Let's Open The Boards Closed Doors
Wolfgang Busch for the Dorie Miller Board of Directors – 2025
My experience for 40 years is in Community Organizing, Evaluating Not For Profit Organizations, Board of Directors and staff. I am also known for my activism in Empowering Communities and stand up for Justice for those Communities unable to protect themselves as I have experienced it with Dorie Miller and the Foreclosure proceedings. Because the Dorie Miller community asked for my help, I organized the shareholders, founded and co-chaired the Team Legacy committee and was able to educate its members and build an infrastructure to enable them to follow through with it to save us from falling into foreclosure. 5 out of 6 Team Legacy members serving on the board when I first met them they had no intention to run for board, because of their experience and the many stories we shared about the abuse of power by the board.
I see the Team Legacy shareholders movement as a proven successful model; when shareholders have a safe place to meet and can contact business without fear of the boards abuse of power, how it can change peoples' lives and how it benefited this cooperative. It is my goal to bring this model back and start a new generation of Dorie Miller shareholders to follow this successful model I created in 2018.
Why I’m Running for the Board
Since Team Legacy Committee members joint the board, headed by our new president,
our right to meet was interfered with, two years no Annual meetings with Elections, our Voting rights stripped away. One third of our current board was selected behind closed doors.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
It is now confirmed that four current Board members were never elected by the shareholders. Genitha Stoney, who has served since 2018, stated in her own candidate bio that she was appointed—not elected. Combined with the three other recent appointments, this brings the total number of unelected Board members to four. This undermines the foundation of shareholder democracy and raises serious concerns about the legitimacy of the Board’s leadership, particularly under the current President, Michelle Chaffin. Genitha also served on the board during the foreclosure proceedings and has a long history of making bad decisions, which we can still experience today.
UPDATE
At the Meet and Greet meeting held on March 25, 2025, Genitha stated that she was in fact elected and that official documentation exists to confirm this. However, she was unable to provide those documents at the time. I will update this section if and when those documents are made available and verified.
UPDATE
Reggie also claimed he was elected, asserting that he received the minimum number of votes required to serve a one-year term. However, upon reviewing the bylaws, I found no clause — nor any approved amendment voted on by shareholders — that authorizes this type of structural interpretation. Therefore, this basis for claiming an elected seat appears to be invalid and may be subject to formal challenge.
The Counsel you all pay for stands by not doing anything, and Metro doing the same.
Is it any wonder we fall into foreclosure and and our voting rights are stripped.
Let's add up how many unelected board members we currently have.
GRAND total of UNELECTED members serving on the board
4 PEOPLE
Your Voice. Your Vote. Your Co-op. Let’s Open the Doors Together.
Elect Wolfgang Busch — For a Transparent, Accountable, and Accessible Board.
Opening the Board’s Closed Doors!
Dear Shareholders,
I’m writing to you with deep care and commitment to the well-being of our Dorie Miller Cooperative. Since we moved here in 2018, I’ve worked closely with many of you, including many board members from Team Legacy, and I’ve taken time to listen, research, and ask questions nobody else wants to ask out of fear, and you all know what I am talking about here — not to criticize, but to find solutions. What I’ve discovered raises serious concerns, but more importantly, it points to a clear opportunity to correct course and rebuild a stronger, more transparent, and more inclusive co-op — together.
Below are links for more detailed information about my communication with leadership and my findings for you to review. My intention is to collect information so shareholders can make an educated decision at the next Election in 2025.
🔗 Click on each link for full access - language translations available:
Dorie Miller Shareholders Alert
Introduction About Our Governance Crisis.
https://dmsalert.blogspot.com/2025/03/dorie-miller-shareholders-its-time-to.html
The Board of Directors
Why have they stripped shareholders of their voting rights, and why is no one stopping them?
https://dmboard2025.blogspot.com/
Metro Management
Why has property maintenance and shareholder concerns been consistently neglected,
while standing by. Board’s ongoing noncompliance remain unchecked?
Including pictures and videos how the property is managed.
https://metromgt.blogspot.com/
The Legal Counsel
Who do they truly represent, they fail to protect the cooperative from foreclosure proceedings
and allow by-law violations to go unchecked year after year.
https://dmcounsel.blogspot.com/
🗳 Vote for Wolfgang Busch at the upcoming 2025 annual meeting, and
let’s make the Dorie Miller Board of Directors great again!
The Problem We Must Address
The current Board majority includes members selected behind closed doors and two who were directly involved in the foreclosure proceedings. This failure of leadership has brought us to a historic low, jeopardizing our financial stability and shareholder trust.
Since 2019, when the first Team Legacy members were elected, transparency has declined.
The Board and Metro Management have interfered with shareholder organizing and limited participation.
For two years, there have been no annual meetings or elections — a clear violation of our by-laws.
In 2022, a false annual meeting was scheduled for the 4th of July weekend — clearly a strategic move to suppress shareholder turnout.
In 2024, the Board’s legal counsel falsely announced a fall election that never happened. No update. No explanation. And shareholders are paying the price.
What I’ve Found in My Investigation
I took action and started communicating directly with the Board, Metro, and legal counsel. I used their own bylaw violations to understand how decisions are being made behind the scenes — and here’s what I uncovered:
The Board’s violations are ignored and covered up.
The Board’s counsel follows Board instructions — not shareholder interests.
That means shareholders are paying for legal protection that defends the Board, not the cooperative. This same legal team remained silent as we were driven into foreclosure. And now, there have been no elections.
Metro Management remains silent — even when by-laws are being broken.
Consequences of Poor Leadership
Let’s be clear about what this means for all of us:
Rising maintenance costs and assessments year after year
Apartment values remain below market after 5 years of Metro’s management
Intentional suppression of shareholder voices — outdoor meetings with planes flying overhead, poor acoustics, extreme heat, and air pollution alerts
A Clear Step Forward:
Lower the Quorum to 33% To restore shareholder power, we must lower the quorum to the legally allowed 33%.
This change will:
Empower shareholders to call legitimate elections Ensure by-laws are respected Give us the access and representation we deserve This is step one toward taking back control and restoring trust in our cooperative.
I Am Only the Messenger — You Are the Movement
I’m not here to divide — I’m here to inform and to inspire action. I don't benefit in any shape or form and I have I am truly dedicated to fix this deeply rooted problem, Dorie Miller is facing for decades now.
If we want change, we must work together.
The truth is no longer on the side of those in power. Their silence, misdirection, and manipulation are harming us all.
We cannot wait for the Board, Metro, or counsel to fix this — we must do it ourselves.
Let’s Rebuild Dorie Miller — Together
Let’s start by calling for a 33% quorum — and from there, we open the Board’s closed doors.
Let’s build a cooperative that works for all of us.
Vote Wolfgang Busch for the Board.
We Can Take Back Control of Our Cooperative, If you want to!
🔹 Your Vote Matters!
📩 Contact me with your concerns & ideas: [email protected]
Background Information
🏆 Led efforts to save Dorie Miller from foreclosure.
🏆 Fought for transparency & accountability against board violations.
🏆 Advocated for shareholders’ rights despite board & management interference.
🏆 Committed to responsible financial oversight & eliminating wasteful spending.
I have proven experience, documented success, and a commitment to protecting shareholder rights.
It’s time for leadership that works for the shareholders, not against them.
Demanding Accountability from the Board, Management & Legal Counsel
Transparency starts with asking the tough questions and demanding answers
from those responsible for managing our cooperative.
"Preserving History is in Wolfgang's DNA"
Alina Oswald a&u & Out In Jersey magazine
Alina Oswald a&u & Out In Jersey magazine
click on picture for cover story
Since 1984, Wolfgang has been setting trends and influencing the New York City Rock Live Music scene,
the International LGBT Ballroom - Flagging & Sports community.
Wolfgang has 35+ years experience as a producer, director, educator, activist and grass root organizer,
lecturing Artistic empowerment and HIV/AIDS awareness.
University students at Yale, NYU and Penn State use his film "How Do I Look" for thesis and
Not -For-Profit Youth & AIDS organizations for education and outreach.
In 2015, Wolfgang Busch received the "Keep The Dream Alive" Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award
and his company Art From The Heart Films was inducted into the "Hall of Fame"
for six consecutive years for "Best Gay & Lesbian Business in Queens, NY." and his
accomplishments are published in Ed Karvoski's book "Award Winning Men".
Wolfgang appeared in the New York Times three times, had a full page feature in the
NY Post and was published in magazines worldwide.
Wolfgang appeared on NBC, BBC, CBS News on LOGO TV and WBAI and Sirius Radio.
In 1984, Wolfgang volunteer at the Musician's Union in New York City, the Local 802's Rock R&B Committee,
producing seminars & showcases for its 1,200 members.
In 1988, Gabriel Rotello introduced Wolfgang to NYC nightlife and became a club promoter,
host & booking agent at the Legendary discos Limelight, Palladium, Tunnel, Danceteria and China Club.
From 1990 until 2000, Wolfgang was a Manhattan Neighborhood Network TV producer and director.
He was serving on the Producers committee and received two grants for his show "New York New Rock TV".
In 1994, Wolfgang produced & directed for the FIFA World Cup Committee the Charlie Stillitano
"Man of the Year" award video, which was screened at the FIFA awards dinner in New Jersey.
In 1996, Wolfgang volunteered for the New York City Sister City Program, a New York / Tokyo cultural
exchange program, sponsored by the United Nations and the NYC Mayors office, where he
received the "Communicator" award for his Tokyo / New York Youth Baseball series documentary.
In 2002, Wolfgang was a political liaison on the Manhattan Borough President
C. Virginia Field committee, representing the LGBT art, sport and social communities.
In 2006, Wolfgang's company, Art From The Heart Films, released his first worldwide distributed
"How Do I Look" documentary about the Harlem Ballroom community; in 2007 he released
"A True Lesson in Humanity" about people with disability in the performing art; and in 2011
he released "Flow Affair", a documentary about the Flagging & Fan Dance community.
Wolfgang's Youtube channels have been viewed by more than
1.5 million people and is inspiring and touching peoples' heart worldwide.
Wolfgang received more than 30 awards, honors and certificates and is one of the most
awarded, celebrated and recognized individual in the LGBT community.
Letters of Support
Wolfgang is the Founder & CEO for:
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Art From The Heart Films New York New Rock TV Pink Pong LGBT
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Heppenheim
My beautiful hometown Heppenheim.
My beautiful hometown Heppenheim.
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My First School Day, 1961 at age six.
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SONS OF THE CITY FROM HEPPENHEIM
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