Men at Work 2016

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Featuring businessmen ina three-county

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Men at Work 2016‘Featuring working men in a three-county region’

Published byCatskill-Delaware Publications, Inc.

Publishers of the

(845) 887-5200 Callicoon, NY 12723

March 11, 2016 • Vol. CXXV, No. 77

Publisher: Fred W. Stabbert III Senior Editor: Dan Hust Editor: Carol Montana Sports Editor: Ken Cohen Editorial Assistants: Willow Baum, Kaitlin Carney, Kathy Daley, Alex Rau, Richard Ross, Jeanne Sager, Autumn Schanil Advertising Director: Liz Tucker Advertising Coordinator: Sandy Schrader Advertising Representatives: Cecilia Lamy, Barbara Matos Special Sections Coordinator: Susan Panella Business Manager: Susan Owens Business Department: Patricia Biedinger, Joanna Blanchard Telemarketing Coordinator: Michelle Reynolds Classified Manager: Janet Will Production Associates: Nyssa Calkin, Petra Duffy, Elizabeth Finnegan, Ruth Huggler, Rosalie Mycka, Tracy Swendsen Distribution: Billy Smith, Richard Stagl

Name: Anthony BrunoAge: 35Hometown: Middletown, NYPlace of employment: Monticello

Casino & Raceway (MCR)Current title and duties: General

Manager of Monticello Casino &Raceway

Years of experience: 12+Previous titles with your company:

Auditor, Marketing/Finance Manag-er, Director of Financial Analysis &Planning, Director of Operations,Assistant GM, General Manager

Favorite part of your job: Each daybrings new experiences, both chal-lenging and rewarding, which keepsme on my toes and excited to come towork. I have been very fortunate towork under great leadership whichhas allowed me to grow into this posi-tion. Early in my career my passionwas finance, which consisted prima-rily of recording and projecting busi-ness activity, but now I get to helpshape it. This is by far the mostrewarding role I have had yet.

Most challenging part of the job: Asin any business, we have both inter-nal and external customers. Our maingoal at MCR is to provide quality serv-ice to our external customers, ourguests. The challenge lies in creatingan environment where the internalcustomers, employees and vendors,believe and share that common goal.

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: Due to our

“Cheers” type of environment atMCR, many of our regular customersknow more than just our names; theyknow our hobbies, birthdays,favorite sports, etc. They know us asreal people and vice versa. When Itook a few days off last year I wasamazed that several customers actu-ally reached out to me by phone tomake sure that I was all right. While itmay seem like a small gesture, itmeant much more.

Education (high school, college):

Goshen High School, SUNY New Paltz- Bachelors in Business, Mount St.Mary - MBA

Favorite movie/Show: Wall Street,House of Cards

Favorite actor and/or actress:Robert DeNiro, Kevin Spacey

How do you spend your spare time:I find myself gravitating towards thewater one way or another, and whenpossible, with my 7-year-old nephew.Usually I’m fishing, but even whenthe fish have a different plan it’s still

nice to be out there.Favorite vacation spot: I had the

pleasure of traveling to Italy this pastsummer. We have all seen pictures ofRome, The Sistine Chapel and TheAmalfi Coast, but to stand thereknowing that everything around youis hundreds and sometimes thou-sands of years old is an incrediblefeeling.

Favorite quote (who said it) /wordsto live by: “The whole is greater thanthe sum of its parts.” – Aristotle

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Age: 57Hometown: Kenoza Lake, NYPlace of employment: Callanan

Industries/Sullivan Materials inBridgeville, NY

Current title and duties:Operating Engineer Local 825.Loader Operator.

Years of experience: 35 RunningHeavy Equipment

Favorite part of your job:Schmoozing with the customersand teaching the younger guys thatare just starting how to run theequipment.

Most challenging part of the job:Doing stuff with a loader that ismeant to be done with a bulldozer.

Favorite on-the-job moment,customer or memory: Most memo-rable: Accidentally backing over adump truck with the loader – it was-n’t good!

Favorite on the job moment:Pranking my co-workers, such aspicking up the porta john with theloader when someone is in it.

Education: Graduated fromJeffersonville-Youngsville CentralSchool in 1977.

Favorite movie: “Silverado” or“Days of Thunder”

Favorite actor and/or actress:John Wayne / Sandra Bullock

How do you spend your sparetime: Ice fishing, hunting, fishing,snowmobiling, Nascar, Friday NightGarage, working around the

John E. Armbrust


CallicoonCo-Operative

Insurance Co.

Chapel Street, JeffersonvilleTel. 482-5522

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house/farm and playing with mydog Odie.

