Michael P. Feldman
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
CHoice New York
Mr. Feldman is Co-founder and CEO of Choice New York Companies, Choice NY Property Management, LLC, Goldin Choice Property Management, Staffing By Choice and Home By Choice Real Estate Brokerage. Together, these companies provide an array of 3rd Party Real Estate Services such as Property Management, Building Staffing and Residential Brokerage on medium and large-scale buildings in New York City.
Mr. Feldman focuses on large business prospective client procurement, business acquisitions, providing leadership and directly training the organizations ~300 full time professionals and is the chief liaison with Choice New York Managements’ Parent Company, Associa Corp. out of Dallas, TX.
Mr. Feldman’s memberships, professional & personal affiliations include being a Member of the Residential Property Management Council of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), Member of the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), a Member of The Honorary Police Benevolence Association of Warren, NJ, and a member of the Lion’s Club of Warren, NJ and he is a licensed New York State Real Estate Broker and licensed New Jersey State Real Estate Broker. Mr. Feldman also personally invests his time as Trustee of the Board of Temple Har Shalom, where he is also President of the Men’s Club, and is the Assistant to the Head Basketball & Softball Coach of his daughters’ teams.
Mr. Feldman takes special pride in:
Mr. Feldman is an active member of the Young President Organization (YPO ypo.org) where he additionally serves on the New York Liberty Chapter Learning and Membership Committees.
Mr. Feldman regularly serves as an expert witness for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the People of the State of New York in the area of Real Estate Fraud.
Mr. Feldman also has a part-time job as a Vail International Resorts Ski Instructor. He is also a parent volunteer on his sons’ ski team.
Mr. Feldman is a Board Member of the University of Rochester Hillel Board.
Mr. Feldman’s formal education was at the University of Rochester where he earned a B.A. in Political Science.
Mr. Feldman resides in the NYC Metro area with his wife, son, daughter and dogs.
Adam Lichtenstein
President
Choice New York
Adam Lichtenstein is an accomplished real estate professional with experience in property management, asset management, finance, operations, and acquisitions. Adam is very active in the real estate investment and management industry and is respected for his ability to identify and capitalize upon relationships.
Currently at Choice NY Management, Adam is a Principal directly involved in all aspects of the operations of the business. From managing properties, overseeing staff, recruiting new staff, pursuing investments, implementing new technology and new efficiencies, and procuring business development opportunities.
Earlier in his career, Adam worked for 9 years at publicly traded REIT, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT; formerly known as Malkin Properties). While at ESRT, Adam was responsible for managing and maintaining a commercial portfolio of over 1M SF of prime retail space in Manhattan and Connecticut. He dealt directly with tenants and landlord through underwriting, leasing, construction and project management, site surveys, project scheduling, and contract negotiations. Adam’s involvement included strategic capital planning for ESRT, including mezzanine debt/preferred equity financing, budgeting, workouts/restructures, partner buy-out agreements, and loan purchases.
Additionally, Adam owns several multi-family and mixed-use properties throughout the metropolitan New York City area. These investments have generated substantial returns to his investors.
Adam graduated from the University of Michigan. He is a Co-Founder of Voices Against Brain Cancer, and an Executive Board Member of Head For The Cure, both non-profit 501C3 organizations funding brain cancer research and support programs.
He resides in New York City with his wife and two daughters.
Damien Stein, Esq.
Chief Strategy Officer &
General Counsel
Choice New York
Mr. Stein joined Choice at the start of 2018 to continue his responsibilities to his existing client base and deliver luxury management and advisory services while leveraging the economies of scale and technology offered by Choice.
Prior to merging with Choice, from 2012 through March 2018, Mr. Stein founded and ran a full-service property management firm operating as the NY office of KW Property Management & Consulting where he also served as an Executive Director.
Mr. Stein developed technical skills as well as analytical skills relating to real estate, structured finance and portfolio management. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University majoring in Finance and Marketing and a Juris Doctorate degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Drew Donovan, CPA
Chief Operating Officer
Choice New York
Drew Donovan joined Choice New York Management at the start of 2016 as Director of Accounting.
He is an accomplished accountant skilled in construction accounting and overall financial management. His responsibilities include developing the monthly financials, budgeting, billing review, debt service oversight, payroll, and overall financial analysis.
Prior to joining Choice New York Management, Mr. Donovan was the Senior Finance Manager at Intellect-Tec Security Services, a security integration company serving the New York metro area, where he focused on financial analysis including: job costing, work in progress, inventory reports, payables, and receivables.
