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Paul Calogerakis is senior vice president and senior relationship manager for the mid-Hudson Valley region at Key Bank, where he is responsible for commercial accounts in Dutchess, Putnam, Ulster, Orange and Sullivan Counties. Earlier in his career he worked for Fleet Boston, Riverside Bank and Poughkeepsie Savings Bank. Paul has participated on many boards and committees in the region. He served on the City of Poughkeepsie Planning Board and as City Councilman in the 1980’s. He has also been a board member of the Council of Industry, and is currently on the board of the Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation. He has served on the board of the New York Business Development Corporation since he was elected their “Banker of the Year” in 1999. |
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Alan Seidman is Executive Director of the Construction Contractors Association and a twenty-year Orange County legislator. Before joining the CCA this summer, he was VP of business development for Clough Harbour Associates, where in the last thirteen years he was also regional manager and partner. Alan is active with numerous organizations that attract businesses to and promote economic development in New York State, particularly in the Mid-Hudson, and has served on many boards, such as the Hudson Valley Regional Council, of which he is chair. He is a past recipient of the Boy Scouts of America’s Distinguished Citizen Award and the Leadership Orange Award. He is also a life member of the Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance Corps and serves on the Cornwall Planning Board. |
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James P. Smith, Jr. is President and Founder of Advance Testing Company, which operates a state-of-the art, accredited materials testing laboratory in Campbell Hall, NY, and provides inspection and testing services across the east coast, with projects in twelve states and Canada. Always committed to training and development of his own personnel, he formed Atech Center, Inc. in 1995 to develop outside training programs in construction materials testing. Jim has served on many community boards, such as the Orange County Workforce Investment Board, Orange County Citizens Foundation, Mount Saint Mary College, and SUNY Orange. He is past chair of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, the Orange County Partnership, and the Hudson Valley Boy Scout Council, which awarded him the 2002
Distinguished Citizen Award, among many other awards honoring his commitment to community. |
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Ralph Tragale is assistant director of government & community relations for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He joined the agency as an auditor in 1988, and has been its primary external affairs representative for the New York/New Jersey region’s major air transportation facilities since 1997. He is also responsible for managing the Aviation Development Council, whose goal is that local residents and businesses most impacted by airports receive the job, contract and procurement opportunities that airports provide. Ralph is a Brooklyn native who resides with his wife and two daughters in Aberdeen, NJ, where he coaches little league baseball and basketball and is active in numerous community and civic organizations. |
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David S. MacFarland, President and CEO of Riverside Bank, Poughkeepsie, is the new chairman of Pattern’s board. Carl Meyer, President and CEO of Central Hudson, finished his two-year term in December 2007.
MacFarland is a familiar presence among Hudson Valley leadership. He currently serves on more than two dozen community boards and committees, and has chaired many charitable and civic projects in the region. He has served on Pattern’s board since 1988.
See Press Release. |
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