Favorite vacation spot: Hangingout at home, upstate NY or any-where in the Northeast.

Family: Married 29 years to myhigh school sweetheart, Kathy.Daughter Shannon and her hus-band Michael. Son Daniel and hiswife Jennifer and grandson Samuel.

Civic or volunteer affiliations:President and Past Chief of theKenoza Lake Fire Department.

Favorite quote/words to live by:“Dude.” “Kath, Kath, Kath.” “Don’t

let the dog out.”“You’re dead forever – this is a

long vacation so enjoy it while youcan.” Various sayings that cannotbe published and anyone whoknows me knows what they are!

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

John Armbrust

STORY AND PHOTO BY AUTUMN SCHANIL

Name: Eugene DuffyAge: 56Hometown: Liberty, NYPlace of employment: Sullivan

County Adult Care CenterCurrent title and duties: I’m Head

Cook.Years of experience: I’ve been

cooking since the age of 16, but havebeen working here for 30 years.

Previous titles with your compa-ny: I started as a dishwasher, thenmoved up to assistant cook, and thenhead cook.

Previous employment: I was acook at Walnut Mountain.

Favorite part of your job: Cookingfood for the residents. It feels goodwhen someone tells you that theyreally enjoyed their meal.

Most challenging part of the job:

Trying to make the food palatable forall of the residents because somehave diet restrictions, allergies, etc.

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: My favoritemoments are when everyone getsalong and the day goes smooth.

Education (high school, college): Igraduated high school in 1978

Favorite movie: “Goodfellas”Favorite actor and/or actress: Will

SmithHow do you spend your spare

time: Sleeping and resting. I workearly morning hours into the after-

noon.Favorite vacation spot: Myrtle

Beach, South Carolina. When I retire,that’s where I’m moving.

Family: I have eight brothers, onedaughter and a grandson.

Civic or volunteer affiliations:None

Favorite quote (who said it)/words to live by: I heard a quote atone time, don’t remember by who,but it goes, “You can only find suc-cess before work, in the dictionary.”If you work hard, you’ll get success. Ilive by that.

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Gene Duffy has had a passion for cooking from a young age and is currently the Head Cook at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center inLiberty.

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Age: 47Hometown: Milford, PAPlace of employment: Jeff BankCurrent title and duties: Vice Pres-

ident & Commercial Loan Officer.Years of experience: 20+Previous employment: Vice Presi-

dent of Commercial Lending atHometown Bank of the Hudson Val-ley, Vice President CommercialLending at Catskill Hudson Bank,Commercial Loan Officer at OrangeCounty Trust Company, FinancialServices-Budget Analyst the UnitedStates Air Force

Favorite part of your job: Theopportunity to work with my col-leagues, which is comprised of a greatteam of professionals. We are acutelyfocused on customer guidance andadvocacy as part of our process ofhelping them to reach both theirfinancial and entrepreneurial goals.

Most challenging part of the job:Having to deal with the heightened

regulatory compliance requirementsmandated on the financial industry.

Favorite on-the-job moment,customer or memory: There areway too many to remember, but didthoroughly enjoy educating andworking with a small business cus-tomer (husband & wife team) tostructure and provide financing fortheir start-up business venture. Thecompany has been very successful,subsequently growing in bothemployees and profitability.

Education: Central Valley HighSchool, Veradale, Washington; Com-munity College of the Air Force -Associate in Applied Science (AAS) -Financial Management - Associatein Applied Science (AAS) - Mechani-cal & Electrical Technology; Univer-sity of Maryland University College -Masters of Business Administration(Anticipated 2017 graduation) -Bachelor of Science (BusinessAdministration and Management) -Associate of Arts (Business Adminis-tration and Management)

Favorite movie(s): “Caddyshack,”

“Braveheart” and “A Few Good Men”Favorite actor and/or actress: Tom

CruiseHow do you spend your spare

time: Most of my free time is spentworking on graduate school andspending time with my family. Withthe little time left over, I do enjoygolfing, cooking and exercising.

Favorite vacation spot: Cozumel,Mexico; Snorkeling the Palancar Reef.

Family: My beautiful wife (Rachel)and daughter (Emily).

Civic or volunteer affiliations:United Way of the Dutchess-OrangeRegion (Community Impact Commit-tee Member), Big Brothers-Big Sistersof Orange County (Big Brother), PikeCounty Chamber of Commerce(Director & Treasurer), Hudson ValleyPattern for Progress (Fellow).

