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4 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I HALL OF FAME 2020 I LIBN.COMINTRODUCTIONSince 2015, Long Island Business News has convened a committee of the top businessleaders across Long Island to identify the most distinguished and influential leaders in ourbusiness community. Induction into the Long Island Business Hall of Fame is the highesthonor for those who demonstrate a commitment to excellence, past, present and future.Hall of Fame inductees are commemorated at the Frank G. Zarb School of Business atHofstra University, where plaques recognizing each year’s inductees are hosted within thebuilding.TA B L E O F C O N T E N T SLindaArmynPage 5HermanBerlinerPage 6LouisBiscottiPage 6MartinCantorPage 7DeirdreO’ConnellPage 8DanielDeeganPage 8GregoryDemetriouPage 10MichaelFaltischekPage 12RobertGoldsmithPage 14GerryHousePage 16EvaLaMerePage 16RichardMaltzPage 18BarbaraMcFaddenPage 18JeffreyReynoldsPage 20KarynSchoenbartPage 20KarenTenenbaumPage 22EDITOR & ASSOCIATEPUBLISHERJoe Dowdjdowd@libn.com631-913-4238EVENTS MANAGERJenna ERAli Jabbourajabbour@libn.com631-913-4233ACCOUNT MANAGERSBarbara Pescumabpescuma@libn.com631-913-4249Jackie Douglasjdouglas@libn.com631-913-4259Robin Burgiorburgio@libn.com631-737-1700AD PRODUCTIONRESEARCH MANAGERSend address corrections toservice@bridgetowermedia.comKathy Lombardoklombardo@libn.com631-913-4248SPECIAL SECTIONSDESIGNERChristian Edwincedwin@molawyersmedia.comAbigail Wilhelmawilhelm@molawyersmedia.comCustomer ServiceFor inquiries,call 877-615-9536 or emailservice@bridgetowermedia.comTo locate your nearest LIBNnewsstand call (718) 937-0402
5LONGI LONGISLANDISLANDBUSINESSBUSINESSNEWSNEWSI HALLI SeptemberOF FAME18-24,2020 2015I LIBN.COMI LIBN.COMI 5LINDA ARMYNSENIOR VP OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONLong Island BusinessHALLofFAMEL2020inda Armyn is Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs atBethpage Federal Credit Union,where she began her tenure in2001. In her current role, she leads Corporate Communications, Public Relations,Crisis Planning, Business & CommunityDevelopment and Government Relations. During Armyn’s years at Bethpage,assets have grown from 1.1 billion to 10 billion. With Bethpage’s CEO andits leadership team, she has spearheadedstrategic efforts to make Bethpage thepremier community financial institutionon Long Island, the largest credit unionin New York State and 15th in the nation.She played an integral role in two mergersthat led to Bethpage’s expanded charterin 2016.With a focus on collaboration and innovation, Armyn has developed some ofBethpage’s most popular community outreach initiatives and branding campaigns,including the noted Bethpage Cares program. This successful philanthropic effortinvests more than 2 million annually tocommunities of modest means. UnderArmyn’s guidance, Bethpage also developed Volunteer Income Tax Assistanceprogram, which has seen Bethpagevolunteers prepare over 24 million inreturns for low income Long Islanders since 2003. In 2019, Armyn andthe Bethpage team collaborated withSuffolk County to bring a bike shareprogram, known as Bethpage Ride, toSuffolk County for the first time. In2020, Armyn introduced the BethpageDifference Makers Program to fosteryouth volunteerism in the community.Of the significant branding initiativesdeveloped and managed by Armyn,the most visible is the annual BethpageFederal Credit Union Air Show at JonesBeach. By partnering with the NYSOffice of Parks, Recreation & HistoricalPreservation, Armyn branded Bethpage as the Title sponsor of Long Island’slargest public event that is free to all whoattend. The Air Show attracts nearly400,000 attendees annually each Memorial Day weekend since 2004.Armyn is a member of legislative andadvisory committees for the Credit UnionNational Association, NY Credit UnionAssociation and the National Associationof Federal Credit Unions. Locally, sheserves as a board member for YMCA LI,Cradle of Aviation, Mentor NY and ChildCare Council of Suffolk. She was appointed by Governor Cuomo to the StonyBrook University Presidents Council andWe’re here for youanytime, anywhere.Bank with us at a branch,online or on our mobile app.Learn more at lovebethpage.com.the Regional Economic DevelopmentCouncil for Long Island.She is a graduate of the Universityof Maryland, College Park, and earnedan MS in Corporate Communicationsthrough Northeastern University. She resides in Melville with her husband and ismost proud of her two incredible sons.
