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Posted: August 29, 2008
Maureen Halahan President/CEO Orange County Partnership
Name: Maureen Halahan
Title: President/CEO
Company: Orange County Partnership
Location: 40 Matthews St., Goshen, N.Y.
Place of Birth: Newburgh, N.Y.
Family: Husband William, son, Matthew (18); daughter Audrey (15)
College: Bachelor of Arts/ Marymount College
First job outside of real estate: Babysitting, waitress, and apple packer
First job in real estate or allied field: Property manager for Real Estate Company
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? The Orange County Partnership is a county-wide, private, not-for-profit, economic development agency that works to enhance the quality of life in Orange County and increase our standard of living by expanding the County's tax base and creating new and better-paying jobs. We are embarking on a plan to develop more shovel ready sites to shorten the approval process and attract the high-end user who will bring tax rateables and higher compensation jobs.
Hobbies: Family, watching my kids basketball, running, hiking and reading
Favorite book: Tuesdays with Morrie
Favorite movie: Hoosiers
Keys to Success: Never forget where you came from. I learned a real blue-collar work ethic from my parents and have always applied it to whatever endeavor I pursue.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Lou Heimbach and Audrey Hepburn
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Rancher
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