Favorite quote/words to live by:“The greatness of a man is not inhow much wealth he acquires, but inhis integrity and his ability to affectthose around him positively.” – BobMarley

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Todd Glick8M MEN AT WORK SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH, 2016

Todd Glick, Owner of Glick Auto & Truck Center in Monticello, lives by words of Winston S.Churchill: “Success is not final, Failure is not fatal: it’s the courage to continue that counts!”


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Age: 54Hometown: Glen Wild, NYPlace of employment: Glick Auto

and Truck CenterCurrent title and duties: VP

Managing OfficerYears of experience: 31Previous employment: Heavenly

Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, CAFavorite part of your job:

Interacting with our clients whenthey want to buy a vehicle or services.Delivering a new or pre-owned vehi-cle to a client when it is their FIRSTVehicle

Most challenging part of the job:Government regulations

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: Finally being ableto sell Kenworths to GeorgeDeckelman, a 100% MACK owner for-ever.

Education (high school, college):High School-Monticello High Schooland Mountain House School Lake

Placid, NY. College-St. LawrenceUniversity.

Favorite movie: “Rudy,”“Seabiscuit.”

Favorite actor and/or actress:Harrison Ford

How do you spend your sparetime: Alpine Race Coach, ages 12-13at Windham Mtn. Resort, hunting,water skiing, hiking.

Favorite vacation spot: ArapahoeBasin, Colorado, great hometown skiresort without the glitz.

Family: I am blessed with two won-derful children, son Skylar 20 anddaughter Camryn 15.

They are both following theirDREAM in Alpine skiing, Skylar as aprofessional BIG MOUNTAIN Skier,Camryn as a competitive Alpine SkiRacer.

Civic or volunteer affiliations:Past- AYSO Soccer & Little League

Favorite quote (who said it) /wordsto live by: “Success is not final,Failure is not fatal: it’s the courage tocontinue that counts!”- Winston S.Churchill


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Name: Rajan SubbiahAge: 41Hometown: Ambas, a small town in

Tamil Nadu, South IndiaPlace of employment: Crystal Run

Healthcare Pulmonary office at RockHill as well as Catskill Regional Med-ical Center ICU, as well as consulta-tion responsibilities

Current title and duties: MD (Spe-cialty – Pulmonology, Critical Careand Sleep Medicine): I take care ofpatients with all forms of pulmonaryproblems including asthma, COPD,lung cancer, chronic cough, acuterespiratory illness etc. at the CrystalRun Healthcare Office at Rock Hill aswell as manage critically ill patients inthe ICU at Catskill Regional MedicalCenter, Harris, NY.

Years of experience: Six years withCrystal Run Healthcare, 18 years ofaccumulated clinical experiencesince completing medical school in1998

Previous employment: Fellow inPulmonary and Critical Care Medi-cine – Albany Medical Center, Albany,NY

Favorite part of your job: Deliver-ing good news and helping patientsquit smoking

Most challenging part of the job:Providing compassionate end of lifecare to the terminally ill or severelycritically ill patient

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-

tomer or memory:A thank you, a smile, a word of

appreciation, a gesture of acknowl-edgment of my efforts from a patientwhose ailment I had the opportunityto heal.

Education (high school, college):Vikaasa Higher Secondary School(Madurai, India), Madras MedicalCollege (Chennai, India)

Favorite movie: “Iron Man” 1,2 & 3Favorite actor and/or actress: Matt

DamonHow do you spend your spare time:

Spend time with my family, run withmy four-legged friend Sparks, explorelocal favorites on my motorcycle, loveto read, follow news from everywhere,listen to rock/metal/alternativemusic, watch movies: westerns,thrillers, etc., and lastly cooking/bar-becuing with family and friends.

Favorite vacation spot: Love totravel to a different place at least onceevery year - Paris was the best so far!

Family: Spouse of 15 years TaptiPanda, MD – OBGYN physician,daughter – Sasrika Rajan, a middle-

schooler at Monticello Central SchoolDistrict

Civic or volunteer affiliations: Runfor local causes, participate in coatdrives and fundraising for charities.Enjoy teaching respiratory studentsfrom SUNY Sullivan as well as med-ical Students from Touro Medical Col-lege, Middletown, NY.

Favorite quote (who said it) /wordsto live by: “It is what we know alreadythat often prevents us from learning.”– Claude Bernard, French Physiolo-gist

RajanSubbiah


CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Wellness is a family affair for Dr. Rajan Subbiah, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine physician at Crystal Run Healthcare, pictured here withhis wife Dr. Tapti Panda (an OB/GYN physician), and daughter Sasrika Rajan, at the Rhulen Rock Hill Run and Ramble.

