BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Responsibility for the ongoing operations of the cooperative is vested in the Board of Directors. The Board consists of twelve Directors, all of whom are resident-cooperators and serve without compensation.

Four Directors are elected each year by the stockholders as part of the Annual Stockholders Meeting. Following the election by stockholders, the Board elects officers, who serve as officers of the Board and of the Housing Corporation. Between meetings of the Board, and subject to the direction of the Board, the President is responsible for the general management of the corporation.

The Board sets policy, determines budget, authorizes contracts, exercises overall supervision of management and carries out other business appropriate to running the cooperative. It meets as a full Board every month, and does some of its work through various Committees.

Amalgamated Board of Directors

Dr. Andrew Rusakoff President	Howard Kamiel Vice President	Karen Armstrong Vice President
Paul Waylonis Treasurer	Jerzy Warman Secretary	Irene Diaz Reyes
Robert Gillman	Nils Graham	Myles Landstein
Christopher Leavey	David Mirtz	Kevin Johns

Management and Co-op Staff

Pat Goldwater Manager and Assistant Secretary of the Board	Bernie Beazer Chief of Security	Sherise Bradford Office Manager
Al Brown Service Manager	Joe Kraus Chief Engineer	Jennifer Rankin Assistant to the Manager
Doris Spencer Education Director	Ivy White Apartment Allocations Manager

Co-op Office & Administration - The administrative engine and operating hub of the co-op. Office and administrative staff implement the policy initiatives of the Board, ensure that the operating controls of the housing company are working properly, and provide overall administrative support for the co-op.

Apartment Allocations - The entry point for those interested in joining the cooperative. All apartment transactions related to the sale of shares to those moving in, transfers, and the re-sale of shares back to the co-op upon move out, are handled here.

Service - Employs more than 45 staff, including porters, gardeners, plumbers, carpenters, electricians, painters, and other trades-personnel to ensure the co-op remains clean and in good repair. Our Service Department is responsible for maintaining co-op property, both in common areas and in apartments.

Power Plant- A high-pressure steam facility owned and operated by the co-op provides heat and hot water to the entire co-op, as well as central air cooling at Towers I and II. Power Plant engineers and mechanics also maintain and repair the entire utility service infrastructure of the co-op.

Finance - Attends to the flow of the co-op’s monetary resources on both the input and output side. While collecting, processing, depositing and otherwise accounting for all revenue, finance staff also pay the obligations of the co-op and manage all of its accounts. The Board and Management do everything possible to assure that an effective system of checks and balances is in place at all times.

Security - Although among the safest of New York’s many neighborhoods, the co-op is not immune to the vicissitudes of modern urban living. Therefore, Security provides the presence, the eyes and ears necessary to ensure a safer co-op. On patrol 24 hours a day, Security is a key link between the 50th Police Precinct, the Fire Department, EMS services and the co-op.

Education - is responsible for co-op education and community activities. Click on JCAC for additional information.