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WHOs WHO
in Women in Professional Services
This Whos Who in Women in Professional

Services section highlights some of Long
Islands key businesswomen who undertake
fundamental roles within their companies.
Inside this section, these distinguished
professionals from various industries share an
issue or trend they are focusing on within their
area of business/practice to assure continued
advancement for their companies, clients and
the Long Island region.
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18C RUTH HENNESSEY Catholic Health Services of

Long Island/St. Francis Hospital
18C DR. VERONICA HENRY Farmingdale State College

4C KRISTINA ALBARELLA Marcum LLP
20C MARY C. HODGE Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc.
4C LORRAINE AYCOCK Bank of America
20C LYNN JOHNSON Stony Brook University
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21C LAURIE B. KAZENOFF Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
NICOLE BARTHELEMY Berdon LLP
4C KATHLEEN BENNETT Pronto of Long Island/Family of FREE Network
22C ELEANOR KEEGAN, RN Huntington Hospital
6C ANN BRANCHINI, PHD RN Molloy College
22C ELLEN KESSLER Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
6C ANNE BRIGIS YMCA of Long Island
22C PATRICIA KIELAWA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
6C JACQUELINE BROWN Suffolk County National Bank
24C SYLVIA KNUTSON-BARR Flushing Bank
8C SANDRA BUSELL Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
24C DONNA-MARIE KORTH Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP
8C CAROLYN CACCESE Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP
24C MARIE LANDSMAN Rivkin Radler LLP
9C KELLY CANAVAN Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP
25C JIL MAZER-MARINO Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.
10C DAWN CATAPANO, CPA Israeloff, Trattner & Co., CPAs, P.C.
26C CAROL A. MELNICK Jaspan Schlesinger LLP
10C KATHRYN C. COLE Farrell Fritz, P.C.
26C LINA M. OBEID Stony Brook University School of Medicine
10C KATIE CONNERS, AIF, CFP AVZ Wealth Management
26C EILEEN OBRIEN Bridgehampton National Bank
11C CARA CRONIN Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, PLLC
28C LINDA M. OLIVA Peglis & Erickson, LLC
12C JUDI ABBOTT CURRY Harris Beach PLLC
28C MICHELLE PAPAJOHN St. Josephs College
12C CYNTHIA DaCRUZ New York Community Bank/Roslyn Savings Bank
28C KAYLIN PETERSON Jeffersons Ferry Foundation
12C PATRICIA A. DARCY Southampton Hospital
30C LISA M. RICCIARDI, CPA, CCA Castellano, Korenberg, & Company
13C JOANNE DEFINO KPMG PLLC
30C ELIZABETH COLLARD RICHTER Collard & Roe, P.C.
14C SANDRINA DEVLOPULOS Gettry Marcus CPA, P.C.
30C RIS E. ROSEN Koeppel Martone & Leistman, LLP
14C ELIZABETH DiGANGI Suffolk Federal
32C MARCY SAFYER Adelphi University
14C KRISTIE M. FONTANA Jackson Lewis, P.C.
32C NOELENE SHERIDAN, CPA, MST Friedman LLP
14C ANA GETIASHVILI Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
32C SUSAN A. SIPOS Hoffmann & Baron LLP
15C MEGAN GILLEN Bond, Schoeneck & King
33C MARGUERITE SMITH Empire National Bank
16C JILL GOFFER Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato,
32C KAREN TENENBAUM LL.M., CPA Tenenbaum Law, P.C.
33C DEBORA THIVIERGE, BCABA, CBAA The ELIJA School and Foundation
Ferrara & Wolf, LLP
16C MEILISSA GOTTLIEB, CPA EisnerAmper LLP
34C ELLEN TOBIN Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP
17C STACEY L. GULICK Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
34C ANDREA TSOUKALAS Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz,
17C MARA N. HARVEY Lamb & Barnosky, LLP
17C MARY HAUPTMAN Hauptman Realty Corp.
34C MIRIAM E. VILLANI Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC
Mineo & Terrana, LLP
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KRISTINA
ALBARELLA,
CPA, MST
Marcum LLP
Kristina Albarella, CPA, MST is a

senior tax manager at Marcum LLP in
Melville.
Albarella oversees and trains staff
responsible for serving large multistate companies, as well as closely-held entities, on matters involving
SEC disclosures, corporate taxation
and compliance issues. Working closely with clients, Albarella helps meet
timely tax compliance requirements
and filings for potential tax savings.
Albarella has extensive experience
effectively representing clients with
federal and state audits. In addition,
she advises companies with corporate restructurings, acquisitions and
liquidations.
Albarella, who also serves as chair
of the firms marketing committee
for Melville management, shares her
expertise internally as a trainer for
management, staff and new hires.
She teaches CPE courses on corporate
tax topics including ASC 740 and tax
transaction costs.
Albarella has more than 20 years of
public and private accounting experience. Prior to joining Marcum LLP in
2008, she was principal tax advisor for
an international public company. Earlier in her career, Albarella spent 11
years with a Big Four accounting firm
where she was a senior tax manager.
Within the international tax arena,
there is a myriad of issues to keep an
eye on, Albarella said.
Transparency in international
taxation include foreign bank account
disclosures by foreign multi-national
banks, and the most recent Panama
Papers, she said. This will keep clients up at night and will draw out
more non-compliant taxpayers than
ever before. It is easier to help people
when they come forward voluntarily
rather than when they are caught and
face potential serious consequences.
In terms of corporate taxation, tax
minimization planning is most challenging lately with the BEPS (Base
Erosion and Profit Shifting) initiative,
as well as recently-issued regulations
on country-by-country reporting requirements for U.S. multinational enterprises, Albarella said. We constantly need to assess our clients risk
profile and ensure compliance with
these new requirements designed to
avoid shifting of profits to low-tax
countries.
Albarella is involved in her communitys ministries and earned a masters degree in taxation from Hofstra
University.
She is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants; New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA),
board director; Attorneys and Accoun-
tants Joint Committee, chairperson,

NYSSCPA Nassau Chapter; Accountants & Attorney Networking Group;
Christ the King of Commack, lector,
welcoming ambassador and wedding
rehearsal host; and Catholic Daughters of America, Commack Court, financial secretary.
Marcum LLP provides a full spectrum of traditional tax, accounting
and assurance services; advisory,
valuation and litigation support; and
an extensive range of specialty and
niche industry practices. Its mission
is to understand the business of its
clients, to help clients identify their
business and financial needs, and to
provide the services that will help
them achieve their business and personal financial goals.
LORRAINE
AYCOCK
Bank of America
Farmingdale College Foundation and

is a member of the 2012 Class of the
Energeia Partnership Aycock earned
a bachelors degree in mathematics
and a masters degree in banking and
finance from Hofstra University.
Bank of America is one of the
worlds largest financial institutions,
with approximately 4,800 branches
nationwide, including 73 banking centers on Long Island. Bank of America
serves individual consumers, smalland middle-market businesses and
large corporations with a full range of
banking, investing, asset management
and other financial and risk management products and services.
One of the largest employers on
Long Island, Bank of America and its
predecessor banks began serving the
region more than 125 years ago, and
remains committed to strengthening
local communities.
NICOLE
BARTHELEMY
Berdon LLP
Lorraine Aycock is senior vice

president and enterprise business
& community engagement market
manager for Bank of America. In her
role, Aycocks responsibilities enable her to support the banks efforts
to align and deliver marketing and
charitable resources to meet constituent and community needs across
Long Island. While working closely
with the banks Long Island president, she leads the planning and execution of sponsorship, philanthropic,
community and business development initiatives locally.
Formerly a senior credit products
underwriter in the healthcare and institutions group within Bank of Americas Global Commercial Bank, Aycock
was responsible for underwriting;
structuring and documenting client
transactions for institutions with revenues totaling up to $2 billion specialized in healthcare, education and
non-profit industries.
Prior to joining the Bank of America in 2000, Aycock worked in the
School of Education at Hofstra University where she supported the
schools efforts to achieve national
and state accreditations; provided
certification recommendations for
educational personnel in New York
City, New York State and nationally;
developed and presented informational seminars; and co-authored an
advisement manual, which received
national award recognition.
In addition to supporting volunteer efforts of various organizations,
Aycock helps promote financial literacy education to K-12 students in local
school districts by leveraging Bank
of Americas programs and partnerships including Better Money Habits,
Your Financial Future and Ultimate
Money Skills. She is a trustee of Briarcliffe College and serves on the boards
of Family Service League and the
Nicole Barthelemy is a manager in

Berdon LLPs audit department with
nearly 10 years of professional experience in public accounting. Barthelemy provides an array of accounting,
auditing and tax services for clients
throughout the real estate and hospitality industries.
She works closely with real estate
owners, managers, developers, and
investors as well as REITs, that are
involved in a broad spectrum of properties among them residential, commercial, retail, and shopping malls as
well as properties under development.
In the hospitality arena, she has a
particular specialty in guiding clients
in the food and beverage sector.
Barthelemys areas of expertise include preparing and reviewing GAAP,
income tax basis and special purpose
financial statements, as well as performing certiorari filings and operating expense escalation audits, and
reviewing partnership and corporate
tax returns. She also works closely
with clients to develop tax projections,
including determining the tax implications of various types of debt restructuring and like-kind exchanges,
as well as potential sales and purchases of real estate. She also assists in
analyzing new construction developments. She has experience working
with startups and growing businesses
on their tax planning and guides them
in setting up and maintaining records.
Keeping new talent in the region
remains a priority for many of Long
Islands businesses, Barthelemy said.
A paramount concern of the Long
Island business community is the ongoing development of transit-oriented residential areas (transit-oriented
districts or TODs) to attract and keep
Long Islands younger generation, she
said, adding that this must be combined with Employment-oriented Developments (EODs), which go beyond
just transit in order to foster a vibrant
urban experience for employees and
employers.
Young people are an essential resource for employers who will fade
from the Long Island community
if they continue to see the younger
generation move away to towns like
Hoboken, which offer a well-rounded
live, work, play community, Barthelemy noted. The younger generation
is looking for places to live that offer
them great experiences, easier commuting, and places to go for themselves and their eventual offspring.
Long Island is on the right path to
becoming a desirable destination for
both businesses and their employees;
however, ongoing governmental initiatives will be essential in order for
Long Island to keep pace with other
attractive communities in the area.
The growth of service-based businesses, such as spas, restaurants, and
gyms, are indicators that the Island is
attracting more young people and they
are choosing to stay, she explained.
Barthelemy earned a bachelors
degree in accounting from Baruch
College. She was licensed as a certified public accountant in New York
State in 2010.
She is a member of the Long Island
Real Estate Group. She is a member
of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and the New York
State Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Berdon LLP is consistently ranked
among the nations top CPA and advisory firms. With nearly 400 professionals and staff at offices in Jericho and New York City clients can
access a comprehensive array of accounting, tax, financial, and management advisory services. Berdon advises on almost every aspect of a business
at any stage of development from
startup through growth, diversification, and succession. Berdon is a recognized leader in advising the real estate industry and works with numerous businesses in the manufacturing
and distribution sector as well as high
net worth individuals. If needs cross
international borders, Berdon service
extends worldwide through membership in TIAG, a global alliance of more
than 115 independent accounting
firms in over 65 countries.
KATHLEEN
BENNETT
Pronto of Long
Island/Family of
FREE Network
Kathleen Bennett is president of

Pronto of Long Island, a 501(c)(3) not
for profit community outreach center
in Bay Shore that serves the most vulnerable children and families living in
Brentwood, Bay Shore, Central Islip
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and neighboring communities. Pronto

is a member of the Family of FREE
Network, which collaborates with a
variety of diverse 501(c)(3) nonprofit
partners.
Bennett was named president of
the organization in 2016 and joined
Pronto with more than 20 years of
business management experience.
She was a manager and team leader for Newsday in Melville. Prior to
being named president of Pronto of
Long Island, Bennett had served on
its board of directors as secretary
and then vice president.
People come to Pronto everyday
with tragic stories and we change
their lives, Bennett said.
It never ceases to amaze me how
people are hungry right here on Long
Island in this day and age, she said.
Their stories vary greatly but they
have one thing in common they all
need assistance and cant afford food.
Sometimes people come from other
countries and dont have any winter
clothes, they come with just the things
they could carry. They have no beds
for their children and they need to get
them immunizations before they can
get them into school.
Pronto guides those in many ways,
she said.
We may have taught them English
so that they could get a job and now
theyre in a better place and they want
to give back, Bennett explained. We
listen, offer assistance, refer them to
places they can get more help, and
give them hope for a better future.
Thats why, after 47 years of helping
people, they are generous with their
time and come back and volunteer. We
may have helped them or their family
and they want to say, thank you.
Pronto of Long Island, Inc., a
501(c) (3) not for profit, is an outreach center whose mission is to feed
the hungry, clothe the needy, welcome the stranger, and provide healing and hope to everyone who walks
through its doors. Pronto opened in
1969 from the vision of a group of
committed lay people and clergy at
St. Annes Roman Catholic Church.
Pronto has been able to flourish
based on contributions of clothing, furniture, household items and monetary
donations. Many services are offered

at Pronto, including ESL classes, Department of Health childrens immunizations, immigration referral and
health insurance benefit counseling.
Pronto operates a thrift center and
food pantry providing commodities to
neighborhood individuals, families and
seniors in need. This vision is fueled
by prayer and the hard work of committed volunteers.
ANN
BRANCHINI,
PH.D., R.N.
Molloy College
Ann Branchini, Ph.D., R.N., is vice

president for academic affairs and
dean of faculty at Molloy College in
Rockville Centre. Dr. Branchini recently joined Molloy College, after 13
years as academic dean and chief academic officer at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, Connecticut.
Keeping focused on the shifting
needs of Millennials is important,
noted Dr. Branchini.
The Millennial generation
which includes todays college students represents one-third of the
current United States population,
she said. They are at the beginning
of their careers and so will be an
important engine of the economy in
the decades to come. Our students
will likely move through jobs more
frequently, and may have up to three
or four different careers in their lifetime. The environment of the 21st
Century is one of continuous change,
instantaneous news, and evolution
of knowledge, and demands skill in
navigating in that evolving environment to be able to think critically,
make informed decisions and act
with moral and ethical awareness in
increasingly complex systems.
Educators are challenged in this
environment to view knowledge as dynamic and less static, to model education as a life-long process of inter-
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acting with the 21st Century world,

Dr. Branchini said. We must impart
knowledge and skills that will enable
them to be nimble thinkers who are
able to adapt to changes we have not
yet imagined.
Lastly, we must educate our
students to be competent members
of a civil society, with all the skills,
knowledge and abilities necessary to
be contributing members of our communities, both local and global, Dr.
Branchini said.
Dr. Branchini earned a bachelors
degree in nursing from the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; a masters
degree in nursing from Marquette
University; and a Ph.D. in nursing
from the University of Connecticut.
Molloy College, an independent
Catholic college based in Rockville
Centre, was founded in 1955 by the
Sisters of Saint Dominic in Amityville,
NY. The college serves a student population of about 4,600 undergraduate
and graduate students. Molloy students can earn degrees in a variety of
outstanding academic programs, including nursing, business, education,
social work, music therapy and more.
ANNE N.
BRIGIS
YMCA of Long Island
Anne N. Brigis is president and

chief executive officer at YMCA of
Long Island. Brigis has been part
of the YMCA family since she was
a teenager volunteering at her local
branch. As an adult, after a successful career on Madison Avenue, she
found her way back to her hometown
YMCA in Flushing, Queens where
she served as associate executive director. Seven years later, in 1992,
Brigis went on to accept a position
as associate executive director of the
newly-built Great South Bay YMCA
in Bay Shore, Long Island.
Among her many accomplishments at the Great South Bay YMCA
was the opening of the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts
and the Entenmann Pavilion dedicated to child care programs. Shortly thereafter, Brigis was promoted
to vice president of South Shore
operations, where her responsibilities grew to include the management of the Brookhaven Roe and
East Hampton branches. In 2003,
she was named to the post of senior
vice president of branch operations.
In 2010, Brigis served as the organizations executive vice president
and chief operating officer. Under
her leadership, she worked closely
with benefactors, senior staff and
volunteers, to open the Patchogue
Family YMCA, Martone Childrens
Center at the YMCA at Glen Cove
and the Sammis Childcare Center
at the Huntington YMCA. In 2012,
Brigis was named the first female

president and chief executive officer
of the YMCA of Long Island.
The YMCA is a leading non-profit
organization with a mission focused on
youth development, healthy living and
social responsibility, Brigis said.
I believe this mantra has forged
not just the way the Y views the world
populations needs, but a revolution in
the direction of our society, she said.
Having started my career at the Y
as a volunteer when I was a teenager,
Ive always recognized that transformative period shaping the woman I
am today, both personally and professionally, she noted. Entering a leadership position more than two decades
ago at the Y of Greater New York, I
recognized a gap on Long Island in
a childcare movement a movement
that allowed parents to work to support their families and feel confident
that their children were well cared
for, learning, growing and thriving to
achieve their greatest potential.
As the need for childcare on Long
Island grew, so did my motivation
to ignite a holistic approach at the
YMCA of Long Island, Brigis said.
Childcare is no longer a luxury, its
a growing necessity for our youngest
curious minds, busy families, and a
safe haven to express individuality.
Caring for all children as if they are
my own, is my lifelong passion. Together as a Y, weve worked tirelessly to meet the needs of our community with the quality and care weve
offered for generations.
Today, the YMCA of Long Island
serves thousands of children each year
offering preschool, universal pre-k, before and after school care during the
school year, as well as summer day
camp for children of all ages and interests, she explained.
With the future of our children
being so bright, I know my journey
wont end here, Brigis said.
The YMCA is a leader in providing
programs that strengthen the mind,
body and spirit connection. Long Islanders of all ages and fitness levels
learn to live their healthiest lives inside the YMCAs state-of-the-art facilities in East Hampton, Glen Cove,
Great South Bay, Huntington and Patchogue/Holtsville. The YMCA of Long
Island is a cause-driven nonprofit organization that works to strengthen
communities through programs that
focus on youth development, healthy
living and social responsibility.
JACQUELINE
BROWN
Suffolk County
National Bank
Jacqueline Jackie Brown is senior vice president and director, cash

management and deposit services at
Suffolk County National Bank (SCNB)
in Riverhead.
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Under her leadership, Brown

and her team work closely with the
SCNBs commercial lending and
branch management teams to build
new client relationships and expand
existing relationships across the
banks entire market area, which includes Long Island and the boroughs
of New York City.
In addition, Brown plays an integral role in enhancing the banks suite
of deposit and cash management services in order to better meet the ever-changing needs of businesses.
With more than 20 years in the
banking field, including key positions
with Bank of New York and Astoria
Federal Saving Bank, Brown has a
keen understanding of the financial
needs of businesses and their expectations when it comes to their banking. She recognizes that to best serve
her customers, she needs an integral
knowledge of their business and an
appreciation of how each of her clients
must deal with the daily challenges
that can disrupt their firms growth
and affect their financial success.
Brown also understands how technology has changed the way clients
interface with their financial institutions. Traditional banking has given
way to more and more digital options
which not only give clients immediate
access to account information, but also
provides them with the ability to conduct transactions without ever stepping outside their place of business,
said Brown. No longer do business
clients need to come into the bank to
make deposits this can be done right
on their office computer with a desktop scanner. Finding out if a check
has been paid, paying bills or making
a transfer between their accounts is
as simple as a few clicks on their computer as is doing payroll or accepting payments via ACH (Automated
Clearing House). In recent years, the
growth towards mobile banking has
been tremendous and is, by far, the
fastest growing platform for banking
transactions.
While changing technology brings
many opportunities for the banking
industry, Brown understands that it
also creates new challenges for her
clients who must be diligent in keep-
ing their information safe. Part of

any conversation with her customers
includes services that have been developed to detect and prevent fraudulent transactions.
Even with all the changes in technology, it may come as a surprise to
some that one-on-one, person-to-person banking is not going away, she
noted. Talking with our clients, meeting with them at their place of business or ours, and having that in-person delivery will always be an important part of the banking relationship.
Founded in 1890, Suffolk County
National Bank is one of the largest
community banks headquartered on
Long Island with 26 branch locations in Nassau and Suffolk and an
additional branch and regional commercial lending office in Long Island
City. SCNB offers a full range of products and services including deposit
accounts, commercial and consumer
lending, residential mortgages, cash
management, mobile banking and
more. The banks market niche includes small and middle market businesses as well as retail clients ancillary to these commercial relationships.
Recognized for its long history of commitment to businesses and consumers
and its financial support and services to local municipalities and notfor-profits the bank is also known,
along with its employees, for its culture of active community involvement.
SANDRA N.
BUSELL
Davidoff Hutcher &

