Brian A. Cohen, DTM PR/Media Specialist and Announcer for Race Track Not Street Team Member of Long Island Needs a Dragstrip Board Member of ECNY Foundation (www.careermapli.org) Founder of Strategies of Success (www.briansos.com) Brian Cohen was introduced to Long Island Needs a Dragstrip in 2019. What began as a panel discussion on JVC Broadcasting’s LI…

Mitch Pally was the CEO of the Long Island Builders Institute and served as a board member with the Metropolitan Transit Authority. He was also the partner in charge of government relations for the Weber Law Group in Melville, New York. From 1975 to 1983, he served in various capacities with the New York State…

*No one under 18 is permitted in the casino. ID is required to enter the building. Phil Boyle is currently the Suffolk OTB President and CEO Before being named President & CEO of Suffolk Regional OTB, Phil Boyle served for 26 years as a Member of the New York State Legislature —16 years as a…

Justin E. Driscoll is the Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility. He is responsible for developing and implementing the statewide utility’s strategic vision and mission, and for overseeing its operations, legal and financial matters, and relationships with external stakeholders. He is also…

Lawrence Eisenstein, MD, MPH, FACP, is Vice President and Chief Public and Community Health Officer for Catholic Health on Long Island. Prior to joining Catholic Health in August of 2022, Dr. Eisenstein served as Commissioner of Health for the Nassau County Department of Health, Mineola, New York for more than 11 years. Dr. Eisenstein is…

Dr. John S. Nader became President of Farmingdale State College in July 2016. Dr. Nader has focused on the development of new academic programs, building partnerships with private industries and community colleges, advancing applied learning opportunities, expanding support for student scholarships, improving student services, and enhancing buildings and grounds. Of late, FSC earned recognition from…

Ed Smyth was elected Huntington Town Supervisor in 2021 after serving as Town Councilman for four years. He voted to dedicate the Town’s $22 million in funding from the American Rescue Act to the Huntington Station Hub Sewer Project, which will help encourage long-overdue economic investment and job creation in downtown Huntington Station. As Councilman,…

Hon. Rory Lancman Executive Director, NYS Legislative Commission Rory Lancman previously served three terms in the New York State Assembly and two terms in the New York City Council, representing districts from eastern Queens County. Mr. Lancman also served two governors as statewide special counsel for ratepayer protection, helping to oversee New York’s regulated electric,…

NOTE NEW VENUE Christine Ponzio, M.S.Ed. Executive Director, The Winters Center for Autism Christine Ponzio, M.S.Ed., has worked with individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families for more than 35 years. She started her career in 1989 at the Developmental Disabilities Institute’s (DDI) Children’s Residential Program as a special educator and became…