HUNTINGTON CHAMBER - Key Persons
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Director of Marketing / Paramount Theater
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- Account Executive
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Alex Borg is a Huntington native who is continuing his family's legacy in their local insurance agency. Alex is a graduate of Harborfields High School (2002) and the University of Vermont (2006). At UVM, Alex majored in history and education with a focus in American history & literature and special education. After teaching Global Studies and Political Science at South Burlington HS, VT in 2005 & 2006, he returned back to Long Island to work in the family business.
Today Alex strives to support his community with his involvement in many local associations. He is the chairman of the young professional committee at the Huntington Chamber of Commerce and has worked to grow the group with new activities and socials to gain new members. Alex also serves on the board of the Townwide Fund of Huntington and is involved with their all of their fundraising campaigns.
Professionally, Alex is involved with several trade associations to expand his network among long island businesses. He writes about Huntington's local night life in the Village Connection Magazine. His column has contributed to the success to several start-up restaurants and bars in the village.
Alex is newly married to Christine Puccinelli-Borg and lives in Huntington village. Both he and his wife are accomplished skiers, boaters, and all around athletes. Alex has played in the American Lacrosse League with the Huntington Vikings (sponsored by Christopher's Courtyard Café) and will be playing in the spring of 2012. Christine and Alex also run in several local races including the Cow Harbor 10K, the Kiwanis "Field Of Honor" 10K, the Doug Wood 5K (Northport), and both Townwide Fund 4-mile races.
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Owner
- Principal
- Counsel to the Executive Committee
Barry Lites is the owner and principal attorney of the Law Offices of Barry D. Lites LLP, with offices in Huntington and midtown Manhattan. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School, Mr. Lites practice areas consist of commercial law, finance and real estate.
Having been both outside counsel and corporate/general counsel at several firms, including GE Capital, Mr. Lites has represented large institutions, small businesses and individuals. He has assisted clients with acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, real property (commercial office, hotels, multi-family), and financing of a wide variety of assets. For over 25 years, Mr. Lites has worked with both foreign and domestic clients to achieve their strategic business objectives.
Mr. Lites is a frequent lecturer at the Suffolk County Bar Association on numerous topics, including real estate finance and mortgage foreclosure. He is a founding member of the Suffolk County Bar Association Foreclosure Project, a program in which attorneys give freely of their time to counsel Suffolk County families facing foreclosure.
Mr. Lites is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Hofstra Law School in New York, teaching International Business Transactions.
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- Vice Chairman of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Secretary / Peoples United Bank
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Co - Chair of the Young Professionals Committee of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Cooper J Macco is a lifelong Town of Huntington resident. Mr. Macco graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School in 2004. In 2008, Mr. Macco received a B.A. in Mathematics from the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. In 2012, Mr. Macco graduated from St. John's University School of Law and was admitted to the New York State Bar in February 2013. Mr. Macco is also admitted to practice in the Eastern and Southern District of New York.
While in law school, Mr. Macco focused his studies on debt collection, insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy. Mr. Macco was the Vice President of the Bankruptcy Law Society and an Articles Editor on the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Mr. Macco received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Real Property, Creditor's Rights, Professional Responsibility, as well as a Dean's Award for Excellence in Personal Federal Income Taxation. Mr. Macco made the Dean's List for five semesters and graduated cum laude. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Macco interned for a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the United States' Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
Upon graduation, Mr. Macco worked for an Eastern and Southern District Chapter 7 Panel Trustee. During that time, Mr. Macco handled the recovery of assets for the benefit of Debtor's estate, both in adversary proceedings and through informal negotiations. Mr. Macco has been involved in multiple bankruptcy mediation sessions, recovering a benefit for the estate without incurring legal fees associated with trial. Mr. Macco has also handled corporate restructuring and sales under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
In 2014, Mr. Macco joined his father's bankruptcy practice, Macco Law Group, LLP. Since that time, Mr. Macco has focused on representing consumers in chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies, as well as borrowers in foreclosure defense. In addition to consumer representation, Mr. Macco has also handled the representation of business as chapter 11 debtors, unsecured and secured creditor representation, and has continue to represent chapter 7 trustees in the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Macco is also a Part 36 Eligible Receiver for the Counties of Suffolk and Nassau.
Outside of his legal work, Mr. Macco has served as the Co-Chair of the Young Professionals Committee of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce since 2016, where has helped organize monthly events and fundraisers. Additionally, Mr. Macco is currently serving as the President of the Huntington Lawyer's Club. Mr. Macco previously served as an officer of the Academy of Law and was co-chair of the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Committee for the Suffolk County Bar Association. Mr. Macco also a member of Jephtha Lodge No. 494 in Huntington.
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Owner
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Associate Dean / St. Joseph 's College
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Owner / Christopher 's Courtyard Café
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Member of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce
- Treasurer / People 's United Bank
Jennifer has been in the financial services industry for the past 17 years. Beginning her career as a teller, Jennifer has had experience in all areas of banking over those years. Her experience ranges from business development to commercial and consumer lending as well as insurance and investments. She currently holds the position of Assistant Vice President, Market Manager at Peoples United Bank for the Port Jefferson business market.