Citron LLP
Sandra N. Busell is a partner at

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP in
Garden City. Busell concentrates
her practice on trusts & estates and
elder care law. Her focus in the areas
of trusts includes supplemental
needs trusts, estates (including contested estates), Medicaid planning,
elder care, real estate, and guard-
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Busell is also a certified public accountant, bringing unique tax knowledge to all her planning work.
Busell represents clients in a variety of matters including elder law,
Medicaid, real estate law, corporate
law, wills, probate, business law, tax
law, and contractual transactions.
She is often appointed by the Supreme Courts in Nassau, Suffolk and
Queens counties as a guardian, supplemental needs trustee, as well as
a court evaluator for persons alleged
to be in need of a guardian. She represents clients in all guardianship
legal matters dealing with elderly
and special needs children.
Busell also advises on contested estates between siblings, including representing the non-executor beneficiaries to ensure timely administration
and distribution of the estate. Busell
advises clients in estate planning
work focusing on business succession
issues, where her experience as a certified public accountant adds to her
understanding. Her experience also
includes counseling clients on various
real estate issues that arise relating
to elders buying, selling, and transferring of property, including helping
families obtain reverse mortgages by
using irrevocable trusts which allows
the elderly family member to stay in
their home and still protect the remaining equity for themselves and
their children. An integral part of her
work is the protection of Medicaid benefits for special needs children and
adults and their families. This is often
done through the creation of supplemental needs trusts.
Asked what she is currently focusing on, Busell said: Families who are
in turmoil. We are meeting with an
increasing number of families who
have not addressed possible longterm health issues and therefore face
spending their savings to finance their
care, she noted. This often equates
to implementation of a Medicaid plan
after the individual has suffered a
medical event, which greatly compromises the practitioners ability to preserve assets. In most cases, a large
portion of resources can be preserved
with appropriate Medicaid planning.
The key to Medicaid planning is preventative planning. Due to the fiveyear look back period in existence for
all chronic care or nursing home Medicaid applications, it is imperative to
implement a plan while the individual
is in good health.
Most individuals can qualify for
community Medicaid utilizing a combination of asset transfers, trusts, and/
or gifts, as there is no look back period,
Busell said. Eligibility would occur the
month following the asset transfers,
she explained. Even where income is
in excess of Medicaid limitations, utilization of pooled income trusts can cover
this problem. Of course, family dynamics always play a role. When children
do not get along or trust each other, or
when there are physical or emotional issues within the family, such facts must
be taken into consideration when devising a plan. The primary objective is
always the safe care of the parents. In

plans where the care is paid for by the
client, it is important to advise them
which assets should be used. Using
pension plans, retirement accounts and
other qualified assets may be detrimental to preserving the assets and ultimately achieving Medicaid eligibility.
Busell is a frequent lecturer on estates, trusts and elder care law issues.
She is a graduate of Baruch College
of CUNY with a BBA degree, with
a major in accounting. She earned a
juris doctor from St. Johns University.
Founded in 1975, Davidoff Hutcher
& Citron LLP (DHC), has become one
of New Yorks most respected mid-size
commercial law, estates, trusts, elder
law and government relations firms.
DHC combines a multi-discipline law
practice with a distinguished government relations practice, handling legal
and lobbying matters from the routine
to the complex, planning for estates
trusts, supplemental needs trusts and
Medicaid. DHC has offices located in
New York City, Albany, Washington,
D.C., and on Long Island. The firm
practices law in a synergistic manner.
Each of its practice groups is chaired
by a highly distinguished lawyer in
the field, working together with lawyers from different departments to
achieve its clients objectives. The firm
is known as aggressive and results-oriented legal experts, both in the boardroom and the courtroom.
CAROLYN
CACCESE
Salenger, Sack,
Kimmel &
Bavaro LLP
Carolyn Caccese is a partner at the

law firm of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel &
Bavaro LLP, with offices in Woodbury,
New York City and Brooklyn.
Caccese practices personal injury
law representing plaintiffs, with a particular focus on medical malpractice
and nursing home litigation. Not yet
40 years of age, Caccese has been selected among the top 5 percent of attorneys younger than 40 in the New
York metro region by Super Lawyers.
Among many issues Caccese remains focused on includes the New
York State Medical Indemnity Fund.
The New York State Medical Indemnity Fund, which is a mandatory program for all children who are
deemed by the courts to have a birth
related neurological impairment, provides health care coverage for these
children, she said. The fund is a
relatively new program in New York
State, and is intended to pay all medical expenses for these devastatingly
injured children.
Through practical experience and
the experience of our clients, administrative issues have arisen, Caccese
noted. The Senate and Assembly
recently passed a bill that increases
the rate of reimbursement to medical
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care providers treating these children.

Previously, the fund often paid only
Medicaid rates, and therefore was not
accepted by many medical providers,
leaving families with limited treatment options. Families would often
be forced to pay themselves for the
necessary care for these children, even
though they were required to participate in this fund that limited compensation for catastrophic injuries.
Families and children in the fund
deserve to have health care choices
and receive high quality care through
the fund, Caccese said. It is an
important piece of legislation to be
signed into law to protect the victims
of malpractice and their families.
Caccese serves on the medical malpractice committee of the New York
City Bar and is chair of its subcommittee on outreach. She is a member of
and director of the 1st Judicial District
for the NYS Academy of Trial lawyers
and has served on its judicial screening committee for judicial candidates
for the NY State Court of Appeals. Her
writings have been published in the
New York Law Journal.
She is a Deans list graduate of St.
Johns Law School, where she served
as the Executive Notes and Comments
Editor of the St. Johns Journal of
Legal Commentary.
For more than 30 years and over
the course of hundreds of successful
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Kimmel & Bavaro LLP has helped
people achieve justice and rebuild
their lives after tragedy with significant personal injury awards. The firm
has secured more than $300 million in
awards and settlements for its clients
and is rated in the Top Tier of New
York City and New York Metropolitan personal injury firms by Best Law
Firms (U.S. News and World Report).
Its attorneys have a keen understanding of the issues and are regularly
named for recognition among Best
Lawyers, Super Lawyers and Martindale-Hubbell.
KELLY
CANAVAN
Campolo, Middleton
& McCormick, LLP
Counsel at Campolo, Middleton &

McCormick, LLP, Kelly Canavan dedicates her practice to real estate, with a
focus on both residential and commercial transactions and leases, primarily
on Long Islands East End. As chair
of the firms real estate practice, Canavan represents buyers and sellers,
landlords and tenants, brokers and
developers, architects, contractors,

and business owners. She has experience in handling both forward and
reverse 1031 exchanges, as well as
in preparing all types of agreements
and contracts relating to real estate
transactions such as prenuptial agreements, co-habitation agreements, and
joint venture agreements. Her real estate matters vary in size from smaller
matters to transactions worth tens of
millions of dollars. In recent years, her
transactions have totaled well over a
hundred million dollars per year.
Canavan is focused on developments of a pilot program launched by
the U.S. Treasury Department.
I am interested to see where the
U.S. Treasury Department lands on
their pilot program requiring title insurance companies to discover and disclose the identities of cash buyers who
buy property through limited liability corporations and shell companies
on properties of more than $3 million
in both Manhattan and Miami-Dade
County, she said. If the initiative is
expanded, it would apply to a great
many transactions on the East End of
Long Island.
Canavan began her legal career
practicing commercial and insurance
defense litigation in New York City and
Nassau County. In 1996, she opened her
own law firm in Sag Harbor focusing on
real estate and litigation matters for her
East End clientele. After a decade, Canavan merged her practice into a large
Long Island firm. She joined Campolo
Middleton with the insight and experience to offer innovative solutions to the
complex issues that often arise in property transactions on the East End, and
with the success of having handled two
of the Top 10 Hamptons sales of 2013.
Canavan earned a bachelors degree
from Fordham University and juris
doctor from Hofstra University School
of Law. She is admitted to practice
in New York and before the United
States District Court, Eastern District
of New York. Canavan is a member of
the Suffolk County Bar Association.
With offices in Ronkonkoma and
Bridgehampton, Campolo, Middleton
& McCormick, LLP (CMM) is among
the regions premier full-service business law firms. CMM represents clients in a wide variety of legal matters
including corporate, criminal defense,
environmental and land use, healthcare,
intellectual property and technology,
international, labor and employment,
liability insurance and insurance coverage, litigation and appeals, matrimonial, mergers and acquisitions, municipal liability and government relations,
personal injury, real estate, and wills,
trusts and estates.
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DAWN
CATAPANO,
CPA
Israeloff, Trattner &

Co., CPAs, P.C.
Dawn Catapano is a supervisor at

Israeloff, Trattner & Co., CPAs, P.C.
with offices in New York City and
Garden City. Catapano is responsible
for work on various field assignments
for audit, review and compilation engagements, and provides services for
a number of clients on a regular basis.
Her client base includes professional
service firms, technology, manufacturing, governmental, not-for-profit, service, wholesale and retail clients.
Catapanos past and current client
responsibilities include supervisor responsible for the accounting and financial reporting for a number of the
regions leading law firms and other
professional service firms, as well as
multi-million dollar manufacturing clients, technology companies and other
closely-held businesses; supervisor incharge of the accounting and financial
reporting for a multi-million dollar retail chain of piano wholesalers/retailers; supervisor in-charge responsible
for planning, coordinating and supervision of the audits of a number of notfor-profit organizations; and planning,
coordinating and supervision of audits
of a number of New York City Programs contracted with various agencies, including preparation of reports
required in connection with Government Audit Standards.
Todays accountants are faced with
many challenges when meeting the
needs of their organization, as well as
their clients, Catapano said.
The marketplace is evolving, yet
the one constant is the high ethical and professional standards that
CPAs must adhere to, she said. As
a self-regulated profession, we need
to ensure that we are working with
others who hold the same high level
of ethics and professionalism. Those
standards are key when a CPA gives
their stamp of approval.
Small businesses are the heart of
the American economy, and as they
strive for success, their relationship
with their accountant can be integral to their fiscal health, Catapano
explained.
As a partner, the CPA can help
monitor the businesss needs in the
most effective and efficient way possible, she said. They provide valuable tax, planning and financial advice
which enables the business to grow. A
CPA can help a business owner deal
with the issues confronting the industry, the economy and its impact on the
business itself.
Fraud, unfortunately, is an ever-present concern for small businesses, Catapano said. While a CPA is
generally not looking for fraud in the
annual review, financial statement or
tax planning, the CPA can help de-
velop a strong system of internal controls to minimize the risk, she noted.
Its not reasonable to say whether a
specific person or organization will
be affected, however, we can control
our environment and maintain the
high level of ethics and professionalism associated with the CPA stamp of
approval. It adds some much needed
comfort for the business, the business
owner, and the CPA.
Catapano earned a bachelors degree in accounting from L.I. University, C.W. Post Campus. She is a member of the New York State Society of
Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA); a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
and a member of the NYSSCPA-Nassau Chapter.
Among her community involvement, Catapano is a member of the
board of directors of Shannons Fight,
Inc., a not for profit corporation, and
active fundraiser for various local
charities; and a member of the board
of directors of Pet Peeves.
For over 70 years, the professionals at Israeloff, Trattner & Co.,
CPAs, P.C. have been developing
client relationships built on trust,
expertise and timely service. The
firm offers a broad range of traditional and non-traditional services
including accounting and auditing,
forensic accounting, income tax consultation and preparation, financial and management consulting,
business valuation, litigation support services, law firm management
consulting, merger and acquisition
consulting, technology, marketing
and human resource consulting, financial and estate planning. As a
result of the professional commitment and involvement of its officers
and staff, Israeloff, Trattner & Co.
has established itself as a leader in
the accounting field and developed a
practice of the highest quality.
KATHRYN
C. COLE
Farrell Fritz, P.C.
Kathryn Katy C. Cole is counsel

in Farrell Fritz, P.C.s commercial litigation practice group and a founding member of the firms eDiscovery
group. Coles experience with commercial litigation cases including
claims related to contracts, product liability, torts, consumer and securities
class-actions spans the federal and
state court systems, federal agencies,
regulatory bodies, and arbitration and
mediation forums.
In 2013, Cole was installed as the
first female president of the Federal Bar Associations Eastern District
of New York Chapter, in which she
remains active. She is a member of
The Cowen Groups Legal Innovation 2020, an invitation-only working
group focusing on independent studies

of significant developments influencing the legal technology, eDiscovery,
and information governance industry.
Issues relating to eDiscovery have
been some of the largest, most expensive challenges for litigants, Cole said.
There are many trends that I
have my eye on for 2016, including
the varying judicial interpretations of
the proportionality language of FRCP
26(b)(1) and the expanding trend of
technology-assisted review becoming
more a necessity than a choice, given
ever-increasing data volumes and data
review costs, she said. But the issue
that particularly piques my interest
is the benefits and pitfalls of Bring
Your Own Device (BYOD) v. Company
Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE).
This issue affects every company
with employees who use mobile devices for both personal and work purposes, Cole noted. While BYOD raises
security and manageability concerns
including hackers, phishing scams,
lost devices, etc. COPE may be financially infeasible for many companies, she explained. Irrespective of
whether a company embraces BYOD
or COPE, there are critical issues companies must consider including who
owns the device and who owns the
data (and what happens to the data
when the employee leaves the company); what data can be stored and
shared on the device (does purely personal email have any business being
on COPE device?); and what is the acceptable use of the mobile device and
who can control it?
Today, as we are all on our mobile
devices, often handling professional
and personal matters, these issues are
likely to become increasingly relevant
for businesses, Cole said.
Cole is vice president of St. Johns
University School of Law Alumni Association Board and a member of Colgate Universitys Presidents Club.
She has performed extensive pro bono
work, leading her to be named to The
Special Commission on the Future of
New York State Courts and The Fund
for Modern Courts Task Force on the
Family Courts.
Her judicial profiles, notes and
legal commentaries can be found in
The Federal Lawyer, The Nassau Lawyer, in various law reviews and on the
firms All About eDiscovery law blog.
With 90 attorneys, the law firm
of Farrell Fritz handles legal matters in the areas of arbitration and
mediation; bankruptcy and restructuring; business divorce; commercial
litigation; construction; corporate and
finance; eDiscovery; emerging companies and venture capital; eminent
domain; environmental law; estate
litigation; health law; labor and employment; land use, municipal and
zoning; not-for-profit law; real estate;
tax planning and controversy; tax certiorari, and trusts and estates for corporations, not-for-profit organizations
and individuals.
The firm, with offices in Uniondale,
Hauppauge, New York City and Water
Mill, is recognized for providing high
quality legal services, practical advice
and responsiveness. It is also known

for its deep commitment to the local
community.
KATIE
CONNORS
AIF , CFP
AVZ Wealth
Management
Katie Connors AIF, CFP is a partner of AVZ Wealth Management, LLC.

Connors has more than 20 years of
experience in financial planning. She
began her financial planning career
with Legg Mason, Inc., a regional brokerage firm in Baltimore, Maryland.
At Legg Mason, she helped develop
their financial planning and asset allocation programs.
Prior to joining AVZ in 1999, Connors was manager of financial planning for Chase Investment Services,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP
Morgan Chase.
Promoted to partner in 2008, Connors expertise involves investment
planning and asset management. She
is responsible for managing client assets, as well as providing other financial planning services such as retirement and estate planning, employee
benefit plans, and risk management.
AVZ Wealth Management is always
looking for ways to inform and add
value to its clients, Connors said.
We have been very busy in the
area of qualified retirement plans,
she noted. With the increased responsibility and scrutiny related to employer sponsored plans, we have been
working proactively to help determine
if our clients or prospective clients
company plans are working at their
greatest potential. We focus on plan
design and work with business owners
to help ensure that their plans are in
compliance, that they have the best investment platform to meet their needs
and that employees are receiving the
right education.
For many people, their company sponsored retirement plan will be
their greatest asset as they approach
retirement, Connors explained. We
want to make sure that our clients
are maximizing their contributions to
these plans and that their plans are
designed to offer the greatest benefits
for the owners and their employees.
With increased rules and regulations
facing plan fiduciaries, we help our
clients to stay compliant.
We also focus on employee education, to make sure that employees are
taking the greatest advantage of the
plans they have and are doing everything they can to save for their own
retirements, Connors said.
Connors earned a bachelors degree in business administration,
with a concentration in finance from
Loyola College.
She is a member of the Financial
Planning Association. She has served
on the board of directors for Mercy
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Haven, a nonprofit housing corporation for people with mental illnesses.

Currently, she serves on their advisory board and is a member of Mercy
Havens finance committee.
Formed from Hauppauge-based
AVZ & Co., P.C. in 1999, AVZ Wealth
Management exists to provide wealth
management services to help friends
and family achieve financial peace of
mind. AVZ Wealth Management provides the emotional and intellectual
support necessary to transform complex choices into actionable financial
solutions. The company understands
that life is filled with choices and partners with its clients to make decisions.
Its team works together as financial
advisors and CPAs to design tax-optimized, comprehensive solutions that
account for every detail of its clients
financial well-being.
CARA P.
CRONIN
Cronin & Cronin

Law Firm, PLLC
Cara P. Cronin is a partner at

Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, PLLC in
Mineola. Cronin has extensive experience representing commercial property owners in tax certiorari matters
in Nassau County, Suffolk County,
New York City and upstate New
York, including Orange, Rockland,
Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester
counties.
There are a number of changes
occurring in the real estate industry
impacting the field of tax certiorari
that warrant close monitoring, Cronin said.
Trends in the market are critical
factors in tax certiorari negotiations,
she said. One important trend is
the significant shift in the retail real
estate market away from brick and
mortar establishments.A number of
our clients who own shopping centers
have reported difficulty filling spaces
due to vacancies, tenant downsizing,
and tenants requesting significant
rent reductions. With the increase of
shoppers buying on the internet, this
appears to be a trend that will continue, resulting in shopping center
owners courting the limited number
of service oriented tenants.It is essential that this change in the market is demonstrated to obtain much
needed property tax relief.
Another important change is in
regards to Class 4 commercial property owners in Nassau County, Cronin noted. These owners are about
to see a change on their tax bill as

a result of the Nassau County Disputed Assessment Fund, she said.
Nassau County has instituted a new
line item labeled a charge, which
will be added to the January town/
county tax bill. This change will result in significant tax rate increases
for all commercial property owners.
This is particularly alarming since
Nassau County commercial property
owners already pay the highest real
estate taxes in the country. It is still
too early to judge the full impact of
this change, but one thing is clear,
increasing the tax burden to already
overtaxed commercial property owners is not helpful.
Cronin is on the executive board
of the Long Island Real Estate
Group and is a co-chair of LIREG
W. She is a committee member for
The Safe Center Long Island Gala.
Cronin is also a member of the Long
Island Association Womens Collaborative Rising Professionals Group.
She also acted on the board of the
Nassau County Womans Bar Association and served as the Nassau
Chapter Delegate and representative for the Domestic Violence Committee at WBASNY.
Cronin was recently honored by
the Nassau County Womens Bar Association (NCWBA) with its Bessie
Ray Geffner, Esq. Memorial Award.
The NCWBA Bessie Ray Geffner,

Esq. Memorial Award is presented
annually to an attorney who possesses a demonstrated interest in improving the justice system, the professionalism of the bar and serving the
community at large.
Prior to joining Cronin & Cronin in
2011, Cronin worked in Washington,
D.C. at the National Republican Congressional Committee. She continues to be involved in politics and has
acted as a consultant to several state
senate campaigns on Long Island.
Cronin is a member of the New
York State Bar Association, the New
York City Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association and
the Suffolk County Bar Association.
She earned a bachelors degree from
Washington and Lee University and a
juris doctor from the Maurice A. Dean
School of Law at Hofstra University.
Cronin & Cronin Law Firm,
PLLC specializes in tax certiorari, protesting the real property tax
assessment and condemnation for
commercial properties throughout
New York State. The attorneys of
Cronin & Cronin have extensive
experience representing prominent
developers, national tenants and
many of the largest properties in
New York State and are committed
to obtaining positive results for each
and every client.
Congratulations to Cara Cronin on her

recognition in LIBNs Whos Who in
Women in Professional Services.
Real Property Tax Assessment Reduction and
Condemnation for Commercial Properties
Brad W. Cronin | Sean M. Cronin | Cara P. Cronin | Raymond J. Furey
200 Old Country Road, Suite 470 | Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 747-2220 | www.cronintaxlaw.com | info@cronintaxlaw.com
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JUDI
ABBOTT
CURRY
Harris Beach PLLC
Judi Abbott Curry is a member

of Harris Beach PLLC, which has
offices in New York City and Uniondale. Curry is co-leader of the medical and life sciences industry team
and practices in the mass torts and
industry-wide litigation, as well as
the construction and surety practice
groups. She also serves on the nanotechnology industry team. Curry is
also a member of the firms e-discovery practice (e-info).
Recognized in New York Super
Lawyers in the category of class action/mass torts, her practice concentrates in areas of mass tort and
complex product liability litigation
involving pharmaceuticals, medical
devices, implants, compounded medicines, biologics, over-the-counter
drugs, solvents and other chemicals,
mold, Legionella, pesticides, cosmetics, food, commercial and consumer
household goods.
Curry represents manufacturers,
distributors, contract manufacturing
organizations, retailers, chemical and
raw ingredient suppliers and company
or independent sales representatives
in the life science industry.
She also represents hospitals, physicians, medical practices, nurses,
physical therapists, pharmacists and
other healthcare providers in claims of
negligence, medical malpractice, hospital-based toxic exposures and medical device malfunctions.
As an attorney representing the
designers, manufacturers and distributors of FDA approved medical devices, one issue that I am closely watching involves the growing concern of
cyber security,particularly medical
devices that use software and are connected (often wirelessly) to hospital
systems or the Internet, Harvey said.
Medicaldevice manufacturers
must continually address cybersecurity risks to keep patients safe
and deliver optimum care, she explained. This includes monitoring,
identifying and addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical
devices once they have entered the
market and at all stages in the lifecycle of a device. Devicemanufacturers should incorporate controls
in the design of a product to help
prevent these risks of unauthorized
use and hacking, and add improvements during maintenance of devices consistent with the developing
state-of-the-art, since the evolving
nature of cyber threats means risks
may arise throughout a devices entire lifecycle.
Curry is a member of the Defense
Research Institute, the Claims and
Litigation Management Alliance
and is an officer and secretary of
the New York State Bar Association

