Data shows that from 1996-2021, the Hudson Valley region lost a net total of 146,763 people to out migration, which calculates out to 5% of the Hudson Valley’s population.
Elected officials, seeking to appease vocal constituents, frequently uphold restrictive zoning laws that favor single-family residences over more diverse housing options.
In 2023, the Rockland County Office of Consumer Protection investigated 617 complaints and returned $66,000 to homeowners.
The Business Council of Westchester, the county’s largest and most influential business membership organization, has announced the election of three new members to its Board of Directors. The new members for three-year terms are Sue Gerry, Karen Erren and Kevin Marbury.
Gerry serves as Senior Vice President of Development for the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth Network). Gerry has also previously held the role of SVP for Strategic Alliances and Partnerships at WMCHealth. Gerry brought more than 20 years of public service, transactional, public policy, legislative and leadership experience to WMCHealth. She joined WMCHealth after successfully serving for six years as Deputy Mayor of the City of Yonkers. She presently serves on the Board of Trustees of Westchester Community College and is a Member of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council. She is also a Board Member of the Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center.
Karen Erren
Erren is President & CEO of Feeding Westchester which provides food to a hunger-relief network of more than 300 partners and programs. As the innovative head of Westchester’s largest hunger-relief organization, Erren has more than 15 years of nonprofit experience. She maintains a presence in many community organizations, bringing her experience to positions including the Nonprofit Westchester Board, Co-Chair of the Business Council of Westchester’s Not-For-Profit Council, Feeding New York State Board, and Vice-Chair of Feeding America’s Northeast Region, to which she was elected in 2022. She joined Feeding Westchester in July 2020.
Kevin Marbury
Marbury, an HGAR Commercial & Investment Division (CID) member, has been an active member of the BCW since 2013. A 40 under 40 Rising Star award winner in 2016, Marbury has since gone on to serve on the Rising Stars Leadership Council and Rising Stars Selection committee. His professional career spans over 20 years in the insurance brokerage industry, and currently he serves as a Senior Vice President for York International Agency. In his various roles at York, Marbury has overseen the York sales team, developed systems and processes, managed key Insurance Carrier relationships and is York’s “Producer of the Year” for three years running. He is a graduate of Le Moyne College with a BA in Business Management.
Today, she is affiliated with Coldwell Banker in Katonah as an Associate Broker and is an Independent Certified Coach.
The Anne Freyvogel Hanna Legacy Award is named after Anne F. Hanna, who co-founded Howard Hanna Real Estate Services with Howard Hanna Jr. in 1957.
Real estate coach Brian Buffini provided practical advice on how agents can thrive in challenging conditions and use change as a lever for growth, drawing on his extensive experience in training over three million professionals in 37 countries.
Swarthout is one of 111 leaders across the United States, and the third in New York State, who have devoted their careers to the land title industry and earned their designation.
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