CPOA NOMINATES LOUIS MINUTO FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE
The Nominating Committee of the Central Property Owners’ Association (CPOA) has selected Louis Minuto as Central’s candidate for the position of Village Trustee for the 2017-2019 term.
Mr. Minuto is a creative Architecture and Construction executive who leads a large Global Environments team to drive design innovation in branded spaces to elevate the consumer experience. Louis also writes and implements the process and controls to track and manage risk vs. actual spend for global construction budgets for over 200 projects annually. He is Senior Vice President of Global Environments at Coach, Inc. where he has held numerous escalating titles in Architecture and Construction for the past 16 years. He has won the Architectural Design Award from the City of Beverly Hills and leads a best in class global team of design and construction professionals located in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
Mr. Minuto is a lifelong resident of Garden City, where he lived in the Estates Section with his family and attended Garden City High School. Louis then graduated with honors from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Architecture. After working abroad for Tommy Hilfiger in the Special Projects Group, Louis and his wife Danielle, also a lifelong resident of the village settled back in Garden City in 2001 to raise their family. They now live at 31 Rockaway Avenue with their four children who all attend Garden City Schools and are active in Community Sports and Recreation.
When asked for a statement Mr. Minuto said, "I am excited for the opportunity to represent the CPOA as Village Trustee. As a lifelong resident of Garden City, I look forward to the preservation of both the village’s unique visual aesthetic and the fiscal responsibility that all residents expect from village leadership. I believe the fabric of our community is woven together with the strong traditional values that make it so special to reside and raise a family here."
The following members of the CPOA Nominating Committee, Tom Simpson, Chairperson, and committee members Donald Brudie, Donald Martis, John Pascal and Joseph J. Ortego unanimously voted to submit the name of Louis Minuto as the nominee for Village Trustee to represent the Central Section of Garden City.