Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York Department of State. Approved Real Estate Instructor, New York Department of State. Former president of Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation of the State of New York, where he initiated the development and new construction of 1,956 residential apartments totaling over $500 million. Eighth (8th) State Commissioner of Human Rights; former senior vice president of Battery Park City Authority; former vice president of the New York State Housing Finance Agency; former senior executive of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Memberships: National Association of Realtors, New York State Association of Realtors, Long Island Board of Realtors, and Manhattan Association of Realtors