Events

This Morning we conducted a round table discussion. We usually encourage the audience to create conversation on topics they think are important. We deviated from that format by asking Republican Ed Romaine and Democrat Wayne Horsely of the Suffolk County Legislator to start the conversation on topics that they think are ready to be addressed.…

Friday we had the pleasure of the company of Ryan Lynch, native Long Islander and well traveled Senior Planner for the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.  The Campaign focuses on promoting sustainable transport solutions and working with governmental bodies and community support groups in furtherance of this goal. Ryan arrived to speak with us regarding what the Campaign…

Our speaker this week was Michael Watt, Executive Director of Long Island Builders Institute (LIBI). Michael began by talking about the numbers of young people who are leaving the region. Young men and women starting out, have a slim chance of establishing themselves here, and the situation is not resolving itself. Even the mortgage crisis that is causing…

Our speaker today was Robert McMillan.  McMillan, until June of this year, served on the board of the American Medical Association.  McMillan began by giving us some pretty stagering numbers on the cost of health care. He stated that it was the largest segment of the economy at $2.2trillion, yet there are 18,000 deaths that are…

Dr. Hubert Keen, president of SUNY Farmingdale was our speaker this morning. Some of us can remember when this institution was known as an agricultural school. The farm animals are long gone, and the march to progress has brought Farmingdale to a new and important place in the multi-billion dollar education industry on Long Island.…

Rich Kruse is the creator of Execuleaders, an outstanding organization that uses process to achieve effective networking. Rich Kruse has given a lot of thought to the process of networking. According to Kruse it is not a haphazard endeavor, but rather, a thoughtful set of strategies.   When you walk into a room of people you would like…

Today we had the pleasure of hearing from a passionate advocate of fine Theater experiences in a local jewel setting - The John Engeman Theater.  Mr. O'Neill, an ex bond trader turned theater impresario, plays Bloom to Richard Dolce's Bialystock, filling the house and running the infrastructure, where Mr. Dolce concentrates on staging Broadway quality…

This morning’s meeting at LIMBA was a little different from our usual format. We had two speakers Jim Stadenraus Republican Candidate foe the 1st Assembly district and Karen Kerr-Ozimek, Democratic candidate for the 9 Assembly district. Each candidate was given 15 minutes to introduce themselves, and their immediate concerns. Jim began by outlining his program…