Star of Queens: Alexander Maureau, Community Board 5

BY BROOKE RUTMAN

Background: Alexander Maureau, 28, has been a lifelong resident of Glendale. For 25 years he lived on 79th Place with his mother Roberta, his father Thomas and his brother Andrew. Maureau most recently moved across from the Glendale Library and lives on 73rd Place.

Occupation: Maureau works for the NYC Parks Department as a parks analyst for the Queens borough commissioner. He handles correspondence for Queens and provides assistance on some Rockaway issues. He enjoys what he does and has been holding this position since November of 2014. Prior to this position, Maureau served as a constituent liaison for state Senator Joe Addabbo’s office in Middle Village for five years.

Community Involvement: Maureau is involved in several community organizations. He participates in Relay for Life in Middle Village each year. In 2014, the event’s biggest year yet, he co-chaired the event. That year they raised more than $200,000, and more than 1,000 people participated.

Maureau has also coached high school basketball at Sacred Heart in Glendale for the past three years.

For the past four years, Maureau has helped organize and promote the annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Dry Harbor Playground’s 9/11 memorial.

He is also a newly appointed member of Community Board 5.

Greatest Challenge: One of the biggest challenges Maureau faced was when he was working for Senator Joe Addabbo during Hurricane Sandy and the subsequent recovery efforts.
“It was a very trying time for everyone on the staff, as we were getting devastating phone calls, mostly from people in the Rockaway and Howard Beach areas. Many had been flooded out and lost everything,” Maureau said.

The office organized a recovery effort. They accepted supplies of clothing, food, water, batteries and toys and distributed the supplies to people in need. They also had to help with rebuilding their Howard Beach office that had been flooded out by the storm.

“It was a long few weeks, but as a team, we were able to navigate and help many, many people,” Maureau said.

Greatest Achievement: Maureau’s biggest achievement was the successful 2014 Relay for Life event.

Additionally, his ninth-grade boys basketball team winning the championship this past year for Sacred Heart in Glendale was another one of his biggest achievements.

Biggest Inspiration: “My goal is to help things improve and change for the better,” Maureau said. While he says he can’t change the world, he can try to make a difference in his corner of it. He makes an effort to help keep his neighborhood clean, safe and welcoming, and being a part of Community Board 5 will give him more opportunities to do so.

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