Steven M. Neuhaus | |
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County Executive of Orange County | |
Assumed office January 1, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Ed Diana |
Town Supervisor of Chester | |
In office January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2013 |
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Preceded by | William Tully |
Succeeded by | Alex Jamieson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Monroe, New York, U.S. |
November 15, 1973
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater |
Mount Saint Mary College (B.A.) Marist College (M.P.A.) |
Steven M. Neuhaus (born November 15, 1973) is the current County Executive of Orange County, New York. He previously served as the Town Supervisor of Chester, New York elected in 2007 until 2013.
A Monroe-Woodbury graduate who took courses at SUNY Orange simultaneously during his high school years, Neuhaus received a BA from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York and a master's degree from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
After receiving his M.P.A., and prior to his election as Chester Town Supervisor, Neuhaus gained valuable management experience in both the public and private sector in the City Manager’s Office in Newburgh in the Village Manager’s Officer for the Village of Walden, and received valuable business experience as the Vice President of Special Projects for Taylor Recycling in Montgomery. A licensed insurance agent and broker, Neuhaus also attended and successfully completed training at Lean Six Sigma, one of the leading corporate and government efficiency programs which teach real-world business experience from international experts in the field.
After 9/11, Steve signed up to serve in the military, and enlisted in the Army Guard and later joined the United States Navy Reserve. Currently, Neuhaus is an Officer in the Navy Reserve and assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. Neuhaus is a supporter of the Hudson Valley Honor Flight, where he was a guardian for the first flight to bring World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the new memorial created in their honor. Neuhaus is a founding board member and former chairman of the Families of War Veterans Committee which supports veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.