LONG ISLAND - Key Persons
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- Legal Counsel
- Managing Partner
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- Senior Vice President, Business Sales
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- Senior Government Affairs Manager
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- President & CEO / SVAM International Inc.
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- Market President / TD Bank
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- Partner and Professional Practice Leader
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- Chief Executive Officer / Zebra Technologies Corp.
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- President / Haugland Group LLC
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- Senior Manager, Economic Development / Amazon / Amazon
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- Vice President of External Affairs - Foundation President
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- Office Managing Partner - Jericho Business Tax Services
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- President / Adelphi University
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- President & CEO / the First National Bank of LI
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- Vice President of External Affairs
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- Partner / Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
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- Director of Business Development
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- Director / Covanta / Covanta
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- Senior Product Line Director / BAE Systems
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- Chief Executive Officer
- President
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- President & CEO / the Viscardi Center
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- President / St. Joseph 's University
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- President / Molloy University
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- President & CEO / Family & Children 's Association
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- Senior Vice President & Chief of Operations / NYU Langone Hospital
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- President / Long Island University
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- President / SUNY Stony Brook University
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- President / Hofstra University
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- President / State University of New York
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- Chairman & Founder / the EGC Group, Inc.
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- Managing Partner / Rivkin Radler LLP
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- Office Managing Partner / KPMG LLP
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- VP Finance & Corporate Controller / MSC Industrial Supply Co.
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- Chairman
- Senior Director of Public Affairs
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- CEO
- Director Emeritus
- President
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- Vice President of Employee Experience and Inclusion
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- Senior Vice President & Commercial Banking Leader / Wells Fargo Bank
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- Head of Market Strategy for New York
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- Managing Director, Head of Metro NY Middle Market Banking
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- Chief Executive Officer / D'Addario & Company, Inc.
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- Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
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- Chief Financial Officer / Veeco / Veeco
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- NY Market President / M & T Bank
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- President / Long Island Federation of Labor
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- Chairman
- Senior Advisor / Purolator International, Inc.
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- Chairman
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
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- Chief Executive Officer / Enzo Biochem Inc.
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- Chief Administrative Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Secretary
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- Director of Digital Media
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- Board Chairman / CVD Equipment Corp.
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- President / Long Island Federation of Labor
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- CFO / Leviton Manufacturing, Inc.
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- President / Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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- President / Bank of America
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- Deputy Chief of Staff for Brookhaven
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- Chief Executive Officer
- President
- Member of the Board of Directors for Several
Matt Cohen became the President & CEO of the Long Island Association (LIA), the region's leading business organization, in May 2021. Matt is working with the LIA's Board of Directors and all LIA members to implement our vision for Long Island's future, including making Long Island an attractive and more affordable home for young professionals and all residents, supporting small businesses, fostering a more inclusive economy and creating good-paying jobs. As President & CEO, he has created a new Small Business Support Program, updated the organization's brand identity and website, introduced enhanced digital communications for members, launched a podcast, diversified the LIA's Board of Directors, successfully advocated for federal and state resources for the region, and hosted national and regional policy makers and business leaders.
Matt previously served as the Vice President of Government Affairs & Communications at the LIA for 10 years. In that role, he was the chief lobbyist for the LIA's legislative agenda, which included the enactment of a permanent state property tax cap and the receipt of billions of dollars in economic development investments on Long Island which included aid for transportation, infrastructure, housing, and downtown development. Additionally, Matt helped to coordinate the LIA's response to Covid-19 and its economic impacts, providing critical assistance and real-time information to local businesses and advocating for federal and state resources for Long Island.
Prior to joining the LIA in 2011, Matt was Executive Director of Government Relations for the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), where he oversaw government and community affairs for the second largest public electric utility in the country at the time with 1.1 million customers in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and portions of Queens. Before LIPA, Matt served as Long Island Director for United States Senator Charles Schumer (now the Majority Leader) where he was the primary political and policy advisor to the Senator for all Long Island-related issues. Matt has also worked as an aide in the Suffolk County Executive's office.
Matt is a member of the Board of Directors for several Long Island organizations, including the Long Island Association, Child Care Council of Suffolk (as its Chairman), Discover Long Island (on its Executive Committee), the Long Island Housing Partnership, Accelerate Long Island, the Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center at Stony Brook University and the New York League of Conservation Voters - Long Island chapter. He is also a graduate of The Energeia Partnership at Molloy College and was a member of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's transition team. Matt has been recognized by City & State, Long Island Business News, Schneps Media and others for his work on behalf of the region, and honored by the Child Care Council of Nassau for his commitment to more affordable and accessible child care.
Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts in History (with a concentration in American History) from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University's Maurice A. Deane School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in New York State in July 2012.
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- CEO / Lessing 's Hospitality Group
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- First Vice Chair
- President
Michelle Byrne is the Chief Financial Officer of the Long Island Association. She joined the organization in January 2009, first serving as Corporate Controller. She was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in December 2014 and oversees all financial aspects including accounting, budgeting, treasury, and audits. She also serves as Chief Financial Officer of the LIA Foundation and Accelerate Long Island and as the Finance Director for ANYITC Fund Corp.
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- Vice Chair
- Market Executive Head of LI / Queens Commercial Banking / Capital One Bank
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- Vice President of Business Operations
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- Director of Administration
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- President & CEO / Long Island Cares, Inc.
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- Managing Partner / PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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- President / Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
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- Senior Vice President / Long Island Market Executive
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- Chairman / Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center
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- Principal / TRITEC Real Estate Company, Inc.
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- Market Executive for Long Island Middle Market Banking / JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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- Vice Chair / Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
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- Leader
- Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications
Stacey I. Sikes is an experienced leader of innovative programs in business, government, the non-profit sector, and higher education. She serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications for the Long Island Association (LIA), the leading business organization in the region that supports Long Island's economic growth. At the LIA, she is the primary advocate for its legislative agenda, manages the Membership Department, coordinates the work of the member Board Committees, and oversees the organization's press and digital communications.
Stacey previously served as the Executive Dean of Entrepreneurship and Business Development at Hofstra University, where she supervised the globally recognized Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Scott Skodnek Business Development Center. Under her leadership, Hofstra was the only organization in New York State to receive a 2021 U.S. Small Business Administration Lab-to-Market award for its efforts to support a diverse population of entrepreneurs during the pandemic.
In 2022 Stacey was elected Chair of the Board of Accelerate Long Island, a non-profit collaboration among Long Island's research and academic institutions and business community to support the growth of high-tech startup companies, and previously served as its Assistant Executive Director.
Stacey has served as a speaker on several Newsday panels offering advice to businesses navigating the economic challenges presented by COVID-19. She was a 2019 honoree at the Girls Inc. of Long Island Gala and currently serves on the organization's Advisory Board. In 2022, Stacey was recognized by the Urban League of Long Island as a Woman of Influence, by City & State on its Albany 40 Under 40 list, by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives as a 40 Under 40 executive, and was honored by the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at its annual Latina Hat Luncheon. She is a member of 2022 class of the Energeia Partnership at Molloy University and is a volunteer with Girl Scouts of Suffolk County in her community.
Stacey's career started in government, serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Brookhaven Supervisor Mark Lesko; Director of Special Projects for Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi; and Deputy Regional Representative for U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. She received her BA and MA in Government and Politics from St. John's University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and also served as an Adjunct Instructor. Stacey lives in East Northport with her husband Rich and two daughters.
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- President & CEO / Dime Community Bank