Suffolk Exec-Elect Ed Romaine Makes Transition Team Picks

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Suffolk County Executive-Elect Ed Romaine on Monday announced the members of his transition team who will be led by committee co-chairs, Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter and former Long Island Association President Kevin Law.

In a news release, Romaine said the "distinguished" team members have accepted his request "to assist in assessing the county’s current operations and provide guidance in determining how my administration will get off to a fast start moving Suffolk County forward."

“During the campaign I promised to cut taxes, hire more police officers and detectives, and correct the mismanagement of critical departments in this county," he said. We have a lot of work to do, and it begins today.”

The team is expected to meet for the first time the week of Nov. 27.

Members include:

In Government:
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino
U. S. Rep. Nick LaLota
Belinda Alvarez-Groneman, President Suffolk County Hispanic Republican Committee
Bryan Browns, Chief Legal Operations Officer Legal Aid Society
Councilman Anthony Manetta, Town of Babylon
John Flanagan, SR VP, Government Affairs Northwell Health
Mayor Bill Manger, Village of Southampton

From Labor:
Matt Aracich, President, Long Island Building Trades Council
Kevin Casey, Business Manager, IBEW Local 25
John Duffy, Business Manager, IUOE Local 138
Michael Florio, CEO, Long Island Builders Institute
Marc Herbst, Executive Director, Long Island Contractor's Association
Joe Montalbano, Business Agent Laborers Local 66
Wayne Rogers, Labor
Kyle Strober, Executive Director, Association for a Better Long Island
George Truicko, Jr., Business Manager, Teamsters Local 1298
Kevin Peterman, President, SCCC Faculty Association

Business Sector:
Matt Cohen, President, Long Island Association
Terri Alessi Miceli, President and CEO HIA-LI
Diosalma Melgar, Owner Melgar Law Firm
Timothy McCarthy, Restaurant and Tavern Association
Kevin O'Connor, Board DIME Community Bank
Dr. Subrina Oliver, CEO O-High Technologies
Gail Prudenti, Partner, Burner Prudenti Law, P.C.
Brian Sapp, Director, National Grid
Cary Staller, President, Staller Associates, Inc
Walter Stockton, President and CEO, IGHL
Michael Vandenburg, Renu Energy Solutions

Healthcare:
Dr. Patrick O'Shaughnessy, President CEO, Catholic Health
Michael Arens Chief of Staff Stony Brook Medicine

Law Enforcement and Public Safety:
Lucie M. Kwon, Financial Crimes Bureau Chief, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, Suffolk County Asian Jade Society Board
Noel Digerolamo, Past President, Retired Suffolk County PBA Past President
Allen Bode, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
Thomas Cummings, Director, Suffolk Crime Analysis Center
Thomas Joy, Vice President, Suffolk County Police Asian Jade Society
Greg Miglino, Chief, South Country Ambulance

Media, Public Relations and Marketing:
John Caracciolo, President JVC Broadcasting
Gary Lewi, Managing Director, RUBENSTEIN
Todd Shapiro, Owner, Todd Shapiro Associates

Community and Clergy Leaders:
Rev. Charles Coverdale, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Riverhead
Hassan Ahmed, Community Leader Community Leader
Thomas Lupo, National First Vice President, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
Ijaz Bokari, American Muslims of NY

Environment, Education and Not For Profit Leaders:
Randi Shubin Dresner, President and CEO, Island Harvest
Stacey Sikes, Chairman, Accelerate L.I.
Rob Carpenter, Executive Director Long Island Farm Bureau
Kevin McDonald, Policy Advisor The Nature Conservancy
Paule Pachter, CEO, Long Island Cares
Bob DeLuca, President, Group for the East End
Sylvia Diaz, Executive Director, Suffolk Community College Foundation
Sabrina Lacy, Commander Suffolk County, VFW
Dr. Christopher Gobler, Professor Stony Brook University
Robert Catell, Chairman, Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center

Development and Engineering:
Christopher Coluccio, CEO, Techworks Consulting
Bob Coughlan, Principal, TRITEC Real Estate Company
Chris Damianos, Principal, Damianos Realty
Patricia DelCol, Municipal, Market Director H2M Architects & Engineers
Peter Florey, Principal The D&F Development Group
Billy Haughland, CEO Haugland Group LLC
Robert Heppenheimer, CEO Guardianship Corp.
Dave Kappell, Kapell Real Estate
Paul Aniboli, Owner, Ramco Development
Christopher Capece, President Heatherwood

For more information about the transition, go to www.ServeSuffolk.com.