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The 2024 Staten Island Power 100
Who’s in the political arena in Richmond County?
City & State presents the 2024 Staten Island Power 100. Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Staten Island may be New York City’s smallest borough, but its residents punch above their weight, making sure their voices are heard and they are never actually forgotten. The borough is also the Republican Party’s strongest bastion in New York City, and in this year’s presidential election, Staten Islanders – along with other outer borough denizens – fueled President-elect Donald Trump’s strong showing in the city. That’s not to say Democrats are locked out of power locally, with relatively moderate Democrats, like District Attorney Michael McMahon and state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, holding a number of key offices. The borough may even have found the way to bridge the national political divide, with members of both parties quick to unite on a number of bread-and-butter issues facing the island, notably the recently revived congestion pricing program.
City & State’s latest Staten Island Power 100 highlights the movers and shakers who are showing that while the borough may be small, they are mighty.
1. Nicole Malliotakis
As New York City’s only Republican member of Congress, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis makes sure Staten Island and southern Brooklyn – and her many conservative constituents – are heard in Washington, D.C. She is a vocal opponent of congestion pricing, a key issue for toll-loathing Staten Islanders. She has also been leading efforts to obtain data regarding migrants and crime from city officials for over a year, and she has backed legislation to prohibit migrant housing on federal parkland. A member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, Malliotakis will have a say in President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals related to taxes and tariffs.
2. Joe Borelli
Joe Borelli has carved out his niche in the New York City Council as a blunt-spoken ruby red Republican in a body dominated by various shades of dark blue. The council’s minority leader, Borelli is looking to repeal the city’s sanctuary laws and has been an outspoken opponent of congestion pricing, saying it will harm the outer boroughs. In July, Borelli joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams and faith leaders in calling for unity following the assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Following Trump’s victory, he said he hoped “some reasonable Democrats” would work with Trump, but said he had his doubts. Borelli is entering his last year in office and has reportedly discussed entering a special election, should Adams resign.
3. Vito Fossella
New York City’s lone Republican borough president is Vito Fossella. Fossella, a former member of Congress, has been an unabashed supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, asserting that Trump would resolve the migrant crisis on Staten Island. Fossella has also been a leading opponent of congestion pricing, calling it a “money grab,” and is now asking Trump and congressional Republicans to halt the program. He also called on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize to Holtermann’s Bakery for claiming that the Staten Island institution would not serve her for being liberal.
4. Michael McMahon
Michael McMahon currently serves as the lead district attorney in the state, assuming the presidency of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York over the summer. A former member of Congress, McMahon has been touting the borough’s new Community Justice Center, which he says will be a game changer for the island, allowing for an increased focus on the underlying cause of crime and for work on the rehabilitation of those in the justice system. Earlier this year, McMahon appointed Ashleigh Owens as Richmond County’s chief assistant district attorney, the first woman to hold the role.
5. Jimmy Oddo
Jimmy Oddo, best known to Staten Islanders as their former borough president, is now New York City’s buildings commissioner. Oddo, who also served in the New York City Council, has endorsed a state legislative plan to allow building inspectors to make arrests and carry guns. The role involves implementing Local Law 97, the city’s landmark climate law, and enforcing zoning changes as part of the administration’s City of Yes housing plan. However, The City just reported that Oddo is set to take over as sanitation commissioner, although the transition has not been announced.
6. Brahim Ardolic
For 20 years, Brahim Ardolic has nurtured the borough’s medical infrastructure at Staten Island University Hospital, which he led until becoming deputy regional executive director for Northwell Health, the hospital’s parent organization, this year. Ardolic joined the hospital in 2004 as chief of the emergency medicine department, which he modernized into a state-of-the-art 74-bed facility. The hospital recently developed a new hypertension prevention and treatment program and earlier this year negotiated a new contract for nurses.
7. Daniel Messina
As president and CEO of Richmond University Medical Center, Daniel Messina has steered the ongoing expansion and integration of the hospital’s primary acute and behavioral care networks. This has included a Center for Cancer Care, a comprehensive Breast and Imaging Center and new programs in neurosurgery and robotic surgery. He brought about a merger with the Staten Island Mental Health Society to expand mental health programs and has partnered with local high schools on health care.
8. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
Democratic state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton has established herself as a powerful moderate in a liberal-dominated state Senate in the past two years. The Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee chair is seeking to create more job opportunities for veterans and got part of I-278 in Brooklyn renamed Fort Hamilton Veterans Memorial Highway. Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed Scarcella-Spanton’s bill to reduce cellphone theft, part of the senator’s crime-fighting agenda. Scarcella-Spanton has worked in a bipartisan fashion on a number of issues, including opposing congestion pricing and defending Holtermann’s Bakery following complaints from Whoopi Goldberg.
9. Kamillah Hanks
Kamillah Hanks has represented Staten Island’s North Shore in the New York City Council since being elected in 2021. In her first two years in office, Hanks championed the North Shore’s historic $426 million waterfront revitalization effort, which includes a new waterfront esplanade in New Stapleton; the city broke ground on that in September. The lifelong Staten Islander has also prioritized funding Staten Island’s first Community Justice Center as well as building more affordable housing and supporting local businesses and economic growth. In January, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams moved Hanks from chair of the Public Safety Committee to chair of the Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Subcommittee.
10. Michael Tannousis
Michael Tannousis has a lot to celebrate this year. As chair of the Staten Island Republican Party, he led the borough to go red for President-elect Donald Trump, part of Trump’s higher level of support in New York City this year. Over 120,000 borough voters cast ballots for Republican candidates this year. Following the election, Tannousis continued to show borough support for Trump, successfully organizing a large Trump Dance Flash Mob for Staten Islanders. Tannousis, an Assembly member, has also been organizing support for former Rep. Michael Grimm, who was paralyzed in a polo accident in September.
