BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| Marcia K. Field, Esq. Ms. Field has been associated with both TSLI & HHB since 1994. She is a retired attorney who specialized in the area of Family Law. Ms. Field is the Board of Directors Past President for the Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Kay Posillico, LCSW is TSLI’s Board of Directors President. She has been a Board member of both TSLI & HHB since 1996. Ms. Posillico is a Certified Social Worker and Co-Director of The Life Center of Huntington; a center for counseling and health services. Gary Lombardi is TSLI’s Board of Directors Vice President and HHB’s Board of Directors Secretary/Treasurer. He has been a member of the TSLI/HHB Boards since 2013. Mr. Lombardi is a retired executive from the banking industry. Mr. Lombardi received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from New York Institute of Technology and his MBA from Dowling College. He is a current board member for the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and Board member of Brookhaven Chapter of UNICO National. Richard J. Bonanno, MD is HHB’s Board of Directors President. Dr. Bonanno has served as a member of TSLI’s Board since 1978 and HHB’s Board since its inception. Dr. Bonanno was an Attending Physician at Northwell Hospital and Faculty for the Department of Family Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine. Jon H. Ruiss, Jr., Esq./CPA is HHB’s Board of Directors Vice President and has been a member of the TSLI and HHB’s Boards since 2013. Jon Ruiss is an associate in Alston & Bird’s Finance practice. In addition to his practice of law, Mr. Ruiss is also a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to his attending law school, Mr. Ruiss worked as an accountant at Grant Thorton. As an auditor, Mr. Ruiss’s clients ranged from financial institutions to large not-for-profit entities receiving significant federal funding. Mr. Ruiss received his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Villanova University and his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law. Mr. Ruiss is an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey. Mary Beth Griffin joined the TSLI & HHB Board in 2017. She has been involved with TSLI/HHB since 2012, serves as an active volunteer in her community and is a leader in higher education administration. Ms. Griffin has worked in a variety of higher education settings throughout a three decade career, with a specialty in Financial Aid Services. Ms. Griffin has a higher education background in various roles, including the Assistant Director of Career Counseling at St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York and the Associate Director of Student Financial Services at Fordham University in the Bronx. She holds a B.A. degree in American Studies and an M.S.Ed. in Counseling from Fordham University. Rebecca Bonanno, PhD, LCSW is TSLI’s Board of Directors Secretary/Treasurer. Dr. Bonanno joined the TSLI/HHB Board of Directors in 2022. Dr. Bonanno is an Associate Professor of Human Services at SUNY Empire State College and a therapist in private practice. She has worked in community-based mental health and educational settings throughout Long Island. She completed her MSW and PhD at Stony Brook University. Burton S. Weston, Esq. served on the TSLI Board from 2000 to 2015 and rejoined the Board in 2023. He is a restructuring attorney with over forty five years of experience, much spent in representing not-for-profit health care and social service providers. Mr. Weston is the Past President of Temple Israel of Great Neck and a long-time member of the synagogue Board, and currently serves as Deputy Mayor of the Village of Thomaston in Great Neck. |
RESIDENT’S COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
As a result of the ongoing planning and policy establishment function of the agency’s governing body, it was determined that the agency should incorporate into its present structure a community based group. Namely, the President’s Community Advisory Board (PCAB). Members of the PCAB should be known to the agency and have, over time, demonstrated a clear interest in TSLI/HHB’s endeavors and possess a personal interest in advancing the endeavors of the agency and the social and rehabilitative interests of the residents TSLI/HHB serves.
Initiatives of the PCAB, along with agency administration and members of the TSLI/HHB Executive Board are:
- To heighten the public’s knowledge of TSLI/HHB and its services
- To gain greater private sector fiscal support
- To annually promote a gala event
- To establish a major gift giving campaign
Current PCAB Members include:
Jan Ashley, Group Director & Senior Vice President, Signature Bank
Steven Cianciabella, President, CUE Brokerage Insurance
William Handwerker, Financial Planner, Lincoln Financial
Daniel Liberty, Regional Vice President, M+T Bank