6 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I HALL OF FAME 2020 I LIBN.COMDR. HERMAN BERLINER, PHDPROVOST & SENIOR VP for ACADEMICAFFAIRS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITYLong Island BusinessHALLofFAME2020Dr. Herman A. Berliner, HofstraUniversity’s Provost and SeniorVice President for AcademicAffairs, is one of the longestserving Provosts in the United States. Hefirst become provost in 1989 and servedin that position for over 25 years, untilJuly 2015. He then returned to the Provost position effective January 1, 2019.The provost and senior vice president foracademic affairs is second in commandto the president at the University. In thatrole, Dr. Berliner was responsible forall the Colleges, Schools and academicprograms of the University, as well as theLibraries, the Hofstra Museum, and theSaltzman Community Services Center.Over the years as provost, Dr. Berlinerplayed a prominent role in establishingthe Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Hofstra University HonorsCollege, the Fred DeMatteis School ofEngineering and Allied Sciences, Schoolof Health Professions and Human Service, and the Hofstra Northwell School ofNursing and Physician Assistant Studies.Dr. Berliner also played a prominentrole in establishing a dual degreeprogram with Dongbei University inDalian, China where students earnboth a Hofstra BBA and a Dongbei BSdegree in Economics.Dr. Berliner has also served in severalother key administrative positions, including serving twice as the dean of theFrank G. Zarb School of Business, aswell as serving as associate provost andassociate dean of faculties, acting deanof the School of Education, and associate dean of University Advisement.Dr. Berliner joined Hofstra University in 1970 as an assistant professor ofeconomics after having earned a Ph.D.in economics from the City Universityof New York Graduate School. He wasawarded tenure in 1975, promoted toassociate professor in 1978 and to professor in 1985. As a faculty member, Dr.Berliner has taught economics courses onboth the graduate and undergraduate levels, and he has also served on a number ofdoctoral dissertation committees for theSchool of Education.Dr. Berliner’s area of specialty, as aneconomist, is the economics of higher education. He serves as a reviewer for bothMiddle States, the American Bar Association, and EFMD/EQUIS. He presentlyalso serves as a TIAA Institute Fellow,and as a board member of The New 42ndStreet. He is also a former board memberand president of the North Shore SchoolDistrict. His latest publication (October2020) is a commentary on higher education as part of the TIAA Institute Voice ofExpertise and Experience Series.Circle and an Executive Advisory Boardmember of St. John’s, his alma mater,and Molloy College. He also serves on theadvisory boards for many of his clients,where the cumulative experience of his40 years in practice and work with nearly1,000 companies gives those clients aninvaluable edge.Biscotti is affiliated with the LongIsland Food Council; Long Island Association; Forbes; American Institute ofCertified Public Accountants; and NewYork State Society of Certified Public Accountants.LOUIS J. BISCOTTIFOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES LEADER MARCUM LLPLong Island BusinessHALLofFAMEL2020ouis Biscotti is the national leaderof Marcum’s Food and BeverageServices group.He has been an entrepreneurialleader in accounting for over 40years.Biscotti has focused his efforts on improving his clients’ growth and profitability and has guided many companies intheir development from small emergingentities into organizations worth hundreds of millions of dollars. While hisclients represent a variety of industries,he is particularly well known for his workin manufacturing and distribution, especially with food and beverage companies.Biscotti’s multi-disciplinary backgroundas a CPA with an MBA that includes anadvanced study in manufacturing, systems analysis, management consulting,strategic planning and technology, andhis designation as a CITP (Certified Information Technology Professional), hasearned him national recognition as anaccounting and business managementspecialist.He is a frequent lecturer and publishedauthor on various financial and busi-ness topics. He contributes a monthlycolumn to Forbes on the food andbeverage industry. His expert advicehas also appeared in both national andlocal publications such as The WallStreet Journal, Newsday, Long Islandand New Jersey Business News, Supermarket News, and Food Dive. Heis a featured panelist and speaker atlocal and national events, including theWCBS Annual Small Business Breakfasts, Bloomberg Radio, and the CapitalRoundtable series.Biscotti founded a series of bestpractice forums for food and beveragecompanies, which attract nearly 500senior executives annually, as well asan annual food and beverage survey.He has been honored several times in“Who’s Who in Accounting” in LongIsland Business News.An active member of many local chambers of commerce, Biscotti served as atrustee for the Foundation for AccountingEducation and was a board member ofthe New York State Society of CertifiedPublic Accountants (NYSSCPA). He isa former president of the Accounting