Jennifer has been an active member of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce since 2007 and has served on the Board of Directors since 2012. In 2016 Jennifer became the Treasurer of the Chamber and serves on the Executive Board. She was the Chair of the Young Professionals committee from 2013-2016 and is currently the Co-Chair of the Women in Business Committee. Jennifer also supports the community through her involvement in other local organizations. She is the co-founder and Treasurer of the MaryJayne Casillo Foundation for Cancer Research and Awareness, Inc. which was created in 2008. Jennifer serves on the Board of Directors and is a 2014 graduate of Leadership Huntington. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Huntington Library Foundation and serves on the Suffolk County Legislature Next Generation Advisory Council.
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Owner
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Senior Administrative Director for Northwell Health
Joseph T. Volavka is a Senior Administrative Director for Northwell Health with the primary responsibility of leading the Dolan Family Health Center, located in Greenlawn, NY which cares for the medically underserved in the Huntington community. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts 1990 and a Master's of Business Administration from Long Island University 2002.
Joe is a life-long Long Islander who currently resides in Brightwaters, New York. Joe started his career as a staff Physical Therapist and immediately gravitated to leadership positions, first in the arena of rehabilitation and then in multiple healthcare environments. Joe remains a highly motivated NYS licensed healthcare professional with 27 years of progressive management and leadership experience. He possesses a strong record of success with the development of clinical programs and enhancement while functioning as a liaison between numerous agencies.
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- Director of Member Services
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Manager, Customer and Community Engagement
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- CEO
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- President
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- Chairman
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Chairman of the Board Vice President of Business Banking, Capital One
- Vice President of Business Banking at Capital One
Ms Vita Scaturro is currently a Vice President of Business Banking at Capital One. She has 40 years in the Financial Industry Banker with proven contributions in the areas of new business development, sales management and staff development. Results oriented and motivational leader with a special talent for building cooperative and productive work environments that foster achievement of corporate goals. Sales and Revenue Growth, Team Leadership, New Business Development and Relationship Management both as an individual contributor and as a Team Leader.
Ms. Scaturro serves on several boards for Not-For-Profit organization in the community and local organizations and received several awards and recognitions.
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- Vice Chairman of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Vice Chairman / the Quay Group
Mr. Bontempi recently completed 15 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in multiple capacities including sales, sales management , corporate sales training and institutional account management. Beginning February 2012, Mr. Bontempi began in a new role as NYC (Metro Region) Manager Hospital Sales with Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He previously worked as Director of Operations for the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's office where he was Chief Spokesperson during the TWA flight 800 tragedy. From 1992 until 1995, Mr. Bontempi worked as an Aide in the Suffolk County Legislature as liaison to the Health & Human Services Committee. Bob has also been active in the Huntington Community. He was appointed by Supervisor Frank Petrone and The Huntington Town Board to serve as a Director on the Huntington Town Planning Board from 1997- 2000. He is a former board member of the Pederson-Krag Center and has been Chairman of the Huntington Chamber Committee for Better Government (PAC) since 2004. From 2009- 2013 Bob was Chairman of the Board of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce where he still serves on the Executive Board. Mr. Bontempi currently sits as a Board member on the Long Island Business Council and is an Advisory Board Member for the Splashes of Hope charity.
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Partner / Power - Flo Technologies, Inc.
Robert has lived most of his life in the Town of Huntington. He is a graduate of
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- Chairman of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Vice - Chairman
Mr. Scheiner, a resident of Hauppauge, NY, is the former Senior Vice President at H2M, a multi-disciplined Architectural and Engineering firm. He is a registered architect and licensed professional planner in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Bob has been a Huntington resident for over 28 years. As head of H2M's architectural group, he directed all phases of work in the area along with serving corporately as H2M's Executive Director of Marketing and Business Development. Now semi-retired, Bob serves as corporate municipal market leader.
Bob is married to Janet and lives at the Hamlet Windwatch. He is involved with the community by serving a on the Presidents Council of Leadership Huntington, member of the Huntington Chamber Government Relations Committee, Chairman and board member of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce, Advisory Council Member of the Community Development Corporation of Long Island and board member of Vision Long Island.
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Owner / Allstate Agency
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Vice President, Department Manager Wastewater Collection and Conveyance Systems
- Vice President, H2M Architects Engineers
Steven C. Hearl received a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Clarkson in 1980 and a master of science in civil engineering in 1984. While at Clarkson, he was a member of both Tau Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon honor societies.
Steven spent the first two years of his career with the City of San Diego Water Utilities Department Wastewater Section before returning to Clarkson for his master's degree. At H2M architects + engineers in Melville, New York, for over 33 years, he currently is vice president and department manager for Wastewater Collection and Conveyance Systems. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey, a certified Construction Contract Administrator and a LEED Accredited Professional.
He has served his profession as a member of the Board of the Long Island Chapter of the New York Water Environment Association and the Long Island Chapter of the Construction Specification Institute. He has also served Clarkson in a variety of roles such as assisting in the recruitment of students, serving as class reunion giving and activity chair, and serving as president of the Long Island Chapter of the Alumni Association.
Steven was on the Board of Leadership Huntington and is the chair of the Sustainable Practices Committee for the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce.
Steven lives in Greenlawn, New York.
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- Attorney
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE