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                                    TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD                                                      CORPORATE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
                                    Peter Klein ............................................................4   LARGE BUSINESS
EDITOR & ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
                                                                                                                Bank of America .................................................14
          Joe Dowd                  HELPING HANDS AWARD
                                    Richard Cave, Michael Cave & Eric Alexander......6                          Brookhaven National Laboratory ........................15
    ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER             CORPORATE TEAM OF THE YEAR                                                  JPMorgan Chase & Co. ......................................16
         Ali Jabbour                Ørsted and Eversource.........................................7
                                                                                                                PSEG Long Island ...............................................16

      EVENT MANAGER                 NONPROFITS OF THE YEAR
                                    Spectrum Designs Foundation .............................8                  CORPORATE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
        Jenna Natale                                                                                            MID-SIZED BUSINESS
                                    The Nicholas Center .............................................9          American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. .......17
    ACCOUNT MANAGERS
                                    PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR                                       Custom Computer Specialists ............................18
      Barbara Pescuma               Long Island Board of REALTORS........................ 10
                                                                                                                Riverhead Building Supply ..................................18
       Jackie Douglas
                                    LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE – FOR PROFIT
        Robin Burgio                Michael Farrell .................................................... 10     CORPORATE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
                                                                                                                SMALL BUSINESS
           WRITER                   Elizabeth Kase .................................................... 11
                                                                                                                Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum ............19
      Bernadette Starzee            Hossam Maksoud, PharmD ............................... 12
                                                                                                                CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
                                    Anne Shybunko-Moore ....................................... 12              Alure Home Improvements ................................20
     GRAPHIC DESIGNER
        Wendy Martin                Ronald Stair ........................................................ 13    Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP..................20

                                    LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE – NONPROFIT                                           VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
        AD DESIGNER
                                    Yolanda Robano-Gross ........................................ 14            Terrence Flood ....................................................21
       Abigail Wilhelm
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  Congratulations to all of Long Island Business News
  2021 Corporate Citizenship Award Honorees.
  “A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all
  that and strives to make the world a better place.” - William Clay Ford, Jr.
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COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD
                                                                                 Klein went on to obtain his master’s degree in       board of Harvard University’s School of Dental
                                                                                 finance from Baruch College. He is certified as      Medicine, the Dante Foundation and the Cold
                                                                                 a chartered financial analyst, a chartered retire-   Spring Harbor Laboratory Association. He is a
                                                                                 ment plans specialist and a chartered advisor        former board member of the Long Island Com-
                                                                                 in philanthropy. Additionally, he has completed      munity Foundation and the Bronx High School
                                                                                 the Endowment Institute’s certificate pro-           of Science alumni and endowment committee.
                                                                                 gram at Yale University and Harvard Business            Several nonprofit organizations have honored
                                                                                 School’s executive program entitled “Building        Klein for his contributions to their mission.
                                                                                 a Legacy: Family Office Wealth Management.”          These include the Diabetes Research Founda-
                                                                                 He is currently a candidate for the chartered        tion; Child Abuse Prevention Services, which
                                                                                 SRI counselor (CSRIC) designation.                   presented him with its Gillan Family Human-
                                                                                    Klein authored two books: “Getting Started
                                                                                                                                      itarian Award in 2011; Life’s WORC, which
                                                                                 in Security Analysis” (Wiley, 1998, 2009) and
                                                                                                                                      named him Man of the Year in 2013; and the
                                                                                 “A Passion for Giving: Tools and Inspiration for
                                                                                                                                      Long Island Alzheimer Foundation, which hon-
                                                                                 Creating a Charitable Foundation” (with Angeli-
                                                                                                                                      ored him as Philanthropist of the Year in 2014.
                                                                                 ca Berrie, Wiley, 2012). Further, he has partici-
                                                                                                                                      Additionally, Klein received the Larry Kushnick
                                                                                 pated in panel discussions and given speeches

PETER J. KLEIN
                                                                                                                                      Memorial Award for Community Service in
                                                                                 on the issues surrounding the nexus of wealth
                                                                                                                                      2017, the same year Bethpage Federation
                                                                                 management and philanthropy – what he refers
                                                                                 to as being a “legacy agent.”                        Credit Union named him the Best Philanthropist
ALINE WEALTH,                                                                       Klein is very active in his community,            on Long Island.
                                                                                                                                         Among Klein’s industry accolades are his
                                                                                 advising private foundations in a professional
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS                                                               capacity and volunteering on various boards.         inclusion on the Forbes list of the Best-In-State
                                                                                                                                      Wealth Advisors in New York for 2020 and