Thomas Sussewell
President
Goldin Choice Management
Thomas Sussewell joined Goldin Management in 1995 as a Property Manager. Since June 2009, Mr. Sussewell has been COO at the firm. Mr. Sussewell possesses expertise in real estate management, business operations, commercial mortgage brokerage, project management, and customer service. Mr. Sussewell obtained his BS degree at NYU, Stern where he double majored in Finance and International Business. Mr. Sussewell obtained his MBA at Baruch where he concentrated in Accounting. Mr. Sussewell is also licensed as an Associate Broker. In 2017, Mr. Sussewell was the project manager and loan broker for a team which won the Lucy G. Moses Award, an award given by the Landmarks Preservation Commission for the most outstanding restorations of important historical buildings.
Kevin Kurland
President &
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Home by Choice
In partnership with the principals of Choice New York Companies, Kevin Kurland co-founded Home by Choice to capitalize on the respective relationships and areas of expertise asserted by each firm.
As President, Kurland guides the vision of Home by securing exclusive brokerage opportunities, attracting the most talented agents in the industry, developing immersive marketing campaigns, and fostering strategic alliances.
Having successfully built, operated, and exited two NYC real estate brokerages over the past 26 years, Kurland is a seasoned and highly respected real estate entrepreneur and industry leader. He has been a featured speaker on numerous real estate panels, and quoted in several publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Real Deal, and Crain’s New York Business.
Shaun Lue
Senior VP of Accounting &
Portfolio Controller
choice New York
Shaun Lue joined Choice New York in 2016 as Portfolio Controller. He is chiefly responsible for the financial reporting on the real estate portfolio through the management of the accounting department and enforcement of policy and procedures to ensure financial accuracy. Mr. Lue is a member of The Young Real Estate Professionals of NY. Prior to joining Choice New York, Mr. Lue served in various roles in the accounting department at Related Development Companies.
His formal education was at Queens College City University of New York where he received his B.A. in Accounting and Economics.
Stephanie Knight
Director of Leasing &
Senior VP of Compliance
Choice New York
Stephanie Knight joined Choice as Leasing Manager in 2018. She has several years of experience managing commercial and residential properties throughout New York City.
Her experience, combined with her extensive network of brokers and landlords has given her the ability to thoroughly evaluate and assess many layers of the leasing process to effectively manage relationships. She has an intimate working knowledge of the local market and has extensive experience working with legal compliance.
Before joining Choice, Stephanie was the Residential and Commercial Leasing Manager for a Brooklyn-based firm, the Multi-Property Manager for a Manhattan firm. She obtained a degree from CUNY New York City College of Technology.
Dawn Dickstein, CPA
Senior Account Executive
Choice New York
Dawn has been in the property management business for almost 25 years including 10 years as a principal in her own firm. Originally from San Diego, Dawn has a BS in Accounting from USC.
Following a 6 year accounting career, Dawn moved to New York and earned her MBA in Finance at Columbia University. Upon graduation, Dawn took a position at American Express. It is during this time that she became an involved board member (President and Treasurer). She ultimately parlayed this experience into a career in property management.
Dawn is a CPA and a licensed real estate salesperson. She brings strong accounting and finance skills to Choice and the buildings she manages. She is particularly interested in staff development that contributes to high performing, happy, loyal and tenured employees.
Chimudi Egbuna, CPA
Corporate Controller
Choice New York
Chimudi Egbuna joined Choice New York Property Management in February 2020 as Corporate Controller. As part of his duties, Chimudi is responsible for financial accuracy and reporting as well as budgeting, review of accounts receivables & payables, payroll, and overall financial analysis.
Coming from a Public Accounting background, Chimudi brings his accounting, financial reporting & analysis, and partnership tax knowledge to his role.
Chimudi holds an MBA in Accounting and Accounting Information Systems from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Chimudi is also a CPA and is a member of the NYSSCPA and AICPA.
Robyn Telepun
HR Manager
Choice New York
For more than 20 years, Robyn has been a key Human Resource professional assisting the leaders of organizations navigate through HR as it relates to compliance, compensation, training, engagement, strategy and much more. Her extensive experience includes legal compliance, employee relations, conflict resolution, training, benefits administration, payroll, recruiting and business operations. Robyn recognizes that the most important company asset is its people, and she strives to encourage that everyone reach their full potential with positive reinforcement.