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Virtual Event: Timothy Sini - Suffolk County District Attorney
2021-10-08 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdeygrjMuGdWhr6jgRR0w5Z31_f5jAg36
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Timothy D. Sini was elected as the Suffolk County District Attorney on November 7, 2017 and assumed office on January 1, 2018. District Attorney Sini immediately began a comprehensive review of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office with the objectives of creating a culture of excellence, professionalism and ethical conduct, while launching cutting edge, 21st Century strategies to address the public safety issues of our time. District Attorney Sini is committed to creating a culture of compliance with the highest ethical standards, including creating the first ever Conviction Integrity Bureau in Suffolk County, investing in new training programs for prosecutors and instituting smart prosecutions through the robust collection and analysis of data. The overall mission is to make the Office the best it can be, seek justice in each and every case, and ensure the safety and wellbeing of the great residents of Suffolk County.
To this end, thus far, District Attorney Sini has made over 250 personnel decisions, recruited top talent at all levels to the Office, overhauled the Office’s training program, implemented smart criminal justice policies, created new Bureaus to address the public safety issues of our time, and dramatically increased the Office’s productivity. District Attorney Sini, as promised during this campaign, has focused the Office on aggressively addressing the drug epidemic, eradicating violent street gangs such as MS-13, combating the scourge of illegal dumping and other environmental crimes that threaten our environment and public health, effectively confronting human trafficking, and holding public officials accountable for their misdeeds. The results speak for themselves:

the Office has launched a record number of large-scale investigations and prosecutions of high-level drug traffickers and violent gang members, with a focus on utilizing advanced technology to initiate and enhance strategic prosecutions, all with the objective of reducing crime in Suffolk County and the region; crime levels in Suffolk County have been reduced to record lows;
the Office has created new diversion programs to encourage and facilitate defendants to accept treatment for their substance use disorder, including the C.A.R.E. program and DOORS program;
the Office created a Gang Unit designed to exclusively investigate and prosecute gang members, such as MS-13, which is staffed with specially trained prosecutors and investigators;
the Office has formed new partnerships with federal law enforcement to effectively target drug dealers and gang members operating in Suffolk County and beyond;
the Office brought the largest ever illegal dumping case in New York State’s history and convened a Special Grand Jury, which issued a report regarding how to more effectively prevent and prosecute environmental crime in Suffolk County. Several of the recommendations were adopted by the New York State Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2020;
the Office created a dedicated team of professionals consisting of prosecutors, law enforcement, social workers, healthcare professionals, and not-for-profits to protect girls and women from human trafficking and bring justice to their perpetrators, which has resulted in a dramatic increase in human trafficking prosecutions;
In collaboration with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, indicted 11 union officials on racketeering, fraud, and bribery offenses for allegedly accepting bribes to corruptly influence the construction industry in New York;
the Office created a cutting-edge Conviction Integrity Bureau to ensure that no defendant is or has been wrongfully convicted. In 2019, the Bureau launched an investigation resulting in the exoneration of an individual who spent 33 years in prison for a murder he did not commit;
the Office has implemented a vertical prosecution model to create a better work product for the community, victims and defendants;
the Office is taking steps to become entirely paperless, including the implementation of digital case management and evidence management systems;
the Office has implemented a new Voluntary Disclosure Policy designed to ensure compliance with all of our legal and ethical obligations, remove gamesmanship from the criminal justice system, and further our mission of seeking the truth through a fair and just process; and
the Office has partnered with the National Guard to create a Crime Strategies Unit to collect, analyze and disseminate criminal intelligence to strategically target individuals who are driving crime, with the objective of enhancing public safety in Suffolk County.