11. Charles Fall
The first African American and the first Muslim person elected to the Assembly from Staten Island, Charles Fall is now the chamber’s assistant majority leader. Fall has the distinction of serving as a triborough lawmaker, representing Staten Island’s North Shore, lower Manhattan and a sliver of Brooklyn. Fall is sponsoring legislation to ban the sale of vaping products that look like toys, school supplies or have packaging appealing to youth. He recently obtained $500,000 in state funding for a project to upgrade the St. George Theatre entrance for people with disabilities.
12. Linda Baran
Advocating for the businesses that keep the borough’s economy humming is Linda Baran, the president and CEO of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Baran oversees operations and strategy for a 129-year-old organization that represents more than 14,000 businesses and 700 members throughout the borough, from the small businesses that dominate the island to the area’s major institutions and employers. The chamber recently sponsored a collaborative program for businesses to raise money for the visually impaired and the inaugural Leading Ladies Collective to better connect the borough’s women business leaders.
13. Laurie Cumbo
Promoting Staten Island may not be Anna Wintour’s goal for the Met Gala, but a marriage proposal from Staten Islander Bobby Digi on the Met Gala’s red carpet resulted in New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo leaving Brooklyn. The former City Council majority leader is now focused on bolstering the city’s cultural institutions. She has announced $210 million in capital funding for arts programs and launched the “Summer of Fun” on Staten Island. Cumbo founded the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.
14. Andrew Lanza
New York City’s senior Republican state legislator, Andrew Lanza leads Senate Republican efforts on city issues, as ranking minority member on both the Senate Cities I Committee and the Senate New York City Education Committee. Lanza chaired the powerful Senate Codes Committee during the Republican majority. Following this summer’s assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, Lanza questioned the rhetoric surrounding Trump over the past decade and whether it motivated shooter Thomas Michael Crooks. Lanza described Crooks as a “deranged, demonic person.”
15. Sam Pirozzolo & Michael Reilly
The path from Staten Island to Albany runs through Community Education Council 31, where Assembly Members Sam Pirozzolo and Michael Reilly both served as president prior to becoming state lawmakers. Pirozzolo, who represents Mid-Island, reached an agreement with New York City officials to distribute $12 million over four years to opioid treatment providers on the island. He has also proposed extending the terms of members of state lawmakers to six years, with a three-term cap, in order to save money in running elections. The ranking minority member of the Assembly Cities Committee, Reilly represents the South Shore in Albany. He recently joined his Republican colleagues on the Assembly Education Committee in calling for city education leaders to address antisemitism in schools. He has also said that Gov. Kathy Hochul should do more to combat domestic terrorism in the state.
16. David Carr
A Republican representing Mid-Island, David Carr has seamlessly used his background as a legislative staffer to being a member of the New York City Council. Carr has been vocal in his opposition to congestion pricing, calling the recently revived plan a “scam” and a profit center for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and not a way to reduce congestion in Manhattan. Carr recently obtained city funding to create athletic trainer positions at three Staten Island high schools, which he said could serve as a model for schools citywide. He was opposed to the City of Yes housing plan from Mayor Eric Adams, saying it would create too much density in Staten Island’s residential neighborhoods.
17. Michael Cusick
A former state legislator, Michael Cusick is now at the helm of the Staten Island Economic Development Corp., focused on fueling the borough economy. Under Cusick’s leadership, the organization helped secure a $200 million investment from a French maritime company in Howland Hook Marine Terminal. He launched the Veterans Discount Program, now a partnership with the borough president’s office and the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Cusick, a trustee of the New York Power Authority, recently hosted the borough’s first technology summit in partnership with Amazon.
18. Brian Laline & Caroline Diamond Harrison
Staten Islanders always know what’s going on in the borough thanks to Brian Laline, executive editor of the Staten Island Advance, and Caroline Diamond Harrison, the publisher of its parent company, Staten Island Media Group. Few know the borough as well as Laline does, having edited the Advance since 1992; he also oversees its digital version, silive.com. For her part, Harrison began her career as a college intern at the Advance, where her father was the longtime publisher. The borough native is now CEO of Advance Local, a portfolio of media businesses.
19. Lois Nicotra & Richard Nicotra
Lois and Richard Nicotra help shape their home borough as owners of The Nicotra Group, Staten Island’s largest private real estate development firm, as well as through the Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation, which granted $1.4 million to Staten Island organizations in 2024. This includes a new initiative giving $1,000 grants to each elementary school on Staten Island for arts, music and garden projects. The Nicotras, who own several local hotels, welcome 3,000 summertime visitors to their Nicotra Grown Organic Rooftop Farm and their social enterprise eatery, Pienza Brick Oven Pizza Café. The Nicotras plan to continue to grow the foundation with a vision of keeping all funds on Staten Island to benefit life in the borough.
20. Nancy Hagans & Pat Kane
Advocating for the Empire State’s nurses are Staten Islanders Nancy Hagans and Pat Kane, who serve as the New York State Nurses Association’s president and executive director, respectively. The nursing leaders are not quiet in their advocacy and have pressed Albany Medical Center to submit a corrective plan regarding staffing issues, entered court battles with New York-Presbyterian Hospital regarding safe staffing arbitration and won a new contract for nurses at Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, which includes a plan to keep the facility open.
21. Jon Del Giorno, Vincent Pitta and Vito Pitta
Jon Del Giorno, Vincent Pitta and Vito Pitta lead the powerhouse government relations team at Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno, a firm specializing at the city and state levels. Del Giorno founded the firm 35 years ago, drawing on his experience working for members of the New York City Council, the Staten Island borough president and city agencies. Attorney Vincent Pitta is the founding and managing partner of the outfit’s affiliated law firm, Pitta LLP, where Vito Pitta is also a partner and specializes in politics, campaign and labor issues.
22. Anthony Reinhart
As a leader in the Staten Island Republican Party, Anthony Reinhart has helped maintain the party’s dominance in the borough. Before becoming chief operating officer in 2022, Reinhart served as the borough’s party chair. Professionally, he worked for more than a dozen years as a top aide to state Sen. Andrew Lanza and has been a project coordinator at the New York City Board of Elections since 2023. Staten Island Republicans continue to be a bastion of support for President-elect Donald Trump, including hosting a pro-Trump flash mob at the end of November.
