders. However, when the project is done and people move into their new home, it is well worth it. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: It is really difficult to name just one, but a very recent highlight would be walking into a beautiful new home with a gentleman that had been living in one of the large state-run institutions. By then, I had been working on all the details to deliver the home for over a year and he turned to me and said: “This is a nice home you have here, sir.” I said back to him, “This is your home.” When I said this he broke out into this wonderful smile. His brothers were with him and they started to pat him on the back and congratulate him. That moment still makes me tear up when I think about it. There have been a lot of moments like that over the years. Most are just very simple human moments; sharing a smile or bit of laughter with someone or being there to share a tear when someone needed it. This work can teach you what it means to be human. It’s done that for me. How many people get to say that about their job? I am really blessed that I have been afforded the opportunity to do this work. Education: I graduated from Fallsburg High School and have a BA from Marist College. Favorite movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was a Great movie and the book was even better. Favorite actor and/or actress: I am much more interested in people I know than I am in celebrities. Howev-
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er, I do appreciate great individual performances like Nicholson in “Cuckoo’s Nest” or Kate Winslet in “The Reader,” which is another incredible film. How do you spend your spare time: I have two young children, so my wife and I spend a lot of time with them doing the things they like. In a way, being a parent allows you to see the world through a child’s eyes again and I really enjoy that. Also, I love being out in the mountains, hiking or snowshoeing. I read quite a bit, write poetry and love all kinds of music. Favorite vacation spot: I love visiting the national parks and have been to Acadia, Shenandoah, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon and Zion. Family: My family is my world. My wife, Theresa, is a remarkable lady, very bright, compassionate and the love of my life. My son, Joshua, is 12 years old and my daughter, Marie, is 9. They are both awesome kids, very smart, very kind and talented. They each have made the world a more beautiful place. Favorite quote/words to live by: “My True Religion is kindness” -Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama.
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Bobby Jennings STORY AND PHOTO BY SANDY SCHRADER
Name: Bobby Jennings Age: 52 Hometown: Honesdale, PA Place of employment: Jennings Jewelers Current titles and duties: Benchman/jeweler (repairs and manufacturing) Years of experience: 32 years Favorite part of your job: Satisfying the customer Most challenging part of the job: Creating
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Aaron Salovin STORY AND PHOTO BY WILLOW BAUM
Age: 54 Hometown: Rock Hill Place of employment: Built to Last, Inc. Current title and duties: President, owner Years of experience: 36 as a carpenter. 30 years in business. Previous employment: Right Finishing, Monticello 1982-86 Favorite part of your job: The ability to do all different types of jobs/projects. Anything from rough framing to custom woodworking. At the end of the day, to step back and enjoy what you created. Most challenging part of the job: Keeping up with the paperwork. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: The first time any of the customers come to the project and are blown away by what we have done for them. Education: Fallsburg High School, SCCC, Alfred State College for archi-
Aaron Salovin handles everything from simple residential remodels such as this lakefront Rock Hill home, to new commercial construction projects.
tecture, OCCC, 4 year apprentice program in Orange & Rockland Local 964 How do you spend your spare time: Bass fishing and golfing Favorite vacation spot: Hawaii Family: Sandra (wife of 32 years), Tyler (27), and Rebecca (24) Civic or volunteer affiliations: Rock Hill Fire Dept. and working on the Rock Hill Renaissance project Favorite quote/words to live by: “Whatever you decide to do with your life (as an occupation) just be the best at it as you can be.� This was said to me by my father when I was dropping out of Alfred State College for architecture to become a carpenter. I even passed on the same advice to my children because it meant so much to me.
