Board President

Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Ruth Negrón-Gaines is an active Latina who has dedicated much of her time to the empowerment of her community and support of workers. 

Board Vice President

Kevin McDonald, Director of Public Lands, is responsible for identifying public funding to support initiatives for land protection as well as habitat restoration and management across Long Island.

Board Treasurer

Board Secretary

Charlotte Biblow is a Partner in the firm's Litigation, Land Use and Municipal Law Department and heads the firm's Environmental Law Practice Group.

Russell C. Albanese is the President of Albanese Organization, Inc., a real estate development, investment and management company based in Garden City, New York.

Lennard Axinn is a Long Island real estate developer and an active participant in charities which address shelter issues for homeless people and those needing affordable housing. 

Bob Bernard is a 25-year veteran of the banking industry including the past 13 years with Capital One Bank and its predecessor, North Fork Bank.

Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, is President of State University of New York College at Old Westbury and Pastor of the nationally renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of New York. 

Dr. Miriam Deitsch has been a member of the Farmingdale State College Community since 1977.  She is the first woman to be promoted to the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor.

Pat Edwards joined Citibank in November 1996 as a New Business Development Officer and moved into the Commercial Markets Not For Profit Financial Group in November 1998. 

Amy Hagedorn is retired from a twenty-three year early childhood teaching career, having initiated the Pre-kindergarten programs at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck in 1973 and at the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park public schools in 1985.

Jeffrey Kraut is Senior Vice President of Planning for North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System.  Mr. Kraut coordinates the strategic planning, marketing and web-based activities of the North Shore-LIJ Health System.

Mitch Pally is the newly appointed chief executive of the Long Island Builders Institute.

Dr. Robert A. Scott was appointed by the Adelphi University Board of Trustees as the ninth President and professor of anthropology and sociology in July 2000.

Ron Shiffman is a city planner with 45 years of experience providing program and organizational development assistance to community-based groups in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.