GOOD THINGS Westchester County

THE BANNERMAN CASTLE TRUST GALA GOES PARISIAN

The Bannerman Castle Trust (BCT) will host a Parisian Gala and Dinner at Dutchess Manor located at 263 Route 9D, between Beacon and Cold Spring, on Sunday, March 15 from 4 to 7:30 p.m

Proceeds from this fundraiser will help support the BCT's ongoing island preservation projects, along with the upcoming musical presentation of the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" and other 2020 programs on Bannerman Island.

Honorary chairs for this event are Sue and Rob Doyle of Absolute Auctions & Reality.

Early-Bird tickets for the Parisian Gala must be reserved and booked in advance at bannermancastletrust.org by Sunday, March 1. Sponsorships and company table discounts are available.

For more Information, call Bannerman Castle Trust Executive Director Neil Çaplan at 845-831-6346.

BURKE ACCREDITED FOR BRAIN INJURY AND SPORTS MEDICINE FELLOWSHIPS

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains continues to build upon its reputation as an academic leader with the recent addition of fellowships in brain injury and sports medicine.

The fellowships were granted initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in January.

Burke will host two fellows for each program over the span of one year. Fellows will rotate at Burke's main campus in White Plains and other institutions affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Montefiore Health System.

Karen Morice, M.D., who is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) and sports medicine, will serve as the director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship, while Erika Trovato, D.O., MS, who is board certified in brain injury medicine and PM&R, will be the director of the Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship.

Burke expects the first group of fellows to join the Burke graduate medical education programs in July 2020. Physicians who are interested in applying can do so by sending a CV to braininjuryfellow@ burke.org for the Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship or to sportsfellow@burke. org for the Sports Medicine Fellowship.

PENTEGRA ANNOUNCES THREE EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS

Pentegra ir Whit; Plains announced three executive prc notions:

Peter Sprague, has been promoted to senior vice president, information technology and chief technology officer.

Lars Ernst has been promoted to vice pres dent, regulatory compliance.

Kelly Casella has been promoted to assistant vice president, plan documents.

Sprague, who joined Pentegra in March 2014, will spearhead the firm's large-scale integration of technology and operational processes. Prior to joining Pentegra, he spert more than 15 years at Morgan Stanley.

Ernst joined Pentegra ir April 2015 end in his new position he must ensure tnat the firm and its subsicieries remain h compliance with all feceral and state regulatory requirements. Pror to PenLegra, he served as head of operations/ compliance for the sales and trading arm of the boutique investment bank Fieldstone Private Capital Group. He also held positions at UBS and SS&C GlooeOp.

Casella joined Pentegra in October 1999 and in her new role she will direct the "irm's plan document serv ces, helping clients design retirement plans. Prior to Pentegra she was with D versified Investments,

DA SCARPINO INITIATES SCHOOL SAFETY WORKSHOP

Dozens of school administrators, law enforcement officers and school security liaisons recent ? garnered at the Westchester County Courthouse for a workshop on 'he prevention, planning ard response to school violence in and arourd Westchester County.

Hosted by District Atscrrey Anthony A. Scarpino Jr., attendees heard presentations on issues ranging from hate crimes and New York's Red Flag Law to recommendations for police-school liaisons.

VETERAN RE PRO JOINS HOULIHAN LAWRENCE

John Hofstetter, a veteran real estate professional with strong ties to the Sound Shore area, has joined the Houlihan Lawrence New Rochelle brokerage.

Previously he was with Coldwell Banker fcr 14 years in Larchmont and Rye. He has more than a decade of sales and marketing experience working with major New York City media and publishing ???paries, including Random House, Simon & Schuster and Farrar Straus & Giroux.

Hofstetter served three terms as a trustee of the village of Mamaroneck and six years on the Mamaroneck Village Budget Committee. He also served three terms on the Mamaroneck Library Board of Trustees.

HGAR CEO NAMED A RISMEDIA 2020 RE NEWSMAKER

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc (HGAR) announced that its CEO Richard Haggerty has been selected as a RISMedia 202C Real Estate Newsmaker - a group of influencers making headlines for their contributions to the real estate industry and their efforts to positively affect the consumers and commun ties they serve.