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Section.
Curry is also certified in Legal Project Management.
She frequently lectures, chairs
professional seminars and publishes
articles on topics including pre-litigation risk assessment, federal preemption of pharmaceutical labeling
claims, defense of 501(k) medical devices, Daubert issues, strategy in document-intensive mass tort litigation,
and other issues where law and science intersect.
Curry has also authored and published numerous articles, and has authored or co-authored Harris Beach
Legal Alerts.
Founded in 1856, Harris Beach is
among the countrys top law firms as
ranked by The National Law Journal. Harris Beach is among the 2016
BTI Brand Elite law firms based on
in-depth interviews conducted by
BTI, a leading legal industry consulting group, of more than 600 corporate counsel at the worlds largest and
most influential companies.
Harris Beach and its subsidiaries
provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across
New York state, as well as nationally
and internationally. Clients include
Fortune 500 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit
organizations and individuals.
Principal industries Harris Beach
represents include education, energy,
financial, food and beverage, health
care, insurance, manufacturing,
medical and life sciences, real estate
developers, and state and local governments and authorities. The firms
over 200 lawyers practice in offices
throughout New York state in Albany,
Buffalo, Ithaca, Melville, New York
City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs,
Syracuse, Uniondale and White
Plains, as well as in New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.
CYNTHIA
DaCRUZ
New York
Community Bank/
Roslyn Savings Bank
Cynthia DaCruz is a vice president and branch manager of Roslyn Savings Bank, a division of New
York Community Bank (NYCB).
DaCruz is responsible for leading a
team of 16. She employs team collaboration and focuses on team development. She works closely with
regional management to help ensure adherence to the institutions
commitment to service and quality
through a number of programs and
projects that range from operational
soundness to employee development.
DaCruz has more than 16 years of
experience in the banking industry.
She started working with New York
Community Bank when she joined the
Roslyn Savings Branch team in Roslyn. During the nine years she spent
there, she received several promotions
to various management roles and in
2009 was promoted to branch manager
of the Mineola office.
In 2015, DaCruz was asked to
expand her role and transferred to
manage in both the East Meadow
and Bethpage offices. Most recently,
she was promoted to vice president
in July 2016.
There has been a shift in what it
means to provide quality service, DaCruz noted.
It is no longer about pleasantries
and expedience, she said.Our customers are looking for solutions to
problems both for their families and
their neighborhoods, they want to
know that we are invested in them
and the community we serve.
NYCB is a good corporate citizen and neighbor and that means
we listen and do what we can, Cruz
said. We offer financial products to
serve their needs and we offer our
time and talent to make a difference.Whether it is consulting with a
customer in the branch about their
savings plans, teaching financial literacy in schools, discussing fraud awareness at a senior center or fundraising
for a local cause we are part of the
local landscape because we are both
bankers and good corporate citizens.
This year as co-chair of the Steps
for Humanity Walk, which takes place
in Eisenhower Park this October, I
will work side-by-side with co-workers,
neighbors and customers for the common good and besides it being a wonderful experience, it builds relationships
and makes a positive impact on our
community, Cruz explained. Our customers expect more from us as a longstanding local institution, and I think
we have risen to the challenge.
DaCruz has facilitated the banks
participation and sponsorship of multiple community and charitable fundraising events, most notably with
Island Harvest. Currently, she is
co-chairman of the Habitat for Humanity of Nassau County 2016 Steps
for Humanity Walk-A-Thon. She has
been recognized for her community
support including being named Business Person of the Year in 2013 by the
Mineola Chamber of Commerce.
New York Community Bank was
established more than 150 years ago
to meet the financial needs of those
who lived and worked in New York
Citys Queens County. Since then,
NYCB has become part of the local
landscape across Long Island and
in hundreds of communities throughout the five surrounding states.
New York Community Banks Roslyn Savings Bank Division has been
serving Long Island since 1875. As
part of the NYCB Family of Banks it
provides customers with the best in
strength, stability and service.As a
community bank committed to being a
good corporate neighbor, Roslyn Savings Bankfocuses on sound and ethical business practices, as it gives back
in various ways to enhance the quality
of life in the communities it serves.
PATRICIA A.
DARCEY
Southampton
Hospital
Patricia A. Darcey is chief nursing

officer and vice president of patient
care services at Southampton Hospital
in Southampton.
Darcey provides a scope of patient
services include nursing, nurse recruitment, nursing quality/education; pharmacy; infection prevention;
employee health; respiratory; and
palliative care. She has partnered
with the CEO to develop and nurture a relationship with patients and
staff re-establishing the communitys trust in the organization and
has staffed key positions, promoted
teamwork among directors, and created an environment of information
sharing with an emphasis on transparency and organizational goals.
Among the many patient-centric
services Darcey has initiated include
the Implementation of Plan of Care
rounding in the ICU, which is a multidisciplinary team (nursing, pharmacy, respiratory, infection control and
PCRN) focusing on the daily plan of
care; and the development of a fully
integrated approach to the prevention
of patient falls and harm from falls
resulting in a 32 percent reduction in
falls and an 83 percent reduction in
patient harm. This resulted with an
invitation by IHI to become a mentor
hospital in fall reduction strategies
for three years and five years later
Southampton Hospital continues to
decrease patient falls.
Each day, we strive to be true to
our patient-centric philosophy, always
evaluating ways in which to improve
the patient experience, Darcey said.
Several programs we initiated at
Southampton Hospital give me tremendous satisfaction.
In our Palliative Care service, the
focus is to reduce the severity of disease symptoms in order to relieve suffering and improve quality of life, she
explained. This program has earned
The Joint Commissions Gold Seal of
Approval twice for highest standards
set by our interdisciplinary team.
We introduced NODA, the concept
that no one dies alone, a program comprised of community and hospital employees who volunteer time to be with
a patient at end of life, Darcey said.
Our pet therapy program, Compassionate Canines/Fetch a Smile, has
grown to five handler/dog teams that
bring comfort and smiles to patients
and their families.
Each of these programs is in place
to serve our patients, and we are
always attentive and open to ways
to improve the patient experience,
Darcey noted.
Prior to joining Southampton Hospital in 2006, Darcey served many
years in various health care manage-
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ment positions in other health care

facilities.
She earned a masters degree in
health services management from
New School University; a bachelors
degree, cum laude, in nursing from
Stony Brook University; and an associates degree in nursing from Queensborough Community College.
Darcey is the recipient of several
awards including the 2011 Top 10%
HANYS Pinnacle Award: An Organizational Approach to Patient Flow;
the 2010 Top 10% HANYS Pinnacle
Award: Nursing Strategic Plan Built
Upon a Foundation of Patient Safety; and a 2009 Patient Safety Award
Nassau/Suffolk Hospital Council (Fall
Prevention Program).
An affiliate of Stony Brook Medicine and accredited by the Joint
Commission, Southampton Hospital
offers a full range of inpatient and
outpatient services. Key hospital departments include Jenny and John
Paulson Emergency, Ellen Hermanson
Breast Center, Center for Advanced
Wound Healing, Ed & Phyllis Davis
Wellness Institute, Kathleen D. Allen
Maternity, ACR-accredited Radiology
Department, Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center, and Laboratory. Additionally, 26 off-site facilities, including
Meeting House Lane Medical Practice offices, Regional Dialysis Center,
the Shinnecock Indian Health Clinic,
Greenport Prenatal Center, and the

David E. Rogers MD Center for HIV/
AIDS Care, serve communities on both
North and South Forks of Long Island.
JOANNE
DEFINO
KPMG PLLC
Joanne Defino is an audit senior

manager in KPMGs Metro New York
Long Island office in Melville. Defino
has more than 12 years of experience
providing financial statement audit
and audit of internal control services
to clients primarily in the industrial
markets industry.
Defino has years of experience leading and coordinating audit teams on
large audit engagements with responsibility for planning, execution, and
delivery of high quality audits. She
has provided professional audit services to large and mid-market multinational companies in accordance with
PCAOB requirements and U.S. GAAP.
She is currently the lead senior
manager for a Fortune 500 world leading manufacturer and marketer of
quality skincare, makeup, fragrance

and hair care products. Defino has
extensive experience in serving public
companies subject to the accounting
and reporting rules and regulations of
the SEC and PCAOB.
Defino is focused on helping her audit
clients with is the upcoming new revenue
standard regarding reporting and recognizing revenue from customer contracts.
The new standard, which applies across industries, eliminates
industry-specific revenue recognition
guidance under current GAAP and
replaces it with a single comprehensive five-step principle based model
for determining revenue recognition,
Defino said. I work with clients to
provide technical accounting advice,
including industry specific guidance,
as they work through the complexities
of adopting this new standard.
Companies are currently preparing
for this new standard by determining
which goods and services they offer
represent distinct performance obligations under this new revenue standard, how revenue will be allocated to
these performance obligations, and the
proper accounting methods for related
contract costs, she said.
Defino serves as co-chair of the
KPMG Network of Women for the
Long Island office.
She also serves as the audit resource management manager for the
Long Island offices audit practice;

serves as a performance manager to
KPMG audit staff in KPMGs People
Management Leader program focusing
on personal mentoring, performance
management and career development;
a member of the KPMG Long Island
Athena Planning Committee; and has
served as an instructor for several
local office training programs for interns and new senior associates. She
is also a member of the Long Island
United Way Fund Allocation Committee; a member of AICPA; and a member of NYSSCPA.
Defino earned a bachelors degree
in accounting and a masters degree in
accounting from St. Johns University.
She is a licensed CPA in New York
and Connecticut.
KPMG LLP is the U.S. member
firm of KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International). KPMG
Internationals member firms have
174,000 professionals, including more
than 9,000 partners, in 155 countries.
With 800 attorneys practicing in major locations throughout

the U.S. and Puerto Rico, Jackson Lewis provides creative
and strategic solutions to employers in every aspect of
workplace law. Recognized as a Powerhouse in both
Complex and Routine Employment Litigation in the BTI
Litigation Outlook 2015 and ranked in the First Tier
nationally in Employment Law Management; Labor Law
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News Best Lawyers Best Law Firms, our firm has one of
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To learn more about our services, please visit us online at
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SANDRINA
DEVLOPOULOS
Gettry Marcus CPA,
P.C.
Sandrina Devlopoulos is chief operating officer at Gettry Marcus CPA,

P.C. As COO, Devlopoulos oversees
all day-to-day operational functions,
as well as working with various key
members of the firm on human resources issues including staffing,
scheduling and training. Much of
her time is spent strategizing firm
goals with Practice Group leaders.
Devlopoulos also supervises all IT and
administrative staff, and trains professional staff on company policies and
procedures.
Devlopoulos began her career at
Gettry Marcus as the firms first
full-time director of marketing and
was promoted, in 2006, to director
of marketing & operations. She was
again promoted to chief operating
officer, in 2009.
As chief operating officer of Gettry
Marcus, an area I focus on, daily, is
implementation, Devlopoulos said.
Our vision is to have a Firm of the
Future, Today operating in an interactive collaborative environment.
What may seem like a simple statement, keeps me challenged to make
sure that we are always on the road to
accomplishing our strategic plans and
the programs we have in place.
Whether it is working with our
CEO to seamlessly integrate a newly
merged firm; hiring a director of career development and recruiting to
help with employee retention and recruiting; hiring an IT director to enhance our IT infrastructure and find
solutions for our firm that takes full
advantage of available technology;
working with the various service and
niche practice groups to complete their
strategic plans; communicating and
coordinating work flow between our offices; planning for our NYC expansion
my eye has to be on accomplishing
tasks within a short period of time,
Devlopoulos said.
We continually raise the bar for
our own success and I am able to succeed because of the strong operational
structure we have set up in the firm,
she explained. The cohesive group
that I work with has helped me meet
our firm goals and stay on course with
our strategic plan for the future.
Devlopoulos earned a bachelors degree in business administration from
Adelphi University.
She is a member of the Association
for Accounting Administration, the
Association for Accounting Marketing
and the Public Relations Professionals
of Long Island.
Gettry Marcus CPA, P.C., a Top
200 firm nationally with offices in
Woodbury, Long Island and New York
City, provides accounting, tax, and
consulting services to commercial
businesses, high net worth individuals

and various industries, which include
real estate and health care. The firm
is noted for being one of the premier
and most credentialed business valuation and litigation groups in the New
York area. Serving diverse industries,
Gettry Marcus and its experienced,
professional staff share valuable insights into their clients businesses.
The firm has a deep understanding of
their clients goals and problems and
helps them attain the vision they have
for their company.
ELIZABETH
DiGANGI
Suffolk Federal
Elizabeth DiGangi is controller at

Suffolk Federal where she is responsible for ensuring the credit union is
compliant in generally accepted accounting principles and adherent to
governing rules and regulations.
DiGangi oversees the production of
financial reports delivered to Suffolk
Federals board of directors and regulatory reports. She prepares the annual budget and strategic planning financial forecasts in collaboration with
executive management. As controller,
DiGangi also represents the accounting department as the primary contact
for internal audits, external financial
audits and regulatory exams.
Information security continues to
be an important topic in the banking
sector, DiGangi said.
As consumers change the way they
perform transactions due to advances
in technology, financial institutions
must adapt their security measures
to ensure their customers data is secure, she said. Adding anti-skimming devices on ATMs, and offering
debit and credit cards with added
EMV chip card technology, are just
some of the technological investments
being implemented to prevent fraud.
Resources required to maintain and
improve information security, as well
as risk management efforts are significant. Financial institutions are
working to educate consumers and are
adding resources to help them if they
find themselves a victim of fraud or
identify theft.
At Suffolk Federal, protecting
our members from fraud is a top priority, DiGangi noted. The credit
union offers both credit and debit
cards for consumer and business
members with EMV chip card technology with enhanced 24/7 fraud
monitoring, which makes replicating or counterfeiting cards more difficult than a magnetic strip alone.
The credit union additionally offers
its membership LifeLock Identity Theft Protection which helps to
safeguard personal information and
notify members if a potential threat
is identified.
DiGangi joined Suffolk Federal in

2009 as its assistant controller. Prior
to joining Suffolk Federal, she was
employed as senior accountant at
NEFCU in Westbury. She earned a
bachelors degree in business administration from Towson University and a
masters degree in accounting from St.
Johns University.
Suffolk Federal is a not-for-profit financial cooperative chartered in
1967 by the National Credit Union
Administration. It is member-owned
and governed by a volunteer board
of directors. The credit union has assets in excess of $1 billion, nine retail
branches, and over 55,000 members.
Suffolk Federal Credit Union is a full
service financial institution with lowcost products and services, and a history of providing better banking for
Long Island. It is open to anyone who
lives, works or worships in Suffolk
County, NY.
KRISTIE M.
FONTANA
Jackson Lewis, P.C.
Kristie M. Fontana is an associate

in the Melville office of Jackson Lewis
P.C. Fontana assists federal contractors in the preparation of affirmative
action plans and defends contractors
against allegations of discrimination
on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, disability, and
veteran status in connection with audits by the Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and in
related litigation brought on OFCCPs
behalf by the Solicitors Office at the
U.S. Department of Labor. She also
advises clients on compliance with
various state and federal laws affecting the workplace, including Title VII,
Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Fair
Labor Standards Act and New York
State and City laws.
The OFCCP the Department of
Labor agency that is tasked with enforcing the affirmative action regulations has been particularly focused
recently on pay equity, Fontana said.
In every compliance review, federal contractors now must submit detailed, individualized compensation
data, including base salary, bonus,
commission, overtime, shift differential, incentives, stock awards, etc. she
said. In the vast majority of these
compliance reviews, we are seeing
OFCCP take a deep dive into this
data. OFCCPs in-house statisticians
analyze the data provided using various statistical methods to determine
whether there are any unexplained
disparities in compensation. The agency often requests to interview compensation managers to fully learn about
the companys pay practices.
Following this trend, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission

(EEOC) also recently proposed revisions
to the EEO-1 report that employers are
required to submit annually, Fontana
noted. The proposed report requires
employers to report W-2 earnings and
hours worked for its employees.
In response to the government
and medias recent focus on pay equity, many employers are engaging
counsel to conduct privileged pay equity analyses before releasing any
compensation data to the government, Fontana said.
Fontana earned a bachelors degree
from American University, and a juris
doctor., cum laude, from Hofstra University School of Law.
While attending law school, Ms.
Fontana was a member of the Advanced Research Committee and an
Associate Editor of the Hofstra Law
Review. She was named to the Deans
List for the Fall 2011, Spring 2012,
Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters,
and was the recipient of the Jonathan
Falk Memorial Scholarship in 2011
and 2012.
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis
is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law.
With 800 attorneys practicing in locations throughout the United States
and Puerto Rico, Jackson Lewis is included in the AmLaw 100 and Global
100 rankings of law firms. The firms
range of practice areas provides the
resources to address every aspect of
the employer/employee relationship.
Jackson Lewis is a leader in educating employers about the laws of
equal opportunity and, as a firm, understands the importance of having
a workforce that reflects the various
communities it serves.
Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global Employers Counsel
Worldwide, an alliance of premier employment law firms in Europe, North
and South America and the Asia Pacific Region.
ANA
GETIASHVILI
Meltzer Lippe
Goldstein &
Breitstone, LLP
Ana Getiashvili is an associate at

Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone,
LLP in Mineola. Getiashvili joined the
firms litigation and labor & employment practice groups in 2014.
Getiashvili assists employers on issues such as discrimination and sexual harassment investigations, employee leave, worker classification and
compensation practices, Form I-9 compliance and background checks. She
drafts and prepares employment contracts and employer policies and handbooks. She also assists in commercial
litigation matters.
Getiashvili is closely monitoring
wage and hour trends and developments in the traditional labor law.
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In New York, minimum wage is

scheduled to increase to $15 per hour
statewide, which along with the New
York Paid Family Leave Law will significantly affect many employers,
she said. The 2016-2017 New York
State budget includes a plan to implement the minimum wage increase
over a two to five year period, based on
employer location and business size.
Starting in 2018, New Yorkers will
also be able to take 12 weeks of paid
family leave.
The National Labor Relations
Board has recently sharply departed
from its previous adjudications and
has become increasingly protective of
employee rights, she noted. For example, the boards decision in GVS
Properties LLC may have significant
repercussions for entities that purchase certain properties in New York
City in terms of their obligation to
recognize and bargain with the union
representing the building service employees, Getiashvili explained. The
boards decision in Browning-Ferris
Industries also affects the businesses
that use, for example, contractors, in
that they now may be considered joint
employers responsible for the unlawful acts committed by the contractors
against their employees.
Employers need to closely monitor
wage and hour and labor law developments, and adapt their business prac-
tices and employee policies accordingly, including revising their employee

handbooks, Getiashvili said.
Prior to joining Meltzer Lippe, Getiashvili was a legal intern for the
Hofstra University School of Law Political Asylum Clinic and a teaching
assistant.
Getiashvili founded the American
Academy in Tbilisi Summer School
in the Republic of Georgia by obtaining a $64,000 grant from the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), recruited 102 underprivileged children from city orphanages and Internally Displaced Person
camps and awarded them full educational scholarships.
Getiashvili earned a bachelors degree, summa cum laude, from Simmons College and a juris doctor,
magna cum laude, from Hofstra University. She is admitted to the New
York State Bar.
In law school, Getiashvili was senior notes & comments editor of the
Hofstra Law Review, recipient of the
Gina Maria Escarce Memorial Award
and authored the article Safe Localities Through Cooperation: Why the
Secure Communities Program Violates
the Constitution.
Meltzer Lippe is one of the largest
law firms on Long Island. With offices
in Mineola and Manhattan, the firms
practice encompasses all aspects of
corporate and business law, tax law,

employment and labor law, partnerships, limited liability companies and
joint ventures, litigation, real estate,
tax-exempt organizations, wills &
trusts, estate planning & administration, bankruptcy, construction law,
employee benefits and executive compensation and government relations
and regulatory affairs.
MEGAN
GILLEN
Bond, Schoeneck
& King
Megan Gillen is a member at the

