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| 2017 BRANNJ President, Anthony Volpe |
For those of you who may not know
how I landed upon BRANNJ I feel compelled to share my experience the last
several years as a member and officer.
Five years ago I was introduced to my mentor Jeff Mathieu thru a mutual
friend. That friend said to me “you know
you really need to meet my friend Jeff not only would you really like him I
think you would be very interested in the Builders Association he is involved
in and be a great asset”. Little did I
know meeting Jeff in Starbucks that that day that Chairman Mathieu would say “I
would like to see you as the president of our association and I’d like to introduce
you to our President Glen Lumia.”
The
introduction to Glen was actually a reintroduction as we knew one another in
our High School years. What I wasn’t
prepared for and what I most admire about these two gentlemen is how hard they ensure
BRANNJ’s Seventy plus year legacy remain vibrant with leadership that shares the
vision of its founders.
Jeff, Glen,
Charles and Don have all been Presidents during my years as an officer and
member and each has carried the torch for BRANNJ and worked tirelessly to
ensure its goals and objectives continue to be met all while setting the bar a
bit higher each year so to challenge each new incoming President.
This same level of commitment and dedication I
have witnessed in all our officers, master sponsors, sponsors, EO Kathleen
Kurpiel and associates who support all our programs and initiatives and in my
eyes each is a representative President of BRANNJ.
Well it’s my turn, my turn to
give back to an organization that is an advocate, an educator, a resource, a conduit
to health care, a business network, a group of new and old friends, and a
charitable organization and it is my hope that during my presidency I can
empower our existing and new membership to raise the bar and in that vein my
first order of business as your President is to ask for your assistance and all
place a hand on the BRANNJ torch to collectively improve our industry association
as we move forward.
BRANNJ Installation 2017
Many thanks to over 75 BRANNJ members and guests who attended our 73rd Annual Installation & Awards Dinner at The Graycliff on January 19th. Our evening began with a very special memorial in honor of our 2015-2016 President, Don DiNovi, who we tragically lost on December 21st from injuries sustained in an accident. We were very pleased to welcome Don’s wife, Barbara, who was in attendance and accepted Don’s President’s Award.
Special thanks to our Event Sponsor: Smolin Lupin; Cocktail Sponsors: Andersen Corporation and Mauro Excavating & Demolition; and Music Sponsor: Tri-State Blasting. Thanks to Kemp Music for the great entertainment again this year and to Arnold DeMasi, Installation Chair and Jeff Mathieu, Master of Ceremonies for a wonderful job.
In attendance were NJBA Officers, Dwight Pittenger, President; John Kirkenir, Vice President and Carol Short, CEO. Mr. Kirkenir installed our new President, Anthony Volpe of Volpe Custom Homes and the 2017 Officers and Board of Directors including Charles Baldanza, Chairman of the Board; Robert Krakowiak, VP Secretary; Michael Deniz, VP Treasurer; Victoria Reczkowski, Associate VP; Tony Cavallo, 2nd Associate VP; Stuart Berger, Accountant; Jared Lans, Esq., Legal Counsel and Board Members Mary Brennan, MaryAnne Belvedere; John Cioletti; Arnold DeMasi; Carlos Ezeta; Richard Gaynor; John Kelly; Michael Kurpiel and Sean Thompson. Congratulations to all of our award winners: Cornerstone Awards: Tony Cavallo and John Kelly; Associate Continuing Service: Richard Gaynor; Associate Hall of Fame: Victoria Reczkowski; Associate Member of the Year: Stuart Berger; BEAM-Associate Appreciation: MaryAnne Belvedere; Chairman’s Award: Charles Baldanza.
It is with great sorrow that we at BRANNJ mourn the sudden loss in December of our dear friend, Don DiNovi. Don served as our 2015-2016 President, and his dedicated leadership will continue to be an inspiration to us all.
On behalf of the BRANNJ Officers and Board of Directors, we extend our deepest and sincere condolences to Don’s wife, Barbara, and family.
God Speed, Don. We will miss you.
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NJBA News
SUPREME COURT RELEASES OPINION ON “GAP YEAR” FAIR SHARE ISSUES: WHAT
HAPPENS NOW?
By Thomas F. Carroll, III, Esq.
Hill Wallack LLP
NAHB News
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| BRANNJ Member Dean Mon, of Mon Group Properties, was elected NAHB's 3rd Vice Chairman by unanimous vote.
Many New Jersey Builders Association members from across NJ were present to celebrate Dean's election.
We are proud of Dean and we wish him all the best!
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BRANNJ Board Member and NJBA 2nd Associate Vice President, Michael Kurpiel, giving Dean's seconding speech at the NAHB Board of Directors Meeting in Orlando, FL.
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Also elected: Granger MacDonald, builder from Texas.
To read NAHB's press release for Chairman MacDonald click here
To read about all of our National Leaders, click here
To read about all of our National Leaders, click here
Welcome New Members
Builder/Developer:
David I. Schwartz, DIS Real Estate Services LLC.
392 Main Street
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
201-280-3400
dischwartz@apexres.com
392 Main Street
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
201-280-3400
dischwartz@apexres.com
Dean R. Mon
Mon Group Properties
1030 Broad Street
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
Mon Group Properties
1030 Broad Street
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
Associate:
DMR Rehabilitation
Daniel Ryan
Daniel Ryan
17-15 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
201-773-8851
201-773-8851
Thursday, February 9th-Annual Board of Directors Strategic Planning Meeting (BOD only)
Wednesday, March 1st—Joint meeting with the Bergen-Passaic Municipal Inspectors Association. A must attend meeting to gain access to up to date codes information and enjoy a great dinner and networking.
7:00pm @Mezza Luna in Allendale, NJ.
Dinner ticket $45, restaurant is a BYOB.
Tuesday April 4th Wednesday April 5th & Thursday April 6th - The Atlantic Builders Convention. Click here for details
Thursday, April 20th -General Membership Meeting. Details TBA.
Monday, May 22nd-Annual
Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards at White Beeches Golf &
Country Club. Please register early as the 2016 event was sold out!
Wednesday, June 7th-Lunch & Learn
Educational Seminar. TBA
