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Board of
Directors
Housing Visions Development
Group, Inc.
The Board
is and shall be responsible for setting the direction and priorities of the
Corporation and for establishing general and basic policies and guidelines
which, in its judgement, will best and most expeditiously result in the
accomplishment of the corporate purpose.
Each member of the Board is
encouraged to read and become familiar with Right from the Start: Guidelines for Not-for-Profit Board
Members. A booklet offered by the New York State Office of the
Attorney General.
Board of
Directors
- Housing
Visions Development Group, Inc.
Robert
Trachtenberg
Robert
resides in New Hartford, New York and is President and CEO of Central New York
Technology Development Organization, Inc. (CNY-TDO). Professional affiliations
include: CASE Center; Syracuse University; ExportNY; and former Board Member of
the Environmental Compliance Advisory Board. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical
Engineering from Rensselaer.
Winston
Gaskin
Winston
resides in
Syracuse. He is one of the original founders of Housing Visions Unlimited, Inc.
A retired Pharmacist, he also serves on the Board of Directors of the Onondaga
Office of Aging and is a gardener for the Syracuse Rose
Society.
David
Mankiewicz
David
is a resident of
Fulton, New York. He is also the Executive Vice President of the University Hill
Corporation; Assistant to the President of the Metropolitan Development
Association; and Deputy Director of the Downtown Committee of Syracuse. He holds
a Bachelor of Arts in Government and a Master of City and Regional Planning
degree.
Fred
Murphy
Maryann
resides in Fayetteville, New York. She is the chair of Housing Visions
Unlimited, Inc. Board of Directors. She is a CPA and a partner with Sirchia
& Cuomo, LLP. She is a member and past president of the Central New York
Estate Planning Council; member of National Association of Certified Valuation
Analysis. Additional affiliations include The New York Business Development
Corporation; Aurora of Central New York; Onondaga Mental Health Association;
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum and the Civil Rights
Connection.
Maryann
Winters
Charles
Chappell, Jr.
Erkki
Alestalo, AIA
resides in
DeWitt, New York. His company, Alestalo & Etzel, Architects, P.C. has served
as the architect for many of the Housing Visions projects. Mr. Alestalo also has
experience in residential construction, transportation management and real
estate. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the State University of
New York at Albany and a Bachelor of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute.
Chairperson
Honorary
Chair
Kenyon
Craig
Ken is a
resident of Cazenovia and is one of the original founders of Housing Visions
Unlimited, Inc. In addition to his duties with Housing Visions and its'
affiliates, Mr. Craig has also served as Vice President of Finance for Rochester
Area Hospitals Corp., and Executive Vice President and Controller of Athens
Development, Inc. He has also held financial and planning management positions
at the Xerox Corporation and Pyramid Companies. Mr. Craig holds degrees from
Lehigh University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
President
President
Treasurer
Charles
resides in Dewitt,
New York. He is the retired Chairman of CE Chappell & Son's. Additional
affiliations include University United Methodist Church, Center for Community
Alternatives, The Gifford Foundation, Policy Council for the Success by Six
program at United Way, and the Syracuse University Central New York Alumni
Club.
Assistant
Treasurer