23. Laura Jean Watters & Kathryn Krause Rooney
Laura Jean Watters and Kathryn Krause Rooney steer the Staten Island Foundation as its executive director and board chair, respectively. Watters, an attorney who previously led the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island, joined the foundation in 2007 as a program officer and became executive director in 2021. The foundation’s main focus areas are health, education, cultural affairs and community services. Rooney, who joined the board in 2007, is an attorney on her native Staten Island. She also has chaired the board of the Richmond University Medical Center.
24. Alfred C. Cerullo III
Some may know Alfred C. Cerullo III from his days on the soap opera “One Life to Live.” Others may know him from being one of New York City’s youngest commissioners or from his longtime role leading the Grand Central Partnership. But to Staten Islanders, he’s the former New York City Council minority leader and longtime community leader. Cerullo is a city planning commissioner, vice chair of the Staten Island Foundation, a founding board member of St. George’s Theatre, a board member of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden and co-chair of the Staten Island Alumni Association of St. John’s University.
25. Diane Savino
Diane Savino, who as a state senator spearheaded the legislation that legalized medical marijuana, has served since 2023 as a senior adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. At City Hall, she is a key aide on legislative issues and she was the executive director of the first Charter Revision Commission Adams formed this year and a member of his recently announced second one. In the state Senate, Savino was a leader of the Independent Democratic Conference and chaired, at various times, the Banks Committee, the Labor Committee, the Civil Service and Pensions Committee and the Children and Families Committee.
26. Carol Bullock
After a 30-year corporate sales career with Staples, Carol Bullock took over leadership of the Pride Center of Staten Island in 2017, steering an organization devoted to relationship-building, allyship and inclusion. Under her guidance, the center has raised its profile and cultivated support both within the community and with local, state and federal government partners. Bullock scored a major win in November, when the Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee’s new leadership approved allowing LGBTQ+ groups to participate in the parade for the first time in 60 years.
27. Henry Thompson
As CEO of the Community Health Center of Richmond, Henry Thompson leads an institution dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality health care across Staten Island. Under Thompson’s leadership, the center operates four locations and services ranging from primary care and women’s and children’s health care to dentistry, behavioral health and nutrition counseling. Thompson joined the organization in 2009 and has since quadrupled its staff, built new state-of-the-art facilities and expanded health initiatives to broaden access to vulnerable populations.
28. Jessica Baker Vodoor & Mark Lauria
Tucked into the North Shore is the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, an arts and horticulture institute that celebrates rich cultural life. Led by President and CEO Jessica Baker Vodoor and board Chair Mark Lauria, the center is embarking on a number of initiatives aimed at growth. Snug Harbor is launching a new brand strategy and an architecture project, funded by both public and private funds. Snug Harbor garnered the largest capital award from the city government in the fiscal year 2023 budget and one of the state’s largest capital grants in New York City in 2024 for its Music Hall. Vodoor was recently elected to the board of NYC Tourism + Conventions.
29. Claire Atalla
Since 2022, Claire Atalla has served as the CEO of Catholic Charities of Staten Island, where she has steered the expansion of programs and services to meet rising community needs. Previously, Atalla served as the organization’s chief operating officer, a role in which she supervised day-to-day operations and developed a long-term strategy for islandwide programs and services. Catholic Charities was honored as “Non-Profit of the Year” by the Staten Island Economic Development Corp. for their breadth of programming aimed at helping the borough’s most vulnerable populations.
30. Stephen Fiala
Richmond County Clerk Stephen Fiala is Staten Island’s chief recordkeeper, and he has the honor of presiding over a 341-year-old agency, the borough’s oldest government institution. Fiala, a former member of the New York City Council, was appointed county clerk in 2001. Fiala’s work includes serving as clerk of the state Supreme Court on Staten Island and summoning his fellow Staten Islanders for jury duty. Fiala has one duty more in line with county clerks outside of New York City than the other four city-based county clerks, serving as the borough’s register of deeds.
31. Murad Awawdeh
Nationally prominent immigrant rights organizer Murad Awawdeh heads the New York Immigration Coalition, the nation’s oldest and largest immigrant rights organization. Awawdeh has been in the thick of debates over New York City’s migrant population and is now pivoting to handling President-elect Donald Trump’s focus on immigration and threatened mass deportations. The New York for All Act, which would limit collaboration between local governments and federal immigration enforcement, tops the coalition’s Albany agenda for next year. This year he joined the National Immigration Law Center board.
32. Matthew J. Titone & Edwina Martin
Matthew Titone presides over a court that touches the lives of many Staten Islanders, often in times of grief. As Richmond County Surrogate’s Court judge, Titone oversees the probate of wills across the borough, including estates, trusts and executors. Titone’s court also handles adoption and guardianship matters. Titone was elected as a judge in 2018 after years serving in the Assembly. Titone is the first out gay elected official on Staten Island and the first out gay county surrogate judge in New York. Edwina Martin serves as county public administrator, working within the Surrogate’s Court to handle the estates of Staten Islanders who die without wills or burial arrangements, along with finding administrators for estates without wills. Martin conducts public outreach across the borough on the importance of having a will and how to write one.
33. Timothy Lynch
A veteran college leader with a background in maritime education, Timothy Lynch combines those interests for the benefit of College of Staten Island students. Lynch, the college’s president, announced a partnership with Arthur Kill Terminal this year to help train students in offshore wind careers at the terminal, which is intended to serve as an assembly facility for offshore wind. Lynch is a former chief academic officer at Queensborough Community College and provost at SUNY Martitime College. He has also held administrative posts at California State University Maritime Academy.
34. Terry Troia
Since 1985, thousands of Staten Islanders have received food, shelter and other vital services thanks to Project Hospitality and its longtime leader, the Rev. Terry Troia. A minister at the Reformed Church of Huguenot Park on Staten Island, Troia has been active with the Mayor’s Clergy Advisory Council formed by former Mayor Bill de Blasio and currently leads The Staten Island Community and Interfaith Long-Term Recovery Organization. At Project Hospitality, she has grown the nonprofit’s programming to meet the needs of Staten Islanders struggling with hunger, substance use, mental illness and other challenges.