Garden City law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King. Gillens clients include
small independent grocery store owners to a premier Long Island supermarket chain; residential cooperative
corporations ranging from 30 units to
over 200 units; an IT company that
provides state-of-the-art analytics and
security systems world-wide for large
retail chains; an international graphic
design firm, and numerous other companies. She also represents individuals in many areas of the law including
estate planning, probate proceedings

and real estate.
In the residential cooperative
arena, she offers a wide range of services, from resolving simple disputes
between neighbors to preparing corporate documents such as by-laws, proprietary lease amendments, sublease
agreements, alteration agreements
and default notices. She negotiates
contracts with managing agents and
service providers for small and large
scale projects. Gillen also handles all
aspects of co-op refinancing and acts
as transfer agent at individual unit
closings. She regularly advises clients
on changes in governmental requirements affecting boards such as notice
obligations when denying an applicant
admission or the legality of companion
dogs in No-Pet buildings. She also attends annual shareholders meetings to
explain legal issues facing the cooperative on behalf of the board.
For her corporate clients, Gillen negotiates business contracts, employment agreements, and handles a variety of business transactions including
acquisitions, sales and complex financing arrangements. She advises clients
on labor and employment issues and
counsels her clients on risk management matters and oversees all personal injury defense litigation.
In light of the newly enacted Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), many
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business clients have asked for review

of their current, and not so current
employment agreements, consulting
agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-competes and general contracts, Gillen said.
All employers would do well to do
the same, especially those in businesses most vulnerable to misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential
information such as software development, technology, sales, the food and
hospitality industry, and myriad others, she said.
The DTSA protects business owners of trade secrets related to products or services used in interstate or
foreign commerce by allowing them
to bring a federal civil cause of action against employees, consultants
and contractors who misappropriate
company trade secrets or any other
confidential information, Gillen explained. The law also protects employees under certain circumstances
who report suspected misappropriation contained in a whistleblower provision. The DTSA provides
far reaching remedies to companies
whose trade secrets have been stolen
that go beyond ordinary damages
by allowing exemplary damages, attorneys fees and aggressive seizure
ability. However, those enhanced
remedies are only available if an employee or contractor has been given
notice of the whistleblower immunity provisions of the law. Without
such notice, a victim of trade secret
theft will not be able to recover the
enhanced damages available under
the DTSA.
Since the notice requirement only
applies to agreements entered into or
amended after the DTSA went into
effect (May 11, 2016), it is highly recommended that employers have their
standard business and employment
agreements updated to take full advantage of the available remedies provided by this law, Gillen advised.
Gillen earned a juris doctor, cum
laude, from St. Johns University
School of Law and a B.F.A., magna
cum laude, from Texas Christian
University. She is a member of the
American Bar Association, New York
State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association and Suffolk County Bar Association.
With 270 lawyers and 11 offices,
Bond, Schoeneck & King (Bond) is a
full-service law firm counseling individuals, companies, not-for-profits
and public sector entities in a wide
spectrum of practice areas. The Garden City office is one of nine in New
York State.
Bonds Garden City Office opened,
in 2004, with a contingent of well-respected labor and employment attorneys primarily representing public sector clients. Today, the office has grown
to represent professionals, small and
large businesses, banking and finance,
real estate and construction, health
care, higher education, high-tech, hospitality, manufacturing, municipalities,
retail and transportation, as well as
numerous school districts and special
districts in labor matters.
Its attorneys represent long term

care providers in contract, commercial
matters, employment law, and guardianships. Its attorneys help clients
address general business and transactional issues, education and health
care law, labor and employment, employee benefits, OSHA and immigration, intellectual property, regulatory
compliance, along with estate planning and probate proceedings.
JILL GOFFER
Abrams, Fensterman,
Fensterman, Eisman,
Formato, Ferrara &
Wolf, LLP
Jill Goffer is an associate within

Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman,
Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf,
LLPs family law group in Lake Success. She represents clients of high net
worth in complex matrimonial matters.
A matrimonial law issue Goffer is
keeping her eye on is the potential
impact of a proposed bill in front of
Congress dealing with the division
of military pensions upon divorce.
Specifically, Congress is proposing a
uniform national procedure for dividing military retirement pay upon the
dissolution of a marriage regardless
of the jurisdiction of the particular
divorce, she said. If passed, a federal law would now dictate the manner in which an asset is divided - an
undertaking which has always been
the responsibility of state courts and
state statutes.
Additionally, the enactment of
such a law has the potential of affecting the manner in which litigants
can freely enter into divorce settlements because there is presently no
deviating or opting out provision in
the proposed bill, Goffer said. This
would severely limit the rights of
parties who routinely agree to waive
their respective right to one asset in
exchange for another, or conversely,
provide a spouse with more than he
or she is entitled to out of a retirement benefit to reduce other present
financial obligations.
Goffer earned a juris doctor from
Brooklyn Law School. While in law
school, she interned for the Honorable
William Rigler, Supreme Court Justice of Kings County where she earned
the Judge Barry Hurowitz Memorial
Award for outstanding performance
by a judicial intern in the Supreme
Courts of the State of New York.
Since graduating from law school,
Goffer has worked exclusively in the
areas of matrimonial and family law.
Prior to joining Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato,
Ferrara & Wolf, LLP, Goffer was of
counsel to a well-known Nassau County law firm. Previously, she headed
the matrimonial department at a midsize Manhattan firm.
Goffer is admitted to practice in the
State of New York. She was appointed
to the executive matrimonial committee of the New York City Bar Association and served on that committee for
three years. She currently sits on the
executive committee of the New York
State Bar Association, Family Law
section, and is a member of the Matrimonial Law Committee of the Nassau
County Bar Association.
Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman,
Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf,
LLP is one of the largest full service
law firms based on Long Island. With
a focus on innovative solutions and
personalized service, the firm serves
clients throughout the New York metropolitan area from offices in Long
Island, New York City, Brooklyn; and
serves upstate New York from its
Rochester office.
The firm is a leader in representing
health care providers in all aspects of
health care law, including hospitals,
nursing homes, physicians, medical societies, dentists, podiatrists and chiropractors. It also has widely recognized
practices in the areas of corporate and
securities, mergers and acquisitions,
matrimonial and family law, and mental health law.
The firm also has active practice
areas in commercial litigation, estate
planning and administration, guardianships, employment law, real estate,
elder law, personal injury litigation,
and white-collar criminal defense.
MELISSA
GOTTLIEB,
CPA
EisnerAmper LLP
Melissa Gottlieb, CPA, is a senior

audit manager in the financial services group at EisnerAmper LLP,
charged with helping to grow the
firms financial services practice on
Long Island. With over 10 years of experience, Gottlieb provides accounting
and auditing services to broker-dealers, asset management companies,
private equity funds, hedge funds, and
funds of funds. She is responsible for
all phases of the audit function, including planning, organization, supervision, and review of the fieldwork.
Gottlieb is also a member of the
firms audit staff committee, facilitates
training and mentoring of staff, and
is involved in the recruitment of new
employees.
Gottlieb works closely with clients
on various financial and regulatory
compliance matters.
Broker-dealers and investment advisors face new and evolving regulatory and cybersecurity concerns on a
daily basis, Gottlieb said. Obviously,
our world has changed. As such, there
are an increasing number of regulatory bodies our clients are beholden to
including the PCAOB, as well as the
SEC and other bodies that have been
around for years. I help my clients
prepare for what can be very strident
third-party examinations, where possible negative findings could lead to

onerous penalties or even the shutdown of the entity.
There are new reporting requirements that must be met, and the
continually changing environment
creates a series of steps our clients
must take to remain in business,
Gottlieb explained. Some clients are
moving away from the broker-dealer
business due to these heightened reporting requirementswe work with
them and give consulting advice to
assist them, whether its in hiring
personnel to meet the requirements
of provide insights about the differences and changes in their reporting
so they can more easily adapt. Its
critical that, as financial professionals, we have the knowledge to deliver
the services they need.
Like many industries, cybersecurity
plays an increasing role in the best
practices of asset management and
capital markets entities, she noted.
A lot of the regulatory compliance
work we help our clients prepare for
and perform is based on the threat of
a cybersecurity breach; for instance,
where fraudulent emails are received
by the client, seeking the transfer of
client funds, Gottlieb said. Its much
more beneficial to be prepared for such
a breach than to have to deal with one
after its occurred. Whether the answer lies in having layers of customer
verification, encryption of files and
data or both we help our clients
prepare so theyre able to limit the potential for such an attack and to minimize damage if one does occurboth
for their clients and themselves.
Gottlieb is on the board of The
Womens Collaborative sponsored by
the Long Island Association: Rising
Professionals Affinity Group where
events are sponsored for motivating
the next generation of rising professionals. She spends time throughout
the year volunteering with EisnerAmper Cares, the firms community
volunteer organization, specifically at
Splashes of Hope, a non-profit organization based in Huntington.
Gottlieb earned a bachelors degree
in accounting from Syracuse University Whitman School of Management.
She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts, as
well as the New York State Society of
Certified Public Accountants, where
she services as a member of the Stock
Brokerage Committee.
EisnerAmper LLP is one of the
premier accounting, tax and advisory
firm in the U.S. and has had a significant presence on Long Island for
many years, serving the firms clients
through all stages of their corporate
lives, from entrepreneurial operations
to mature enterprises. Our practice
is based on deploying the strengths of
our 180 partners and 1300 professionals across the disciplines of audit, tax,
and business advisory services as well
as advisory services in corporate finance, regulatory compliance, internal
audit and risk management, litigation
consulting and forensic accounting,
royalty audit and contract compliance,
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information technology, and other professional services. EisnerAmpers clients from financial services entities
to leading organizations in technology,
life sciences, health care, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, real estate, construction, sports
and entertainment and more -- gain
from our commitment to personalized
service coupled with deep industry expertise. We work with enterprises as
diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public
corporations and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals and family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial
ventures.
STACEY L.
GULICK
Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
A partner at Garfunkel Wild, P.C.,

Stacey L. Gulick joined the firm in
2001 and is a member of its health
care, HIPAA, health care information
and technology, and compliance and
white collar crime defense practice
groups. Gulick is also co-chair of the
HIPAA compliance group.
She has extensive experience in
health care administration, having
worked as a medical staff coordinator, risk manager and compliance
officer for several years prior to becoming an attorney.
Gulick is heavily involved with
monitoring of the Office of Civil Rights
(OCR) HIPAA enforcement actions.
Since the passage of the HITECH
Act and the associated regulations,
the OCR enforcement actions have increased dramatically, she said. Such
enforcement actions provide significant insight into how the OCR interprets HIPAA and what issues the
OCR is choosing to emphasize. Despite
certain guidance provided by the OCR,
there continues to be tremendous ambiguity regarding many of the HIPAA
requirements, including risk analyses,
breach notification, minimum necessary rules and oversight of business

associates.
The information gleaned from the
enforcement actions is very useful in
providing clients assistance with prioritizing implementation of their HIPAA
compliance programs, Gulick noted.
Gulick earned a bachelors degree
and a masters degree in business administration and a masters degree in
health administration from the University of Pittsburgh. She earned a
juris doctor from St. Johns University
School of Law. She has published papers in a number of professional trade
publications, including the Journal
of the American College of Radiology,
the New Jersey Law Journal, Corporate Compliance Insights. She has also
made numerous presentations at various conferences nationwide.
Founded in 1980, Garfunkel Wild,
P.C. (GW) maintains one of the most
active health care practices in the
Northeast, while also providing services to many non-health-related
clients. Always at the forefront of
federal and state developments, GW
meets a full range of needs including
strategic planning, complex transactions, exempt and taxable financing,
white collar defense, litigation, fraud
and abuse, estate planning, elder
law, tax issues, real estate, licensing, capital formation, EPA/environmental issues, health information
technology, privacy & security and
bankruptcy. GW maintains offices in
Albany, NY; Great Neck, NY; Hackensack, NJ; and Stamford, CT.
MARA N.
HARVEY
Lamb &
Barnosky, LLP
Mara N. Harvey is counsel at Lamb

& Barnosky, LLP in Melville. Harvey
works in the firms trusts and estates,
education, labor and municipal departments. She joined the firm as a
summer associate in 2002.
FULL SERVICE CPA FIRM SPECIALIZING IN FAMILY

OFFICE AND TRUST & ESTATE SERVICES
Personal Business Management
Creation of Private Foundations
Bill Paying
Cash Flow Analysis
Budgeting Forecasting & Analysis
Compliance & Tax Planning
Trust & Estate Compliance (Federal & State)

Surrogate Accounting
Trust & Estate Examination Representation
Gift & Estate Planning Services
Assistance in Trust & Estate Administration
Sanders Thaler offers a variety of other services as well, including, Income tax preparation for all types
of businesses, individuals, and not for profits; Business startup services; Bookkeeping and accounting
services; Business financial statement preparation; Attestation engagements including audits, reviews and
compilations; Audit representation for IRS, States, and both Federal and State Departments of Labor for
businesses and individuals; Business tax filings including payroll and sales tax; Merger & acquisition services.
Long Island Office:

350 Jericho Turnpike, Ste 1
Jericho, NY 11753
Tel: (516) 938-5219 | Fax: (516) 938-0491
www.st-cpas.com
New York City Office:

10 East 40th St., Ste 2701
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 370-3743
In the area of education law, Harvey is concentrating on making sure

school districts are in compliance to
revisions in residency requirements.
Over the past year or so there has
been an increase in the amount of undocumented youths in school districts
in Long Island, Harvey said. That
has created issues involving registration for some school districts. The
Commissioners regulations have been
revised to try to address some of the
issues. The Attorney Generals Office,
as well as New York State Education
Department, have been investigating
and requiring revisions to school districts residency paperwork.
I have been working with these offices to ensure that our school districts
are in compliance with the law involving residency, Harvey said.
Harvey is co-chair of the Education
Law Committee of the Suffolk County
Bar Association. She has lectured on education law issues at conferences sponsored by the Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law, as well as the New York
State School Attorneys Association.
Harvey earned a bachelors degree
in accounting from Binghamton University and a law juris doctor, magna
cum laude, from Syracuse University
College of Law where she was Notes
and Comments Editor of the Law Review and a member of Phi Alpha Delta
and the Order of the Coif. She is ad-
mitted to practice in New York State.

Lamb & Barnosky is a full-service
law firm representing a wide variety
of corporate, municipal and individual
clients. Since the firm was founded in
1981, the firm has an AV rating from
Martindale-Hubbell, the nationally recognized legal directory, for the highest
standard of legal ability and professional standards of conduct and ethics.
It has also been named to the National
Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Its practice areas include banking;
real estate; taxation; corporate mergers and acquisitions; education; labor
and employment; municipal; health
care; intellectual property, land use,
planning, environmental and zoning;
and trusts and estates.
MARY
HAUPTMAN
Hauptman Realty
Corp.
Mary Hauptman is founder and

CEO of Hauptman Realty Corp., a real
estate organization headquartered in
Melville. For more than two decades,
Hauptman has specialized in commer-
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cial property acquisition and management. Her expertise and broad experience includes overseeing the daily
operations of Hauptman Realty, with
holdings on Long Island and in southwest Florida. The firms properties include Harbourview Shoppes in Roslyn,
535 Broad Hollow Road in Melville,
and several condominiums in Panama
City Beach.
A respected member of the commercial real estate community, Hauptman
has devoted her career to creating
centers of excellence in multiple markets. Prior to Hauptmans purchase of
Harbourview Shoppes, a luxury shopping center in Roslyns historic district, the propertys developers were
in danger of losing the center due to
financial stress. Convinced that the
center which was almost completely
vacant offered significant financial
upside, Hauptman acquired Harbourview Shoppes, in1992, and attracted
tenants including renowned restaurants, spas, and other upscale establishments to the property. Today, Harbourview Shoppes is among the most
sought after location in Roslyns historic district. The center has returned
to profitability and enjoys public recognition for its beautiful architecture
and prestigious setting.
In 1997, Hauptman acquired 535
Broad Hollow Road in Melville. She
undertook a series of remodeling projects that transformed the industrial
complex into a Class A office building.
Today, 535 Broad Hollow Road has
a well-deserved reputation for being
a go-to professional office building
for starting or growing a business in
the highly-recognized Melville area.
Representative of the caliber of Hauptmans distinguished clients are Standard and Poors and New York Rising.
Hauptman has recently expanded
her holdings to include several condominiums at Aqua in Panama City
Beach, Florida. The newly-developed
tourist hotspot boasts a private beach
known for its emerald green waters
and many other luxurious amenities.
Aqua is located directly adjacent to
Pier Park, a new shopping and entertainment destination developed and
owned by Simon Property Group, L.P.
Hauptman continues to distinguish
herself through innovative solutions
that not only respond to market demands but anticipate change. She is
presently developing a strategy for
acquiring additional commercial space
and plans to pursue new opportunities
in the future.
Hauptman keeps well-informed
with trends in the industry. The declining allocation in square feet per
employee is transforming the layout
and overall space requirements of the
typical workplace, she said. Traditionally, tenants leased office space
averaging 250 square feet per person
when calculating their requirements.
Over time, this allocation has decreased significantly, with the average allocation declining by more than
100 square feet to an average 100
150 square feet per employee. Open
floor plans, hoteling and other shared
work space strategies are trends con-
tributing to the reduction in tenants

space demands.
In the retail landscape, consumers
are gravitating towards lifestyle centers or destination facilities that offer
more than just the traditional shopping experience, Hauptman noted.
These centers usually feel like a city
within a city offering patrons not
only upscale national-chain specialty
stores, but additional leisure amenities such as restaurants, entertainment, and an upgraded architectural
ambiance including street furniture
conducive to casual browsing.
Hauptman is president of the Long
Island Center for Business and Professional Women (LICBPW). The
LICBPW is a nonprofit organization
devoted to advancing womens equal
participation, leadership and employment in business, industry and the
professions. She is also one of 1,800
members of the Women Presidents
Organization, a nonprofit membership
organization for women presidents of
multimillion-dollar companies.
Hauptman Realty Corporation,
is a commercial real estate management and investment company with
holdings in New York and Southwest
Florida. The firms properties include
Harbourview Shoppes in Roslyn, 535
Broad Hollow Road in Melville, and
several condominiums in Panama City
Beach, Florida.
RUTH
HENNESSEY
Catholic Health
Services of Long
Island/St. Francis
Hospital
Ruth Hennessey is executive vice

president and chief administrative
officer for St. Francis Hospital, The
Heart Center in Roslyn. St. Francis Hospital is a member of Catholic
Health Services of Long Island and is
New Yorks only specialty designated
cardiac center and a nationally recognized leader in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of heart disease.
The hospital also offers top-rated
non-cardiac programs, including oncology, orthopedics, and GI surgery.
Hennesseys experience spans the
health care industry for more than
30 years. Prior to her position at St.
Francis, she was senior vice president
for administration at Beth Israel Medical Center with operating responsibility at three locations, taking on progressive levels of responsibility during
her tenure.
Her experience also includes 10 years
at The Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center as a vice
president, where she also benefited from
consistent exposure to expanded administrative responsibilities.
Hennessey is inspired by the new
and expanding services at St. Francis
Hospital.
In addition to the pioneering
work we are doing in our Heart Valve
Center, our cardiac catheterization

lab, and cardiac surgery, St. Francis
Hospital recently embarked on one
of the largest expansions in its history, Hennessey said. We marked the
opening of a new Ambulatory Center that houses our Cancer Institute
at 2200 Northern Boulevard in East
Hills. This state-of-the-art facility offers top-notch care in a one-stop destination, providing patients with the option of diagnosis and treatment under
a single roof. This expansion is in response to the growing demand for our
highly-rated non-cardiac programs.
Cancer treatments and orthopedic
surgeries have grown exponentially
at St. Francis over the past few years,
thanks in part to patients who have
received high-quality cardiac care and
trust our reputation for offering the
most comprehensive, compassionate
treatment for complex conditions, she
said. We look forward to further expanding our capabilities at our new
Ambulatory Center in the very near
future with the opening of St. Francis
Radiation Oncology. This will allow
patients undergoing radiation and
chemotherapy to receive both treatments at a single location.
Plans are also under way for an
ambulatory surgery center, enabling
patients with certain procedures to
go home the very same day, Hennessey noted.
Hennessey is member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
She earned an MBA with a specialty in management from Manhattan
College and an MPA with a focus in
health care from Pace University.
Catholic Health Services of Long
Island (CHS) is an integrated health
care delivery system with some of the
regions finest health and human services agencies. CHS includes six hospitals, three skilled nursing facilities, a
regional home nursing service, hospice
and a multiservice, community-based
agency for persons with special needs.
Under the sponsorship of the Diocese
of Rockville Centre, CHS serves hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders
each year, providing care that extends
from the beginning of life to helping
people live their final years in comfort,
grace and dignity.
DR.
VERONICA
HENRY
Farmingdale
State College
Dr. Veronica Henry is chief diversity

officer and executive assistant to the
president at Farmingdale State College.
Among Dr. Henrys contributions
to higher education on Long Island,
she is the creator, leader and facilitator of the Farmingdale State College
STEM Diversity Roundtable Conversations and Summit Program. The
group was formed to advance diversity
in Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM) education