Year-RoundRecreational

Programsfor

All Ages(Residents

& Non-residents)

Town of Liberty Parks:

Main Office: 845-292-7690 Web: www.townofliberty.org

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Sunset Lake RoadLiberty, NY 12754

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Walnut Mountain RoadLiberty, NY 12754

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County Rt. 143Swan Lake, NY 12783

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Sunset Lake RoadLiberty, NY 12754

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County Rt. 143Swan Lake, NY 12783

Town of Liberty Parks:

Congratulations James! Thank you for everything you do.Park and Recreation Staff

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STORY AND PHOTO BY KATHY DALEY

Age: 33 years oldHometown: I was born in

Cheyenne, Wyoming but now live inLiberty, New York.

Place of Employment: Town ofLiberty Parks and RecreationDepartment

Current Title and Duties: AsAssistant Recreation Director, I coor-dinate recreation, leisure and athleticactivities that promote positive com-munity values. This involves coach-ing, teaching, and mentoring, whichhas helped enhance our LibertyWarriors football and cheer-leadingprograms, and Warriors basketballand wrestling. I am joined by an

inspiring team of professionals –Director Brian Scardefield, ParkSupervisor Kevin Delaney andDepartment Secretary Linda Mullen –and volunteers that allow us to offeracademic and skill-building pro-grams like Kids in our Kitchen, Bakersby the Dozen, Kids Rock Geology,

Mad Science Club and OutdoorExplorers. We handle, direct andlogistically plan for the LibertyHalloween Parade and Easter EggHunt each year. I also act as theHanofee Day Camp Director, hiring,training and overseeing day-to-daysummer camp operations.

Years of Experience: I have beenwith the Town of Liberty Parks andRecreation Department for one yearand two months. For 10 years, Icoached youth sports and wasinvolved in other recreational activi-ties.

Previous Employment: I worked asa Director of Business Developmentfor Randy Resnick and as a ProgramManager at New Hope Community.

Favorite Part of the Job:Connecting with the community andcreating smiles. And the summer atthe day camp, with its lake, pool, ten-nis courts, ballfield and scenic walk.

Most Challenging Part of the Job:Staying organized in light of thenumerous programs we offer eachseason.

Favorite on-the-Job Memory: Onthe football field, one of the playerscame up to me, grabbed my hand,looked up at me and said, “Thankyou, Coach, for believing in me.” It’sincredible to know you’re making alasting impression.

Education: Graduated fromCheyenne Central High School andattended the University of Wyoming,Laramie County Community Collegeand Sullivan County CommunityCollege, studying criminal justice aswell as business development with aconcentration in marketing.

Favorite Movie: “The ShawshankRedemption,” for its emphasis onstrength, conviction, and belief.

Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks.How Do You Spend Spare Time:

Hunting, fishing and other outdooractivities with family and friends.

Favorite Vacation Spot: MyrtleBeach, S.C.

Family: Stepdaughter Paige LynnRussell, attending Daytona (Fla.)State College, and son Londyn ShaiGuara, attending Liberty MiddleSchool, where he is starting quarter-back for the Liberty Warriors peeweefootball team.

Civic or Volunteer Affiliations:Liberty Fire Department, LibertyVolunteer Ambulance Corps, SoapBox Derby. I've just completed theNYS Hunter Safety Instructor Course.I am an active coach and board mem-ber for the Cal Ripkin Liberty ChapterYouth Baseball League and aminvolved in the Wellness Committeefor the Liberty Central SchoolDistrict.

Favorite Quote: TheodoreRoosevelt's “Speak softly and carry abig stick.”

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Age: 61Hometown: CallicoonPlace of employment: Roche’s

Garage Inc.Current title and duties: Autobody

Technician - repair and refinishing ofvehicles; estimate damage repair;and management of all aspects ofautobody repairs.Years of experience: 43Previous titles with your company:

Same title for 43 years; started jobwith little experience and was taughtthe trade by Patsy Eovino, a masterautobody technician employed byRoche’s.Favorite part of your job: Seeing

the results of a job well done and ahappy customerMost challenging part of the job:

Negotiating with insurance adjustersfor the price of repairs.Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-

tomer or memory: Restoring a 1968Corvette to perfect condition and thecustomer was ecstatic with theresults.Education (high school, college):

Graduated Delaware Valley School in1972 with a high school diploma.Also attended the autobody programat Sullivan County BOCES for twoyears while in high school.

Favorite movie: “One Flew Over theCuckoo’s Nest”Favorite actor and/or actress: Jack

NicholsonHow do you spend your spare time:

Riding my Harley Davidson motorcy-cle with my wife, spending time withmy family, woodworking, gardening,working around the house.

