Corporate Advisory Board

Stuart B. Almer is President and CEO of Gurwin Healthcare System, a comprehensive senior care network located on a 36-acre campus in Commack, Long Island. The System includes Fountaingate Gardens Independent Living Community, Gurwin Jewish ~ Fay J. Lindner Residences Assisted Living Community, Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Island Nursing and Rehab Center (Holtsville), Gurwin Home Care programs and Gurwin Adult Day Care programs.

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Kara Cannon is a seasoned life sciences executive with more than 35 years of global experience spanning marketing, sales, and operations. Her career includes senior leadership roles at Enzo Biochem, Pall Corporation, and Dynal Corporation, where she helped drive growth and innovation across the industry. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, leading the development of a science and innovation center at Nikola Tesla’s last remaining laboratory on Long Island.

A former CEO of Enzo Biochem, Cannon is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of life sciences leaders through board service, academic advising, and nonprofit engagement, and has been widely recognized as one of Long Island’s most influential business leaders.

Anthony Ceglio has been director of Republic Airport since 2020. His professional journey is marked by his extensive experience in airport management and operations. He has enhanced the airport's operational efficiency and community relations. Mr. Ceglio has been instrumental in addressing noise complaints and ensuring the airport's compliance with local regulations.

His commitment to sustainability is evident in the development projects at Republic Airport, which include the construction of new hangars designed with energy-efficient and environmentally friendly features. Mr. Ceglio was former airport manager at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach and operations manager at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Management from Florida Institute of Technology.

Richard, and his wife Toni have lived in New York City most of their lives and have two grown children, Abraham and Samantha as well as two grandchildren, Stella and Isla. Richard was educated at the Institute of Optics in Rochester, New York and Baruch College in New York City.

Richard, the son of William Feinbloom, OD, Ph.D., has spent his entire working life in Research and Development of visual aids for the Partially Sighted as well as creating custom made head borne magnification and illumination systems for Surgeons and Dentists all over the world.  As the president of Designs for Vision, Inc. Richard has engineered the surgical product offerings to the point that Designs for Vision, Inc Surgical Telescopes and Lighting are considered essential tools in the armamentarium of many Surgeons and Dentists.

Richard holds over 100 patents in the medical industry. His hobbies include photography, astronomy and golf. He also shares his time with volunteer boards, Optometric Center of New York, 250E87 Owners Corp, Spectrios Institute for Low Vision in Chicago, IL.

Stephen Hicks is president of Hicks Nurseries, Inc.  Founded in 1853, Hicks Nurseries is a nursery and landscape business located in Westbury, and operates in the retail, landscape design-build, and landscape distribution segments of the nursery industry.  Stephen has been president of the company since 2004 and is the sixth generation of his family to lead the business.

Joseph Lamantia (Joe) is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer of Catholic Health. In this role, he serves as a key advisor on clinical and business transformation for Catholic Health, its six hospitals, ambulatory outpatient network, and other facilities and programs. He leads system-wide strategy development, service line optimization, population health advancement, ambulatory network integrity and expansion, and enterprise growth through new business ventures, partnerships, and innovation.  He provides administrative oversight of all clinical service lines, ambulatory centers, population health initiatives, shared risk relationships and business developments.

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MaryAnn McKeever-Alfieri is Vice President of R&D, Analytical Science & Chemistry at The Estée Lauder Companies, where she leads global analytical strategies that support product innovation, quality, and regulatory compliance across the company’s diverse beauty portfolio. She brings deep expertise in analytical chemistry and materials characterization, partnering closely with R&D and manufacturing teams to advance scientific rigor, ensure product safety, and enable cutting edge formulation development.

Throughout her career, MaryAnn has played a pivotal role in translating complex scientific challenges into scalable, high performance solutions that meet both regulatory standards and consumer expectations. Her leadership has strengthened the integration of analytical science into innovation pipelines, driving consistency, reliability, and excellence across global operations.

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Michael is the Director of Energy Efficiency and Renewables for PSEG Long Island.  He is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating energy efficiency and renewable programs, and the preparation of a Utility 2.0 Plan with the goal to achieve state policy objectives contained in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”).  Such programs include efficiency, advanced meters, battery storage, electric vehicles, and renewable solutions.  He is responsible for a $90 million annual budget for energy efficiency and demand response, plus another $20 million per year for electric vehicle programs.

Michael graduated from Farmingdale State College and then went on to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master’s in Business from Union College.  He is currently serving on the boards of HIA-LI, Peoples Alliance Federal Credit Union and the Theodore Roosevelt Council of Scouting America.  He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York State.