through collaboration and community.
She is a life-long advocate of programs
aimed at supporting college-bound minority students. Recently, she secured
a grant from Verizon Foundation that
provided an afterschool coding program for middle school students at
Wyandanch Public Schools.
Dr. Henry is working in collaboration with a Farmingdale State College
student to form The Rise Program, a
think tank-type educational platform
where students will have an opportunity to engage in positive dialogue
around social issues and tension.
The Rise Program will include a
network of campuses to host workshops, panel discussions, guest speakers, and festivals (Rise Rallies) in
order to promote awareness of diversity, social issues, and resources, she
said. This will educate community
members and empower everyone to
learn to become more tolerant of each
others differences.
By incorporating local school districts for day-time programming, and
adults for late-night discussions, The
Rise Program will help to make a
more pro-active community instead of
a re-active one, Dr. Henry noted.
The Rise Program is a campus-wide program through the office
of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,
which bridges the college/university
communities with the Long Island
and greater New York State communities, she said.
Dr. Henry was director of Project CARE, a program funded by a
Dwight D. Eisenhower grant, State
Education Department. The program
provided after-school tutoring for
students, as well as a summer institute in mathematics, science, college-survival skills, and technology
at Farmingdale State College.
Before joining the faculty at
Farmingdale, Dr. Henry held various
positions, including clinical and administrative coordinator of Antihypertensive Research Studies; nurse
educator at the Veterans Administration Medical Center; and health
education consultant at Blue Cross/
Blue Shield of Greater New York. She
served as investigator for the National
Faith-Based and National Community Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs for High Risk Women, a
partnership between the University of
California, Davis and The Links, Inc.
Dr. Henry is a Farmingdale alumna, where she earned an associate
degree in applied science. She also
holds a bachelors degree in nursing
and a masters degree from Stony
Brook University; a masters degree
in nursing from Adelphi University;
and doctor of education degree from
Teachers College, Columbia University. She also earned a Professional
Certificate from Harvard Graduate
School of Education.
Farmingdale State College (FSC)
prepares students with the education,
skills, and critical thinking needed to
meet tomorrows challenges. As the
largest of SUNYs colleges of technology (with almost 8,700 students),
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The entire staff and administration of
St. Francis Hospital congratulate Ruth E. Hennessey
for being recognized by Long Island Business News
as one of Long Islands
Top 50 Most
Influential Women
We salute you for your leadership and tireless pursuit
of excellence in patient care.
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FSC equips students with the resources and knowledge sought by todays
emerging industries. Offering bachelor
and associate degrees, FSC will soon
offer its first graduate program.
At FSC, students learn in small,
personalized classes and have abundant opportunities for applied learninginternships, clinical training, and
guided researchthat provide practical instruction and personal growth.
Located an hour east of Manhattan,
the campus offers residential halls, a
380-acre campus undergoing major
renovation, and a highly successful
NCAA Division III athletics program
with modern facilities to make FSC
one of the fastest-growing colleges
in the region. In addition, in 2015,
2014 and 2013, FSC was listed one of
the best colleges in the North and in
2013 FSC was the only SUNY school
(and the only LI school) listed in the
LEAST debt category in the section titled Student Debt Load at Graduation
for regional colleges in the north. In
2015, UniversityPrimeTime.com again
listed FSC the fifth safest college in
the nation.
MARY C.
HODGE
Cerebral Palsy
Association of
Nassau County, Inc.
Mary C. Hodge is a coordinator in

the Day Habilitation Program at the
Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau
County, Inc. (CP Nassau) in Roosevelt,
which is a community outreach program where trained and qualified individuals with developmental disabilities provide local not-for-profit businesses with community service. Hodge
is also head coach of the Nassau Thunderbolts Sports Team at CP Nassau.
She is also a member of the USA Bocciasubcommittee to the board of directors and high performance manger of
USA Para Powerlifting.
Head coach of the organizations
highly regarded sports team, The Nassau Thunderbolts, since 1992, Hodge
is responsible for scheduling, implementing and evaluating practice sessions for various sports for team of
15 athletes with disabilities; making
arrangements for all competitions including housing, funding, scheduling
and registration; responsible for fundraising, maintaining budget, ordering
equipment, public relations, liaison
with agency management and general
business dealings of the team; and initiating new ideas for the team including development of team name, logo,
new funding options and addition of
Boccia as a team sport.
A high performance manager since

2003, Hodge is responsible for scheduling and implementing training
camps and competitions; recruiting
and training coaches in the IPC rules;
coordinating with US Paralympic representative budget for Powerlifting
each year; and coordinating with US
Paralympic representative all Powerlifting national tournaments annually.
As the high performance manager
for USA Paralympic Powerlifting, one
of the issues Hodge has been focusing
on has been the recruitment of more
female coaches and athletes.
Women only started competing in this sport internationally in
1998, Hodge noted.At that time
there were six female athletes and
two female coaches in the United
States.In all this time, that number has not grown as powerlifting
has predominantly been viewed as a
male dominated sport.
My goal has always been to be a
role model and show other women that
they can make a mark for themselves
in this sport, Hodge said. I travel
the country running various clinics/
camps/tournaments and this serves to
educate both athletes and coaches.As
I have risen through the ranks from
coach to head coach to high performance manager, I feel even more obligated to ensure women have a role in
our sport.
Im excited to see what the future
holds for the sport of powerlifting and
will continue to cultivate and train
athletes and coaches, she said.
Hodge has years of experience as a
team leader and coach, including assistant coach for the UPCN Thunderbolts; assistant coach of 1998 World
Powerlifting Championships in Dubai,
Saudi Arabia; assistant coach of
1999 Southern Cross Multi-disability
Championships in Australia; assistant
coach of 2000 U.S. Paralympic Team
(Powerlifting) - Sydney, Australia; and
head coach of 2001 - Powerlifting for
CP-ISRA Nottingham Games. She has
also been a team leader
As a coordinator in the Day Habilitation Program, which is part of the
Adult Day Services program at CP
Nassau, Hodge serves as manager for
Program without Walls, where adults
with developmental disabilities do volunteer work in the community. The
participants assist in nursing homes,
soup kitchens, Meals on Wheels, libraries, horticultural sites and animal shelters, as well as community
businesses as active members of their
neighborhoods. Through volunteerism
the Day Habbers work on skills and
appropriate behavior and are proud to
able to give back to society instead of
always having things done for them.
Hodge is a graduate of Molloy College and earned a masters degree
from Hofstra University. She is a
member of AAPTE the personal

trainers association.
Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County Inc. was established in
1948 as a small, outpatient health
clinic by parents who wanted a better
life for their children. Over six decades
later, CP Nassau has earned distinction as one of the nations preeminent
non-profit healthcare agencies. Over
300 adults are provided various types
of day programs designed and tailored
to their needs.
The school at CP Nassau, known
as the Childrens Learning Center,
provides special education for early
intervention, preschool and school-age
children. Medical services include primary care and a host of specialties
that include dentistry, podiatry, cardiology, psychiatry and psychiatry.
Residential settings are designed
to promote independence, individuality and choice. In the agencys 48-person ICF (intermediate care facility),
24-hour nursing ensures expert and
prompt response to residents. In
smaller homes, individuals establish
their own schedules and utilize community services, accordingly.
LYNN
JOHNSON
Stony Brook
University
Lynn Johnson is Vice President for

Human Resources for State and Research Foundation employees working on the Stony Brook University
West Campus, in the Health Sciences Center, at Stony Brook Manhattan and Stony Brook Southampton
and at the Research & Development Park. Johnson also has oversight of the labor relationsfunctions for Research Foundation and
state employees in those same areas.
In this position, she is also payroll officer for the entire campus and oversees
payroll services for more than 14,000
employees at Stony Brook University.
She has a major role in the Operational Excellence initiative of Project 50
Forward; is a member of the Steering
Committee for Equity, Inclusion and
Diversity; and participates in the campus Budget Working Group.
Johnson has been an integral
member of the Stony Brook University community for more than 20
years, serving in various management positions while participating in
both university and statewide committees for the Research Foundation
and SUNY. In 2000, she became director of human resource services at
Stony Brook, and in 2012 was named
vice president for human resource
services. During her tenure, she has
been responsible for directing the development of online human resources
and payroll services, co-authored the
Faculty & Staff Digest and opened
a satellite human resource services
office on the Stony Brook Medicine

campus.
The world of human resources is
one of change and opportunity, Johnson said.
The fast pace of todays rapidly
changing technology provides both
an opportunity and a challenge for
human resource professionals who
must remain tuned in to technology
trends and tools; be able to upgrade
systems to support and improve workplace practices; analyze data to meet
workplace planning needs; and explore
different platforms for optimal avenues of communication with employees, she said. We are called upon to
be watchful and responsive to the constantly evolving legal landscape to
be cognizant of the dictates of the Affordable Care Act, to guide employees
and management through the changes
resulting from revisions to the Fair
Labor Standards Act, and to be compliant with ADA and FMLA, to name
but a few.
Employees are one of an organizations largest investments, and
we must value and promote the richness of a diverse workplace, Johnson
noted. Appreciating a multigenerational workforce, we must be available to answer questions from retiring
Baby Boomers while shepherding the
career development of our Gen X employees, and be responsive to Millennials, who show us new perspectives on
careers and work-life balance.
Throughout, human resources remains a resource for management,
serving as a strategic partner in many
key decisions, and is available to
employees seeking information on a
range of questions, from benefits and
wellness to career development and
workplace concerns, Johnson said.
When Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) was formed as a partnership between Stony Brook University and Battelle Memorial Institute to
manage Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) on behalf of the Department of Energy, Johnson was also an
important member of the team responsible for transitioning approximately
3,000 BNL employees to BSA.
Prior to joining Stony Brook, she
worked for three separate local education authorities in England. She is
a graduate of Hull University in Hull,
England, with a Joint Honours degree
in English and Latin Literature.
Part of the State University of New
York system, Stony Brook University
encompasses 200 buildings on 1,450
acres. Since welcoming its first incoming class in 1957, the university has
grown tremendously, now with more
than 25,000 students and 2,500 faculty. Its membership in the prestigious
Association of American Universities
(AAU) places Stony Brook among the
top 62 research institutions in North
America. U.S. News & World Report
ranks Stony Brook among the top
100 universities in the nation and top
40 public universities, and Kiplinger
names it one of the 35 best values in
public colleges. One of four University
Center campuses in the SUNY system,
Stony Brook is on the management
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team of Brookhaven National Laboratory, putting it in an elite group of universities that run federal research and
development laboratories. The Center
for World University Rankings places
Stony Brook in the top 1 percent of institutions worldwide. It is one of only
10 universities nationwide recognized
by the National Science Foundation
for combining research with undergraduate education.
As the largest single-site employer
on Long Island, Stony Brook is a driving force of the regional economy, with
an annual economic impact of $4.65
billion, generating nearly 60,000 jobs,
and accounts for nearly 4 percent of all
economic activity in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and roughly 7.5 percent
of total jobs in Suffolk County.
LAURIE B.
KAZENOFF
Moritt Hock &
Hamroff LLP
Laurie B. Kazenoff is a partner

at Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP in
Garden City. Kazenoff has more than
30 years of experience in tax contro-
versy as a senior attorney with IRS

Chief Counsel litigating before the
U.S. Tax Court; as an estate tax attorney with the IRS Estate and Gift
Tax Division; as a senior manager
in tax controversy for a nationally
ranked accounting firm; and as an
attorney in private practice.
The scope of her practice includes
tax controversies involving the Internal Revenue Service and New York
State Department of Taxation on behalf of individuals, estates, partnerships, and corporations, including representation of clients before the Examination, Appeals, and Collection Divisions, litigation in United States Tax
Court, and Federal Court of Claims.
She handles all types of issues including payroll tax and responsible person
assessments, employee/independent
contractor issues, New York State residency, and sales & use tax issues.
Kazenoff also represents clients before
the IRS and NYS Collection Divisions
including collection due process appeals and equivalency hearings, addressing IRS notices of lien, levies,
New York State warrants, New York
State license suspensions due to tax
assessments, responsible person and
sales tax audits and assessments, negotiation of settlements including offers in compromise, installment agreements and penalty abatements. Her
subspecialties include estate and gift
tax issues and pension plan qualification issues.

Kazenoffs clients include high profile and high net worth individuals,
corporations, partnerships and other
entities in investment banking, law,
real estate, engineering, architecture,
medicine, entertainment, fashion,
media, construction, manufacturing,
sports and technology.
Her wealth of experience is a great
benefit to those who seek guidance.
After practicing in my specialty
of tax controversy for over 30 years,
including close to 8 years with the
IRS, I can boil it down to this: I am a
calming and steady influence on my
clients, Kazenoff said. The IRS and
NYS taxing authorities are the best
collectors in the world. It is a complex and intimidating process and
many times scary to someone who
is unfamiliar with the inner workings of these government agencies.
Now with budget cuts affecting IRS
and NYS staffing, it is harder than
ever to navigate the system.
Whether I am representing a CEO
of a major corporation, a mom & pop
small business, or an individual, I
help to ease their fears by explaining in straightforward terms how the
tax process works, the various avenues and strategies that will address
their tax case, their rights, their obligations, and what to expect at every
turn, Kazenoff noted. They know I

will be a strong advocate for them. I
communicate with clients directly regularly to explain every step, to consult
with them, inform them, and advise
them. This helps not only to resolve
their past tax liabilities but also helps
to get them into current and future
compliance so that they can rest easy
going forward.
Kazenoff is admitted to practice in
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She is also admitted before the
United States Tax Court and the Federal Court of Claims.
She earned an LL.M (Taxation)
from Temple University, Beasley
School of Law; a juris doctor from
Temple University, Beasley School
of Law; and a bachelors degree from
University of Pennsylvania.
Kazenoff is a member of the taxation committees of the New York
State, Nassau County and Suffolk
County Bar Associations. She is also a
member of the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners.
Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP, established in 1980, is a full-service,
AV-rated commercial law practice
with offices on Long Island and Manhattan. The firms practice areas include: alternative dispute resolution,
commercial foreclosure, commercial
lending & finance, construction &
surety, copyrights, trademarks & li-
A Law Partnership concentrating in the practice of tax

assessment review and condemnation law for over 50 Years.
Michael R.
Martone
Jamie P. Alpern
Donald F.
Leistman
Ris E. Rosen
Koeppel Martone & Leistman, LLP is the largest New York State law firm
devoted exclusively to the field of real property valuation review and
condemnation. Our firm consists of nine attorneys and a large staff of
paralegals with extensive experience in tax certiorari and condemnation law.
Our attorneys are admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, and Georgia.
Carol Rizzo
Myrna A. Cadet-Osse
Jason M. Penighetti
Member of American Property Tax Counsel

155 First Street | PO Box 863 | Mineola
516-747-6300 info@taxcert.com taxcert.com
Ryan C. Hild
Michael P. Guerriero
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censing, corporate & securities, creditors rights & bankruptcy, cybersecurity, employment, equipment & transportation leasing and finance, healthcare, landlord & tenant, litigation,
marketing, advertising & promotions,
not-for-profit, patents, real estate, tax,
and trusts & estates.
ELEANOR
KEEGAN, RN
Huntington Hospital
Eleanor Keegan, RN, is the nurse

manager of Huntington Hospitals 5
South unit, a position she has held
since 2014. Keegan was previously
assistant nurse manager of the unit
starting in 2010.
Keegan has worked at Huntington Hospital, which is a member of
Northwell Health, for more than 20
years. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
in gerontology and medical surgical
nursing. Keegan is part of the high
potential program that is sponsored
by Northwell Health.
In March 2015, Huntington Hospital initiated a program in 5 South
where we have a hospitalist a physician who cares for the patient during
their hospitalization specifically
stationed on our unit, she said. In
addition to dedicated nurses, we are
fortunate to have a nurse practitioner,
a clinical pharmacist, a case manager
and a social worker on our team of
caring professionals. We make daily
rounds and include the patient in the
plan of care. Since we initiated this
program, we have seen an increase in
our patient satisfaction scores.
All the caregivers on 5 South, including secretaries, housekeeping
staff and nursing assistants, are committed to providing quality patient
care every day, Keegan explained. I
value the contributions of each member of our team and I am there to
help them provide the best possible
care to our patients.
Keegan earned a bachelors degree
in nursing from Adelphi University and is currently enrolled in an
MS nursing program through Walden
University.
She was nominated for the Huntington Hospital Nurse of Excellence
award in 2016 and the 5 South team
was nominated for Northwell Healths
Presidents award for teamwork.
Established in 1916, Huntington
Hospital is a full-service, 408-bed,
nonprofit community hospital serving Huntington Township and the
surrounding communities. Huntington Hospital has been a member of
Northwell Health since 1994, and
shares the systems vision of being a
preeminent healthcare delivery system in the tradition of excellence and
the embodiment of community values
and human dignity.
ELLEN
KESSLER
Ruskin Moscou
Faltischek, P.C.
Ellen Kessler is a partner at Ruskin

Moscou Faltischek , P.C. in Uniondale,
where she is a member of the firms
health law department, bringing special expertise as both an experienced
attorney and a registered nurse.
Kessler concentrates her practice
in the area of health law. She assists
clients in structuring business relationships and transactions to comply
with federal and state laws including
self-referral, anti-kickback and professional misconduct statutes. She regularly counsels health care clients on
mergers, acquisitions and establishment of professional practices, employment and professional service relationships, establishment of management
service organizations and their relationships with health care providers,
establishment and transfers of Article
28 and Article 36 facilities, HIPAA
compliance, and regulatory and professional licensure issues under state and
federal law.
She also advises clients on employment agreements, shareholder
and partnership agreements, management agreements, and professional service agreements. Her health
care clients have included hospitals, long-term care facilities, home
health care agencies, management
services organizations, independent
practice associations, physicians,
dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists,
physical therapists, nurses and other
health care practitioners.
There are a number of trends in
the health law area that have been receiving a good deal of attention lately,
Kessler said.
One of these is the trend for physicians and other practitioners to leave
their small privately owned practices
and join hospitals or large groups, she
said. This is happening in large part
because it is difficult for small practices to survive in the current health care
market that is controlled by the health
insurance industry and governmental
payors. Practitioners need to be properly counseled and protected as they
enter into these new relationships.
Another issue that is receiving
attention is the prescribing of controlled substances by physicians,
Kessler noted.
There seems to be increased scrutiny by regulators of the prescribing
practices by physicians, and physicians need to be counseled on proper
approaches to deal with such scrutiny, she said. This heightened focus
seems to be a response to the increased use of controlled substances
in our society.I try to help protect
the interests of health care providers
as they navigate through many difficult issues.
Kessler was selected to the 2015

New York Super Lawyers list. She has
written and lectured on various health
law matters, including the Stark Law,
New Yorks I-STOP Prescription Monitoring Program Law, and the Surprise
Medical Bill Law.
She has also authored chapters
for the Legal Manual for New York
Physicians, a collaboration between
the New York State Bar Association
and the Medical Society of the State
of New York, which is a valuable resource to physicians on the many legal
and regulatory requirements that affect the practice of medicine.
Kessler attended Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., with distinction); Teachers College, Columbia University (M.A.); SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Nursing (B.S.,
summa cum laude).
Prior to her career in law, Kessler
had a distinguished career in nursing and nursing education at various
New York hospitals. At law school,
she served as a member of the Hofstra
Law Review, as coordinator of the Law
Reviews Topic Research and Development program, and as a Moot Court
Judge. After law school, she served as
law clerk to Judge Jacob Mishler in
the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of New York. In
2009, Kessler was installed as a director of the Nassau County Bar Association for a three-year term.
She is a member of the Associations Hospital & Health Law Committee for which she has served as a past
chair and vice-chair. Additionally, Ms.
Kessler is a member of the New York
State Bar Association and a member
of its Health Law section.
For more than 48 years, Ruskin
Moscou Faltischek P.C. has built a
reputation as one of the regions leading providers of innovative legal services. Its attorneys are practical, experienced advocates who measure their
success by their clients success. Cornerstone groups in all major practice
areas of the law are represented at the
firm, including corporate & securities,
financial services, commercial litigation, intellectual property, health care,
real estate, employment, cybersecurity
and data privacy, energy, and trusts &
estates. Clients include large and midsized corporations, privately held businesses, institutions and individuals.
PATRICIA
KIELAWA
Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A.
Patricia Kielawa is a regional sales

manager at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
As a regional sales manager with
Wells Fargos Commercial Banking
Long Island office in Melville, Kielawa
focuses on creating sales opportunity
for the Regional Commercial Banking
Office (RCBO) increasing Wells Far-
gos relevancy to prospective customers and position the RCBO, leadership

and product partners for new business
opportunities through calling efforts,
contact marketing strategies and delivery of value-added ideas.
In 2015, each of the RCBOs was
asked to develop a marketing list
within RV of women-owned/led businesses, Kielawa said. To reach our
goal, in 2016, we will implement a
focused strategy to specifically target
this market through on-going calling
efforts, blitzing, dimensional mailers
and events geared toward women.
Kielawa also develops sales
strategies and leads marketing efforts.She assists with the sales process; including sourcing prospects,
schedules initial contact and creates
pursuit strategy while identifying
the opportunities to help with the
overall management of new customer
acquisition.She also helps in initiating and advancing new business
transaction throughout all diverse
wholesale channels within the bank.
Kielawa enjoys meeting business
owners and influencers on Long Island. I find learning about their business and how they got started very interesting, she explained. When I can
offer new products or services that will
help with efficiency or introduce an
internal partner that can show them
an innovative solution to increase productivity or save the company money I
feel like I have succeeded.
Well-respected in her field, Kielawa is a responsive and results-driven commercial banking professional
specializing in medium to corporate
size business development. Among her
career highlights include generating
$18MM in deposit relationships and
$44MM in loans during her tenure
at Gold Coast Bank (2011-2015); and
generated $1.5MM in account deposit
relationships and during her tenure at
Empire National Bank (2009-2010).
Earlier in her career, she worked
at other financial institutions including vice president/business development officer at CU Business Capital,
Mirimar, FL; vice president/business
development officer New York Commercial Bank, Islandia; assistant
vice president/small business sales
advisor at European American Bank,
Hempstead; and branch manager at
Fleet Bank N.A. in Plainview/Port
Washington.
Kielawa also established and coordinated What Women Need to
Know quarterly events with Milieu magazine. She is affiliated with
many organizations in various capacities including The Hispanic Network, member; Caregivers for Life,
Inc., president and founder; Arthritis
Fundraising Luncheon, committee
chair; United Cerebral Palsy Association, golf committee; Suffolk County
Womens Advisory Commission, Appointed by Legislature Lou DAmaro;
and Long Island Center for Business
& Professional Women, member.
She is also the team leader for
Long Island for the Womens Growth
Initiative in the market place. The
Womens Market Growth Commit-
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among women-owned or women-led
(CEO, CFO) businesses. Kielawa is
responsible for initiating seminars,
events and marketing geared towards
women-owned or women-led business.
We are planning a series of educational seminars focused on business issues and personal security and wealth
that will start in the 3rdquarter of this
year and also some fun and interesting
networking events, Kielawa noted.
Kielawas education includes Financial Accounting/Financial Statement
Risk Analysis Course at Jon A. Strobel
& Associates. She attended Farmingdale Colleges A.S. Program, Business
Administration.
Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, community-based financial
services company with $1.8 trillion in
assets. Founded in 1852, Wells Fargo
provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and
commercial financial services through
8,800 locations, 13,000 ATMs, online,
and mobile devices.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Wells Fargo is decentralized
so every local Wells Fargo store is a
headquarters for satisfying its customers financial needs and helping
them succeed financially. Wells Fargo
does business with 70 million customers and has approximately 269,000
team members in 36 countries across
its more than 90 businesses. In 2015,
Wells Fargo was named Most Respected Bank byBarrons magazine,
Most Admired among the worlds
largest banks byFortune magazine,
and Best U.S. Bank byThe Banker magazine. Additionally, Wells
Fargo was named among the 50 most
community-minded companies in
the U.S. in 2016 by Points of Light, a
worldwide organization dedicated to
volunteer service.
SYLVIA
KNUTSONBARR
Flushing Bank
Sylvia Knutson-Barr is a vice President of Flushing Bank in Uniondale.