7LONGI LONGISLANDISLANDBUSINESSBUSINESSNEWSNEWSI HALLI SeptemberOF FAME18-24,2020 2015I LIBN.COMI LIBN.COMI 7DR. MARTIN R. CANTOR, CPADIRECTOR LONG ISLAND CENTER FORSOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICYLong Island BusinessHALLofFAMEDr. Martin R. Cantor is a Certified Public Accountant inprivate practice and Directorof the Long Island Center forSocio-Economic Policy, wherehe prepares economic impact analysis ofLong Island’s economic, demographic,employment, tax, and educational bases.Dr. Cantor is also a consulting economistand economic development consultant topublic officials, counties, towns, villages,IDAs, and communities; he also served asChairman of the Suffolk County JudicialFacilities Agency, which financed theacquisition of the Cohalan State CourtComplex, oversaw the construction ofthe Suffolk County Jail in Yaphank andfinanced the 70 million purchase/leaseback of the Dennison Building to SuffolkCounty.Dr. Cantor frequently provides economic and business commentary ontelevision and radio and was co-host ofFocus 55. He is a frequent contributorto News 12 and is a columnist for LongIsland Business News. His work has beenrecognized by the National Associationof Counties for innovative uses of Industrial Revenue Bonds, international trade2020promotion initiatives and downtownrevitalization policies.Dr. Cantor has a Bachelor of ScienceDegree in Accounting from BrooklynCollege of the City University of NewYork, a Master of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from HofstraUniversity, and a Doctor of EducationDegree from Dowling College. He hasserved as Suffolk County Economic Development Commissioner; Vice-ChairSuffolk County Industrial DevelopmentAgency; Chief Economist-New YorkState Assembly Subcommittee for theLong Island Economy; and Senior Fellow at the White Plains- based Institutefor Socioeconomic Studies – a publicpolicy think tank concentrating onpoverty in America and senior citizenquality of life.Dr. Cantor has served as Chair of theLong Island Development Corp; ChiefEconomist for Destination LI; and Director of Economic Development and ChiefEconomist for Sustainable Long Island.His work is included in the National TaxRebate - A New America With Less Government, and has prepared downtownrevitalization plans for Long Island andNew York City neighborhoods featuringarts districts, economic restructuring,waterfront projects and community organizing. He was the architect of the NassauCounty Comptroller’s debt restructuringplan for resolving Nassau County’s firstfiscal crisis. He has also authored federal,state and local legislation.Dr. Cantor is the author of Long Island,The Global Economy and Race: The Agingof America’s First Suburb, and his paperRetention of Long Island Millennials ata Community College: Are They CollegeReady? appeared in the internationalpeer-reviewed Journal for Leadership andInstruction.MARCUM CONGRATULATES ONE OF OUR OWN:LOU BISCOTTIWe are proud of your accomplishmentsand look forward to sharing in yourfuture successes.www.marcumllp.com
8 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I HALL OF FAME 2020 I LIBN.COMDIERDRE O’CONNELLCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DANIELGALE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTYLong Island BusinessHALLofFAME2020As Chief Executive Officer, Deirdre O’Connell plays a leadingrole in both the day-to-daysuccess of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty and the development of strategic initiatives and goals forthe future of the highly innovative organization, including its recent rebrandingefforts.She has excelled as an agent and asa broker owner throughout her career,and today is recognized as one of the topresidential real estate executives on LongIsland. O’Connell enjoys a longstanding reputation for exceptional customerservice, impressive local knowledge andstrong managerial skills that result in positive outcomes for Daniel Gale Sotheby’sInternational Realty sales agents, customers and clients.O’Connell oversees the sales management of a 3.3 billion dollar organizationwith 950 sales associates, and nearly 100employees in 28 offices spanning Long Is-land and Queens. She has been instrumental in Daniel Gale Sotheby’s growthand expansion over the last 10 years, inwhich 12 new offices have opened.O’Connell began working in real estate in 1991 following a career in publicand employee communications for amajor insurance company. She foundedher own business, Deirdre O’ConnellRealty Inc., in 2002 in Manhasset. Sheexpanded her operation to the NorthFork in 2005 with the opening of a Cutchogue office.When her successful business wasacquired by Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty in 2007, she joinedthe organization in a sales managementposition. Her role continued to expandin scope and responsibility, ultimatelyencompassing the sales oversight of theentire organization.Recognized with numerous awardsthroughout