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                                                                                 He is president of the Claire Friedlander Family
       eter J. Klein, CFA, CRPS, CAP is the chief investment officer and                                                              2021. In addition, Wealth Management includ-
                                                                                 Foundation and serves as chairman of the Tilles
       founder of ALINE Wealth and Hightower Advisors, where he and his
                                                                                 Center for Performing Arts Council of Over-          ed his practice on its first annual Thrive Awards
       team are focused on providing comprehensive solutions to secure their
clients’ future and legacy. To his deep financial wisdom, Klein adds consider-   seers. He sits on the boards of the Holocaust        list of fastest-growing financial advisors in
able acumen in philanthropy, helping clients navigate family trusts, institu-    & Tolerance Center of Nassau County, the             2019.
tions and nonprofits when they are looking to give back to the community.        Huntington Library Foundation, Life’s WORC/             Married for more than 25 years, Klein and his
   After earning a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stony Brook University,   Family Center for Autism, the dean’s advisory        wife have three children.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
 committed citizens can change the world;
  indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
                   Margaret Mead

      It is an honor to be recognized with the
      Corporate Social Responsibility Award.
             It encourages us to do more.

               certilmanbalin.com
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HELPING HANDS AWARD
                                                                                   bining their resources to create change and         need is. PinkTie’s strength lies in its ability
                                                                                   address a community need, while enabling            to connect corporate philanthropy directly to
                                                                                   other members of the business community to          local charities.
                                                                                   do the same.                                           The trio worked closely with many corporate
                                                                                      PinkTie was founded in 2012 by brothers          donors and partners, including Dime Commu-
                                                                                   Mike and Rich Cave to support breast cancer         nity Bank, Keller Williams Realty, Trinity Solar,
                                                                                   charities after their aunt died of breast cancer.   Late Night Chauffeurs, Valley Bank and Long
                                                                                   The organization’s mission has since grown to       Island University-C.W. Post, to deliver food
                                                                                   support causes that include food insecurity and     and other essential supplies, along with nearly
                                                                                   education in addition to cancer prevention and      $120,000 in monetary donations, to more than
                                                                                   research. Since its inception, PinkTie, which is    120 pantries and community groups across the
                                                                                   100 percent volunteer, has raised more than $1      Island.
                                                                                   million for local charities. The organization’s        In addition to the initiative’s focus on food
                                                                                   mission has always been tied to supporting          insecurity, the groups have concentrated on
ERIC ALEXANDER, VISION                                                             the local community, which makes it easier for
                                                                                   corporations and their employees to see the
                                                                                                                                       helping small businesses recover from the
                                                                                                                                       pandemic. Efforts have ranged from assist-
LONG ISLAND & LI MAIN                                                              fruits of their philanthropic giving.
                                                                                      Vision Long Island and the Long Island Main
                                                                                                                                       ing businesses with securing funds through
                                                                                                                                       the Paycheck Protection Program and other
STREET ALLIANCE                                                                    Street Alliance, which are led by Alexander,
                                                                                   promote more livable, economically sustainable
                                                                                                                                       government relief programs to participating in
                                                                                                                                       events encouraging community members to get
MICHAEL & RICHARD CAVE,                                                            communities through smart growth. The groups
                                                                                   serve as a resource to municipalities, busi-
                                                                                                                                       vaccinated in order to accelerate reopening.
                                                                                                                                          Food pantries and other human services agen-
PINKTIE CHARITIES                                                                  nesses and civic associations on downtown
                                                                                   revitalization, planning and infrastructure.
                                                                                                                                       cies have welcomed the groups’ philanthropy
                                                                                                                                       and support.

