PASCACK VALLEY—Robin Malley, a longtime Realtor and two-decade member of the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce, which was founded in the 1970s, was honored for her decades of dedication and service at the chamber’s annual Breakfast With the Mayors Jan. 24 at The Iron Horse Restaurant in Westwood.
Malley, who is moving to North Carolina, has served the chamber in a variety of positions, including past president and vice president. Malley is a broker-sales representative with Friedberg Properties & Associates, River Vale. She is a longtime Woodcliff Lake resident.
“Robin’s been so instrumental in the continuity and strength of this chamber,” said Kenneth Baron, chamber treasurer. He noted Malley as a critical person in the execution of the annual citizen of the year award and student scholarships to the 10 communities served by the not-for-profit chamber.
“Additionally, she chaired the Chamber’s regular meetings and provided great leadership for our group for many years. We wish her the best and are extremely grateful for all of her work over the years,” Baron said.
He said over the years, Malley helped organize the Citizen of the Year dinners “have probably raised a couple hundred thousand dollars” and noted that Malley “is an inspiration to all of us, and we’re going to miss her significantly,”
We reached out to Malley for her reaction to the impromptu ceremony celebrating her service to the chamber.
She said, “I am typically the person that makes sure that everyone else gets recognized, so the recognition came as a surprise,” she told us. “Although I am a take-charge person, I am not usually the one in the spotlight. I like to make sure that my team gets credit for their accomplishments.”
Malley said she “really enjoyed” working with the chamber, local businesses, mayors, and other state and local officials “to help our towns thrive.”
She said she also enjoyed being part of the Citizen of the Year celebrations and awarding of scholarships to area high school seniors, plus assisting the food bank and other local organizations in need.
“Fundraising is the key to success for the chamber and I expect to continue to help out in any way that I can,” she told us.
She’ll still be helping the Greater Pascack Valley chamber, even though she’s moving.
“Just so everybody knows, I’m not retiring. I’m still doing real estate up here and I’ll be doing real estate down there,” said Malley, speaking at the breakfast. “And thank you everybody,” she added, to a round of applause.
Her bio on the New Jersey Multiple Listing Service, which she’s led, adds that she’s administrator of Friedberg Real Estate School (Real Estate Pre-licensing school) in Alpine; director, Friedberg Academy (Real Estate CE classes); and chairperson of Woodcliff Lake’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.
A Woodcliff Lake resident for more than 50 years, she boasts personal knowledge of the area’s school districts, neighborhoods, transportation, recreation, shopping, and more. Her two children attended Woodcliff Lake public schools and Pascack Hills High School.
Prior to real estate, Malley was a vice president for Chemical Bank.