Helen Gitelson Announces Retirement from the DOB
Friday, September 3, 2021
Helen Gitelson, Executive Director, Code Development NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced her retirement from the DOB effective August 31, 2021.
Anyone who worked on a Code Revision Committee over the past 13 years is very familiar with Helen. She participated in the 2008 Code revision process and went on to become Executive Director of Code Development for the Department. MPC owes Helen a huge thank you, as this was the first Code revision cycle where the MPC had representation on the Administrative and Mechanical Code Committees! Helen helped our members acclimate to the committees and, when necessary, kept them in line as only she could. Helen made sure the committees stayed on track and stayed within the guidelines of the Code revision process. If she believed that a proposed change could help the public, she would be an advocate for it. If it was something that would create a hardship, she would squash it immediately. Her final body of work is the Existing Building Code. Most of the committees have wrapped up their work and everyone finished ahead of schedule, which is a true testament to Helen’s perseverance. We wish her all the best in retirement, and she will be greatly missed by the entire industry!
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