Haggerty began his career with the former Westchester County Board of Realtors, which merged with the former Putnam County Association of Realtors in 2009, creating the Westchester/Putnam Association of Realtors. After merging with the Rockland and Orange counties associations, HGAR was launched. In 2018, Haggerty spearheaded the creation of OneKey MLS, the New York metro area's first regional multiple listing service. He also serves as president and chief strategic growth officer of OneKey MLS.

Haggerty will be honored at RISMedia's 2020 Real Estate Newsmakers Reception and Dinner at the National Press Club in Wash ngton, D.C., in May.

PACE ADJUNCT PROFESSOR CONFIRMED BY U.S, SENATE TO SERVE ON FEDERAL BENCH

Philip M. Halpern, a graduate of the class of 1980 from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the "ederal bench for the Southern District of New York.

Prior tp his nomination, halpern was the managing partner at Collier Halpern & Newberg LLP in White Plains'and has been a member of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University's Board of Visitors fo' more than two decades.

With more than 90 reported decisions and- more than three and a half decades of experience in representing individuals, corporations and Fortune 500 companies, Halpern has extensive trial and appellate experience.

LAW SCHOOL WINS FIRST PLACE IN MOCK TRIAL REGIONALS

Beating out some of the too law schools in the country for the second year In a row, Elisabeth Haub Schoo of Law at Pace University in White Plains has captured first place in the regional competition of the Constance BaMotley Mock Trial Competition.

The team competed in the regional mock trial run by the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) on Jan. 25. They will move to the national competition in Cincinnati durirg the first week in March.

The students' coach was adjunct professor Betty Lawrence Lewis, assisted by lkeisha AI Shabazz.

WIHD HONORS EMPLOYEES AT LONGEVITY PROGRAM

The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) saluted 42 employees at its annual Longevity Awards program.

Dr. Susan Fox, president and CEO, presented each person with their award and their supervisors shared stories of each individual's achievements.

WIHD HOSTS STATE AND COUNTY LEGISLATORS

The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) held a legislators breakfast on Jan. 31 that was attended by state and county legislators and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano.

WIHD made a presentation on the services it provides to residents in the region.

ELIZABETH SETON RECEIVES $500,000 IN GRANTS

Elizabeth Seton Children's Center in Yonkers has been awarded two $250,000 grants to build the nation's first skilled nursing facility for young adults with severe and complex medical conditions.

The grants, awarded by the Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation and the Griffin Family Foundation, show momentum for Elizabeth Seton Children's urgently needed project Is growing.

The Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation is a Yonkers-based foundation created in 1976 by Thomas Carvel, the late founder of the famous Ice cream brand Carvel, and his wife, Agnes. It devotes its resources to a variety of projects and programs focusing on children and young adults with disabilities.

The Griffin Family Foundation is based in Briardlff Manor. Formed by the late William Griffin, who was co-founder and chairman of Hudson Valley Bank, and his Wife, Margaret, the foundation has supported Elizabeth Seton Children's for more than two decades.

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF ED RECEIVES AWARD

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) announced that the Manhattanville College School of Education (SOE) in Purchase is the recipient of the 2020 AACTE Best Practice Award in Support of Multicultural Education and Diversity for its Changing Suburbs Institute (CSI) program.

Shelley Wepner, dean and professor at the Manhattanville College of Education, will be recognized with the award at the AACTE 72nd Annual Meeting, Feb. 28 to March 1, in Atlanta.

CSI was established to ensure that practicing and prospective teachers would be prepared to teach an increasingly diverse student population focusing on teacher leadership and development, collaboration, dissemination of information and parent education.

Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

PAZ MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES CENTER FOR ADULTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES

PAZ Management Inc. announced the launch of a program at its affiliate, Dutchess Care Assisted Living in Poughkeepsie.

The program, called an Assisted Living Program for a Specialty Population (ALP SP), is the first assisted living option in New York state that is specifically designed to meet the needs of low-income, Medicaid-funded adults with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

Supported in part by a $400,000 Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) grant from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), the Hudson Valley-based program provides enhanced staffing levels and targeted programming for adults with TBI and other neurobehavioral disorders.

ROSENDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REVIVED

The Rosendale Chamber of Commerce has a new and growing membership, a fresh outlook, a redesigned website and bold plans for 2020 and beyond.

Sylvia Diaz, owner and curator of Art Juxtapose at 430 Main St., is spearheading the movement to reactivate the chamber of commerce, with strategic plans to help serve local businesses and residents of the surrounding communities.

Diaz has partnered with new Rosendale Chamber of Commerce marketing and membership director Angela Speziale, who has extensive experience in successfully launching and marketing small businesses.

The first board meeting will take place Tuesday, March 3, at 8 p.m. at Art Juxtapose Gallery, and the first member meeting will be held March 10.

CAREMOUNT, HUDSON VALLEY HOSPICE PARTNER

CareMount Medical has entered into a preferred provider agreement with Hudson Valley Hospice.

As part of the agreement, which took effect Jan. 1, the two organizations have implemented enhanced referral and communications policies to drive better care coordination for CareMount patients receiving palliative and hospice care.

To learn about Hudson Valley Hospice, call 845-485-2273 or visit hvhospice.org.

KZA BROKERS' DEALS IN THE BRONX AND WESTCHESTER

KZA Realty Group helped negotiate a lease on a major thoroughfare in Mount Vernon.

Gina Watson, associate broker at KZA, represented both parties on a lease at '17 Gramatan Ave. in the heart of the certral business district in Mount Vernon.

The new occupants of the 1,235-square-fcot srace plan to open a Brazilian restaurant and agreed to a 10-year lease with LAL P operty Management Corp.

COLLADO ENGINEERING NAMES PRESIDENT

Andrew Hltshko has been named president of the White Flainsbased ??? mechanical, electrical and plumbing) consulting firm Collado Eng leering.

He takes the reins from firm founder AI Collado who has led the company since Its formation in 1999 and w II contirue as chairman of he board of directors.

-lushk» joined Collado as vice president in 2011. bringing global expe- ise in managing large and complex projects ir multiple market sectors.

-lushko served as a 15-year member of the E ecťlcal Engineering Boć d of Advisors for Manhattan College anc currently serves on the board of directors and the executive board of the ACE Mentor Program of Greater New York.

SENIOR VP NAMED AT TOMPKINS MAHOPAC BANK

Elisa Hogan of Yorktown has been named senior vice president, senior credit officer at Tompkins Mahoaac Bank (???) in Brewster.

Hogan has been with TMB since 2012 most recently serving as vice president and credit acmirxistration division manager. In her role, she oversees the team responsible for all aspects of the commercial credit process.

A seasoned professional with more tha~ 22 years of experience in the melds of banking and finance, Hogan came to Tompkins Mahopac Bank from Hudson Valley 3ank, where she worked for 12 years in the area of credit admi aistration

PROMOTION IN GLOBAL COMPANY FOR LOCAL RESIDENT

Formerly serving as senior vice president, New Rochelle resident Jeff Rubin has been promoted to executive vice president of client advisory with global insurance brokerage HUB International Northeast, based out of the New York City office. Rubin will work with selected clients in coordination with service teams across all HUB Northeast offices.

BCW ANNOUNCES HALL OF FAME WINNERS

The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) announced the winners of its Business Hall of Fame Awards, which recognizes Westchester's top business leaders.

The winners will be honored at a dinner on Tuesday, April 28, at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle.

The winners in their respective categories are:

Corporate Citizenship, Wheelabrator Technologies;

Entrepreneurial Success, Unitex;

Family-Owned Business Success, Robison Oil;

Small-Business Success, Zyloware Eyewear;

Women in Business Success, Patricia Simone and Joanna Simone, Simone Development Companies; and

the Chairman's Recognition Award, ArtsWestchester.

HGAR RE-LAUNCHES ITS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORKING GROUP

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) has relaunched its Young Professionals Network (YPN) group for 2020, following a two-year hiatus.

YPN, which was originally established by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in 2006, is tasked with helping the younger generation of Realtors build a stronger link with the real estate industry and expand networking and business opportunities.

Richard Herska, HGAR's regional director for Rockland County, will chair the newly relaunched group.