Favorite vacation spot: SunsetBeach, North CarolinaFamily: Wife Debbie; daughter

Heather and her husband, Parsa, andmy youngest daughter, Kristen. Civic or volunteer affiliations:

Knights of Columbus memberFavorite quote (who said it) /words

to live by: “Live to ride. Ride to live.”

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Wilber Theysohn has been faithfully employed at Roche’s Garage in Callicoon, NY for over fourdecades.


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STORY AND PHOTO BY AUTUMN SCHANIL

Name: John WilcoxAge: 55Hometown: RoscoePlace of employment: I work full-

time at Cornell CooperativeExtension of Sullivan County(CCESC) and part-time at TractorSupply Company.

Current title and duties: FacilityManager at CCESC. I do everythingfrom shoveling snow to sanding andsalting in the wintertime. In summerI do the lawn mowing and take careof the outside plants. I do daily clean-ing, room set-up and repairs.Currently, I’m working on CapitalProject plans for CCESC to replacethe HVAC System and other upgradesto the building.

Years of experience: 27 and a half

yearsPrevious titles with your compa-

ny: Maintenance, Printing, andBuilding Supervisor

Previous employment: TennanahLake Golf Course

Favorite part of your job: I like thatmy job is always interesting. Eachday I seem to be faced with some-thing new and different.

Most challenging part of the job:The most challenging part is winter-time. Winter weather is unpre-dictable, which makes planningahead difficult.

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: My favorite mem-ory is of when we still had the oldprinting press here, before it wasreplaced with the high speed copier.My daughter used to come meet meafter BOCES and she got to see how it

was run and used. Film and old-fash-ioned printing are becoming a thingof the past, so it was nice that she hadthe opportunity to learn about it andsee it work.

Education (high school, college):SUNY Cobleskill and CornellUniversity

Favorite movie: The Star Trekmovies

Favorite actor and/or actress: Iactually don’t have a favorite.

How do you spend your sparetime: I operate a small greenhouse

business during the summer with mywife, selling bedding plants.

Favorite vacation spot: Caverns inKentucky. They are supposedly thelargest caverns in the country.

Family: My wife Lynne of 30 years.My three daughters Roseanne, Dr.Jessica Wilcox, and Victoria and onegranddaughter.

Civic or volunteer affiliations:None

Favorite quote (who said it) /wordsto live by: I don’t really have a favoritequote actually.

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John Wilcox is a jack of all trades at his job with the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Liberty.


Age: 45Hometown: Neversink, NYPlace of employment: New Hope

Community, Inc.Current title and duties: Director of

Admissions and Development.I am responsible for the admissions

process at New Hope Community. Imeet with individuals, and, often,their families, to determine if we canhelp them live the life they are seekingto live. I am fortunate that I get tomeet a lot of people and discuss theirhopes and dreams with them which isreally a privilege.

I also develop new homes for peo-ple with developmental disabilities.In collaboration with our team here atNHC, I locate suitable properties,secure the funding to purchase, andthen work directly with architects,general contractors, and decoratorsto deliver a beautiful home for peoplein need of residential services.

I also supervise a dedicated team ofadvocates, who work diligently onbehalf of the people that live at NewHope Community. They do reallygreat work here and I am lucky towork with them.

Years of experience: I have beenworking for people with Develop-mental Disabilities for 16 years.

Previous titles with your company:Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Pro-fessional, Quality Assurance Associ-ate, Senior QIDP, Director of QIDP.

Previous employment: I spent twoyears in the U.S. Army in the early90’s. I worked briefly in corporatebanking in Albany. I then started mycareer in Human Services at the Cen-ter for Discovery in 2000, moving toNew Hope Community in June of2005.

Favorite part of your job: I love wit-nessing the success of others.Whether it’s the people receivingservices at NHC or our staff, I lovewatching someone achieve theirgoals.


Opening a new home is a massiveundertaking. Managing these typesof projects puts me in regular contactwith state and local officials,landowners, Realtors, attorneys,architects, contractors, decorators,inspectors, individuals, families, etc.… There are about a million actionpoints and deadlines to meet on eachone. Of course, that is an exaggera-tion, but it is a pretty complex processaffecting a lot of stakeholders.

However, when the project is doneand people move into their newhome, it is well worth it.

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: It is really difficultto name just one, but a very recenthighlight would be walking into abeautiful new home with a gentle-man that had been living in one of thelarge state-run institutions. By then, Ihad been working on all the details todeliver the home for over a year andhe turned to me and said: “This is anice home you have here, sir.” I saidback to him, “This is your home.”When I said this he broke out into thiswonderful smile. His brothers werewith him and they started to pat himon the back and congratulate him.That moment still makes me tear upwhen I think about it.