W
           hen the pandemic threatened Long Island’s most vulnerable, Mike            Alexander and the Cave brothers were in-            “We’re not the bricks but we bring the mor-
           Cave and Rich Cave of PinkTie teamed up with Eric Alexander of          spired to collaborate by their mutual focus on      tar – we help fill in the gaps,” Alexander said.
           Vision Long Island and the Long Island Main Street Alliance to          local communities and their complementary              “I think each one of us brings a dynamic
help the community. The partners combined their resources, strengths and           strengths. As Vision Long Island and Long Is-       piece of the puzzle,” Mike Cave said. “Lever-
contact lists to mobilize the Long Island business community to make signif-       land Main Street Alliance focus on downtown         aging each other’s strengths, working together,
icant contributions to food pantries and assist struggling small businesses        revitalization, they have deep connections          bringing our networks together, our coalitions
across the Island. For their efforts, the trio has been selected for this year’s   within 45 downtowns across the Island and           together, really had that groundswell to give us
Helping Hands Award, which recognizes a team of professionals for com-             a keen understanding of where the greatest          the support to really make this impact.”
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CORPORATE TEAM OF THE YEAR
                                                                              and New Hampshire. The company, which                 ships in the community. Ørsted is committed
                                                                              employs about 9,300 people, is focused on             to developing strong social ties in commu-
                                                                              safely delivering reliable energy and water           nities, and Eversource has a long history
                                                                              with superior customer service. It offers energy      of supporting the United Way in the other
                                                                              efficiency solutions and programs to integrate        regions it serves. The two companies sought
                                                                              new clean energy resources like solar, offshore       out the United Way of Long Island in hopes
                                                                              wind, electric vehicles and battery storage into      of developing a relationship that they said
                                                                              the electric system.                                  they hope will last for many years. Together,
                                                                                 Ørsted is a renewable energy company fo-           the companies provided $10,000 in support of
                                                                              cused on offshore wind. Its first offshore wind       United Way’s Project Warmth, which assists
                                                                              project was constructed 30 years ago, and             low-income families who have energy emer-
                                                                              today, the company owns and operates more             gencies.
                                                                              than 1,500 turbines around the world, produc-            Looking to the future, Ørsted and Eversource
                                                                              ing more than 25 percent of the offshore wind         say they will continue to explore ways to grow
                                                                              energy generated globally.                            their relationship with United Way of Long
                                                                                 The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entire-     Island and other community and workforce
                                                                              ly on green energy. In the United States, Ørsted      development organizations throughout Long
EVERSOURCE ENERGY                                                             operates the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s
                                                                              first offshore wind farm, and constructed the
                                                                                                                                    Island and the larger region.
                                                                                                                                       Further, the joint venture’s planned invest-

AND ØRSTED                                                                    two-turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pi-
                                                                              lot project – the first turbines to be installed in
                                                                                                                                    ments in the region will position Long Island
                                                                                                                                    to become a regional epicenter for the indus-

E
      nergy supply giants Eversource Energy and Ørsted are partnering         federal waters. Ørsted has secured more than          try. Ørsted and Eversource announced plans
      on a joint venture to build two offshore wind projects for New York     2,900 mw of additional capacity through five          to invest $5 million in research initiatives
      that will deliver clean power to more than 600,000 homes each           projects in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The       through Stony Brook University’s Advanced
year. And the two companies have teamed up to support United Way of           company’s North American business is jointly          Energy Research and Technology Center and
Long Island’s Project Warmth, earning them the Corporate Team of the          headquartered in Boston, Mass. and Provi-             $10 million for an offshore wind training cen-
Year award, which recognizes two or more organizations for their com-         dence, R.I. and employs more than 150 people.         ter in Suffolk County. The joint venture also
mitment to a combined effort to support a specific project/cause or to           As they partner on the two offshore wind           announced plans to locate its regional oper-
help solve a community problem.                                               developments, which will include New York             ation and maintenance hub in Suffolk County
 Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies   State’s first wind farm, Ørsted and Eversource        and make Port Jefferson the home port of its
water to approximately 4.3 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts    are looking to develop strong, lasting relation-      service operation vessel.

      What’s it going to take
      to get you to review your
      retirement plan?

                                                                                                                                    Retirement is calling.
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NONPROFITS OF THE YEAR
                                                                                   icant and far-reaching. Hiring individuals with    hospital workers throughout New York. Spec-
                                                                                   autism and other related developmental dis-        trum Suds offered free laundry service to first
                                                                                   abilities provides authentic benefits, including   responders, culminating in almost 10,000 lbs.
                                                                                   increasing diversity in the workplace, stimulat-   of laundry for a community in need.
                                                                                   ing the economy and filling vacant roles with         At Spectrum, 75 percent of the workforce is
                                                                                   an under-served group of workers. Over the         made up of individuals on the autism spec-
                                                                                   past decade, Spectrum is proud to have created     trum. Employees are paid at least minimum
                                                                                   a kinder, more patient, empathetic, understand-    wage, turning trainees into taxpayers, and are
                                                                                   ing, open-minded workplace where all employ-       rewarded through pay raises and promotions.
                                                                                   ees feel valued and included.                      Comprehensive training is geared toward
                                                                                      As challenging as 2020 was, Port Wash-          individual needs, and a licensed social worker
                                                                                   ington-based Spectrum managed to make              is on-site daily for support as needed.
                                                                                   exceptional strides, growing across all enter-        Beyond its dedication to the autism commu-
                                                                                   prises, while also completing an expansion to a    nity, Spectrum is committed to environmental
                                                                                   second location in Pleasantville, N.Y. In a year   causes. Its new 8,000-square-foot facility
                                                                                   when so many people were losing their jobs         in Pleasantville is 100 percent powered by
                                                                                   around the country, Spectrum created seven         renewable energy. The nonprofit has installed
                                                                                   new jobs for individuals with autism – expand-     LED lights at both of its facilities and only uses
                                                                                   ing its neurodiverse workforce to 51 people by     eco-friendly inks in its printing processes, as
                                                                                   year’s end.                                        well as soy-based cleaners. Apparel is shipped