Much has been accomplished already, but it is only the beginning.
Prior to District Attorney Sini’s election, he served as the 13th Commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department, which is the 11th largest police department in the nation. As Police Commissioner, District Attorney Sini restored integrity to the leadership of the Police Department, reduced crime to the lowest level in recorded history, improved community relations, and enhanced the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department through improving processes and investing in technology.
As Police Commissioner, District Attorney Sini enhanced the Department’s intelligence-led policing model and made collaborating with the Department’s law enforcement and community partners a cornerstone of his administration. During Sini’s tenure as Police Commissioner, crime was reduced to historic levels, with violent crime decreasing more than 15% and overall crime decreasing over 12%. District Attorney Sini brought the fight against the violent street gang MS-13 to the national stage by making it a top priority of the Department. Through a multi-pronged strategy, the Suffolk County Police Department made well over 300 arrests of MS-13 gang members in just over one year and launched innovative community intervention strategies to prevent vulnerable children from becoming involved with gangs. District Attorney Sini testified before the United States Senate and House of Representatives regarding MS-13 and successfully lobbied the Department of Justice for additional resources to combat MS-13 in Suffolk County, including a $500,000 grant, which was awarded after President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited Suffolk County on two separate occasions. District Attorney Sini also launched several new community intervention programs, including the innovative Preventing Incarceration Via Opportunities for Treatment (PIVOT) Program, an alternative to arrest program whereby the Suffolk County Police Department connects those suffering from drug addiction to treatment.
District Attorney Sini also made homeland security a top priority, launching a number of initiatives including the SCPD Shield Program, a private public partnership to decrease Suffolk County’s vulnerability to terrorism, active shooter scenarios and street crime. District Attorney Sini also rolled out new technology to enhance the Department’s capabilities in fighting crime, including a new, award-winning intelligence-led policing platform. In addition, District Attorney Sini launched a number of initiatives to increase the efficiency of the patrol division, allowing officers to spend more time engaged in proactive police work and community policing, and significantly reformed the Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, making it more accountable and responsive to community concerns.
District Attorney Sini serves as a representative on the White House’s Office of Drug Control Policy New York/New Jersey Regional HIDTA Team, where he assists in creating strategies between public health and public safety agencies to reduce opioid overdoses in the region. District Attorney Sini is also the Chairman of the Suffolk County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, which consists of all the stakeholders in Suffolk County’s criminal justice system.
District Attorney Sini is a graduate of the FBI’s National Executive Institute, an elite training program for law enforcement’s national leaders, and a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Executive Education program. He is also an adjunct professor at Touro Law Center where he teaches a course on contemporary issues in policing and prosecution and a course on criminal law.
Prior to his appointment as Police Commissioner, District Attorney Sini served as the Assistant Deputy County Executive for Public Safety in the administration of Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone. In this role, he spearheaded numerous public safety initiatives, including an innovative drug treatment program targeting Suffolk County inmates and releasees, as well as an evidence-based gang prevention program targeting children as early as the third grade. Both programs received National Association of Counties (NACo) awards. He also led the effort, in collaboration with the Suffolk County Sheriff, to lift the unfunded state mandate to build a third jail in Suffolk County by developing a plan to further invest in alternative to arrest programs.
District Attorney Sini started his career in law enforcement as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York where he served under U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. District Attorney Sini specialized in investigating and prosecuting violent crimes, including homicides, gang related activity and large scale narcotics cases. As a federal prosecutor, he prosecuted hundreds of violent gang members, hitmen, drug traffickers, corrupt doctors and pharmacists, and much more. Prior to serving as an Assistant United States Attorney, District Attorney Sini practiced law in the private sector and served as a law clerk for the Honorable William C. Conner, a federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York, and the Honorable Chester J. Straub, a federal appeals court judge in the Second Circuit.
Sini is a magna cum laude graduate of both Brooklyn Law School where he earned his Juris Doctor and American University in Washington, D.C. where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Justice. He resides in Babylon Village with his wife, Amanda, and their three children.

Virtual Event: Dr. John Nader, President, Farmingdale State College
2021-10-22 09:00 - 10:00 | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkde-srDIqHtwaYJSYRkGemgKY7SVIXhCf
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This meeting will be co-hosted by Dr. Julie Lutz, COO of Eastern Suffolk Boces.
Since his tenure began in July 2018, Dr. Nader has promoted his Powered by Optimism message across the campus and in meetings with civic, business and institutional leaders to enhance the profile of Farmingdale State College as a vibrant campus vital to the future of Long Island. Dr. Nader has also focused on the development of new programs, building partnerships with private industries and community colleges, advancing applied learning opportunities, and expanding student scholarships.
Dr. Lutz has been a leader at Eastern Suffolk BOCES since 1990, and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2014.

