Pattern for Progress welcomes three regional leaders to its Board of Directors

NEWBURGH – Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress announced today the appointment of three regional leaders to its Board of Directors. The new directors bring diverse expertise from across the housing, planning, and labor sectors, strengthening Pattern’s ability to deliver independent research and practical solutions for the Hudson Valley.

Board members support Pattern for Progress’s nonprofit mission by guiding strategic planning and governance, advancing research and education efforts, supporting fundraising, and helping ensure the organization’s work informs decision-making across the nine-county region.

The directors were nominated in the fall and formally elected in December by Pattern for Progress’s membership, which includes businesses, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and local governments from throughout the Hudson Valley.

Monique Clarke is a mortgage officer with The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), where she finances affordable and multifamily housing developments across the Hudson Valley. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate, lending, and community development, she works with mission-driven developers and public partners to expand access to equitable, high-quality housing. She is active in regional housing initiatives through CPC and is a member of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors.

Tom Gandolfini is the business manager and financial secretary of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 373. He also serves on the executive boards of the Hudson Valley Building Trades and the New York State Pipe Trades Association. A graduate of Newburgh Free Academy, Gandolfini began his career as an apprentice with Local 373 and is dedicated to creating strong career opportunities for union men and women throughout the Hudson Valley.

Matthew Steinberg, AICP, is a senior associate at DTS Provident, where he leads environmental and land use planning for major development projects across the Hudson Valley. With more than 20 years of public- and private-sector experience, he has overseen high-profile initiatives including Broadview Senior Living at SUNY Purchase and the redevelopment of the former Reader’s Digest campus in Chappaqua. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Pattern was founded in 1965 by the region’s academic, business, and nonprofit leaders. Our work focuses on housing, community and urban planning, downtown revitalization, infrastructure, transportation, demographic change, and more. We serve the counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester.

About Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress

Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress is a nonprofit organization that provides objective research, planning, and educational training throughout the region. Its work identifies civic challenges and promotes regional, equitable, and sustainable solutions to constantly improve the quality of life in Hudson Valley communities. Pattern develops its work upon a considerable foundation of facts and experience, without political aims or affiliations. Pattern was founded in 1965 by the region’s academic, business, and nonprofit leaders. It serves a nine-county region that includes Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties. Visit Pattern-For-Progress.org.

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