Meet the Team!
Leonard Katz
Leonard N. Katz is a financial services professional who has been helping people as a registered financial advisor and certified retirement counselor to improve the planning and coordination of their savings, spending, investing, insuring, wills, trusts, and estates. He has lived in Great Neck since 1971, in the Plaza since 2001. Leonard has held executive leadership positions in local, civic, religious, and international organizations. Among those are: President of the Rotary Club of Great Neck; Board Director, Executive Committee member and Chairman of the Legislative Action Committee of the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce; and Charter member of the Kiwanis Club of the Great Neck Peninsula.
Marnie Ives
Marnie Ives has been a Great Neck Plaza resident since 1990. She is deeply committed to keeping our Plaza's economy vibrant, and our streets green and welcoming. With 20 years of experience in local business as the owner/operator of Kron Chocolatier on Middle Neck Road and as a Board member of the Great Neck Business Improvement District (BID), Marnie brings an in-depth understanding of the needs of the entire Plaza community.
Robert Farajollah
Robert Farajollah has lived in Great Neck for 27 years, the last ten of which have been in the Plaza. He has a hands-on approach to problem solving and is the CEO of a successful international manufacturing and distribution company. Robert’s business acuity will be a great asset to help the revitalization of the Plaza business district.
Campaign Philosophy
Bringing business back
The entrepreneurial spirit that used to flourish and thrive in Great Neck Plaza needs to be restored. In our efforts to help merchants, we intend to work with Nassau County and the Town of North Hempstead to simplify and speed up the process of opening a business by minimizing the current local burdensome regulations and the time-wasting maze of paperwork that it entails.
Term limits
We don’t think it necessary to have Trustees and a Mayor for life. We need term limits to assure that new people with new and creative ideas will have the opportunity to work for the betterment of our Village.
Transparent local government
Let’s have more transparency within our government. Why should we have to fill out a form to ask for a copy of our Village budget details or the minutes of the Board meetings? It’s our money they’re spending! Why not put pertinent information on the internet for all of us to see?
Bring out the best the Plaza has to offer
Great Neck has been a great place for families to build roots and thrive in one of the most desirable communities. Our team is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all residents of our Village. We will listen to and address our constituents’ concerns sincerely, with the goal of restoring Great Neck Plaza to the high standards that we remember and deserve.
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