SPECTRUM DESIGNS
                                                                                      While Spectrum was humbled by these             in compostable bags, which are safe for
                                                                                   achievements during a most difficult year, it is   wildlife and break down into compost. Further,
                                                                                   the team’s efforts to help the greater commu-      Spectrum is certified by the Sustainable Forest

FOUNDATION                                                                         nity in crisis that brings the most pride to the
                                                                                   organization.
                                                                                                                                      Initiative and discloses environmental impact
                                                                                                                                      data to CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project).

S
       pectrum Designs Foundation’s mission is to create a more inclusive work-       During the COVID-19 spike, each of the             The organization has received many industry
       place and employment for individuals who are on the autism spectrum.        enterprises contributed in its own way.            accolades, including being named a “Top-Rat-
       Individuals on the autism spectrum work in the organization’s businesses,   Spectrum Designs acquired and distributed          ed” organization for 2020 by Great Nonprofits;
which include Spectrum Designs, a custom apparel and promotional items busi-       250,000 units of personal protective equip-        a “Best Practice Charity” by the National Asso-
ness; Spectrum Bakes, which creates granola bars, snacks and gift baskets; and     ment from trusted vendors for first respond-       ciation of Nonprofit Organization & Executives;
Spectrum Suds, a community-based laundry service. All profits go directly back     ers, businesses and community members              a perfect score of 100 from Charity Navigator;
into the organization’s mission.                                                   while keeping costs low. Spectrum Bakes            and a 2021 Platinum Seal of Transparency from
   The advantages to hiring and retaining a neurodiverse workforce are signif-     donated more than 2,000 granola bars to            Guidestar.

         Congratulations
         to the 2021 Corporate Citizenship awardees, including
         the employees of Brookhaven Lab and Jim Misewich,
         who led the Lab’s fundraising efforts and is an unwavering
         supporter of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

         Thank you
         for making Long Island a better place.

                      managed by Brookhaven Science Associates
                      for the U.S. Department of Energy
                      www.bnl.gov
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NONPROFITS OF THE YEAR

THE NICHOLAS CENTER
F
     ounded in 2011, The Nicholas Center provides supports to assist individu-    including advancing its creative arts program,   and partnering with Spectrum Suds to offer
     als with autism in leading full and productive lives in the community and    a health and wellness program, a theater         free laundry service to local first responders.
     through the world of work. The Port Washington-based nonprofit works in      program and increased opportunities for peer        The Nicholas Center also partnered with the
partnership with Spectrum Designs Foundation, which was also recognized as a      connections. The Nicholas Center has also        Port Washington Community Chest’s Port Pan-
“Nonprofit of the Year.”                                                          expanded its engagement and partnership          try to organize, package and deliver toiletries
  The Nicholas Center’s three co-founders considered the question “What           initiatives with community organizations,        and groceries for neighbors in need during the
happens to individuals with special needs when they grow up?” Applying               In celebration of its 10th anniversary and    pandemic.
more than 30 years of collective experience in autism education and nonprofit     Autism Awareness Month in April, The Nich-          For a decade, The Nicholas Center has
endeavors, the trio dedicated themselves to finding solutions to address this
                                                                                  olas Center donated 12 white dogwood tree        worked with its partners at Spectrum Designs
question. The Nicholas Center focuses on providing supports such as work
                                                                                  seedlings to the Town of North Hempstead to      Foundation to address some of the most press-
readiness training, life skills training and peer connections.
  The organization offers coaching supports to employees of Spectrum De-          beautify the community.                          ing issues facing the autism community – in
signs Foundation, as well as a transitional work training program for individu-      Participants in The Nicholas Center’s pro-    particular, an 80 percent unemployment and
als who are not quite “employment ready.”                                         grams also assisted with providing donations     under-engagement rate of individuals over age
  Within 48 hours of the COVID-19 shutdown, the organization was able to          and services for first responders and commu-     21 – to drive transformational change. In 2020,
pivot its services to remote learning/socialization. Despite the challenges of    nity members during the COVID-19 shutdown.       the organization continued to make strides in
the pandemic, The Nicholas Center successfully expanded its services to a         This included assisting partner Spectrum Bakes   advancing inclusion and supporting the needs
second location, in Pleasantville, N.Y., in the fall of 2020.                     with producing, packaging and delivering         of individuals with autism despite the greatest
  Recently, the organization has also expanded its in-person programming,         signature granola treats to healthcare workers   health crisis of our time.