35. Ericker Onaga
Social worker Ericker Onaga has devoted her career to the health and welfare of vulnerable New Yorkers and became the new executive director of Community Health Action of Staten Island last summer. Onaga joined the organization in 2020 as chief program officer, creating a data and quality department and coordinating a range of social services for roughly 20,000 people annually. The lifelong Staten Islander previously spent two decades at Project Hospitality, a nonprofit serving Staten Islanders struggling with hunger, homelessness, substance use and mental illness.
36. Max Rose
A one-term moderate Democratic member of Congress, Max Rose is now outspoken on party’s future. Rose, a U.S. Army combat veteran, said his friend, former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard – now a Republican – should not serve as director of national intelligence in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, saying her views do not mesh with Trump’s other picks, including Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth. Rose, who has been mentioned as a candidate for Democratic National Committee chair, has also been speaking out about the successes of military veteran Democrats this year and the path forward for Democrats.
37. Luke Nasta
For Luke Nasta, his work at Camelot is not just work, it is helping people who are like he once was – people with substance use issues. Nasta has served as the chief executive of the nonprofit substance use treatment program since its early years in the 1970s. Since then, he has overseen expansions to accommodate people with children and ensuring that treatment reflects evolving understanding of trauma, behavioral health and family dynamics.
38. Mark Russo
Mark Russo has devoted his career to ensuring his Staten Island neighbors’ well-being as president of RPM Insurance Agency, which rebranded last year as Acrisure. For 17 years, Russo also boosted New York City’s business climate as a member of the board of directors of the New York City Economic Development Corp., where he also served on the board’s real estate committee.
39. Desmond Green
A veteran of the Staten Island legal scene, Desmond Green has served since 2017 as administrative judge of the New York State 13th Judicial District, which encompasses the entire borough. As the chief of Richmond County’s judiciary, Green recently celebrated the reopening of Staten Island’s Supreme Court building, a Roman neoclassical structure north of Borough Hall. A former assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, Green also previously served on the New York City Civil Court.
40. Connor Spence
As co-founder and president of Amazon Labor Union, Connor Spence is taking on the retail behemoth on behalf of the newest Teamsters affiliate, which formed last June to represent Amazon workers throughout New York City. Spence, who was fired by Amazon for organizing at his warehouse worksite while off duty, was elected president in July leading a reform slate. He leads a union whose organization began more than two years ago among 8,000 workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, known as JFK8.
41. Ken Mitchell
Over more than a dozen years at the helm of the Staten Island Zoo, Executive Director Ken Mitchell has grown the historic institution. A former North Shore member of the New York City Council, Mitchell recently obtained a grant from the Northfield Bank Foundation to grow the zoo’s educational facilities. He led the zoo in honoring the late Vaughn Bellocchio, a noted Staten Island equestrian, for his gifts to the zoo and his work in championing the island’s horse community. Mitchell is custodian of Staten Island Chuck, the island’s famed weather prognosticating groundhog.
42. Yesenia Mata
Yesenia Mata has been working to support migrants coming to New York City, especially in terms of job training, education and other resources as they navigate a new life in New York. This has placed the executive director of La Colmena on the opposite side of many Staten Islanders who have been advocating against migrant shelters on the island. Mata has been quick to call out those protesting migrant shelters, noting New York’s history of welcoming immigrants and that many Staten Island residents are descended from recent immigrants.
43. Mark Murphy
A fourth-generation Staten Islander, Mark Murphy is focused on growing Freshkills Park as the alliance’s president. He draws on his development and policy expertise to facilitate the ongoing transformation of the former landfill into the 2,200-acre park, New York City’s largest new park in over a century. Murphy, who began his career working on Capitol Hill, built a career in finance and real estate and runs a well-known Staten Island real estate consultancy.
44. Brendan Lantry
In 2022, Brendan Lantry became New York City’s youngest judge when, at 35, he was sworn in as a New York City Civil Court judge for Staten Island. A year later, he was elected as a justice of the state Supreme Court. Lantry is a former chair of the Staten Island Republican Party; he previously served as an assistant district attorney in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and has an extensive record of pro bono community advocacy. While elected on Staten Island, Lantry is currently assigned to preside over criminal cases in Manhattan.
45. Tony Baker
Few Staten Islanders have served their community in as many ways as Tony Baker, who for nearly 30 years has headed St. Philips Baptist Church while holding leadership roles with numerous community organizations. During 21 years with the U.S. Army, Baker taught in the ROTC programs at Princeton and Fordham universities; he later was a teacher, dean of students and Junior ROTC leader at Port Richmond High School. At St. Philips, Baker has created many new ministries, expanded facilities and trained novice clergy.
46. Daniel Cassella
As president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726, Daniel Cassella leads the 108-year-old Staten Island affiliate of North America’s largest transit union, which counts nearly 200,000 members across the U.S. and Canada. Cassella has been an outspoken advocate for the borough’s bus drivers and critical bus transportation network. This has included calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to focus more on repairing buses and reduce bus delays on the island.
47. Edmund Whalen
Edmund Whalen, a Staten Islander, was selected by Pope Francis in 2019 to serve as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York. Whalen has had a storied career in the archdiocese. Currently the Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s top deputy for clergy issues, Whalen previously served as Cardinal John O’Connor’s secretary, as principal of Monsignor Farrell High School and pastor of St. Joseph-St. Thomas Parish on Staten Island. He is also the titular bishop of Cemerianus, an ancient and defunct Catholic diocese located in modern-day Algeria.
48. David Curcio
As chair of Staten Island’s Conservative Party, David Curcio helped to lead President-elect Donald Trump to winning nearly two-thirds of the Staten Island vote – calling Trump’s win the “ultimate art of the comeback.” Among the issues Curcio and his party is advocating for in New York City’s most conservative borough include an overhaul of the state’s criminal code and Staten Island seceding from New York City. Curcio was unanimously reelected party chair in September.