her career, O’Connell’s mostrecent honors include Top 50 Most In-fluential Women in Business, ExecutiveCircle Award, Long Island Power List andRISMedia’s 2019 Real Estate NewsmakerAward.O’Connell was selected as the 2018honoree for the Old Westbury Gardensannual gala for her commitment to thecontinued cultivation and preservation ofLong Island’s beautiful places and singular heritage.O’Connell serves on the Board of Directors of The United Way of Long Island.Business News’ “Who’s Who in RealProperty Law” special section, amongothers.Deegan earned his J.D. from St. John’sUniversity School of Law and his B.A.from Providence College. A lifelong LongIsland resident, he graduated from Cham-inade High School.Deegan is admitted to practice in NewYork and New Jersey, the United StatesDistrict Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the UnitedStates District Court of New Jersey andthe United States Supreme Court.DANIEL P. DEEGANPARTNER FORCHELLI DEEGAN TERRANALLPLong Island BusinessHALLofFAMEDaniel P. Deegan is a Partner atForchelli Deegan Terrana LLP, afull-service law firm headquartered in Uniondale, NY. He isa member of the firm’s LandUse & Zoning, Real Estate and Municipalpractice groups and chairs its IndustrialDevelopment Agency Benefits & Government Incentives group.Deegan’s practice focuses on facilitating and implementing responsible realestate development projects across LongIsland. He has been instrumental in seeingmany notable projects come to fruition,including: the DealerTrack CorporateHeadquarters; numerous transit-orientedmixed-use developments in Farmingdale,Mineola, Lynbrook and Babylon; and therecent Nassau IDA approval of the longstalled proposed Long Beach SuperblockProject.Deegan is actively involved in the community. He is a member of the NassauCounty and New York State Bar Associations, the Commercial Industrial BrokersSociety and the International Council ofShopping Centers. Deegan serves on theBoard of Directors of the Long Island2020Association, an organization that advocates for the Long Island community’sgrowth, economic development andinfrastructure investments. He is alsoa Regional Board Member of the NewYork League of Conservation Votersand serves as Co-Vice Chair of its LongIsland Chapter.A real estate industry veteran, Deegan is regularly quoted by local publications with respect to projects thatimpact the community in which welive, work and play. In addition, he is ahighly sought-after lecturer and authoron real estate and related industry topics and trends.Throughout his career, Deegan hasreceived several prestigious accolades,including an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating;selection by his peers for inclusion inNew York Metro Super Lawyers lists as atop-rated real estate lawyer; the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society’s “Associate Member of the Year Award”; beingfeatured in the New York Real EstateJournal’s “Executive of the Month” andSpotlight sections, as well as Long Island
10 I LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS I HALL OF FAME 2020 I LIBN.COMGREGORY P. DEMETRIOUCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LORRAINEGREGORY COMMUNICATIONSLong Island BusinessHALLofFAMEA2020native of Brooklyn andQueens, NY, Greg Demetriouis a highly decorated, retiredNYCPD Detective. His careerwas cut short as the result of aserious injury sustained in apprehendinga bank robbery suspect, during which auniformed officer was killed. Demetriouwas awarded the NYPD Medal of Honorand retired from the NYPD.Shortly after retiring Demetriou pursued his college education and devotedhimself to seeking new opportunities. In1988, he joined his elder brother Bob inestablishing a mail service for the nowdefunct PaineWebber securities brokerageorganization. Demetriou was tasked withbuilding the production facility. By thesecond year of operation, there were 132employees under his direction and a process in place to handle 50 million pieces ofproxy mail each year.At the age of 45, Demetriou and hiswife, Lorraine, pooled all of their availableresources to form Lorraine Gregory Corporation, and purchased a small mailingcompany in Bethpage, NY.Since that time Demetriou has pilotedthe growth and expansion of the company to its current place in the LongIsland business landscape. Enjoyinga sterling reputation and long termfollowing, the business model haschanged over the years and LorraineGregory Communications has becomea well-known and respected provider ofintegrated marketing services to a widerange of businesses and organizationsthroughout the region.Three acquisitions of aligned servicecompanies have added to the size andscope of in-house talent conductingfull-service public relations, marketing,social media, and digital campaigns.Merging the acquired companies initiated a complete rebranding in 2014.The company boasts a client list ofover 600 and a staff of 35 in their 25,000square foot headquart
Suffolk County for the first time. In 2020, Armyn introduced the Bethpage . as a CPA with an MBA that includes an advanced study in man