                                                                                                   PALS Congratulates
                                                                                                     Terry Flood on
                                                                                                  Volunteer of the Year

                                                                                                      Thank You Terry!!!

                                                                                                                   Going Above and Beyond
                                                                                                                       to Lift People Up

                                                                                                                         palservices.org
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
                                                                                    2019, special projects ranged from sponsoring        Island Coalition for the Homeless’ Backpack
                                                                                    the building of a Habitat for Humanity home in       Pirates program. Also last year, LIBOR donated
                                                                                    Suffolk County to renovating the deteriorated        $10,000 to the Realtors Relief Foundation to
                                                                                    kitchen of a Vietnam veteran in partnership          support individuals and families affected by the
                                                                                    with the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Long          devastating wildfires in Northern California and
                                                                                    Island.                                              in need of safe housing. In response to the pan-
                                                                                       In 2020, LIBOR’s community outreach efforts       demic, LIBOR’s government affairs department
                                                                                    were adapted to meet the needs of organiza-          utilized grants from the National Association
                                                                                    tions that were aiding those individuals and         of Realtors to install hand-sanitizing stations in
                                                                                    families hardest hit by the unprecedented pub-       playgrounds, parks and beaches in Queens and
                                                                                    lic health crisis. In April 2020, LIBOR contribut-   the Town of Huntington.
                                                                                    ed $10,000 to support community hunger relief           Annually, through the Realtor Scouting
                                                                                    programs in Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau and             Scholarship program, LIBOR awards six $1,000
                                                                                    Suffolk counties as part of the Realtors Against     scholarships to deserving New York Eagle
                                                                                    Hunger initiative.                                   Scouts and Girl Scout Gold Award recipients.
                                                                                       Annually, participating real estate offices          Further, through the Realtor Spirit Awards
                                                                                    collect donations of non-perishable food items       program, LIBOR recognizes a remarkable mem-

THE LONG ISLAND
                                                                                    to help fight hunger. In February 2021, the Hun-     ber who has made a positive impact on the
                                                                                    tington Township Chapter of LIBOR collected          community each year. In this program, LIBOR

BOARD OF REALTORS
                                                                                    650 pounds of donated food items, along with         provides a $5,000 donation to the organization
                                                                                    monetary donations, to benefit Island Harvest.       where the selected individual volunteers his or
                                                                                       In honor of Veterans Day 2020, LIBOR              her time and talents.

T
      he Long Island Board of Realtors is committed to making a difference and      contributed $7,500 to support veteran housing           In addition to the aforementioned programs,
      touching lives in the neighborhoods in which it serves. In an effort to in-   initiatives with Rebuilding Together Long Island     LIBOR has been working toward greater en-
      spire the professional real estate community to help those in need, LIBOR     and Rebuilding Together New York City, which         gagement with the fair housing community and
created the “We’re More Than Realtors” public relations campaign in 2006.           provide tangible home repair assistance and          elected leaders. The association has champi-
Over the past 15 years, the campaign has supported numerous philanthropic           aid to veterans, active-duty service members         oned a multi-media approach to engaging Real-
and community programs across Long Island and throughout the world.                 and their families.                                  tors and the public on the issues of fair housing
  Each year, LIBOR members spiritedly dedicate their time and energy to                In August 2020, LIBOR contributed more than       and equality and opportunity in homeownership
charitable programs, helping to make Long Island a better place to live. In         $2,500 in donated school supplies to the Long        for all.