Knutson-Barr leads a team of professional bankers whose objective is to
build deposit relationships with real
estate borrowers of Flushing Bank.
The team tailors deposit and cash
management solutions for the business as well as personal solutions for
owners and their employees. Knutson-Barr joined Flushing Bank in
2002 and has held various relationship management positions in commercial real estate, cash management
services and retail banking. Prior to
joining Flushing Bank, she worked
at Chase, Citibank and Fleet Bank
where she held various positions from
customer service, business specialist
and branch manager.
Continuing to offer state-of-the-art

technology and maintaining a strong
connection to its customers are distinct factors Flushing Bank focuses
on when delivering quality services,
explained Knutson-Barr.
The anywhere, anytime nature
of the Internet has changed the way
people conduct business and their
expectations of banks, Knutson Barr
said. With the introduction, proliferation, and embracement of online
and mobile devices, customers now
expect immediate access to information on a 24/7 basis. At Flushing
Bank, we stay current with evolving
trends so we can provide our customers with the account access, product
choices and delivery channels that
enable them to bank where, when,
and how they choose.
As a community bank, we also
know the importance of building relationships through quality service and
personal attention, she noted. We
know our customers by name and look
to connect with them on a local level.
The convenience of mobile banking
poses a challenge in that we do not
have as many opportunities to interact
with our customers face-to-face so it is
imperative that we make the most of
each of these interactions. We are determined to continue delivering a consistent and superior customer experience and leveraging technology to stay
current with consumer preferences.
Flushing Financial Corporation
is the holding company for Flushing
Bank, a New York State-chartered
commercial bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The bank serves consumers, businesses, professionals, corporate clients, and public entities by offering a
full complement of deposit, loan, and
cash management services through
its 19 banking offices located in
Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and
Nassau County.
Flushing Banks Business Development Team is comprised of a group of
experienced bankers who work to provide a personalized and professional
level of service. Flushing Bank focuses
on building long term relationships
with its customers and takes the time
to understand their businesses to better provide competitive lending and
banking solutions.
DONNAMARIE
KORTH
Certilman
Balin Adler &
Hyman, LLP
Donna-Marie Korth is a partner in

the commercial, banking and real estate litigation practice group at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP in
Uniondale.
Korth concentrates in all aspects of
commercial and real estate litigation,
lending workouts, modifications and
litigation, appellate practice, commer-
cial foreclosure, guardianship proceedings, and previously concentrated in

cooperative/condominium law.
As a trained mediator, Korth also
focuses on alternative routes to positive outcomes for her clients.
In this age of our over-burdened
judicial system, an emerging trend is
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR),
Korth said. ADR is a means to resolve
disputes either before or during litigation. It provides parties the ability
to seek out discreet ways to conclude
disputes. The most common forms of
ADR are mediation and arbitration.
Each of these offer unique possibilities
to attain a resolution.
Both federal and state court judges
are now encouraging ADR as a means
to resolve cases, Korth noted.
Skilled and trained professionals
usually serve as the neutral in ADR
sessions, she said. What is especially attractive to parties in a dispute is
that in mediation, the mediator does not
decide the dispute, but rather encourages the parties to fashion their own
remedy. Thus, the parties can craft any
resolution they desire, self-determining the outcome, and incorporating any
terms or conditions that work between
or among them. When individuals are
invested in the settlement process, it
often provides for a lasting and even
amicable result.
Recognizing the value of ADR, I became a trained mediator, and believe
this skill set is a valuable tool to better
service clients, offering them the possibility of achieving results in a cost-effective and time-saving manner.
Korth was appointed to and served
on the Nassau County Bar Associations Judiciary Committee. She is also
the former dean of the Nassau Academy of Law, and has moderated and
lectured at several CLE seminars. She
is also the former chair/vice-chair of
the Appellate Practice Committee and
a long time organizer and judge of the
annual Moot Court competition among
area law schools. Korth was also appointed to serve on the Commercial
Mediation Panel in Nassau County
Supreme Court, Hurricane Sandy Mediation Panel in Eastern District of
the United States District Court, and
Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel
of the Nassau County Bar Association.
Korth graduated, magna cum
laude, from St. Johns University with
a bachelors degree in accounting and
graduated, with honors, from that
Universitys School of Law. She is admitted to practice in New York State
and before the United States District
Courts for the Eastern and Southern
Districts of New York and the United States Supreme Court. She is a
member of the New York State Bar
Association and Nassau County Bar
Association.
Korth has received numerous honors; she has also achieved the highest professional rating by Martindale
Hubbell; and was elected as a fellow to
the New York State Bar Foundation.
Korth serves on the Black and White
Ball Committee for Winthrop University
Hospitals Cancer Center for Kids, and
was honored at this event in 2015. She
is involved in various other fund raising

efforts in her community.
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman,
LLP is one of Long Islands largest
full-service law firm with offices in
Nassau and Suffolk counties and New
Jersey. Its 15 practice areas include:
real estate, real property tax certiorari
and condemnation, cooperative and
condominium, land use/environmental
law, corporate/securities, litigation,
commercial lending, labor relations/
employment law, bankruptcy and
debtor/creditor rights, trusts and estates, elder law, nonprofit/tax exempt/
religious organizations law, telecommunications law, and criminal law.
MARIE A.
LANDSMAN
Rivkin
Radler LLP
Counsel in Rivkin Radlers real estate, zoning & land use practice, Marie
A. Landsman concentrates in the
area of commercial leasing, real estate
and real estate development.
Landsman represents both landlords and tenants in all aspects of
leasing various types of property including office, retail, restaurant, caf,
shopping center, warehouse, television studios and antenna towers. Her
transactional experience includes negotiating and closing complex real estate transactions including the purchase, sale, finance and development
of a variety of commercial properties
including office buildings, shopping
centers, apartment buildings and industrial property.
Her representative matters have
included representing a nationally
recognized institutional lender in the
lease of 1.5 million square feet, which
included an estate for years, ground
lease and option to extend; and representing a major New York City developer in all aspects of the acquisition of
a building during the initial revitalization of Times Square.
Landsman is currently evaluating
the impact that the New York City rent
freeze may have on lending for future
real estate projects and development in
New York City and Long Island.
Lenders consider a developments
projected revenue stream as an important factor when making underwriting decisions, she said. Consequently, the rent freeze may reduce
lending activity, causing developers
and landlords to look at areas outside
of New York City for a greater return
on their investment. This could increase the available housing stock on
Long Island.
Landsman is a member of Long Island Real Estate Group; and is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, Real Estate Committee and the
New York State Bar Association.
She earned a juris doctor from New
York Law School and a bachelors de-
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gree from State University of New York

at Binghamton. She is admitted to practice in New York and California.
With its offices in Uniondale, NY,
New York City, and Hackensack, NJ
and 160 lawyers Rivkin Radler
delivers focused and effective legal
services. Successful individuals, middle-market companies and large corporations have turned to Rivkin Radler
as their advisor-of-choice. The firm
is committed to its best practices and
ethical standards.
Rivkin Radler is focused on providing strong representation and building even stronger client relationships.
Many clients have been placing their
trust in the firm for more than 25
years. Its unwavering commitment to
total client satisfaction is the driving
force behind our firm.
JIL MAZERMARINO
Meyer, Suozzi,
English & Klein, P.C.
Jil Mazer-Marino is a member

of the Garden City law firm Meyer,
Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. Ma-
zer-Marino joined the firm as counsel

to the firms bankruptcy & business
reorganization and corporate finance
law practice in 2008.
In addition to serving as a chapter 7 panel trustee for the Southern
District of New York, Mazer-Marino
practices in the area of bankruptcy
and creditors rights and has extensive experience representing debtors,
creditors committees, and secured and
unsecured creditors in large and complex chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. She
has represented chapter 7 and chapter
11 trustees, chapter 11 debtors in possession, and plan administrators in all
aspects of bankruptcy case administration Mazer-Marino also represents
banks, indenture trustees, factors and
other lenders in connection with debtor in possession financing, out of court
debt restructuring, and debt collection.
Mazer-Marino, a known expert in
her field, remains atop the complex
develops in bankruptcy laws.
One bankruptcy trend is the use
by multinational companies of U.S.
Bankruptcy proceedings in New York
to reorganize worldwide operations
notwithstanding that those companies lack significant operations or assets in the U.S., Mazer-Marino said.
In the 1990s, Maxwell Communication Corp., a British company and
former parent of the New York Daily
News, broke new ground by commenc-
ing restructuring proceedings simultaneously in both New York and London. After Maxwell, the Bankruptcy
Code was revised to add chapter 15,
which is designed to coordinate U.S.
bankruptcy cases with non-U.S. insolvency proceedings and to protect a
companys U.S. assets pending resolution of those proceedings.
Increasingly, multinational companies with little U.S. assets are filing chapter 11 reorganization cases in
New York, as opposed to chapter 15
proceedings ancillary to foreign bankruptcy cases, she said. For example, Meyer Suozzi commenced a New
York chapter 11 bankruptcy case for
China Fishery Group Limited and its
affiliates, a company headquartered
in Hong Kong with substantial operations throughout the world.
The trend may reflect that: international finance for foreign companies is often based in New York;
U.S. Bankruptcy law is well evolved
creating predictability in bankruptcy
cases, which is appealing for creditors
as well as debtors located worldwide;
and, the New York Bankruptcy Judges
are experienced in dealing with large,
complex, sophisticated cases, noted
Mazer-Marino.
Prior to joining Meyer, Suozzi, Mazer-Marino was a partner at a bankruptcy boutique firm. From 1990
through 1991, she served as a law
clerk to Hon. Conrad B. Duberstein,

former Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of
New York, after which she practiced
in the business reorganization and restructuring department at a New York
City law firm.
She earned a juris doctor, cum
laude, from St. Johns University and
a bachelors degree, magna cum laude,
from State University of New York
Albany. She is admitted to practice in
New York State and before the U.S.
District Court, Southern and Eastern
Districts of New York.
Mazer-Marino is a member Association of the Bar of the City of New
York; a member of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; and a
board member of the New York Institute of Credit.
She has lectured on creditors rights
and bankruptcy topics for the New
York State Bar Association, Practicing Law Institute, the Association of
Corporate Counsel, Greater New York
Chapter, the Long Island Business Resource Association and the New York
Institute of Credit. From 2013-2015,
she was recognized as a New York
Super Lawyer.
Founded in 1960, Meyer, Suozzi,
English & Klein, P.C. provides legal
services with a reputation for integrity, insight and excellent client service.
Its attorneys are recognized for their
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committed to clients, community, public affairs and diversity. With offices in

Albany, Garden City, Manhattan and
Washington, D.C., the firm provides
legal advice in 18 practice areas.
CAROL A.
MELNICK
Jaspan
Schlesinger LLP
Carol A. Melnick is a partner in Jaspan Schlesinger LLPs education and

municipal law practice groups, where
she handles a wide range of matters
as general and labor counsel for public school districts, public libraries and
other municipal entities. Melnicks general counsel background includes policy
development, Freedom of Information
Law and Open Meetings Law matters,
election issues, fiscal management, administrative-level hearings regarding
special education matters, student discipline, residency issues, and appeals
to the Commissioner of Education and
the State Review Officer. Melnick also
litigates special education matters in
both state and federal courts. Her labor
law experience includes collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance arbitration, administrative-level
hearings regarding employee discipline,
practice before the Public Employment
Relations Board, practice before the
State Division of Human Rights, and
counseling on various employment-related matters under the New York State
Labor Laws, Fair Labor Standards Act,
Family Medical Leave Act, Americans
with Disabilities Act, Executive/Human
Rights Laws and Title VII.
Melnick is currently focused on the
United States Department of Educations (USDOE) recent release of its
guidelines aimed at preventing discrimination against students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD).
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act (Section 504) and federal regulations requires school districts to provide an equal education opportunity
to students with disabilities, she said.
The guidance clarifies that the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act broadened the scope and
definition of disability to provide
greater protection to students with
ADHD. This is an issue that is worth
keeping an eye on, as the USDOE has
received approximately 2,000 complaints relating to ADHD over the last
five years.
It is imperative that school districts
are aware of their obligations to students with ADHD, Melnick noted.
In order to prevent complaints, districts should ensure that all students
suspected of having ADHD are referred
for an evaluation, she said. Additionally, districts must provide an adequate
evaluation and make appropriate decisions regarding the special education
services that each student needs. There-
fore, I will be focusing on future case

law/administrative decisions relating
to a school districts obligation to provide appropriate services. Such decisions will help provide further guidance
to districts in providing defensible 504
Accommodation Plans and Individual
Education Plans (IEPs).
Melnick earned a juris doctor from
Brooklyn Law School and a bachelors
degree from the University of Kentucky.
She is admitted to practice law in the
courts of the state of New York and New
Jersey and in the United States District
Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the District of
New Jersey. Melnick is a member of the
Nassau and New York State Bar Associations, and their respective education,
labor and employment and municipal
law sections.
Jaspan Schlesinger LLP in Garden City is one of Long Islands premier full service law firms. Founded
in 1946, the firms 60 attorneys provide quality legal services in virtually
every area of practice. The firms practice areas include complex commercial
litigation; education and municipal
matters; creditors rights; banking and
financial services; corporate and commercial transactions; real estate; tax
certiorari and condemnation matters;
land use and zoning; labor; estates
and trusts; taxation; and environmental matters.
Jaspan Schlesinger LLP, with offices in Garden City and Wilmington,
Delaware, serves clients that operate
locally, nationally and globally. Its
clients range from start-up companies to multinational public companies, as well as individuals, school
districts, municipalities and not-forprofit organizations.
LINA M.
OBEID
Stony Brook
University School
of Medicine
Lina M. Obeid is a professor of medicine and dean for research at Stony

Brook University School of Medicine.
Dr. Obeid, a physician-scientist and
biomedical researcher, oversees the
Office of Scientific Affairs (OSA), the
research infrastructure supporting
Stony Brook Medicine scientists engaged in biomedical discovery.
Dr. Obeids personal professional
focus is geriatric medicine and biomedical research. She earned her
MD degree, with distinction, at the
American University in Beirut and
completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Duke
University, followed by a fellowship
in Endocrinology and Geriatrics. She
holds numerous National Institutes
of Health (NIH) grants, and was principal investigator for a $11.7 million
core grant from the Center for Biological Research Excellence (COBRE) for
lipid signaling. Her research is concen-
trated on bioactive lipid signaling in

cancer biology.
I wouldlike to better understand
and discoverspecific pathways
mediated by bioactive lipidsthat regulate cancer, Dr. Obeid said. By pursuing this, we may get closer to developing novel and more effective cancer
chemotherapeutic agents and target
new pathways that regulatecancer
metabolism.
Important to this pursuitare the
technological advances such as imaging and mass spectroscopy that are
so critical for understanding molecular mechanisms of cancer, and other
diseases, she said. In my laboratory I along with my colleagues and
with the help of students hope to discover new advances in biomedical research, including bioactivelipid pathwaysthen validate these discoveries.
Thiscan bean essential and highly innovativestep toward the development
of new treatments for cancer.
Stony Brook Medicine integrates
and elevates all of Stony Brook Universitys health-related initiatives:
education, research and patient
care. It includes five Health Sciences
schools Dental Medicine, Health
Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare
as well as Stony Brook University Hospital and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings
throughout Suffolk County.
EILEEN
OBRIEN
Bridgehampton
National Bank
Eileen OBrien is vice president

in the SBA lending department at
Bridgehampton National Bank (BNB),
which is headquartered in Bridgehampton and has 40 branches located throughout Nassau and Suffolk, as
well as Queens and New York City.
OBrien has been a successful commercial banking officer for over 25
years. At BNB, she is responsible for
providing loans via the SBA lending
program to small business in Queens,
Nassau and Suffolk. Her expertise in
providing exceptional customer service to business owners, and finding
solutions to their unique financing
needs is evident in the growth of her
loan portfolio. The SBA program allows BNB to make loans to business
that may not meet the parameters of
conventional bank financing.
Small business is the lifeblood of the
Long Island economy, OBrien said.
A small business may not have
the same opportunities to finance
their growth, based on where they
are in their own business model, she
said. Many small businesses struggle to survive and grow because they
are hindered by the lack of finances
available to them. Recently, BNB has
achieved Preferred Lending status
from the SBA, which allows the bank

to streamline the SBA approval process and make it less intimidating to
the borrower. Our goal is to get out
into the marketplace and make sure
that small business owners know
that we are a resource that can help
them grow.
As a community bank, BNB has
a vested interest in taking the mystery out of the SBA process, helping
business owners navigate the loan
process, and seeing them on to the
next level of a thriving business,
OBrien said. There are not many
local banks left on Long Island. A
local community bank, like BNB, has
a real commitment to the marketplace and an understanding of its
unique needs that an outside institution just doesnt bring to the table.
There is no substitution for local
knowledge and local decision-making.
And, that is exactly what I am working to bring to the Long Island small
businesses community through our
SBA outreach.
OBrien joined BNB via the acquisition of Community National Bank
in 2015. In joining BNB, OBrien
and the SBA team brought a combined 15 years of experience in SBA
lending to the bank. OBrien has
been intricately involved in developing the SBA department, a program
that was a new line of business
for BNB. Most recently, as part of
this process, BNB was granted Preferred Lender Program (PLP) status. Under the PLP program, SBA
delegates the final credit decision
and most servicing and liquidation
authority and responsibility to carefully selected PLP lenders. Lenders
are considered for PLP status based
on their record with SBA, and must
have demonstrated a proficiency in
processing and servicing SBA-guaranteed loans.
The SBA lending program offers
both a growth opportunity for BNB,
and an increased ability to help the
small local business. BNB has over a
100 years of community banking, and
the SBA program provides a natural
synergy to the banks business model.
Prior to her position at BNB,
OBrien spent the majority of her career working for Bank of New York
in various lending roles. OBrien is a
graduate of SUNY Oneonta and has
an MBA from Adelphi University.
Established in 1910, Bridgehampton National Bank, with assets of approximately $3.7 billion, operates 40
retail branch locations serving Long
Island and the greater New York
metropolitan area. In addition, the
bank operates two loan production
offices: one in Manhattan, and one
in Riverhead, New York. Through
its branch network and its electronic delivery channels, BNB provides
deposit and loan products and financial services to local businesses, consumers and municipalities. Title insurance services are offered through
BNBs wholly owned subsidiary,
Bridge Abstract. Bridge Financial
Services, Inc. offers financial planning and investment consultation.
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LINDA M.
OLIVA
Pegalis &
Erickson, LLC
Linda M. Oliva is an attorney at

