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Owners Developers & Managers
Title: Principal, Director of Property Management
Company: NAI Long Island
Location: Melville, N.Y.
Birthplace and year: Staten Island, N.Y., 1962
Family: Wife, Donna of 23 years, and sons: Frank III (19) and Stephen (18)
College: St. John's University
First job outside of real estate: Home Life Insurance Co., financial reporter
First job in real estate of allied field: Jerry Spiegel Associates, assistant controller
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I currently oversee all the operations for our firm with respect to both brokerage and management. I'm also responsible for business development for our management team. My goal for the future is to break 80.
Hobbies: Golf, coaching
Favorite book: "A Separate Peace"
Favorite movie: "Big Jake"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Pat Bagnato, a partner that passed away. Pat was very generous and active in many charities and instilled in me that a person that does not give back has wasted his time on earth.
Key to success: Most supervisors don't take the time to know what their staff does and what it takes to get it done. I do, and am always looking for ways to introduce new technology to make them more efficient.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Teacher