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE – FOR PROFIT

                                                                                    F
                                                                                         or nearly three decades, Michael Farrell        productivity and lower costs.
                                                                                         has been a major accounts manager in the
                                                                                                                                           Farrell’s success in business and business
                                                                                         office technology industry and a member of
                                                                                                                                         networking has enabled him and LDI Color
                                                                                    the team at LDI Color ToolBox, a Jericho-based
                                                                                                                                         ToolBox to give back to the communities they
                                                                                    provider of managed information technology
                                                                                                                                         serve. Farrell has provided support to several
                                                                                    services. Farrell is known for his work ethic and
                                                                                                                                         nonprofit organizations throughout the region,
                                                                                    dedication to providing his clients with excep-
                                                                                    tional support along with a broad portfolio of       including ACDS, New Ground, LIADC, Make-a-

                                                                                    innovative technology products.                      Wish Foundation and The Corporate Source. In

                                                                                      A top performer at LDI Color ToolBox, Farrell      2018, Farrell accepted the privilege of joining

                                                                                    has achieved Directors Club honors consistent-       the board of ACDS, which is dedicated to

                                                                                    ly over the past 29 years and has been recog-        providing lifetime resources of exceptional

                                                                                    nized by the company as its highest achieving        quality, innovation and inclusion to individuals

                                                                                    account manager.                                     with Down syndrome and other developmental

                                                                                      Farrell and LDI Color ToolBox have stayed          disabilities and their families. ACDS honored
                                                                                    current with the growing demand in the region        Farrell in 2018 for his efforts in providing
                                                                                    for technology support. He and his colleagues        account support and community outreach that
                                                                                    have helped clients gain a competitive ad-           benefited many aspects of the organization.
                                                                                    vantage in their businesses and organizations          Farrell, who has been married for 25 years
                                                                                    with state-of-the-art products and services,         and has two children, was recently joined in
                                                                                    including professional audio-visual products         the company by his daughter, Katherine, who

MICHAEL FARRELL                                                                     and services, cloud-based communications
                                                                                    and managed network services, in addition
                                                                                                                                         is an LDI Color ToolBox account manager. In
                                                                                                                                         his free time, Farrell enjoys sports, stand-up
LDI COLOR TOOLBOX                                                                   to implementing print strategies that improve        comedy, the outdoors and family time.
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LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE – FOR PROFIT

                            E
                                   lizabeth S. Kase, Esq. is a partner at       was a founding member of a boutique criminal
                                   Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman,      defense firm in Garden City and served as an
                                   Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP,        assistant district attorney in Manhattan.
                            where she chairs the criminal law practice             The National Law Journal named Kase a
                            group and co-chairs the medical marijuana law       “Trailblazer in Cannabis Law.” She was also
                            group.                                              recognized in Long Island Business News’
                               Kase is well known for her tireless advocacy     “Long Island’s Top 50 Women” and “40 Under
                            and commitment to her clients and for defend-       40” awards programs for her professional
                            ing large-scale federal and state criminal mat-     accomplishments and contributions to Long
                            ters including public corruption cases, conspira-   Island. She has also been named to the New
                            cies, mortgage fraud, health fraud, immigration     York Super Lawyers directory since 2016.
                            fraud, embezzlement schemes, sex crimes and            The attorney also has a notable history of
                            narcotics cases, as well as complex DWIs.           giving back to her community. Her tireless work
                               Since the inception of New York’s Compas-        as a pro bono staff attorney for The Safe Cen-
                            sionate Care Act in 2014, Kase has represent-       ter Long Island, which serves domestic abuse
                            ed clients in the emerging New York cannabis        victims, was recognized by the Nassau County
                            marketplace. She provides counsel to entre-         Bar Association. Since 2011, Kase has served
                            preneurs, corporations, hospitals, physician        as a village justice of Baxter Estates in Port
                            groups, patients and nursing homes about the        Washington. She has also served as a board

ELIZABETH S. KASE
                            legalities and conflicts of laws pertaining to      member and lecturer for UJA Federation Long
                            medical and adult-use cannabis, compliance,         Island Women in Business & Philanthropy and
                            business organization and regulations in New        on the board of advisors for the Monroe Free-
ABRAMS, FENSTERMAN,         York and Massachusetts and federal law. She
                            lectures extensively before organizations and
                                                                                man Ethics Institute at Hofstra University Law
                                                                                School. A graduate of Smith College and the

FENSTERMAN, EISMAN,         bar associations about the status of the laws,
                            legal ethics and compliance in the cannabis
                                                                                Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Kase gives
                                                                                back to her alma maters, serving as an alumni

