Professional Profile: Daniel Berke 2013

Name: Daniel Berke Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, Mid-Atlantic Region Company: NorthEast Community Bank Location: White Plains, N.Y. Birthplace: Staten Island, N.Y. Family: Married. Wife and foster child-daughter, older daughter, older sister and brother College: BA-University of Wisconsin at Madison. Other: Diploma RE-New York University Shack Real Estate Institute, American Society of Appraisers- ASA Designation-CRE First job outside of real estate: Baking pizza hor'deurves for a restaurant-in Spain What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I manage originations for commercial real estate lending for the mid-atlantic region for NECB, a community bank. I plan to be active in lending and CRE financing for the foreseeable future. Hobbies: Photography, running, Favorite Book: "The Trilogy of the Rings," "Collected Plays of Shakespeare," "2666"- (Bolano) Favorite Movie: "Juliette of the Spirits," "My Life to Live," and "Blade Runner" Keys to success: Listening and listening some more. The more you know about anything the better your insight into what it is and what can be done with it. Then clarity of purpose and empathy also go a long way to creating a framework for successful team building in a financial services environment. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Buddha, Benjamin Franklin, Jim Brown-All American Soccer Champion If you had to pick another vocation, what would it be? Create affordable housing and help to provide and support foster child care services for children at risk.