White Plains Attorney Mandelbaum Joins Friends of Westchester County Parks Board
Seth Mandelbaum
Seth M. Mandelbaum, a partner in McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt , LLP, was recently named to the Board of Trustees for Friends of Westchester County Parks. Mandelbaum will commence his three-year term January 1, 2011.
Friends of Westchester County Parks is a well-known non-profit that has established a tradition of helping to bridge the budget gap for important programs, equipment and support for the Westchester County Parks System. Just this week, Friends of Westchester County Parks teamed up with Con Edison to restore funding to the popular Bicycle Sundays program after it was cut from the 2012 Westchester County budget.
Mandelbaum, a resident of White Plains, NY, is a member of the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations, and concentrates his practice in zoning, land use and environmental law. In addition, in 2008, Mr. Mandelbaum became one of only a handful of attorneys in New York to be certified by the U.S. Green Building Council as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED® AP).
“I am enthusiastic to join the Friends board,” said Mandelbaum. “Parks are essential to the well-being of our communities, and I’m looking forward to doing what I can to help maintain and improve the excellent parks system for which Westchester County has become so well-known.”
Mandelbaum was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1997; the Connecticut State Bar in 1998; and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, and the District of Connecticut.
He received his J.D., Cum Laude, and an Environmental Law Certificate from Pace University School of Law in 1996, where he was an Articles Editor for the Pace Environmental Law Review; and a B.A., with Honors, from the University of Florida in 1992, where he majored in Environmental Policy.
“My experience in land use and environmental law has given me a full appreciation for the value of our parks,” said Mandelbaum. “They are often taken for granted, but we have a responsibility to see that they are preserved and protected.”
The Westchester County Parks Department manages more than 50 parks and recreation properties, spanning more than 18,000 acres. In 2003, the department was accredited by the National Recreation and Parks Association, and was the first county agency in New York and one of only 47 agencies in the country to earn that distinction.
Friends of Westchester County Parks has renewed its pledge to support, maintain and enhance Westchester’s Parks, promote their value to the economic, social and aesthetic vitality of our community, and stimulate public participation, interest and support in their preservation.