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Posted: December 11, 2012
Professional Profile: Michael Riegel 2012
Name: Michael Riegel
Title: Vice President, Housing Development
Company: Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc.
Location: 1195 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
Place of birth: Buffalo, NY
Spouse: Wife, Tracy and children Sean, Ryan and Caitlin
College: SUNY Fredonia (BA), Canisius College (MBA)
First job unrelated to your current field: Registered Rep. with First Investors Corp.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Founded in 1977, Belmont Housing Resources is a leading advocate for quality affordable housing, offering a variety of housing-related programs and services to promote homeownership, educate renters & landlords, improve existing housing stock, and develop & manage affordable housing. We will continue to expand housing opportunities to meet a basic need and improve quality of life throughout our community.
Hobbies: Reading, sports
Favorite films: "The Bridge on the River Kwai", "North by Northwest", "A Few Good Men"
Favorite novels: "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
Keys to success: Achieving comes from believing.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Medicine or Law
Person you admire most (outside of the family): Abraham Lincoln
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