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Election 2017: Meet the Candidates
Name: Steven Young
Residency at Le Havre: 43 years
Occupation: Retired Drug &
Alcohol Counselor
Have you ever served on any
Co-op or Condo board, including
Le Havre? If yes, specify:
Le Havre Owners Corp.
1998-2002, Board Member &
President
2010-2015, Board Member
2015-Present, Vice President
What special experience, qualifications,
or abilities can you provide
as a Board member? Please include
your educational background.
BA, CASAC License; graduate
studies in substance abuse; 1199
Delegate; member of arbitration
committee, labor Management board
member, budget committee member.
What do you see as the major
priorities for Le Havre for the next
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year?
Maintaining the stability of maintenance;
fi ve year plan for capital
projects to include cement work on
all 32 buildings. Maintain amenities;
see that the co-op is advertised better
and improve the marketing of the
co-op.
Additional Information:
As a resident of Le Havre for
the last 43 years and a prior board
member for six years, I remain committed
to the betterment of the Le
Havre community. I’ve watched the
neighborhood grow over the years
with new members and families,
and noticed so many of our existing
members remaining. There are
countless reasons folks choose to
join us and decline to leave.
From serving as the Board President
for two years and as a member of the
Recreation and Budget committees,
I have contributed to this community
on myriad levels. I have been
involved with the cement work on
our porticos under our buildings and
helped re-design our clubhouse &
gym. I feel our amenities help make
our co-op one of the prime developments
in Queens. I was involved in
our recent successful fi ght against
the city tax increase and have been
working to bring our community
together through mediation. I have
a good sense of what the community
cares about, and I know that certain
issues such as potential maintenance
increases are extremely unpalatable.
If I am elected to the board, my
hard work and dedication to this
neighborhood will be put forward to
ensure that the costs of living here
are not further increased, that the
expectation of residents are met and
that Le Havre continues to be a great
place to live.
Name: Penni Nussbaum
Residency at Le Havre: 33 years
Occupation: Software Compliance
Manager
Have you ever served on any
Co-op or Condo board, including
LeHavre? If yes, specify:
Le Havre Owners Corp., past 11
years, various positions
What special experience, qualifications,
or abilities can you provide
as a Board member? Please include
your educational background.
I am very detail oriented. Before
making a decision, I read all background
information and ask questions.
I vote according to the facts,
regardless to how majority vote.
What do you see as the major priorities
for Le Havre for the next year?
Board Transparency; upkeep of
property; long term capital plan; and
involved community.
Additional Information:
I am a Software Compliance
Manager for a major fi nancial
institution. Previously I was a
Project Manager. My work experience
includes research, strategy,
organization, and communication.
Throughout my professional career,
I learned the necessity of setting a
long-term vision and the need for
specifi c action plans to reach it.
These same lessons can be applied
to the board.
The board must have long-term
vision, delegate authority to management,
provide oversight of the
administration, and evaluate its
performance according to clearly
established expectations. The board
provides an important link between
the community and management.
Members of the board have been
elected by the community to be its
eyes, ears, and voice. It is important
that board members have access to
information, listen to all viewpoints
from community, and cast their vote
on decisions that represent the best
interests for our community over the
long term.
We also need to tackle the key fi nancial
and administrative challenges
which allow us to effectively maintain
the Le Havre quality of life
while keeping costs down. The top
challenge we face is that of Fiscal
responsibility—continuing the current
board’s excellent work of putting
Le Havre on solid fi nancial footing
and charting a course for long
term Capital Improvement planning.
Le Havre is a refl ection of the quality
of the community and I am proud to
reside here. I believe our community
has been moving in the right direction
for the past few years. We have
completed a major necessary capital
improvement project to our buildings,
our fi nances are solid. Never
before have I seen such a wide variety
of engaged, involved residents; at
the pool, and in the variety of activities
that are held in the clubhouse.
By being re-elected, I hope to ensure
we continue to move in a positive
direction.
Name: Lori DeStefano
Residency at Le Havre: Since April,
2003
Occupation: Director, Brown Shoe,
New York
Have you ever served on any
Co-Op or Condo board, including
LeHavre? If yes, specify:
Le Havre Owners Corp.
2006-2008, Assistant Treasurer
2013-Present, Secretary
What special experience, qualifications
or abilities can you provide as
a Board Member? Please include
your educational background.
I have served on prior Boards at
Le Havre and as a member of our
Budget and Finance Committee. I
have extensive experience in budgeting,
forecasting, cash-fl ow management
and contract negotiation and
have learned through my experience
in the business world how to meet
and exceed expectations by developing
fi nancial models that work. I
have assisted in managing budgets
and forecasts throughout my career
to positioning a company for fi scal
stability and greater marketability.
Fordham University, Bronx, NY,
BS, Business/Accounting; MBA.
What do you see as the major priorities
for Le Havre for the next
year?
Establish and maintain secure capital
and operating budget reserves for
present and future projects. Increase
property valuation at Le Havre.
Additional Information:
I am currently the Secretary of the
Board of Directors at Le Havre. My
husband, my son and I have been
residents of Le Havre since 2003.
I have served on prior Boards at
Le Havre and as a member of our
Budget and Finance Committee.
I have learned through my experience
in the business world, how
to meet and exceed expectations
by developing fi nancial models that
work. I have proven experience
managing organizational budgets
and forecasts throughout my career
and positioning a company for fi scal
stability and greater marketability.
I commit to use this experience to
assist in establishing the same success
at Le Havre.