FORMATO, FERRARA, WOLF &    space. She has published numerous articles
                            pertaining to criminal law, cannabis law and
                                                                                recruiter for Smith and as a trial advocacy
                                                                                instructor at Cardozo. She is also a benefactor
                            cannabis/derivative products.                       for the Portledge School, a private educational
CARONE, LLP                    Prior to joining Abrams Fensterman, Kase         institution in Locust Valley.
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LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE – FOR PROFIT
                                                                                     members who struggle to afford their medica-        other conditions. The recent acquisition of Or-
                                                                                     tion and other healthcare services, which led to    phan Pharmacy Services, a specialty pharmacy
                                                                                     the recent creation of the Maksoud Foundation,      in Syosset, complements other specialty divi-
                                                                                     a charitable organization.                          sions while expanding the company’s footprint
                                                                                        Maksoud, who holds a Bachelor of Sci-            to serve customers in 31 states nationwide.
                                                                                     ence in pharmacy from St. John’s University,           In 2018, Maksoud and three partners with di-
                                                                                     established Maksoud Pharm Inc., a chain of          verse skill sets co-founded Dawah Pharmaceu-
                                                                                     independent retail pharmacies in the New York       ticals Inc. The goal of the company, of which
                                                                                     metropolitan area, in 1993. He later went on to     Maksoud serves as CEO, is to design and build
                                                                                     launch Community Care Rx, which is based in         an FDA-compliant pharmaceutical manufactur-
                                                                                     Hempstead and currently employs more than           ing facility to address the need for high-quality
                                                                                     150 people. The long list of services offered by    products in the global sterile injectables and
                                                                                     Community Care Rx includes 24/7 emergency           ophthalmology marketplace.
                                                                                     services, medication packaging and technology,         Maksoud and Community Care Rx provide
                                                                                     clinical support, quality assurance and a free      various supports to nonprofit organizations
                                                                                     delivery program. The company also offers its       throughout the region to help ensure that
                                                                                     clients staff training and educational seminars,    individuals have access to medication, health-
                                                                                     insurance enrollment assistance and financial       care and other vital resources. To further this
                                                                                     assistance programs, among other services.          goal, Maksoud recently launched the Mak-

HOSSAM MAKSOUD                                                                          Five years ago, Maksoud established a new
                                                                                     division, Community Care Consulting, in which
                                                                                                                                         soud Foundation, whose mission is to provide
                                                                                                                                         financial and other supports to seniors and
                                                                                     experienced consultant pharmacists provide          individuals with developmental, intellectual
COMMUNITY CARE RX                                                                    clinical expertise and services to long-term-       and psychological disabilities to help these

H
                                                                                     care facilities and residential institutions. Two   individuals afford their prescriptions and other
         ossam Maksoud, PharmD is the chief executive officer and founder of
                                                                                     years later, he added the Community Care Spe-       medical services and to help them navigate
         Community Care Rx, a long-term-care pharmacy that provides compre-
                                                                                     cialty Pharmacy, which works with the entire        the complex maze of medication and med-
         hensive pharmacy services to assisted living facilities, skilled nursing
                                                                                     healthcare ecosystem to connect patients who        ical services available from state, national
facilities, OPWDD residential facilities and other long-term-care providers in the
                                                                                     have chronic and rare conditions to medication,     and private organizations. In recognition of
tri-state area and beyond. With Maksoud at the helm, Community Care Rx has           information and financial assistance. Maksoud       his support, Maksoud received the Health
the expertise and dedication needed to create custom-tailored programs to serve      and his team have special expertise in provid-      & Wellness Award from the Federation of
clients’ specific needs.                                                             ing services to patients who have HIV/AIDS,         Organizations, a Long Island-based nonprofit
   The company and its founder are also dedicated to assisting community             hepatitis, rheumatic disease, osteoporosis and      organization, in November 2020.