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Age: 56 Hometown: Valley Stream (until I was 9) and then Bellmore, NY Place of employment: Stoloff & Silver, LLP Current title and duties: Partner in a law firm Years of experience: 31 Previous titles with your company: I was an associate at the predecessor law firm, Goldstein & Stoloff, from January 1988 through December 1994. Previous employment: Confidential law secretary to the Hon. Robert C. Williams, Sullivan County Supreme Court Justice, from June 1984 through December 1987 Favorite part of your job: Working with clients to achieve their goals as seamlessly as possible (especially when their goals are not necessarily easy to achieve) and finding solutions
to complex problems. Most challenging part of the job: Meeting arbitrarily established deadlines when you require information or documentation from others who may not be reliable. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: There were many, but the most recent one which comes to mind was assisting Veria Lifestyle in purchasing the former Kutsher’s Country Club and obtaining approvals to develop a first-class wellness center (Z-Living) on Bailey Lake, which will provide hundreds of good paying jobs, bring thousands of people to our area, and act as an economic generator for Sullivan County. Education: John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, NY (1977); Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (1981); Hofstra Law School, Hempstead, NY (with Distinction 1984). Favorite movie: Toss-up between “North by Northwest� and “Casablanca.�
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I am now reading Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky) and history, and listening to classical music (Joseph Haydn is my favorite). Favorite vacation spot: Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT (on Lake Champlain) and the Caribbean. Family: My beautiful wife of almost 32 years, Diane, and my wonderful daughters, Michelle (29, who is getting married this year) and Alexandra (25). Civic or volunteer affiliations: I am the President-Elect of the Liberty Rotary Club (I will be the President starting on July 1), and am very involved with an international project the Liberty Rotary Club is working on (together with the Cap Haitien Rotary Club) which will provide 1,000 water filtration systems to 1,000 families in Cap Haitien, Haiti. Together with Gary Siegel of the Liberty Rotary Club, I have been to Haiti 3 times since November 2014 (when we purchased and distributed 100 water filtration systems to 100 families in Cap Haitien, in connection with an earlier Liberty Rotary Club project), and I am returning this April. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Sullivan Gary Silver Esq., Attorney & Partner at County Partnership for Economic Stoloff & Silver in Monticello. Development, and I am a member of the Bethel Woods Business Favorite actor and/or actress: Cary Development Committee. Grant or Humphrey Bogart (now my Favorite quote/words to live by: favorite movies are making sense, Service Above Self. It is the motto of eh?). Rotary and words I try to live by: take How do you spend your spare time: yourself and your own needs out of Reading classic novels (I have read all the equation and do good in the of Steinbeck and most of Hemingway; world.
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James Noble Years of experience: I have 26 years experience in law enforcement. Previous employment /title: NYC Corrections, Westchester County Police and Spring Valley Police Department, Detective Bureau Commander Favorite part of your job: My favorite part of my job here at BOCES is helping our students make the right decisions to reach their goals. Regardless of which career they go into. Some of the careers they can enter from this program are Corrections, Criminal Law/Courts, Emergency Dispatch, Emergency Tactics, Fire/EMS, Forensics, Investigations, Law Enforcement, Patrol Functions, Records and Property Management and Security Operations. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: An at risk student in our school, who on many occasions, watched our class during scenarios, defensive tactics training, and classroom exercises recently asked if he could enroll in my program next
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year. Through this observation, the public safety program influenced his choice to become a police officer. Education (high school, college): Lincoln HS Yonkers; John Jay College
of Criminal Justice NYC B.S. Criminal Justice and Planning; University of Virginia working towards MPA. Professional certification: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) FBI National Academy Associates, multiple certifications in law enforcement through DCJS and the FBI. Transitional teacher certification working towards permanent certification. Favorite movie: “Rudy” How do you spend your spare time: Bagpiping, martial arts, physical fitness, avid Army football fan, playing with my Pugs and spending time with my family whenever possible. Favorite vacation spot: Aruba Family: Wife Maureen and three sons Eric, Sean, and Ryan Civic or volunteer affiliations: Lifetime member and founder of the Hudson Valley Regional Police Pipes and Drums, member of the AOH division 2 in Cornwall. Favorite quote: “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” Booker T. Washington
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Name: James Noble Place of employment: Sullivan County BOCES Current title and duties: Career & Technical Education - Public Safety Instructor. Duties include preparing our students for a career in Public Safety. Part of that includes making sure the students are learning the skill sets necessary, as well as prepared mentally, emotionally and physically for a Law Enforcement career. The program is structured similar to a police academy where students earn rank and are assigned to squads to promote team work. Each year our students have the opportunity to hear from guest speakers within the law enforcement sector, and participate in field trips and real life scenario based training. Upon completion of the program, our students receive industry related certifications such as NIMS, CPR, security as well as earn six college credits in Criminal Justice to be used towards a degree at five area colleges.
