Joan Cergol 2011

Name: Joan Cergol Title: Executive Director of the Town of Huntington Economic Development Corporation Company: Town of Huntington Location: Huntington, N.Y., Long Island Birthplace: Flushing, N.Y. Family: Husband, Greg Cergol, Long Island reporter for WNBC-TV, New York; daughters: Emily ( 22) and Kristina (20) - our future filmmakers College: Loyola University of Chicago, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus First job outside of real estate: Account executive, Epoch 5 Marketing, Inc. First job in real estate or allied field: Same as current What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Improve the quality of life in the Town of Huntington through good public policy, economic development initiatives and job creation, revitalization strategies, acquisition and improvement of open and recreational spaces, creation of affordable housing and diversity of housing stock. Hobbies: Writing (I recently started a blog at http://joancergol.wordpress.com), reading, movies, gardening, home decorating, anything involving the sea or water Favorite book: "The Great Gatsby" Persons you admire most (outside of family): The volunteers in our community who give selflessly and quietly every day to so many in need. They change lives. Keys to success: A good attitude even in bad situations, attention to the small and big picture, follow through, people skills and joie de vivre! If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Art historian/architect/novelist