Virtual Meeting: Chuck Samul, Director of Sales and Marketing, New York & Atlantic Railway
2022-01-07 09:00 - 10:00
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Charles “Chuck” Samul joined the New York & Atlantic Railway in July 2014 as Manager Marketing Projects and was appointed Director Sales and Marketing in 2018. He began his railroad career in 1978 with Conrail, as a produce inspector at the Hunts Point Terminal Market. He held positions in a variety of departments at Conrail: risk management, claims, industrial development, eventually ending up at the corporate headquarters in Philadelphia working in marketing, real estate and line sales.
At Norfolk Southern he worked in the real estate department and served as liaison for all property transactions in New Jersey, New York and Detroit. Taking a break from the rail industry he spent 5 years working in fine wine, 5 years working in public finance for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and 2 years in graduate school, before being lured back by the sweet perfume of diesel fuel to the New York & Atlantic Railway.
Chuck holds a BS from Cornell University in Agronomy and an MS from Columbia University in Sustainability Management. When not engaged in new business development for NY&A, he enjoys kayaking, hiking, cooking and reading about (and drinking) wine. He and his wife Pam have an adult daughter and a very energetic Vizsla.

Virtual Meeting: Suffolk County Health Commissioner, Dr. Gregson H. Pigott
2022-01-21 09:00 - 22:00 | zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAod-GqqDguHd1RzpES4SELi6Wqv2Dgp2e6
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Gregson H. Pigott, MD, MPH is the Commissioner of Health for Suffolk County as of February 28, 2020. He has served as Director of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services in Long Island, NY since June 2009. Dr. Pigott has also served as the Medical Director for Suffolk County Emergency Medical Services and as a physician in the Huntington methadone treatment program, providing the most widely known medication assisted treatment to County residents suffering with opioid use disorder. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, and grew up in Valley Stream, Long Island. He holds a BA from Brown University, a MD from Brown University Medical School, and a MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at the Cambridge Hospital in 1997. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University. He has worked as a primary care internist and attending physician in community health centers in Brownsville, Brooklyn and Cambridge, Massachusetts, caring mainly for the underserved.
Dr. Pigott is fluent in Spanish and is an accomplished Gospel and jazz musician. He continues to be passionate about improving the health of minorities.

This meeting will be moderated by Lisa Kerr, VP Global Risk Management and Business Continuity, Hernry Schein Risk Management

Virtual Meeting: New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele
2022-02-04 09:00 - 10:00 | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcuGhpj8jEtXydn2vIy9IVl3hsJqKHsCq
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Fred W. Thiele, Jr. was born on August 26, 1953 and is a lifelong resident of Sag Harbor, New York where he currently lives with his wife NancyLynn. He has three children, (Michael, Jeffrey and Josephine) and three grandchildren. Mr. Thiele is a 1971 graduate of Pierson High School. He attended Cornell University and is a 1976 graduate of Southampton College of Long Island University. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in Political Science and History. In 1979, he received his law degree from Albany Law School. In 1980, he was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York.
Mr. Thiele began his career in government service in 1975 after he was selected by his college to participate in the New York State Assembly Intern Program. Upon graduation from law school in 1979, Mr. Thiele became counsel to then-Assemblyman John Behan of Montauk. He served in that capacity until 1982.
From 1982–1987, Mr. Thiele was Southampton Town Attorney. During his tenure as Town Attorney he was the town’s chief legal officer and was involved in the implementation of open space and environmental zoning and land preservation programs.
In November 1987, Mr. Thiele was elected to the Suffolk County Legislature. As a Legislator, Mr. Thiele chaired the Energy and Environment Committee and enacted legislation that nominated Peconic Bay and Gardiners Bay for the National Estuary Program.
In November 1991, Mr. Thiele was elected as an Independent to serve as Southampton Town Supervisor. Under his leadership, the Town decreased taxes for three consecutive years, bringing much needed stability to the Town’s finances. He enacted a number of important initiatives including open space preservation, affordable housing, environmental protection, comprehensive long-term planning, economic development and government reform.
In 1995, Mr. Thiele was elected to the New York State Assembly to fill the seat vacated by Assemblyman John Behan. The district includes the Town of East Hampton, the Town of Southampton, the Town of Shelter Island, and the southeastern portion of the Town of Brookhaven.
Mr. Thiele is serving his 13th term in the New York State Assembly. Assemblyman Thiele has numerous accomplishments as a State Assemblyman. He authored legislation which created the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund Act (CPF). This groundbreaking legislation authorized the five towns in the Peconic Region to establish dedicated funds, financed by a 2% real estate transfer tax for land preservation and water quality protection. Since its enactment 20 years ago by public referendum, the fund as generated more than $1.4 billion and has resulted in the preservation of more than 10,000 acres of sensitive lands.
Other environmental initiatives have included state funds for improving water quality, Peconic Bay and South Shore Estuary projects, farmland preservation, and state acquisition of critical environmental parcels.
Mr. Thiele has also been very involved in transportation issues including the establishment of the South Fork Commuter Connection, the region’s first multi-modal commuter system providing an alternative to traffic congestion.
Mr. Thiele has also focused on affordable housing. During the 2019 Session, the Legislature passed his bill to permit the Peconic Bay region towns to establish Community Housing Funds, which would provide up to $20 million annually to provide financial assistance and new housing opportunities for local residents.
Mr. Thiele continues his efforts to insure fiscal responsibility at all levels of government. He has supported successful initiatives to reduce income taxes and was an original proponent of the STAR program to reduce school taxes.
Mr. Thiele is the Chairman of the Assembly Local Governments Committee and serves as a member of the Rules Committee, Environmental Conservation Committee, Oversight, Analysis and Investigation Committee, and Transportation Committee.