There have been a lot of momentslike that over the years. Most are justvery simple human moments; shar-ing a smile or bit of laughter withsomeone or being there to share atear when someone needed it. Thiswork can teach you what it means tobe human. It’s done that for me. Howmany people get to say that abouttheir job? I am really blessed that Ihave been afforded the opportunityto do this work.

Education: I graduated from Falls-burg High School and have a BA fromMarist College.

Favorite movie: One Flew Over theCuckoo’s Nest was a Great movie andthe book was even better.

Favorite actor and/or actress: I ammuch more interested in people Iknow than I am in celebrities. Howev-

er, I do appreciate great individualperformances like Nicholson in“Cuckoo’s Nest” or Kate Winslet in“The Reader,” which is anotherincredible film.

How do you spend your spare time:I have two young children, so my wifeand I spend a lot of time with themdoing the things they like. In a way,being a parent allows you to see theworld through a child’s eyes again andI really enjoy that.

Also, I love being out in the moun-tains, hiking or snowshoeing. I readquite a bit, write poetry and love allkinds of music.

Favorite vacation spot: I love visit-ing the national parks and have beento Acadia, Shenandoah, BryceCanyon, the Grand Canyon and Zion.

Family: My family is my world. My wife, Theresa, is a remarkable

lady, very bright, compassionate andthe love of my life.

My son, Joshua, is 12 years old andmy daughter, Marie, is 9. They areboth awesome kids, very smart, verykind and talented. They each havemade the world a more beautifulplace.

Favorite quote/words to live by:“My True Religion is kindness” -Ten-zin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama.

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JENNINGS JEWELERS &PHOTO SHOP

Bobby Jennings


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Name: Bobby Jennings Age: 52Hometown: Honesdale, PAPlace of employment: Jennings

Jewelers Current titles and duties:

Benchman/jeweler (repairs andmanufacturing)

Years of experience: 32 years Favorite part of your job: Satisfying

the customer Most challenging part of the job:

Creating

Favorite on the job moment, cus-tomer or memory: creating cuff linksfor Jack Nicholson and George Lucas

Education: Honesdale High, GIA(gemological Institute of America)

Favorite movie: “The Godfather” How do you spend your spare

time: outdoorsFamily: Three daughters (Jotanna,

Christina, and Alyssa)Favorite quote: "See things as they

are, not as you want them to be" -(Paraphrased from Anaïs Nin)

Bobby Jennings


Age: 54Hometown: Rock HillPlace of employment: Built to

Last, Inc.Current title and duties: Presi-

dent, ownerYears of experience: 36 as a car-

penter. 30 years in business.Previous employment: Right Fin-

ishing, Monticello 1982-86Favorite part of your job: The

ability to do all different types ofjobs/projects. Anything from roughframing to custom woodworking. Atthe end of the day, to step back andenjoy what you created.

Most challenging part of the job:Keeping up with the paperwork.

Favorite on-the-job moment,customer or memory: The first timeany of the customers come to theproject and are blown away by whatwe have done for them.

Education: Fallsburg High School,SCCC, Alfred State College for archi-

tecture, OCCC, 4 year apprenticeprogram in Orange & RocklandLocal 964

How do you spend your sparetime: Bass fishing and golfing

Favorite vacation spot: HawaiiFamily: Sandra (wife of 32 years),

Tyler (27), and Rebecca (24)Civic or volunteer affiliations:

Rock Hill Fire Dept. and working onthe Rock Hill Renaissance project

Favorite quote/words to live by:“Whatever you decide to do withyour life (as an occupation) just bethe best at it as you can be.”

This was said to me by my fatherwhen I was dropping out of AlfredState College for architecture tobecome a carpenter. I even passedon the same advice to my childrenbecause it meant so much to me.

Aaron Salovin handles everything from sim-ple residential remodels such as this lake-front Rock Hill home, to new commercialconstruction projects.

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Age: 56Hometown: Valley Stream (until I

was 9) and then Bellmore, NYPlace of employment: Stoloff &

Silver, LLP Current title and duties: Partner in

a law firmYears of experience: 31Previous titles with your company:

I was an associate at the predecessorlaw firm, Goldstein & Stoloff, fromJanuary 1988 through December1994.