49. Lou Tobacco
For many Staten Island power players, it all started on the playing fields of Monsignor Farrell High School. School alumni include Borough President Vito Fossella, District Attorney Michael McMahon, former Rep. Dan Donovan, New York City Council Member David Carr, Assembly Member Michael Tannousis, state Sen. Andrew Lanza, city Buildings Commissioner Jimmy Oddo and Staten Island Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Michael Cusick. The school’s president and CEO, Lou Tobacco, has a background in politics himself, having represented the borough in the Assembly.
50. Mendy Mirocznik
Mendy Mirocznik wants to end the rise in antisemitism in New York City. The influential leader of the Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island has been working with other borough leaders to address the issue. Mirocznik convened a summer forum on the subject to bring together decision-makers to discuss a plan to reduce antisemitism. He has also been working with borough education leaders and New York City Police Department officials on strategies to reduce antisemitism. He praised Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon for his leadership on the issue.
51. Roland Rexha
Known to most as “Rex,” Roland Rexha has served since 2021 as secretary-treasurer for the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, which, founded in 1875, is America's oldest maritime union. A Staten Islander, last year Rexha led the negotiations to get Staten Island Ferry workers their first contract in 13 years. Rexha is now leading efforts to improve ferry service in Washington state, including hiring trained ferry workers. He has said Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson needs to make ferries a top priority.
52. Jessica Baldwin Phillips
A fan of American history since childhood, Jessica Baldwin Phillips was a natural fit when she was appointed director of Historic Richmond Town. She oversees New York City’s only living history village, 350-year-old house and farm complex that offers immersive exhibits and educational programming to thousands of schoolchildren annually, along with hosting the annual Richmond County Fair. The museum recently opened an exhibit on the history of the closed Fresh Kills Landfill and illustrated exhibit of Negro Leagues baseball.
53. Jeffrey Doggett
Jeffrey Doggett made the move from Massachusetts to Staten Island this summer in order to take the presidency of Wagner College. Doggett joined Wagner from Merrimack College, where he served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chancellor of learning and student success. At a time of decreasing interest in college presidencies, Doggett said he sought out a presidency because he believes in the importance of higher education and the impact it has on students.
54. Adrienne Abbate
Longtime public health and social justice advocate Adrienne Abbate leads the Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness, a nonprofit she founded to address the borough’s underserved health needs. The two-decade-old organization provides a range of services, with a special focus on health access, domestic violence, youth wellness and programming around tobacco and substance use. Under Abbate’s leadership, the partnership serves as Staten Island’s borough lead for the Partnership for a Healthy New York City, a city health department initiative aimed at reducing health disparities.
55. Kevin Elkins
Kevin Elkins has served as political director for the politically influential New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters since 2021. Elkins, who began his career as executive director of the Richmond County Democratic Committee, was previously a top adviser to then-Rep. Max Rose. Elkins led the carpenters in providing key campaign support for New York City Council Finance Committee Chair Justin Brannan last year, played a role in negotiations around the state’s compromise housing plan this year and was involved in passing the state’s wage theft law.
56. Steven M. Klein
For 20 years, Steven M. Klein has been a fixture in the executive offices of Northfield Bank, the Staten Island institution founded in 1887 that has built a presence across the metropolitan area. Klein is a certified public accountant who previously spent two decades at KPMG. He also serves as a trustee of the Northfield Bank Foundation, and in July, he was elected to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.
57. Orit Lender
Orit Lender is the first woman to lead the Joan & Alan Berkinow JCC of Staten Island, a 95-year-old institution that is a mainstay of family recreational and cultural programming. She concurrently serves as CEO of Hillel of Staten Island, which the JCC operates under a management agreement Lender developed. Lender has worked to expand the JCC’s social services programs, including in the workforce development space. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lender focused on JCC programs delivering food and social services for Staten Islanders, and oversaw a mass vaccination program on the island.
58. Meghan Sinback
As the longtime executive director of both the South Shore YMCA as well the Broadway YMCA, Meghan Sinback has secured state and federal funding for the centers and programming upgrades to both facilities, which are cornerstones of the borough’s community life. Sinback also steered the popular recreation centers through the COVID-19 pandemic, leading a financial turnaround of the Broadway YMCA facility on the island’s North Shore.
59. Philip Guarnieri & Ralph Branca
Philip Guarnieri serves as CEO and Ralph Branca oversees lending and financing as chief credit officer of Empire State Bank. Guarnieri has led the bank since he joined 20 years ago, after serving as chief credit officer at the Yonkers Savings and Loan Association. Branca joined Empire State Bank in 2021. He was previously senior vice president at Northfield Bank following its acquisition of Staten Island-based Victory State Bank, where he was CEO.
60. Robert Scamardella
Robert Scamardella, a politically influential trial attorney and a lifelong Staten Islander, is the managing partner of Scamardella, Gervasi & Kasegrande. He specializes in estate and real estate matters as well as business law, which he teaches at Wagner College. Scamardella, who began his career as a Richmond County assistant district attorney, is also a past chair of the Richmond County Republican Party.
61. Demetrius S. Carolina Sr.
The Rev. Demetrius S. Carolina Sr. is a pillar of his Staten Island community. Carolina, who has served as First Central Baptist Church’s senior pastor since 2005, holds a doctorate in educational leadership and has taught that subject at St. John’s University. He also built a school in Liberia and, closer to home, founded an antiviolence initiative and the Staten Island Black History Town Hall meeting. Carolina has served on the New York City Water Board, the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board and the city’s Human Rights Commission.
62. James Prendamano
Few professionals have had as literal an imprint on Staten Island as James Prendamano, the CEO of PreReal Prendamano Real Estate. His team has collectively closed more than 1,500 deals – from residential and retail to offices and large-scale developments – completed $1 billion in transactions and leased 1 million-plus square feet of commercial space. He also brought New York City’s only outlet mall to Staten Island. Prendamano is a board member of the New York City Industrial Development Authority.