Virtual Meeting: Celebrating Black History Month - Steve DePass, Entertainer, Songwriter and Cultural Ambassador for the JFK administration
2022-02-25 09:00 - 10:00 | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqfu6orDMtGdGGwQJINa0_adBLZdjCROqH
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Mr. DePass will discuss his experiences with President Kennedy, President Johnson, and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. These public officials helped shape the changes made during the civil rights movement. DePass was their go-to guy in establishing relationships with Dr. King and other leaders of the Day.
Steve Depass has a very engaging way of storytelling that will inform and entertain at the same time. Please join us.

Virtual Meeting: Public Education on Long Island: Shifting Demographics, Costs & Outcomes. Why it Matters? Julie Lutz, Ph.D. COO, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
2022-03-11 09:00 - 10:00 | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkce2rrzgsEtL8Rjyfq6-g6xBHGX5Bgka4
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A 32-year veteran of ESBOCES, Dr. Lutz is responsible for the oversight of all aspects of the agency. She is also the chairperson of the Legislative Committee of the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association, and is a member of the Long Island Education Coalition where she works to advocate for public education on Long Island. She is also very involved in policy research and development. A staunch advocate for data driven, effective practices for maximizing student outcomes, Dr. Lutz completed her administrative training at Stony Brook University. She has a Ph.D. from Hofstra University and earned both her Master and Bachelor of Science Degrees from SUNY Oswego.

Virtual Meeting: Anti-Defamation League of NY/NJ Director, Scott Richman
2022-05-20 09:00 - 10:00
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Scott Richman serves as the Director for ADL’s largest regional office covering New York and New Jersey. He oversees the work of the region, which includes incident response, anti-bias education, legislative initiatives, educational programs, fundraising and leadership development – all designed to fight antisemitism and combat hate in all its forms. This is reflected in his weekly national podcast called “From the Frontlines.” He is an experienced advocate dedicated to developing community partnerships and initiatives that provide justice, equality and fair treatment for all.
Richman comes to ADL from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) where he served as Regional Director for Westchester (NY) and Fairfield (CT) Counties. In that role, he was responsible for directing the day-to-day operations of this top regional office dedicated to advocacy on key issues impacting the American Jewish community.
He came to AJC as an experienced Jewish professional, having served for 10 years at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) aiding the rebirth of Jewish life in the Former Soviet Union, and three years as the founding Director of Dor Chadash, a non-profit startup which engaged young professionals in the New York area.
Richman was a practicing attorney and investment banker before becoming a Jewish professional. He worked at a firm specializing in international law and in public finance at Merrill Lynch. He received his undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and he earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School. Scott subsequently completed an executive certificate program at Columbia University’s Business School in nonprofit management.
Scott is married with two grown children and lives in Westchester County.
