Name: Perry Vella
Title: Senior Associate
Company: VVA, LLC
Location: New York, N.Y.
Place of birth and year: New York, N.Y., 1962
Family: Wife Debra, son Perry Jr., daughter Victoria
College: Brown University
First job unrelated to real estate: 14 years old, messenger for an advertisement firm called Adpix.
First job in real estate or allied field: Mountain Development Corp., assistant property manager, N.Y./N.J.
What your company does now and its plans for the future? VVA is a leading independent construction Project Management firm, headquartered in N.Y.C. with affiliated offices throughout the world through its joint venture company, VVA Sweett Ltd. VVA provides project management consulting to a variety of industries, including: law firms, financial services, media & entertainment, hospitality, healthcare, educational, new building development, non-profits, retail, and mission critical facilities. The firm assists its clients from the early stages of site selection through design and development, construction and relocation.
Hobbies: Sports, reading, philanthropy, travel. I started and coach the Buckley ice hockey program for youth ages 4-12, started it over 15 years ago and it continues to thrive. I chair an organization that promotes King's Academy, a high school prepatory school located in Madaba, Jordan.
Favorite novel: "The Power of One"
Favorite film: "Field of Dreams"
Keys to success: Hardwork, intelligence, a level head

Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): King Abdullah II of Jordan

If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be: I'd do something where I could make a difference in a kid's life, maybe a mathematics teacher/coach

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