63. Frank Morano
Frank Morano keeps radio listeners entertained with “The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano,” offering his musings on politics, news and even UFOs – and his show has recently been picked up by stations in Chicago and St. Louis. When Morano, a key political leader in the Reform Party, got married in 2019, his wedding was a who’s who of local political celebrities, with Richmond County Clerk Stephen Fiala officiating the ceremony, former New York City Council Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio serving as best man and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, former Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey and Margo Catsimatidis breaking into a kickline while Joe Piscopo sang “New York, New York.”
64. James Thomson
A prominent figure in Staten Island’s business and civic worlds, attorney James Thomson focuses his practice on business law. Thomson is a founding member and past president of The Executive Club of Staten Island and an executive committee member of the borough’s Republican Party. Thomson is legal counsel to New York City Council Member David Carr and a founding board member and legal counsel for the Anthony M. Varvaro Believe Foundation. The foundation honors Thomson’s late brother-in-law, a Port Authority police officer and former professional baseball player, who was killed by a wrong-way driver while heading to a 9/11 memorial ceremony in 2022.
65. Peter Giunta
Peter Giunta has chaired the New York State Young Republicans since 2021, chartering more than a dozen new chapters and cultivating a 3,000-strong coalition. Professionally, Giunta has served as chief of staff to Assembly Member Michael Reilly since 2018; he previously managed several political campaigns for fellow Staten Islanders. He has also worked for New York City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli. Giunta has led his organization’s expansion to Oswego, Otsego and Warren counties.
66. Vincent Calamia
A physician board-certified in internal medicine, palliative care, geriatrics and endocrinology, Vincent Calamia brings broad perspective to his role on the board of directors of NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest municipal hospital system, where he chairs the medical and professional affairs committee. A past president of the Richmond County Medical Society, Calamia is also the associate medical director of endocrinology at Staten Island University Hospital, where he was previously chief of geriatrics and a medical director for the UnitedHealthcare community.
67. Abou Sy Diakhate & Jasi Robinson
Abou Sy Diakhate, a former United Nations officer lauded for his work expanding volunteerism in Africa, now advocates closer to home – as one of the two Democratic district leaders for Staten Island’s 61st Assembly District. Diakhate, a social worker, has spearheaded numerous health access initiatives during a decade with Community Health Action of Staten Island. Diakhate is angling for a more prominent perch, as he’s running for the New York City Council next year. Jasi Robinson is also the first vice president of the NAACP’s Staten Island branch and is the first Black woman to serve as first vice president of the Alliance of South Asian American Labor.
68. Doreen Cugno
Doreen Cugno co-founded the St. George Theatre in 2004 to restore and develop the borough’s historic 1,900-seat theater as a performing arts center with a citywide clientele. Cugno has led the nonprofit since its inception, overseeing the cultural institution’s growth. She is focused on partnering with community organizations on cultural programming and advocated for local, state and federal funding for the theater’s multimillion-dollar capital restoration projects.
69. Nick Lembo
Through his two companies, Monadnock Development and Capsys Corp., real estate developer Nick Lembo has made an impact on New York City. He founded Monadnock Development in 2006, building on his existing 30-year-old construction business; he has since overseen more than 8,000 affordable housing, mixed-use and luxury units as well as community infrastructure like schools and hospitals. In 1995, Lembo added a modular company, Capsys Corp., and has since manufactured more than 3 million square feet of modular housing, from assisted living to hotels.
70. Michael Ryan & Vincent Ignizio
Staten Islanders are in charge of New York City’s election system. Attorney Michael Ryan serves as the executive director of the city’s Board of Elections, while Vincent Ignizio, former minority leader of the New York City Council, holds the deputy executive director post. The pair oversaw the rollout of early mail-in voting as part of the 2024 election, and Ignizio has been focusing on ways to reduce the errors that have long plagued the board. He recently became one of 15 senior managers at the Board of Elections to complete a training program to become certified election administrators.
71. Matthew Janeczko
Matthew Janeczko joined the Sisters of Charity Housing Development Corp. in 2019 as its third executive director and CEO. In this role, he is responsible for both the operation and expansion of its affordable housing developments throughout the New York City region. Janeczko most recently spearheaded the preservation of a 75-unit West Brighton senior development and is planning a similar project for a Manor Heights property. To facilitate loans for such efforts, Janeczko launched the corporation’s SCOPE Housing organization in 2023.
72. Bianca Rajpersaud
At the New York office of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, lobbyist Bianca Rajpersaud specializes in city and state government as the firm’s associate director of government relations. She learned the political ropes as a legislative intern for Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell before heading communications for another member of that chamber, Staten Island’s Michael Cusick, and for the Association for a Better New York. She currently serves as president of the North Shore Democratic Club and as district leader for the state’s 63rd Assembly District.
73. Michelle Molina
Under the leadership of Michelle Molina, El Centro del Inmigrante serves as a vital resource for Staten Island’s immigrant community and a pillar of advocacy for the borough’s newcomers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Molina oversaw 5,000 vaccinations and enhanced the center’s response to food insecurity, distributing thousands of meals a year. She also empowers individuals through assistance with tax preparation and financial organization and nonclinical case management connecting immigrants to legal, health care and workforce resources.
74. Jim Easley
Through recessions, the COVID-19 pandemic, various expansions and nearly 30 Black Fridays, Jim Easley has led the Staten Island Mall as its general manager. He is also a longtime fixture on the board of directors of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, representing the mall’s Merchants Association as an integral part of borough commerce and workforce development. In recent years, Easley has added exterior plaza space, an IMAX theater and other upgrades, keeping the retail and dining mix fresh while coping with a labor shortage.
75. Joshua Rivera & Katia Gordon
Joshua Rivera and Katia Gordon look out for Staten Islanders and the reliability of utility services as Con Edison’s borough-based regional public affairs director and project manager, respectively. Gordon, a fourth-generation Staten Islander, was a financial analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before joining Con Ed 20 years ago. She has since overseen Staten Island regional, community and public affairs, and now manages company projects. Rivera has a government relations background, having begun his career as chief of staff at the New York City Council and headed public affairs for the New York Botanical Garden and Hostos Community College before joining Con Ed.