Previous employment: Confiden-tial law secretary to the Hon. RobertC. Williams, Sullivan County SupremeCourt Justice, from June 1984 throughDecember 1987

Favorite part of your job: Workingwith clients to achieve their goals asseamlessly as possible (especiallywhen their goals are not necessarilyeasy to achieve) and finding solutions

to complex problems.Most challenging part of the job:

Meeting arbitrarily established dead-lines when you require information ordocumentation from others who maynot be reliable.

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: There were many,but the most recent one which comesto mind was assisting Veria Lifestylein purchasing the former Kutsher’sCountry Club and obtaining ap-provals to develop a first-class well-ness center (Z-Living) on Bailey Lake,which will provide hundreds of goodpaying jobs, bring thousands of peo-ple to our area, and act as an econom-ic generator for Sullivan County.

Education: John F. Kennedy HighSchool, Bellmore, NY (1977); BrandeisUniversity, Waltham, MA (1981);Hofstra Law School, Hempstead, NY(with Distinction 1984).

Favorite movie: Toss-up between“North by Northwest” and“Casablanca.”

Favorite actor and/or actress: CaryGrant or Humphrey Bogart (now myfavorite movies are making sense,eh?).

How do you spend your spare time:Reading classic novels (I have read allof Steinbeck and most of Hemingway;

I am now reading BrothersKaramazov by Dostoevsky) and histo-ry, and listening to classical music(Joseph Haydn is my favorite).

Favorite vacation spot: ShelburneFarms, Shelburne, VT (on LakeChamplain) and the Caribbean.

Family: My beautiful wife of almost32 years, Diane, and my wonderfuldaughters, Michelle (29, who is get-ting married this year) and Alexandra(25).

Civic or volunteer affiliations: I amthe President-Elect of the LibertyRotary Club (I will be the Presidentstarting on July 1), and am veryinvolved with an international projectthe Liberty Rotary Club is working on(together with the Cap Haitien RotaryClub) which will provide 1,000 waterfiltration systems to 1,000 families inCap Haitien, Haiti. Together with GarySiegel of the Liberty Rotary Club, Ihave been to Haiti 3 times sinceNovember 2014 (when we purchasedand distributed 100 water filtrationsystems to 100 families in CapHaitien, in connection with an earlierLiberty Rotary Club project), and I amreturning this April. I am a member ofthe Board of Directors of the SullivanCounty Partnership for EconomicDevelopment, and I am a member ofthe Bethel Woods BusinessDevelopment Committee.

Favorite quote/words to live by:Service Above Self. It is the motto ofRotary and words I try to live by: takeyourself and your own needs out ofthe equation and do good in theworld.

Gary Silver Esq., Attorney & Partner atStoloff & Silver in Monticello.

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Name: James NoblePlace of employment: Sullivan

County BOCESCurrent title and duties: Career &

Technical Education - Public SafetyInstructor.

Duties include preparing our stu-dents for a career in Public Safety. Partof that includes making sure the stu-dents are learning the skill sets neces-sary, as well as prepared mentally,emotionally and physically for a LawEnforcement career. The program isstructured similar to a police acade-my where students earn rank and areassigned to squads to promote teamwork. Each year our students have theopportunity to hear from guestspeakers within the law enforcementsector, and participate in field tripsand real life scenario based training.

Upon completion of the program,our students receive industry relatedcertifications such as NIMS, CPR,security as well as earn six collegecredits in Criminal Justice to be usedtowards a degree at five area colleges.

Years of experience: I have 26 yearsexperience in law enforcement.

Previous employment /title: NYCCorrections, Westchester CountyPolice and Spring Valley PoliceDepartment, Detective Bureau Com-mander

Favorite part of your job: Myfavorite part of my job here at BOCESis helping our students make the rightdecisions to reach their goals. Regard-less of which career they go into.Some of the careers they can enterfrom this program are Corrections,Criminal Law/Courts, EmergencyDispatch, Emergency Tactics,Fire/EMS, Forensics, Investigations,Law Enforcement, Patrol Functions,Records and Property Managementand Security Operations.

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: An at risk studentin our school, who on many occa-sions, watched our class during sce-narios, defensive tactics training, andclassroom exercises recently asked ifhe could enroll in my program next

year. Through this observation, thepublic safety program influenced hischoice to become a police officer.

Education (high school, college):Lincoln HS Yonkers; John Jay College

of Criminal Justice NYC B.S. CriminalJustice and Planning; University ofVirginia working towards MPA. Pro-fessional certification: Association ofCertified Fraud Examiners (CFE) FBINational Academy Associates, multi-ple certifications in law enforcementthrough DCJS and the FBI. Transi-tional teacher certification workingtowards permanent certification.

