Faces & Places

1. The Provident Bank CharitableFoundation recently donated $15,000 to the Rockland Housing Action Coalition Inc. (RHAC) in Nanuet for its financial/homeownership counseling program, an educational course which empowers lowand moderate-income people with the necessary skills to purchase and maintain their homes. Pictured (from left) are: Gerri Levy, RHAC executive director, and Brenda Cox, vice president of community relations for Provident Bank.

2. Pattern for Progress recently held its annual Presidents Day Breakfast at the
Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. Pictured at the event are: Frances Dunwell, Hudson River
estuary coordinator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Brad Kendall, Dutchess County clerk. From left, 2a, are: Michael Mosher, vice president of regulatory affairs, Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp.; Patrick Curran, executive director, Energy Association of New York State; and Carl Meyer, president and chief operating officer of Central Hudson and chairman of Pattern’s board of directors. Gina Wiseman (left, 2b), director of sales for Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook, is pictured with Andrew Bailey, sales representative, GHI, Lake Katrine, and George Salem of Marshall & Sterling in Poughkeepsie.