76. Carol Decina
Carol Decina leads National Grid’s community and client outreach efforts across Staten Island. A veteran of National Grid, Decina is a key leader across the borough, as she also serves as board chair of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, where she advocates for and supports the island’s economy. Decina also serves on the board of the Staten Island Economic Development Corp. National Grid recently sponsored a local day of service, during which over 40 individuals came together to clean up and beautify a downtown Staten Island commercial district on the North Shore.
77. Jill Holtermann
One minute Jill Holtermann was running a beloved Staten Island institution, and the next, she was locked in a celebrity feud and political brouhaha. “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg accused Holtermann’s Bakery of not selling her birthday treats due to Goldberg’s liberal views, a claim Holtermann denied. Holtermann got bipartisan backing: Republican Borough President Vito Fossella demanded that Goldberg apologize, while Democratic state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton called Goldberg “self-serving, very self-centered.” GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis went on to hand out Holtermann’s desserts on the U.S. Capitol steps, and bakery sales have since skyrocketed.
78. Frank Wilkinson
Frank Wilkinson is rolling his way to business and civic success on Staten Island. The proprietor of Rab’s Country Lanes, a Hylan Boulevard recreational destination and one of the borough’s most popular fundraising sites. Wilkinson serves as the chair of the North Hylan Merchants Association, a borough Rotary Club leader, a former director of the National Council of Youth Sports and a past president of the National Bowling Congress. Under Wilkinson’s guidance, the bowling, arcade and party facility runs one of the nation’s largest youth bowling programs and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for breast cancer research.
79. Zurkani Vardar
When Zurkani Vardar founded the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center in 1990 in Tompkinsville, Staten Island was less diverse than it is today. But as the Albanian diaspora grew, so did the center, where Vardar opened the Miraj Islamic School in 1999. Vardar has since become a well-known figure in Staten Island’s cultural and interfaith circles, leading outreach between the burgeoning Muslim communities and his counterparts across faiths. The center’s imam, Tahir Kukaj, is the New York City Police Department’s Muslim chaplain.
80. Laura LoBianco Sword
Laura LoBianco Sword occupies a unique role for a borough Democratic Party leader in New York City, as she just watched President-elect Donald Trump easily win her borough, where ruby red and amethyst purple typically outsparkle sapphire blue. Her tenure has been overshadowed by a feud with New York Council Member Kamillah Hanks over the appointment of a new Democratic elections commissioner. The dispute ended with attorney and former reality show star Michele Sileo being seated on the city Board of Elections as a compromise pick.
81. Scott LoBaido
If you’re in the market for art featuring Old Glory, Donald Trump – or both – Scott LoBaido is your first call. The Staten Island-based painter has earned a reputation for his patriotic artwork – much of which features the former and future president in heroic poses, clutching the Empire State Building or waving his fist against the flag. LoBaido was spotted hanging unsanctioned traffic signs featuring a Trump silhouette around the city. He was a special guest at the Staten Island Republican Party’s Trump Dance Flash Mob.
82. Lynda Ricciardone & Joseph Homsey
Staten Island’s abundant public greenery is in the capable hands of two borough natives, Lynda Ricciardone and Joseph Homsey, who serve as Staten Island borough commissioner and chief of staff, respectively, for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Ricciardone is a four-decade veteran of the department who served as Staten Island chief of operations prior to assuming her current role in 2015. Ricciardone has overseen parks improvement in every part of the borough in the past decade, including rehabilitating McDonald Playground on the North Shore, new fields being installed at Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park in Mid-Island and opening Fairview Park on the South Shore. Homsey, a lifelong outdoorsperson, previously worked with the department’s Parks Enforcement Patrol and the Natural Resources Group before joining the Staten Island borough commissioner’s office in 2017.
83. Nina Flores
In 2020, Nina Flores became the first Latina to serve as executive director of the Staten Island Business Outreach Center and the Forest Avenue Business Improvement District. She oversees the organizations’ small business and neighborhood development divisions, which coordinate programs with the city and state as well as the U.S. Small Business Administration; these include initiatives to promote women and minority entrepreneurs. Last year, Flores organized Staten Island’s all-inclusive St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
84. Janice Monger
As president and CEO of the Staten Island Museum, Janice Monger has boosted the institution’s profile and served as a champion for the cultural sector throughout both the borough and the city. Under her leadership, the museum has secured major institutional support for exhibitions including the current show, “Taking Care: The Black Angels of Sea View Hospital,” a groundbreaking survey of Staten Island’s Black nursing legacy. Monger is also a board member of Nonprofit Staten Island.
85. Janet Dugo
Janet Dugo is focused on growing downtown Staten Island in her role at the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Under her leadership, the organization secured $600,000 in downtown revitalization funding from the state to improve area business signage. She has worked on ways to grow North Shore businesses, including the formation of a business improvement district. Dugo started her career in the financial services industry, serving as vice president for a national brokerage firm and also founded Staten Island Business Trends newspaper, where she served as publisher for many years.
86. Victoria Wickman
Medical malpractice specialist Victoria Wickman currently leads the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, a professional organization that advocates for policies favorable to injured parties. Wickman, a Staten Islander, runs a sole-practitioner boutique law firm, specializing in medical cases, especially traumatic brain injuries. She also co-leads the association’s Medical Malpractice Committee and was awarded the Pen Award by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for her work on statute of limitations for cancer patients who received late diagnoses.
87. Alex Zablocki
At the helm of the Public Housing Community Fund, Alex Zablocki leads a nonprofit that serves 525,000 New York City Housing Authority residents. Zablocki, a lifelong Staten Islander and former New York City public advocate candidate, raised $8 million in 2023 to fund the organization’s programs in workforce development, public art, open space and health care. The community fund recently received $25,000 from Spectrum for its youth technology programs, unveiled a 2,500-square-foot mural at Red Hook Houses West as part of its public art program and received $3 million from the Mellon Foundation for public arts programs.
