Two openings on CB7

From the Times Ledger:

Gene Brennan began his long career in public service by serving nearly 20 years as a detective in the NYPD. During that time the Whitestone resident started to take part in the Dwarf Giraffe Little League, coaching, advocating, serving on its board and eventually rising to the level of league president.

It was through his work at Dwarf Giraffe that in 2003 Brennan found Community Board 7, where he hoped to have a greater impact and to get more work done for his community.

He has since served there as a board member and key member of its Public Safety Committee, but Eugene Kelty announced at the board’s June 13 meeting that health concerns have led Brennan, 70, to retire from his position there.

From the Times Ledger:

Robert LoPinto, one of the longest-serving members of Community Board 7, has stepped down from the board, giving up his seat as second vice president and taking decades of environmental engineering and community service expertise with him.

During his more than 20 years on the board, the Whitestone resident, who most know simply as “Bob,” has worked on a wide range of issues and for many years chaired its Environmental and Sanitation Committee.

But he is moving from Queens to Long Island and is president of Shapiro Engineering in Valley Stream, so he will no longer be eligible to participate on CB 7, so his tenure there is drawing to an early close.