Ken Meccia has helped grow the company founded by his father, Jim Meccia, from its beginnings as a Yonkers-based, three-person startup, to a respected title agency that serves thousands of customers throughout the Tri-State area and across the nation. Ken joined Statewide Abstract right after graduating from college, starting in 1981 as a sales rep covering Westchester County. He learned the business from the ground up, initially training with his brother, Alan who was working as an independent examiner searching for titles in the county record room.

Through the years, Ken has overseen the company’s marketing and sales division, and currently heads up the company’s operations, serving as President. Throughout his career, Ken has also worked as a licensed real estate agent and owner of a real-estate brokerage with offices in Rye and White Plains.

Ken previously served on Hudson Valley Bank’s Business Development Board and on the White Plains Zoning Board of Appeals. A sought-after industry expert, Ken is an active member of numerous prestigious local organizations including the New York Mortgage Bankers Association, the Westchester County Board of Realtors, the Westchester County Bar Association, the New York State Land Title Association, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, the Builder’s Institute, and the Business Council of Westchester. He has served on the boards of the White Plains YMCA, The March of Dimes, and The United Way of Westchester and Putnam, and he is a co-founder of the Breakfast Club Real Estate Networking Group of Westchester. Ken has also helped Statewide Abstract raise nearly $200,000 on behalf of St. Jude’s Cancer Center by spearheading the company’s annual St. Jude Scramble Charity Golf Outing, which takes place each year in June.

A leader in real estate financing for the past two decades, M1 Capital Corp. is based in White Plains, New York.

The commercial mortgage professionals at M1 Capital Corp. work with clients one-on-one to ensure that they design a financial solution tailored specifically to meet a client’s unique needs and financial situation.

M1 Capital Corp. specializes in acquisition, refinancing outstanding loans, restructuring current debt and delivering smart, effective solutions through a variety of loan options including commercial, hard money, SBA 504 and 7a programs, as well as SPEC Construction Financing, multifamily and commercial debt workouts.

Robert Withers, President and CEO of M1 Capital Corp., is a respected real estate finance professional with a superlative and successful 30-year track record of providing creative solutions for commercial real estate industry clients.

Robert authors a popular blog, The Equity Strategist, in which he explores aspects of the real estate finance industry, shares his expertise and offers advice to those seeking commercial real estate solutions.

Major media outlets, including The New York Times, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Westchester’s Journal News, and local news radio stations, count on Robert for his opinions, insights and bylined articles.

Robert also currently serves as an HGAR Real Estate Finance instructor and guest columnist and is a board member at Mount St. Michael Academy. He was also a former board member of both the Boys and Girls Clubs of New York and Partnership for a Better Westchester.

Meet Michael Stafford, a seasoned Mortgage Loan Officer with over 40 years of experience in the industry. Michael’s extensive background includes processing, underwriting, management, and sales, with a proven track record of closing loans ranging from $100,000 to $2.5 million. His deep knowledge and expertise enable him to guide you through the bank’s offerings and help you structure the best loan program tailored to your unique needs. Whether you’re looking for conventional loans, multi-family financing, first-time homebuyer programs, home equity lines of credit, construction/land loans, or jumbo loans, Michael has you covered.

Michael lives in Ridgefield, CT with his wife Liz and they have three adult children. He is passionate about sports and loves spending time with his two dogs, Walter the Great Dane and Charlie the rescue hound. In his free time, Michael enjoys playing in various men’s leagues and cheering on his favorite teams.

 Michael says, “I’ve seen a lot in this industry, but there’s always something new that keeps my job exciting and interesting. Let me show you how to secure a loan that perfectly fits the needs of you and your family.”

Risa has more than 35 years of experience in public relations and marketing. Prior to founding GMG Public Relations in 1991, she was a Director of Public Relations with Ernst & Young with responsibility for media placement, writing feature articles and press releases, developing and coordinating special events, market research, and the design and placement of advertising.

Risa has been active with numerous not-for-profit organizations. She is a co-founder and the current Vice President of the Greater Nanuet Chamber of Commerce. She is the Immediate Past President of the Rockland Business Women's Network (RBWN), a board member of the Rockland Community Foundation, and a board member of Meals on Wheels in Rockland and Chair of their annual gala. She held numerous board positions with the Westchester Association of Women Business Owners (WAWBO) over a fifteen-year period including President and twice received the organization’s President’s Award. She has also served as Vice President for the WAWBO Education Fund and for the Partnership For A Better Westchester, an organization she helped launch in 1997.

She is a past Public Relations Chairperson for the Advertising Club of Westchester as well as a past Vice President of the Tappan Zee International Trade Association. She has served on the board of the Orange & Rockland Community Investment Committee, and recently chaired the Marketing and Communications subcommittee of the Clarkstown Business and Economic Development Advisory Committee. She has served as a mentor to Rockland Community College students and to female students through The Gerald P. Buccino Center for Leadership Development at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business.

Risa is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and a recognized seminar leader, presenting numerous public relations, marketing and social media workshops. An accomplished business writer and source, Risa has appeared on several radio and television programs and has been quoted and featured in numerous national and local publications. She is a member of the 2018 Class of Leadership Rockland and was the recipient of the RBWN Service Woman of the Year Award in 2017. She has also been honored with the 2019 Lillian Vernon Award for Community Service from the Women’s Enterprise Development Center and she received a 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the County of Rockland for her dedication and Community Service.

Founded in 2005 by good friends and former co-workers, Ron Hoina and Mark Schulman, Design Development is an architectural and consulting firm located in White Plains, New York. Ron and Mark decided the best way to build their business was to secure the best staff they could find – people who shared their commitment to excellence. So starting small, in one room, they worked around the clock cultivating relationships and reaching out to the highly talented architects, designers, and project managers they’d collaborated with over the years. Their efforts paid off. Because so much of the staff had worked together before, they were able to hit the ground running – and the firm grew quickly. Today, Design Development efficiently and expertly produces thousands of projects of all types and sizes for hundreds of local and national clients.

“When we opened the firm we started with a strong belief that each project needed to be equally important to the firm as a whole and every client deserves our commitment to delivering the best possible product, and we continue to hold our staff to that standard each day.” Ron A Hoina, AIA. "We have become a trusted partner to our clients, someone they call year-after-year, if not for the next job then to bounce ideas off of..." Mark Schulman, AIA

Jane Anne Cavallaro is a Business Development Senior Executive from Irvington, NY with background in organizational development, sales, strategic planning, and business strategy in multiple industries. With 18 years in the industry, she has taken corporations to the next level in growth and profitability. It has been her strategic approach and deep knowledge in providing analytical support for business decisions that have facilitated the completion of various projects.

Jane Anne’s excellent people skills, management skills, and social intelligence highlight her valuable assemblage of productive teams for major firms. She is a charismatic, result-oriented leader with commitment towards building a conducive work environment and maximizing opportunities for group and company growth.

Throughout her career, striving for excellence, growth strategies, and self-motivation have been a few of the components to her success. Besides being a driving force in the business and operations fields, Jane Anne is a recently married mother of 2 adult daughters, and 2 bonus children. She firmly attributes the achievements in her life to her family. As the matriarch who is professional, she has managed to accomplish some of the most prestigious achievements in her profession. One of her career highlights was securing the remediation contract of all the YMCAs for the entire state of Florida (148 buildings). Jane Anne also raised over a million dollars for various non-profit organizations dear to her.

In her current position as a Senior Executive of Business Development at RENU Contracting & Restoration, she exhibits extensive experience garnered from working with all corporate levels, producing critical and high-level development coordination and workable solutions required for efficient execution of diverse projects.   Description text goes here