88. Mohammed Chowdhury
As national secretary of the Alliance of South Asian American Labor, Mohammed Chowdhury empowers South Asian people on Staten Island and across the nation. Under Chowdhury’s leadership, the organization has expanded to include 21 chapters in 10 states, with an emphasis on organizing, educating and coalition-building. Chowdhury is a vocal advocate for Staten Island workers and residents, championing such issues as lowering tolls on the Staten Island bridges.
89. Moria Cappio
As chief of staff at Children’s Aid, Moria Cappio serves as a key leader of the storied New York City nonprofit, driving the agency’s cradle through college agenda. The onetime elementary school teacher joined Children’s Aid in 2006 as early childhood program director at the organization’s East Harlem Center. Later, as vice president for the early childhood division, she secured the largest federal Head Start and Early Head Start grant in Children’s Aid’s history. Cappio is attempting to run half marathons in every state before she turns 50, recently completing her 33rd in Rhode Island.
90. Tatiana Arguello
Tatiana Arguello is dedicated to making Staten Island’s nonprofit organizations strong, resilient and well positioned for the future. Arguello used Nonprofit Staten Island’s annual conference this year to remind her members that they need to build up strong boards and develop sustainable funding streams. Arguello has taken that message citywide in her role as capacity building committee chair for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services. Arguello serves on a number of civic boards, including as co-chair of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Group.
91. Linda Dianto
While working at the College of Staten Island, Linda Dianto read about failed efforts to bring the National Lighthouse Museum to Staten Island – and single-handedly revived the project. Dianto has raised nearly $6 million as executive director of the institution, which celebrates lighthouse lore from ancient Egypt to colonial America, and formed close relationships with the national and international lighthouse communities. She also welcomed Britain’s Princess Anne, a noted lighthouse enthusiast, to the museum, where the princess royal is now honorary chair.
92. Dina Rosenthal
Dina Rosenthal wants the borough’s children to know that bullies don’t intimidate her and that they shouldn’t be intimidated either. Following protests last year over a Drag Story Hour hosted at the museum, Rosenthal said she never thought of canceling the program because she didn’t want children to think the protesters had won. Rosenthal has retained support in that, with ticket demand for the program jumping after the protests started. The museum, which is temporarily closed for upgrades, is set to reopen in January.
93. Yolanda Gleason
After a quarter-century with The New York Public Library, Staten Island Borough Director Yolanda Gleason knows what New Yorkers want and need from their essential media resource. The Queens native, who joined the library in 2000, was a senior children’s librarian before assuming oversight of the island’s 14 branches and its bookmobiles. She guided the transition to remote services during the COVID-19 pandemic and has cheered numerous capital upgrades, including a new 10,000-square-foot Charleston location, a renovation of the Richmondtown branch and the $20 million renovation of the Port Richmond branch.
94. John Garvey
The iconic Staten Island Ferry has kept the borough connected to Manhattan for over two centuries, and John Garvey is in charge of keeping the orange boats afloat. Garvey has been working to expand training for crew members and is working with his senior staff to ensure that new Ollis-class ferries include cutting-edge technology and innovation. He has been leading efforts to shift the ferry system to clean fuels. In 2022, he oversaw Princess Anne’s Staten Island Ferry ride as the princess royal made an official visit to Staten Island.
95. Eileen Corigliano
For generations of Staten Island Academy students, Eileen Corigliano is a guiding presence: Now approaching her 30th anniversary at the borough’s only independent school, she became the 18th head of school in 2023. Corigliano, who recently earned her doctorate, previously served as assistant head of school, guiding the academy through the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the academy was one of a handful of New York City schools to hold classes in-person daily. She is also active with the New York State Association of Independent Schools and was recognized as “Administrator of the Year” by the New York State School Counselor Association.
96. Susan Fenley
Susan Fenley has had a varied career, including as a former mime and mime educator, as an actor and singer and as a Washington, D.C., public relations consultant. Nowadays, Fenley is a co-founder and the leader of Sundog Theatre, which not only puts on theatrical productions but also brings arts education programs in borough schools, which is a key part of Fenley’s vision for the arts on Staten Island. Sundog offers a number of visiting productions and arts speakers for audiences and schools.
97. Amy Rice
Third-generation Staten Islander Amy Rice is a dedicated community leader serving as president of the board of the Greenbelt Conservancy, board secretary of the Pride Center of Staten Island and communications director for the Friends of Postcards, a 9/11 remembrance organization. At the Greenbelt Conservancy, Rice supports the part of New York City that isn’t in the public imagination: 2,800 acres of forests, meadows, wetlands and rolling hills, including over 35 miles of marked hiking trails.
98. Ciro Galeno Jr.
Located at Staten Island’s Snug Harbor Cultural Center, the Noble Maritime Collection is an art and history museum that focuses on the work of marine artist John Noble and depictions of the New York City waterfront. Since 2010, the center has also overseen the preservation of the Robbins Reef Lighthouse. Longtime Noble Maritime staffer Ciro Galeno Jr. was promoted to executive director in 2018. He has led the development of a new strategic plan for the museum, boosted the museum’s budget, added community leaders to the board and sought to ensure access to the arts for all New Yorkers.
99. Chris Bruno
Last year, Chris Bruno was elected the new president of Staten Island Little League, steering one of the borough’s most venerable athletic programs. Bruno, himself Staten Island Little League alum, is a well-known figure in Staten Island youth sports and has also served as physical education chair at Staten Island Academy. His priorities for the Little League are boosting softball and baseball enrollment, encouraging participation in T-ball and raising funds for capital projects. Over the summer, Bruno announced the completion of renovations to the borough’s oldest Little League field.
100. Michael Savarese
As co-chair of the Young Professionals Group for the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, Michael Savarese works to grow business and community engagement by the borough’s under 40 population. A longtime leader with the group, Savarese was a “20 Under 40” award honoree last year by the Staten Island Economic Development Corp. Savarese, an account manager at Staten Island-based Comserv Connect, co-chairs the Young Professionals Group with Tatiana Arguello, the executive director of Nonprofit Staten Island.
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