Favorite movie: “Rudy”How do you spend your spare time:

Bagpiping, martial arts, physical fit-ness, avid Army football fan, playingwith my Pugs and spending time withmy family whenever possible.

Favorite vacation spot: ArubaFamily: Wife Maureen and three

sons Eric, Sean, and RyanCivic or volunteer affiliations: Life-

time member and founder of theHudson Valley Regional Police Pipesand Drums, member of the AOH divi-sion 2 in Cornwall.

Favorite quote: “If you want to liftyourself up, lift up someone else.”Booker T. Washington

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James Noble

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Michael BelMARCH, 2016 SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT MEN AT WORK 21M

PHOTO BY DAN HUST

Hometown: Rock Hill.Place of employment: Sullivan

County Community College.Current title and duties: Director of

the Culinary & Pastry Arts Program.Years of experience: 30 years in

commercial industry, 11 with SUNYSullivan.

Previous employment: Ritz CarltonHotel Company, Walt Disney WorldCompany, Hilton Hotels, Trust HouseForte Hotels.

Favorite part of your job: Watchingour students mature and refine theirskills.

Most challenging part of the job:Determining what makes each indi-vidual “tick.”

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: When graduatescontact me about their professionalsuccess.

Education: Johnson and Wales Uni-versity.

How do you spend your spare time:I’m an outdoorsman.

Favorite vacation spot: All of myvacations are food knowledge-driven.If you want to know how to makepaella, you must go to Spain; a crois-sant, sauces or charcuterie, the southof France; Peking duck, Hong Kong. Ifyou learn it this way, you will never besecond-guessed.

Family: I am third-generation in therestaurant and hospitality industry.

Favorite quote/words to live by:“The value of a man resides in whathe gives and not what he is capable ofreceiving.” – Albert Einstein.

SUNY Sullivan Director of Culinary & PastryArts Michael Bel works with a diverse arrayof both students and ingredients, includingbaby watercress, pea shoots and micro-greens – grown right on the Loch Sheldrakecampus – which created this delicious wintersalad.


STORY AND PHOTO BY JEANNE SAGER

Name: Jim KleinAge: 64Hometown: YoungsvillePlace of employment: Klein and Sons

ExcavationCurrent title and duties: OwnerYears of experience: I opened the busi-

ness in 1981. I bought a dump truck, andit just expanded from there.

Previous titles with your company:n/a

Previous employment: I went to workat Bose Dairy Farm at 16 years old. Afterhigh school, I went in the U.S. Navy forfour years. Then I came back and workedat the farm for another four or five yearsbefore I started the business.

Favorite part of your job: I like helpingpeople – flood emergencies, fire ... what-ever I can do to help.


Bidding workFavorite on-the-job moment, cus-

tomer or memory: Helping people dur-ing the '06 flood here in Youngsville.

Education (high school, college): Igraduated from Clarkstown High Schoolin Rockland County.

Favorite movie: The Lethal Weaponseries

Favorite actor and/or actress: ChevyChase

How do you spend your spare time:

Thinking about work!Favorite vacation spot: MaineFamily: I'm married to Kim Klein and

have three kids. My sons Kevin andChristopher are part of the business, andwe have a daughter, Kara.

Civic or volunteer affiliations:Member of the Town of CallicoonVeterans Memorial Committee

Favorite quote (who said it) / words tolive by: “Better late than never.” – TitusLivius

Jim Klein

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Name: Mark SoirefmanAge: 60Hometown: Native of Brooklyn, NY.

Currently resides in Slate Hill, NYPlace of employment: Catskill Regional

Medical CenterCurrent title and duties: Director of

PharmacyYears of experience: 36Previous titles with your company:Previous employment: Bon Secours

Community HospitalFavorite part of your job: Helping

patients achieve positive outcomesMost challenging part of the job: Deal-

ing with the costs and shortages of med-ications

Favorite on-the-job moment, cus-tomer or memory: Helping a confusedpatient understand how to properly use

their medicationEducation (high school, college): Phar-

macy Degree from Long Island UniversityCollege of Pharmacy, Master's Degreefrom New School University

Favorite movie: Casablanca Favorite actor and/or actress:

Humphrey BogartHow do you spend your spare time:

Reading, watching old movies, workingon my home

Favorite vacation spot: Wilmington,NC

Family: Two grown childrenCivic or volunteer affiliations: Volun-

teer at Guild of St. Margaret Soup Kitchen,Middletown, NY.

Favorite quote (who said it) /words tolive by: “Ask not what your country cando for you, ask what you can do for yourcountry.” – President John F. Kennedy CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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