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Michael Bel PHOTO BY DAN HUST Hometown: Rock Hill. Place of employment: Sullivan County Community College. Current title and duties: Director of the Culinary & Pastry Arts Program. Years of experience: 30 years in commercial industry, 11 with SUNY Sullivan. Previous employment: Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Walt Disney World Company, Hilton Hotels, Trust House Forte Hotels. Favorite part of your job: Watching our students mature and refine their skills. SUNY Sullivan Director of Culinary & Pastry Arts Michael Bel works with a diverse array of both students and ingredients, including baby watercress, pea shoots and microgreens – grown right on the Loch Sheldrake campus – which created this delicious winter salad.
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Most challenging part of the job: Determining what makes each individual “tick.” Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: When graduates contact me about their professional success. Education: Johnson and Wales University. How do you spend your spare time: I’m an outdoorsman. Favorite vacation spot: All of my vacations are food knowledge-driven. If you want to know how to make paella, you must go to Spain; a croissant, sauces or charcuterie, the south of France; Peking duck, Hong Kong. If you learn it this way, you will never be second-guessed. Family: I am third-generation in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Favorite quote/words to live by: “The value of a man resides in what he gives and not what he is capable of receiving.” – Albert Einstein.
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Jim Klein STORY AND PHOTO BY JEANNE SAGER
Name: Jim Klein Age: 64 Hometown: Youngsville Place of employment: Klein and Sons Excavation Current title and duties: Owner Years of experience: I opened the business in 1981. I bought a dump truck, and it just expanded from there.
Previous titles with your company: n/a Previous employment: I went to work at Bose Dairy Farm at 16 years old. After high school, I went in the U.S. Navy for four years. Then I came back and worked at the farm for another four or five years before I started the business. Favorite part of your job: I like helping people – flood emergencies, fire ... whatever I can do to help. Most challenging part of the job:
Bidding work Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: Helping people during the '06 flood here in Youngsville. Education (high school, college): I graduated from Clarkstown High School in Rockland County. Favorite movie: The Lethal Weapon series Favorite actor and/or actress: Chevy Chase How do you spend your spare time:
Thinking about work! Favorite vacation spot: Maine Family: I'm married to Kim Klein and have three kids. My sons Kevin and Christopher are part of the business, and we have a daughter, Kara. Civic or volunteer affiliations: Member of the Town of Callicoon Veterans Memorial Committee Favorite quote (who said it) / words to live by: “Better late than never.” – Titus Livius
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Mark Soirefman Name: Mark Soirefman Age: 60 Hometown: Native of Brooklyn, NY. Currently resides in Slate Hill, NY Place of employment: Catskill Regional Medical Center Current title and duties: Director of Pharmacy Years of experience: 36 Previous titles with your company: Previous employment: Bon Secours Community Hospital Favorite part of your job: Helping patients achieve positive outcomes Most challenging part of the job: Dealing with the costs and shortages of medications Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: Helping a confused patient understand how to properly use
their medication Education (high school, college): Pharmacy Degree from Long Island University College of Pharmacy, Master's Degree from New School University Favorite movie: Casablanca Favorite actor and/or actress: Humphrey Bogart How do you spend your spare time: Reading, watching old movies, working on my home Favorite vacation spot: Wilmington, NC Family: Two grown children Civic or volunteer affiliations: Volunteer at Guild of St. Margaret Soup Kitchen, Middletown, NY. Favorite quote (who said it) /words to live by: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” – President John F. Kennedy
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