Pegalis & Erickson, LLC in New Hyde
Park. Oliva is an represents plaintiffs in medical negligence cases. She
manages pretrial litigation and appeals, representing children who have
suffered from birth injuries, people of
all ages who have experienced surgical complications and cardiovascular
medical errors, and women who have
suffered health care negligence such
as the failure to diagnose and treat
breast cancer.
A pressing item in consumer health
law is for the second year in a row, the
New York State Legislature failed to
vote on Lavernes Law, Oliva said.
Although the bill was passed by
the NYS Assembly, the governor
promised to sign it into law, and approximately 30 senators supported it,
the bill didnt make it to the senate
floor for a vote. The bill is named for
Laverne Wilkinson who died of a curable form of lung cancer after being
misdiagnosed. Her situation is one of
many in New York, where people are
not correctly diagnosed, and dont find
out about the misdiagnosis until after
the time to file a suit expires.
Unfortunately, New York is one of
only six states that doesnt have a discovery rule, which allows someone to
file a claim within a specific time period after finding out that negligence occurred, rather than having to bring suit
within a specific time period based upon
when the negligent acts occurred, Oliva
said. This can create situations where
the statute of limitations expires before
someone ever knows they may have a
potential case.
In Laverns case, her child with
special needs was not only deprived
of her mother and caregiver, but was
deprived of compensation for the loss
of her moms support and care, she
explained. The passage of this bill
would encourage hospitals and doctors
to improve patient safety measures,
and extend rights for victims of medical malpractice to seek recourse based
upon fairness.
A noted expert in her field, Oliva
was recently elected president of Nassau County Womens Bar Association,
serving a one-year term. She was also
named a 2016 Outstanding Women in
Law by Hofstra University School of
Laws Center for Children, Families
and the Law. She is on the New York
Super Lawyers lists for 2016, 2015,
and 2014 after a selection process of independent research, peer nominations
and peer evaluations.
Oliva is a member of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Nassau
County, the Long Island Hispanic
Bar Association, the New York State
Trial Lawyers Association, the Nas-
sau County Lawyers Association, the

American Association for Justice, and
the Nassau County Bar Association.
She earned a law degree from St.
Johns University, and an undergraduate degree from Hofstra University.
Oliva dedicates considerable time to
community services, notably to breast
cancer awareness with the Babylon
Breast Cancer Coalition, and the Adelphi/New York State Breast Cancer
Hotline Creative Cups program.
Pegalis & Erickson, LLC is a personal injury law firm focused on representing people who suffered medical negligence. U.S. News and World
Report named the firm to its 2016
Best Law Firms list for medical malpractice in New York, and the firms
founder, Steven Pegalis, as 2016
Lawyer of the Year.
In its 45 years of practice, the firm
has helped thousands obtain funds for
services they need to survive day-today. The firm is a known advocate for
patient safety and medical accountability to ensure safer medical practices for better patient care.
MICHELLE
PAPAJOHN
St. Josephs
College
Michelle Papajohn is vice president

for information technology and chief
information officer at St. Josephs College (SJC), which has campuses in Patchogue and Brooklyn.
Papajohn provides strategic management and innovative leadership of
the Information Technology Services
department for a multi-campus environment. She leads the development
and implementation of St. Josephs
Colleges information technology strategy. As the colleges chief information officer, she oversees the areas of
computing, networking, instructional
technology, project management and
institutional research. Assuring best
practices are being performed, she
collaborates and communicates with
the campus administration, faculty,
students and staff for the purpose of
developing healthy campus dynamics
and effectively implementing strategic
initiatives.
Papajohn is responsible for the
departments, which support enterprise applications, data and analytics, teaching and learning, user
support, infrastructure and project
management.During her tenure at
St. Josephs she led the organization
through an ERP replacement, the introduction of Google Apps cloud based
email and collaboration suite and an
employee portal.
In almost every industry and aspect
of life, technology is at the core, Papajohn said.
In higher education, it is intertwined with the daily functions of
every student, staff and faculty mem-
ber, she said. Students have high

expectations for technology, and we
need to meet those demands. Just a
few short years ago, having a computer and a projector in a room was
considered state-of-the-art a smart
classroom. The bar has risen and we
continue to re-define what state-ofthe-art is.
In my position, I work closely with
Academic Administration to add technologies that will elevate the learning
experience and improve student success, Papajohn explained. The college continues to make technological
enhancements, and we are currently
adding interactive projectors, which
effectively turn a whiteboard into a
giant tablet. We are making rooms
lecture capture capable, so faculty can
record lectures and students can revisit or catch up on missed lectures.
Students are granted access to software in the cloud. This lets us extend
the resources we provide beyond our
campus and provides convenience to
our students.
We have to think beyond the physical environment so that students are
able to obtain the same quality learning experience whether face-to-face or
online, Papajohn noted.
Prior to being named vice president
for information technology and chief
information officer in 2015, Papajohn
was director of enterprise systems at
SJC where she managed all aspects
of Enterprise Systems including the
Datatel Colleague and WebAdvisor
systems, as well as Astra room scheduling. She also a held project manager position, in 2004, and began her
work at SJC, in 1999, as coordinator of
scheduling and registration.
Papajohn earned an EMBA, management; a bachelors degree in organizational management from St. Josephs College. She serves on the CIO
Advisory Board for Ellucian.
St. Josephs College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population
of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition
since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the college provides a strong academic and value-oriented education
at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, aiming to prepare each student
for a life characterized by integrity,
intellectual and spiritual values, social
responsibility and service. Through
SJC Brooklyn, SJC Long Island and
SJC Online, the college offers bachelors degrees in 49 majors, special
course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs.
KAYLIN
PETERSON
Jeffersons Ferry
Foundation
Kaylin Peterson is development

manager at Jeffersons Ferry Foun-
dation in South Setauket, which was

created to offer outstanding giving
opportunities for those who support
Jeffersons Ferrys overall mission
and vision. The foundation nurtures
a philanthropic environment that has
enriched the lives of the seniors and
staff served by Jeffersons Ferry by
providing new technologies to encourage a supportive environment, making
building improvements and providing
financial assistance in times of unexpected need.
Peterson works closely with the
foundation board, manages the foundations fundraising activities, including its annual fundraiser Monte Carlo
Night and manages and process donations and pledges.
The elderly population is living longer and healthier lives due to advances in health care and optimal living
environments like that of Jeffersons
Ferry, Peterson said.
Because of their increased longevity, some of our residents may outlive
their assets, she said The good news
is that the Resident Assistance Fund
maintained by the Jeffersons Ferry
Foundation helps pay the monthly fees
of residents who experience a shortfall through no fault of their own so
that they can continue to age in place
and live comfortably without having to
worry. The best source of funding for
the Resident Assistant Fund has been
Jeffersons Ferry residents, who have
a strong community feeling.
Many residents have donated to
the Fund, Peterson noted.Many of
them want to help their neighbors in
need, sometimes offering to match contributions, but we also look for help
from outside the community, she
said.Since Jeffersons Ferrys inception in 2001, the Resident Assistance
Fund has helped five residents continue the lifestyle that they sought at Jeffersons Ferry. We expect the number
of residents in need of funds to rise,
so our challenge will be to continue to
find creative ways fund the program.
Peterson is a member of Jeffersons
Ferrys Teamwork Committee, where
she helps plan for fun activities for the
staff to do together. A member of and
sergeant-at-arms for the Stony Brook
Rotary Club,Peterson has participated in many volunteer activities including Habitat for Humanity and CampPa-Qua-tuck, which serves people with
disabilities. She also volunteers at the
Welcome INN Soup Kitchen, preparing and serving the meals for guests,
and helping with clean up,
Peterson is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals,
and through this organization attends
educational sessions on various topics in philanthropy, participates in its
Mentor Express program and annual
Philanthropy Day.
Prior to joining Jeffersons Ferry,
Peterson worked in the development
office of the Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute. She earned a bachelors degree in psychology from St.
Josephs College and earned a certificate in not-for-profit management at
Hofstra University.
Jeffersons Ferry is a non-prof-
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the elements of an active retirement
with a mix of recreation and activities, readily available health care and
peace of mind. Residents pay a onetime entry fee and thereafter, a predictable monthly fee.
Over 400 residents aged 62 years
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With attractive and spacious private Enhanced Assisted Living studio and one-bedroom apartments and
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Whether a resident requires shortterm rehabilitation, or long-term
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LISA M.
RICCIARDI,
CPA, CCA
Castellano,
Korenberg,
& Company
Lisa M. Ricciardi, CPA, CCA is

a partner at Castellano, Korenberg,
& Company in Hicksville. Ricciardi
has more than 25 years of experience providing auditing, accounting,
consulting, and tax services to individuals and businesses. She is an expert advisor to clients in construction
and construction-related industries
and has a strong background serving
manufacturers, not-for-profit organizations, professional service firms,
and wholesalers.
As a member of the Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners and the
American College of Forensics Examiners, she is also uniquely qualified
to respond to clients needs regarding
forensic engagements and uncovering
unauthorized activity.
Ricciardi also holds the designation of Certified Construction Auditor (CCA) granted by the National
Association of Construction Auditors
for those professionals who focus on
accounting, auditing, and consulting
within the construction industry.
Accounting firms are focusing on
developing specialty practices rather
than being generalists, Ricciardi said.
Clients receive expertise from
accountants who really understand
their particular business, she said.

Clients expect you to know all there
is to know about taxes, financial
statements, labor issues and pretty much everything on earth. But if
you want show them that you can
truly be an asset to their company
then you must demonstrate your expertise in their industry. For example, almost any accountant can prepare an income tax return but do
most accountants know that most
construction contractors are entitled
to a domestic production activities
deduction? The answer is no. One of
our specialties at CK & Co. is in the
construction industry. Far too many
times we will take on a new client
that lost out on many of the credits
or deductions allowed to them because of the lack of expertise by their
prior accountant. After all, would you
go to a doctor whos a general practitioner if you had a heart problem or a
cardiologist?
Prior to joining Castellano, Korenberg & Company, Ricciardi was
a partner at a Nassau County-based
CPA firm for over 20 years. She
earned a bachelors degree in Business Administration from Hofstra
University and is a frequent lecturer and author on topics of accounting and auditing for the construction industry, as well as asset protection, estate planning, and business succession.
Among Ricciardis many recognitions, the National Association of
Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
named her a Businesswoman of Excellence in 2015 and the Town of
Oyster Bay named her a Women of
Distinction in 2015.
She is a member of the American Board of Forensic Accounting,
American Institute of CPAs, Construction Financial Management Association, National Association of
Women in Construction, New York
State Society of CPAs, Regional Alliance for Small Contractors, Long
Island Contractors Association and
Nontraditional Employment for
Women (NEW).
She volunteers at the Interfaith
Nutrition Network (The INN), The
Mary Brennan INN, Jones Beach
Power Squadron and the Town of
Oyster Bay W.A.K.E. U.P. environmental program, which helps clean
and protect area waterways.
Castellano, Korenberg & Company is a full-service accounting firm
providing audit, accounting, tax, and
consulting services to privately held
businesses, their executives, and
high net worth individuals throughout the New York metropolitan area.
The firm specializes in serving clients who operate in the construction,
manufacturing, distribution, and real
estate industries.
Since its founding in 1991, Castellano, Korenberg & Company has
helped its clients achieve success by
providing technical expertise, customized business solutions, and personalized attention to help them navigate through todays challenges and
plan for the future.
ELIZABETH
COLLARD
RICHTER
Collard
& Roe, P.C.
Elizabeth Collard Richter is a partner at Collard & Roe, P.C. in Roslyn,

where she specializes in patent prosecution, licensing and litigation. Richter has extensive experience in prosecuting patents in all technical areas,
including chemistry, mechanical and
electrical engineering and business
methods and designs. She represents
clients of all types and sizes, ranging
from large international corporations
to individuals.
Among top issues Collard & Roe
is watching is the effect of Brexit on
patents and trademarks in Europe,
Richter said.
The exit of the UK from the European Union could have widespread
effects on the filing and enforcement of
EU trademarks, as well as on the filing of patents in the European Patent
Office under the new Unitary Patent
system, and enforcement by the new
Unified Patent Court, Richter noted.
Prior to joining Collard & Roe,
Richter was an associate at a major
New York City intellectual property law firm, where she specialized in
litigation, interferences and patent
prosecution.
She is a member of the New York
Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association,
the AIPLA, AIPPI, and the Nassau
County Bar Association. She is also
a member of the Inventor of the Year
selection committee of the Long Island
Technology Hall of Fame.
She is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law, where she was a
member of the Moot Court Board.
She is a past chair of the Intellectual
Property Committee of the Nassau
County Bar Association, and has had
many articles published in the Nassau Lawyer, The Attorney of Nassau
and the New York State Bar Journal.
She is also active in the Huntington
community, where she serves on several boards and committees.
Collard & Roe, P.C. has served clients intellectual property needs for
over 40 years. It has a broad practice
encompassing all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution and litigation, domain name
procurement, licensing, franchising,
as well as other related areas of law
and technology. The firm also serves
as special counsel to other domestic
attorneys seeking our specialized renowned expertise.
Collard & Roe has over a dozen
patent and trademark attorneys and
agents. The members of the professional staff have degrees and experience in diverse fields of technology,
including biotechnology, chemistry,
computer programming, and various

fields of engineering. Its staff includes
members conversant in several languages including French, German,
Italian and Spanish.
Collard & Roe has obtained for its
clients over 10,000 patents granted and over 17,000 trademarks. The
firm represents clients of all sizes,
from the solo inventor to large
multi-national corporations and
in diverse industries ranging from
state-of-the-art technologies to traditional manufacturing corporations.
Collard & Roe has close relationships with law firms and major corporations throughout the world for
whom the firm prosecutes foreign applications in the United States. The
firm provides personalized customer
service and has the resources of a
global network of foreign associates
who assist domestic clients when
they are considering international
applications.
Collard & Roe is an active participant in such organizations as the International Intellectual Property Society and the Nassau County Bar Association. The attorneys have authored
over 200 articles for various industry
and local journals.
RIS E.
ROSEN
Koeppel Martone &

Leistman, LLP
Ris E. Rosen is an associate at the

Mineola law firm Koeppel Martone &
Leistman, LLP, one of the largest New
York State law firms devoted exclusively to the field of real property valuation review and condemnation.
Rosen is currently focusing on
commercial property tax bill developments in Nassau County. The idiom
the devil is in the detail has never
been truer than it is in relation to
the 2016/17 property tax bills of Nassau County commercial property taxpayers, she said. Nassaus recently
enacted Disputed Assessment Fund
(DAF), codified in the Nassau County
Administrative Code, is an attempt
to shift the burden of financing the
successful assessment challenges of
commercial taxpayers from the collective tax base to solely the commercial taxpayer. DAF is certain to result
in significantly increased tax rates,
increased taxes and increased stress
to fiscal bottom lines already reeling
from years of financial challenge.
Application of the DAF legislation requires that those commercial
property owners who challenge their
assessment will have 10 percent of
their taxes escrowed in order to finance any potential refund, Rosen
said. The immediate effect is that
the taxing jurisdictions must, at the
onset, use an inflated formula to promulgate their tax rates in order to
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for commercial property owners to
challenge their assessments.
While it remains to be seen how
far reaching an effect the implementation of DAF will have and the potential legal challenges that it may face,
what remains certain is our firms
commitment to fiscal vigilance on behalf of our clients, Rosen explained.
Prior to joining Koeppel Martone
& Leistman, LLP in 1988, Rosen was
employed by the Nassau County Treasurers Office in the Tax Collection
and Claims Service Division.
Rosen is a graduate of Hofstra Law
School and was admitted to the New
York State Bar in 1991. She is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, Suffolk County Bar Association,
New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Womens Bar Association,
American Property Tax Counsel Syosset Chamber of Commerce, and the
Hicksville Chamber of Commerce.
Koeppel Martone & Leistman,
LLP is one of the largest New York
State law firms devoted exclusively
to the field of real property valuation
review and condemnation. Having
been in existence for more than 50
years, its partners and associates have
over 230 years combined experience
in these matters. The firm consists
of ten attorneys and a large staff of
paralegals with extensive experience
in tax certiorari and condemnation
law. Our attorneys are admitted to
practice law in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, District of Columbia,
Florida, and Georgia. In the State of
New York alone, we have represented clients from Buffalo to Montauk
Point and have handled every type
of property from residential homes,
multi-family residentials, condominiums, cooperatives, industrials, manufacturing plants, shopping centers,
nursing homes, golf and country clubs,
office buildings and hotels.
MARCY
SAFYER
Adelphi
University
Marcy Safyer, Ph.D., is director of

the Adelphi University Institute for
Parenting. Safyer has held this position for about nine years and under
her direction, the Institute has become
a leader in the field of Infant Mental
Health (IMH) providing high quality,
developmentally informed, trauma focused evidence-based approaches to
improve the lives of at-risk young children and caregivers.
Safyers efforts led the Institute to
become a highly valued, well-regarded
regional professional training and clinical services resource. These accomplishments came from Safyers passion, work ethic, effective leadership,
decision-making and collaborative
spirit. She successfully secured more

than $4 million in public and private
funds to support the Institute resulting in new resources and opportunities
for underserved young children.
Recently, our understanding of
infant development has changed,
Safyer said. During the first few
years of life, when brain development
is in its most crucial phase, a child
develops the foundational capabilities
on which all subsequent development
builds. Parent-child relationship trauma has devastating developmental
consequences. Upwards of 85 percent
of children in the child welfare system have experienced early relational
traumas and attachment disruptions
exhibiting some form of emotional,
mental or behavioral health problem.
There is a continued need for effective services provided by a trained
and competent workforce, Safyer
noted. The science of early childhood
is shaping effective approaches for
healing those relationships and getting young children and their families
(bio/foster/pre-adoptive) back on track.
Using this scientific knowledge, Infant
Mental Health specialists, caseworkers, attorneys and judges have the opportunity to participate in a holistic
culture and systems change to create
programs and policies that heal, protect and promote permanency. Regardless of the fact that we possess the
knowledge to do this work, it is not
being done effectively. There is still a
need to help the court and child welfare system embrace the approaches
that lead to successful futures for todays 0-5 year olds in foster care.
A testimony to Safyers success was
her award from the 6th annual Whats
Great in Our State committee, comprised of leading experts in New York
to honor individuals and programs
that successfully address the issues of
childrens mental health. The award
was given for IMH services provided
by the Institute for the Babies Cant
Wait collaboration project with the
Nassau County Child Welfare System.
This ongoing initiative reduces the
risk of repeated abuse and neglect and
increases safety for young children.
Most recently, Safyer received a
grant from the Federal Department of
Education for a training program that
increases the competency of multidisciplinary graduate students at Adelphi. Candidates will become IMH specialists serving high-risk 0-5 year olds
with social, emotional challenges and
other special needs.
Safyer holds a doctorate in psychology and social work from the University of Michigan.
Adelphi University is a nationally
ranked, doctoral research university
offering exceptional liberal arts and
sciences programs and professional
training with particular strength in
its Core FourAU Arts and Humanities, AU STEM and Social Sciences,
AU Professions, and AU Health and
Wellness.
Founded in Brooklyn in 1896, Adelphi serves nearly 7,500 students from
38 states and 46 countries at its main
campus in Garden City. Adelphi has
made the Fiske Guide to Colleges Best

Buy list for 11 consecutive years. Adelphi serves communities through faculty research, service-based learning,
cultural events and, most importantly
the education of future leaders and
informed citizens.
More than 100,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills, knowledge
and exposure to thrive as professionals
and active citizens in an interconnected and fast-paced global society, making their mark on the university and
the world beyond.
NOELENE
SHERIDAN,
CPA, MST
Friedman LLP
Noelene Sheridan is a tax principal at Friedman LLP in Uniondale.

Sheridan has more than 25 years of
experience in public accounting. She
specializes in providing tax services
for commercial and residential real
estate owners, high-net-worth individuals, trusts and estates.
Sheridan has expertise in reviewing individual, partnership, trust, gift
and estate tax returns; developing and
maintaining client relationships; performing income and estate tax planning; providing tax advisory services
to closely held businesses; and assisting with notices and audits from federal and state taxing authorities.
In this election year, Friedman LLP
compiled a market study analyzing
business leaders sentiments about
proposed tax changes in response to a
survey the firm launched addressing
these issues, Sheridan said.
One surprising finding was that
business leaders typically were significantly more concerned with personal
tax issues than issues potentially impacting their business, she said.The
other surprising result was whether
state and local tax nexus would influence their future expansion plans to
which the majority either did not believe that it would play a role or were
unsure of its effect.One factor coming
into play may be that business leaders
are overall less aware of the impact
of the overall tax system on their enterprises. Our professionals continue
to monitor the tax landscape ahead
and ensure that our clients are well
informed of changes that can impact
both their business and their personal
financial situation.
Sheridan is a member of many organizations including New York State
Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and Friedman
LLPs Womens Development Network.
Sheridan earned a bachelors degree in accounting from St. Johns University and a masters degree in taxation from C.W. Post University. She is
also a certified public accountant.
Friedman LLP has been serving the
accounting, tax and business consulting needs of public and private companies since 1924. Our industry-focused practice features concentrated
areas of expertise and understanding of the economic environment. We
have the ability to be innovative in
our approach, act quickly in our decision-making and be flexible in our
delivery of services. Our clients benefit
from hands-on contact with our partners, cutting-edge technical expertise
and our understanding of their industry and their business.
SUSAN A.
SIPOS
Hoffmann
& Baron LLP
Susan A. Sipos is a senior attorney

at Hoffmann & Baron LLP, with offices in Syosset, New York and Parsippany, New Jersey.
After earning a bachelor degree in
mathematics from NYU, Sipos had a
career in actuarial sciences. She then
returned to NYU to earn a masters
degree in Biology.
In 1998, after earning a law degree from St. Johns University, Sipos
joined Hoffmann & Baron LLP in the
practice of intellectual property law.
She specializes in patent prosecution,
includingthe fields of biotechnology,
bioinformatics, pharmacology, nanotechnology, organic and inorganic
chemistry.
Among the many issues Sipos
remains well-informed on is patent
eligibility.
The patent eligibility landscape
has shifted in the past few years
with the courts issuing a series of
decisions, which challenge the patentability of biotechnological innovations, she said. For example,
these decisions have affected the
eligibility of medical diagnostic
methods. Such methods are typically based on the detection of certain
genetic markers and particular protein expression levels in a patient.
Our firm provides highly skilled
patent drafting and prosecution to
navigate the ever-changing criteria
for patent eligibility in order to obtain strong, enforceable patents for
such biotechnological inventions.
For the past several years, Sipos
has participated as an adviser on
intellectual property matters in the
Long Island Innovation Boot Camp,
which is an annual Pre-Seed Workshop providing strategic business
development services to foster entrepreneurship and support emerging company growth.
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full-service intellectual property law
firm that specializes in prosecution,
counseling, licensing, and litigation of patent, trademark, and copyright-related issues worldwide. The
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crets, technology transfer, and unfair

competition.
Hoffmann & Baron, LLP serves clients throughout the United States and
internationally. Clients include individuals, entrepreneurial firms, universities, national research laboratories,
and multinational corporations.
The firms attorneys possess expertise in the acquisition, protection and
strategic planning for all forms of intellectual property. The firm is especially experienced in acquiring patent protection, trade secret protection,
copyright protection, and establishing
appropriate and related trademark,
brand, and trade dress protection. The
firm also has a robust Inter Partes
Review (IPR) practice. IPRs are a relatively new vehicle to attack the validity of patents in the US Patent Office without having to go to a Federal
District Court and to stay a Federal
District Court action for infringement
while the US Patent Office reconsiders the merits of validity/invalidity
of the patent(s) in issue. The firm is
also experienced in all phases of intellectual property litigation, post grant
inter-parties matters, and oppositions
in the United States and abroad.
Hoffmann & Baron, LLP serves clients in all major scientific and engineering fields including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices,
chemical, organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, consumer
products, drug delivery systems, molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, bio-affecting agents and delivery
systems, petroleum processing and
products, computers, software, optics,
lasers, and e-commerce, among others.
In addition to enforcing and defending its clients rights in the areas of
patents, trademarks, and copyrights,
Hoffmann & Baron provides counseling regarding a variety of other legal
issues associated with technology development.
Established in 1984 by co-founders
Charles R. Hoffmann and Ronald J.
Baron, the firm currently serves clients around the globe in all scientific
and engineering fields.
MARGUERITE
SMITH
Empire National
Bank
Marguerite Smith is vice president,

BSA, CRA and compliance officer at
Empire National Bank in Islandia.
Smith previously held the title of assistant vice president, deputy BSA/
compliance officer.
Empire National Bank remains
steadfast in providing quality service
as it fulfills regulation requirements.
A compliance directive we are currently working on is the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Networks (FinCEN) Customer Due Diligence Rule,
Smith said. The requirements became

effective July 2016 and will become
mandatory in 2018.
As part of the U. S. Treasury
Departments ongoing effort to prevent entities from using U. S. companies to conceal money laundering,
tax evasion and other illicit financial activities, this provision requires
banks to collect and verify the accuracy of certain personal information
from beneficial owners of commercial
entities when an account is opened,
she said. While financial institutions may rely on client provided information, we are also developing
our own data collection process.
One of the banks first employees, Smith has more than a decade
of banking experience. For 10 years,
she worked at the former Long Island
Commercial Bank where she was an
assistant branch manager and investment and insurance advisor.
Smith earned a bachelors degree in
communications from SUNY Oneonta
and a masters degree in banking and
finance from Dowling College.
Dedicated to helping small to midsized privately-owned businesses,
professional practices, not-for-profit organizations, municipalities and
real estate professionals grow and
prosper, Empire National Bank is
committed to bringing the personal
touch back to customer service while
providing a neighborhood banking
experience. Headquartered in Islandia, New York, Empire National
Bank has branches in Port Jefferson
Station, Shirley and Mineola.
KAREN
TENENBAUM
LL.M., CPA
Tenenbaum
Law, P.C.
An attorney for more than 30

years, Karen Tenenbaum, LL.M., CPA
founded Tenenbaum Law, P.C., which
provides services to individuals and
businesses facing IRS and New York
State tax problems. Tenenbaum and
her team represent clients in matters
including federal & state audits; IRS
appeals & NYS conciliation conferences; federal & NYS collection issues, including liens, levies, warrants
& seizures; offers in compromise and
installment agreements; responsible
officer assessments; NYS residency
audits; and NYS voluntary disclosure.
The firm focuses exclusively
on IRS and NY tax controversies,
Tenenbaum said.
Successfully representing clients is
not just about knowing the tax laws,
but understanding how the laws are
being interpreted and enforced by
the commissioner and auditors, and
how they impact New York State residents, Tenenbaum said. One area
in which we see increasing numbers
of cases is NY residency audits. Many
individuals, especially on Long Island,
have multiple residences and dont realize they could be subject to an audit
because NYS considers them NY residents, even though they live most of
their time in another state. These individuals can then be hit with a significant tax bill.
In addition, were concerned about
the NYS drivers license suspension
program, which allows the state to
suspend the drivers license of delinquent taxpayers who owe more than
$10,000, Tenenbaum noted. NYS
has been very aggressive about imposing this penalty and taxpayers
need to respond promptly in order to
avoid losing their licenses. To date,
the state has collected over $300 million in back taxes so its unlikely to
relax its enforcement.
One silver lining is the voluntary disclosure program, which can
help qualified NYS taxpayers avoid
additional penalties for failing to file
taxes, she said.
Tenenbaum is a frequent speaker
on IRS and NYS tax issues for numerous professional groups on topics
including New York State residency,
IRS and NYS collections.
Among her many recognitions,
Tenenbaum was selected as a New
York Super Lawyer as a practitioner
in tax law for the past three years;
received a SmartCEOs Future 50
Award recipient; earned a Judge Gail
Prudenti Top Women in Law Award;
and has been rated a Top Women-Owned Law Firm in New York by
the New York Law Journal.
Tenenbaum earned a LL.M. (taxation) from New York University School
of Law and a juris doctor from Brooklyn Law School. She is admitted to the
State Bar of New York and to the U.S.
Tax Court. Tenenbaum is also a certified public accountant.
Tenenbaum Law, P.C. is located
in Melville, NY. The tax attorneys at
Tenenbaum Law, P.C. help individuals and businesses facing IRS and
New York State tax problems.
DEBORA
THIVIERGE,
BCABA,
CBAA
The ELIJA School
and Foundation
Debora Thivierge, BCaBA, CBAA,

is the founder and executive director of The ELIJA School and Foundation in Levittown. In 2000, after
her toddler son was diagnosed with
Autism, Thivierge set out to secure
him the most effective, contemporary
support available. Thus began Thivierges pioneer voyage for her family,
and a steadfast dedication to the lives
of Long Island children with Autism.
In 2002, she founded a small foundation and later in 2006, a school, in a
church basement for children with Autism. ELIJA continued to expand and,
in 2014, began to focus on the most
challenging children, ages 3 to 21, who
are diagnosed with the severe end of

the Autism Spectrum Disorders. ELIJSA and her team offer intensive treatment to these kids and their families
from Montauk to Manhattan.
While employing the best, the
brightest and most fit team of professionals to work with kids with
severe Autism, Thivierge advanced
her own knowledge and became one
of the first to be licensed in the state
of New York in Applied Behavior
Analysis. She and her team regularly offer cutting-edge, year-round
training and workshops for parents,
instructors and first-responders.
Thivierge has made remarkable
inroads during the past year with
a working farm in Huntington, and
ELIJA School children are slowly
but surely learning to farm. Handson training at a garden at the school
carries over on to the enclosed greenhouses and outdoor acreage at the Fox
Hollow Farm in Huntington.
Initial results and science-based
data on the children have been extraordinary, Thivierge said. The
wide spread and long-time belief that
children with Autism are incapable of
completing tasks, working in a teamlike setting, and/or communicating in
any manner to co-workers, has been
turned upside down.
In order to bring change, Thivierge
and her team are undertaking a philanthropic giving campaign to buy and
manage the farm on behalf of individuals with Autism.
Over the years, Thivierge has been
recognized for her dedication. In 2007,
she was honored by the Nassau County Office of the Executive for her significant contributions to the county;
and in 2014 she received a Town of
Hempstead Citation for outstanding
individual significant contributions
and spirited leadership. In 2015, Thivierge received the Service Award for
five years of extraordinary support
and assistance by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board; and most
recently, she received the Town of
Hempsteads 2016 Make A Difference
Award, for her extraordinary selfless
nature and volunteer activities.
Thivierge earned a bachelors degree in sociology from Hofstra University and is a New York State Board
Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst.
Prior to serving as executive director and founder of The ELIJA School
and Foundation, she was co-director
of Effective Interventions Clinic, a
behavioral clinic/agency serving the
needs of individuals with Autism.
She has volunteered her time
to numerous groups such as Nassau Countys Department of Health
Early Intervention Coordinating
Council, New York State Association
of Behavior Analysis, Nassau County
Autism Coalition. She also served as
a board member of The Behavior Analyst Certification Board. She was
recently appointed to the New York
State Licensure Board for Applied
Behavior Analysis.
The ELIJA School is a progressive organization in Levittown, New
York, founded in 2002, providing ed-
WHOSWHO
ucational training to parents and

professionals who live and work with
individuals diagnosed with Autism
Spectrum Disorders. The school endeavors to empower the growing Autism community to improve the lives
of individuals with Autism. Yearround school educates children with
Autism, ages three to twenty-one
from Manhattan to Montauk, utilizing the science-based approach of
Applied Behavior Analysis.
ELLEN TOBIN
Westerman Ball
Ederer Miller Zucker
& Sharfstein, LLP
Ellen Tobin is an associate in

Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, LLPs litigation department, representing individuals
and businesses in federal and state
courts and arbitration. Tobins practice focuses on complex commercial
litigation, including contract and
real estate disputes, accounting and
securities fraud, bankruptcy litigation and antitrust, maritime and intellectual property matters.
While business divorce can be bitter, it is perhaps the most preventable
type of dispute, Tobin said.
Business partners need to plan
ahead just in case things go wrong
down the road, she noted.Partnerships and close corporations should
have written agreements that include
clearly defined roles and responsibilities for the principals and clear profit-sharing and loss-sharing arrangements.
The written agreements should
provide a roadmap in case of irreconcilable differences, including termination and dissolution provisions and
mechanisms for valuing and dividing
assets, she said. Family businesses
should also create succession plans
long before they are needed.
In any business relationship, consider discussing sensitive issues by
phone or in person, Tobin advised.
Before you hit send on an email, consider whether you would want it read
out loud at a deposition.
Prior to joining the firm, Tobin
worked in the Manhattan office of
a prominent international law firm,
where she represented clients in complex commercial cases, government
investigations in federal and state
courts, arbitrations and in matters
before the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. She
also served as a law clerk for the Honorable A. Kathleen Tomlinson of the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of New York.
Tobin has done extensive pro bono
work, including advocating for children and indigent parents in family
court disputes on behalf of the Childrens Law Center and the Brooklyn
Family Defense Practice. She has also

done pro bono work for the Queens
County District Attorneys Office, authoring an appellate brief and successfully arguing a criminal appeal before
the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department.
Tobin earned a juris doctor from
the University of Pennsylvania and
earned a bachelors degree from the
University of Pennsylvania, from
which she graduated magna cum
laude and with distinction in International Relations.
She is admitted to practice law in
New York State, the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United District Courts
for the Southern and Eastern Districts
of New York.
Westerman Ball Ederer Miller
Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP is a full service commercial law firm with offices
headquartered in Uniondale. The firm
offers a wide range of legal services in
the areas of corporate and partnership
law; litigation and alternative dispute
resolution; real estate leasing, acquisition, sale, development and finance;
bankruptcy, restructuring and workouts, and all related practice areas.
The firms clients include public
and private companies, financial service firms, institutional and private
lenders, governmental entities, foreign and domestic investors, retail and
restaurant chains, and owners, developers and managers of real estate. Its
attorneys are recognized for providing
sophisticated legal advice, with personal attention and responsiveness.
ANDREA
TSOUKALAS
Forchelli,
Curto, Deegan,
Schwartz, Mineo
& Terrana, LLP
Andrea Tsoukalas is a partner at

the Uniondale law firm Forchelli,
Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo &
Terrana, LLP. Tsoukalas joined the
firm in 2005 and concentrates her
practice in zoning, land use, environmental and municipal law matters. She represents a wide variety of
clients including national corporate
chains, local developers and small
business owners in the development of
commercial and residential properties.
Tsoukalas also has substantial
experience in appellate practice and
civil litigation. She litigates contract
and real estate claims, corporate and
partnership disputes, and regulatory
claims arising out of building and zoning code violations.
Among the current real estate trend
in the area of land use and municipal
law is the emergence of new health
care facilities on Long Island, Tsoukalas said.
My partners and I have worked
recently to obtain approvals for
major hospitals and medical campus expansions, as well as new ur-
gent care facilities and medical offices, she said. Major hospitals are
merging and creating larger health
care systems that provide an ever-expanding range of services for their
patients, enhanced training for medical students and more opportunities
for medical research.
At the same time, urgent care facilities that provide walk-in access to
medical care are popping up all over
Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Tsoukalas said. These facilities, which are
often affiliated with a major hospital,
provide a convenient alternative to the
traditional emergency room.
Another trend is the conversion of
retail space to medical offices along
major thoroughfares, again to provide
convenient medical care to patients,
Tsoukalas noted.
Many of these medical facilities,
from hospitals to urgent care, require
zoning relief from local municipal
boards, she said. As a land use attorney, I appear before these boards,
along with a variety of consultants
and experts, to obtain the approvals
needed to ensure that Long Islanders
continue to have access to the best
health care in the country.
Tsoukalas is general counsel to
the Long Island Gasoline Retailers
Association, a nationally recognized
non-profit trade association with over
600 members. She also serves as counsel to the Village of Kensington Board
of Trustees, Zoning Board of Appeals
and Architectural Review Board.
She earned a juris doctor, cum laude,
from New York Law School and is admitted to practice before the New York
State Bar. She is also a member of the
New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association and Nassau
County Womens Bar Association. She
also served as treasurer and was recently appointed a director of the Nassau
County Womens Bar Foundation, the
charitable arm of the Nassau County
Womens Bar Association.
Tsoukalas was honored by the
John J. Byrne Community Center
with its Long Island Outstanding
Advocate for Children and Youth
Award in 2012. Most recently, she
was honored by the Queens Courier with its Top Women in Business
Award, honoring influential women
in business whose achievements
make a difference in the community.
Formed in 1976, under the helm
of Managing Partner Jeffrey D.
Forchelli, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan,
Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLPs
areas of expertise have expanded to
include banking, bankruptcy, employment and labor, municipal incentives/
IDA, entertainment, construction
law and more. Throughout the firms
growth, one thing has remained constant - its focus on obtaining results
for clients. The firm employs more
than 60 attorneys who handle complex
matters for a broad client base including national, regional and local businesses, major real estate developers
and organizations, banks, insurance
companies, municipalities, educational
institutions, contractors, architects/
engineers and individuals.
MIRIAM E.
VILLANI
Sahn Ward
Coschignano, PLLC
Miriam E. Villani is a partner at

Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC in
Uniondale. Villanis practice focuses
on all aspects of environmental law,
including litigation, transactional
matters, permitting, and regulatory
and compliance proceedings. Villani
represents and advises developers,
corporations, municipalities, buyers, sellers and lenders in transactions involving brownfields and
other contaminated properties. She
also represents clients in environmental litigation in both federal and
state courts and before administrative agencies. Her extensive experience and her knowledge of environmental law includes the New York
State Environmental Conservation
Law, the New York State Navigation Law, the Wetlands Acts, RCRA,
TSCA, and CERCLA.
Villani began her legal career as
an assistant regional counsel for the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She was counsel with environmental law practice groups at two prominent Long Island law firms, and was
special environmental counsel to Pfizer Inc., where she managed complex
environmental insurance litigation.
Villani has served as chair of the
Environmental Law Section of the
New York State Bar Association and
is currently editor-in-chief of The
New York Environmental Lawyer, a
quarterly journal published by the
New York State Bar Association.
She has been published in several
legal journals and books, including
Wests New York Practice Series, and
regularly teaches and speaks on environmental issues and the law. In
addition to the New York State Bar
Association, she is a member of the
Nassau County Bar Association.
Villani is admitted to practice in
the State of New York and before the
United States District Courts for the
Eastern and Southern Districts.
Villani earned a bachelors degree,
cum laude, from the State University
of New York at Stony Brook and a
juris doctor from St. Johns University School of Law.
Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC
is a full service law firm concentrating in the areas of zoning and
land use planning; real estate law
and transactions; civil litigation and
appeals in state and federal courts;
municipal law and legislative practice; environmental law; corporate
law and commercial transactions;
matrimonial and family law; estate
and trust practice including special
needs planning and elder law; labor
and employment; real estate tax certiorari and condemnation; and telecommunications.
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18C RUTH HENNESSEY Catholic Health Services of

Long Island/St. Francis Hospital

18C DR. VERONICA HENRY Farmingdale State College

20C MARY C. HODGE Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc.

4C LORRAINE AYCOCK Bank of America

20C LYNN JOHNSON Stony Brook University

21C LAURIE B. KAZENOFF Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

NICOLE BARTHELEMY Berdon LLP

4C KATHLEEN BENNETT Pronto of Long Island/Family of FREE Network

22C ELEANOR KEEGAN, RN Huntington Hospital

6C ANN BRANCHINI, PHD RN Molloy College

22C ELLEN KESSLER Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

6C ANNE BRIGIS YMCA of Long Island

22C PATRICIA KIELAWA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

6C JACQUELINE BROWN Suffolk County National Bank

24C SYLVIA KNUTSON-BARR Flushing Bank

8C SANDRA BUSELL Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

24C DONNA-MARIE KORTH Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

8C CAROLYN CACCESE Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP

24C MARIE LANDSMAN Rivkin Radler LLP

9C KELLY CANAVAN Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP

25C JIL MAZER-MARINO Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.

26C CAROL A. MELNICK Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

10C KATHRYN C. COLE Farrell Fritz, P.C.

26C LINA M. OBEID Stony Brook University School of Medicine

10C KATIE CONNERS, AIF, CFP AVZ Wealth Management

26C EILEEN OBRIEN Bridgehampton National Bank

11C CARA CRONIN Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, PLLC

28C LINDA M. OLIVA Peglis & Erickson, LLC

12C JUDI ABBOTT CURRY Harris Beach PLLC

28C MICHELLE PAPAJOHN St. Josephs College

12C CYNTHIA DaCRUZ New York Community Bank/Roslyn Savings Bank

28C KAYLIN PETERSON Jeffersons Ferry Foundation

12C PATRICIA A. DARCY Southampton Hospital

30C LISA M. RICCIARDI, CPA, CCA Castellano, Korenberg, & Company

13C JOANNE DEFINO KPMG PLLC

30C ELIZABETH COLLARD RICHTER Collard & Roe, P.C.

14C SANDRINA DEVLOPULOS Gettry Marcus CPA, P.C.

30C RIS E. ROSEN Koeppel Martone & Leistman, LLP

14C ELIZABETH DiGANGI Suffolk Federal

32C MARCY SAFYER Adelphi University

14C KRISTIE M. FONTANA Jackson Lewis, P.C.

32C NOELENE SHERIDAN, CPA, MST Friedman LLP

14C ANA GETIASHVILI Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP

32C SUSAN A. SIPOS Hoffmann & Baron LLP

15C MEGAN GILLEN Bond, Schoeneck & King

33C MARGUERITE SMITH Empire National Bank

16C JILL GOFFER Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato,

32C KAREN TENENBAUM LL.M., CPA Tenenbaum Law, P.C.

Ferrara & Wolf, LLP

16C MEILISSA GOTTLIEB, CPA EisnerAmper LLP

17C STACEY L. GULICK Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

34C ANDREA TSOUKALAS Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz,

17C MARA N. HARVEY Lamb & Barnosky, LLP

17C MARY HAUPTMAN Hauptman Realty Corp.

34C MIRIAM E. VILLANI Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC

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