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE – FOR PROFIT
                                                                                     Dynamics, Inc., a defense manufacturing firm        ufacturing with a regional strategic plan for
                                                                                     based in Hauppauge. Since coming aboard in          job creation and support for business. IgniteLI
                                                                                     2001, she has strategically grown the company       advocates for the interests of the industry, con-
                                                                                     and expanded its capabilities. GSE Dynamics         necting with business leaders, elected officials
                                                                                     contracts with the various branches of the          and educational institutions to support Long
                                                                                     military and is engaged in the manufacture,         Island manufacturing.
                                                                                     assembly and testing of mechanical and struc-          Shybunko-Moore is also a member of the
                                                                                     tural components and assemblies.                    board of directors for the Cradle of Aviation
                                                                                        Under Shybunko-Moore’s leadership, the           Museum, serving in an advisory role for the
                                                                                     company expanded from less than $10 million         unique educational center, which preserves
                                                                                     in Defense Department contracts in 2001 to          Long Island’s contribution to aerospace, science
                                                                                     nearly $100 million. The company’s expansion        and technology by inspiring future generations
                                                                                     into composites has been a major area of            through learning.
                                                                                     growth. GSE’s diverse product offerings range          Shybunko-Moore is also a member of the ad-
                                                                                     from periscopes and antennas for Navy subma-        visory board for the Hofstra University DeMat-
                                                                                     rines to devices for Army tanks.                    teis School of Engineering & Applies Sciences.
                                                                                        Under her stewardship, the company oper-            From 2014 to 2017, she served as an appoint-
                                                                                     ates within the guiding principles of exceed-       ed member of the National Women’s Business
                                                                                     ing customer expectations and promoting             Council, a group of non-partisan advisers to the
                                                                                     innovation and creativity as a way of adding        President, Congress and the U.S. Small Busi-
                                                                                     value to the enterprise. Shybunko-Moore leads       ness Administration on issues affecting small
                                                                                     a multidisciplined team of highly qualified         businesses owned and led by women.
                                                                                     professionals dedicated to providing best-value        She was also appointed by Gov. Andrew

ANNE SHYBUNKO-                                                                       solutions across several core competencies,
                                                                                     including engineering, manufacturing and
                                                                                                                                         Cuomo to the Long Island Regional Economic
                                                                                                                                         Development Council.

MOORE
                                                                                     program management.                                    Shybunko-Moore and GSE provide sponsor-
                                                                                        In addition to her responsibilities at GSE       ships for organizations and events, including
                                                                                     Dynamics, Shybunko-Moore serves as the voice        the Smithtown Historical Society, Ward
GSE DYNAMICS, INC.                                                                   for the manufacturing industry on Long Island.
                                                                                     She is the founder and chairwoman of IgniteLI,
                                                                                                                                         Melville Heritage Organization, Suffolk County
                                                                                                                                         Marathon, Island Harvest, The Secret Soldier

A
       nne Shybunko-Moore is notable as a leader both in her own company             The Manufacturing Consortium of Long Island.        Santa Program at Northport VA Medical Center
       and the larger business and charitable communities.                           Shybunko-Moore launched this industry-driven        and the Smithtown Rotary Club “Go for the
         Shybunko-Moore is the owner and chief executive officer of GSE              nonprofit organization to further promote man-      Green” 5K Run.
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                                                                      R
                                                                               onald Stair, Ph.D. is the principal and      Stair partners with an array of business experts
                                                                               CEO of Creative Plan Designs, Ltd., an       offering complimentary seminars to assist
                                                                               actuarial consulting and third-party
                                                                                                                            business owners in managing the multidimen-
                                                                       administration firm for retirement plans. With
                                                                                                                            sional aspects of their personal and profes-
                                                                       more than 40 years of experience in the actu-
                                                                                                                            sional financial lives. Stair is qualified to grant
                                                                       arial, retirement and third-party administrative
                                                                                                                            continuing education credits to certified public
                                                                       arenas, Stair leads an expert team of creden-
                                                                                                                            accountants, certified financial planners and
                                                                       tialed retirement consultants who serve clients
                                                                                                                            agents of the Internal Revenue Service.
                                                                       nationwide. Creative Plan Designs has been
                                                                                                                               A firm believer that “charity begins at home,”
                                                                       CEFEX certified by the Centre for Fiduciary Ex-
                                                                                                                            Stair encourages his staff to take one paid day
                                                                       cellence for the last 10 years, which means that
                                                                                                                            off per month to do volunteer work. He is pas-
                                                                       it voluntarily subscribes to the highest fiduciary
                                                                                                                            sionate about doing his part to repair the world
                                                                       standards in the industry.
                                                                                                                            and is an active supporter of several Long Is-
                                                                          Stair has several professional designations
                                                                       and affiliations, as well. He is an enrolled         land nonprofit organizations. He has served as
                                                                       actuary and an enrolled retirement plan agent,       vice president and a board member of Hope for
                                                                       as well as being a member of the National In-        Youth for 19 years. He is also a member of the
                                                                       stitute of Pension Administrators, the American      IGHL Foundation and vice president and trea-
                                                                       Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries       surer of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
                                                                       and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.             Finally, Stair turned a personal tragedy into
                                                                          Stair frequently speaks locally and nationally    an opportunity to help solve the food insecurity
                                                                       on topics related to retirement plans and other      problem on Long Island. When his son, Lee,
                                                                       employee benefit programs. He has testified          passed away from cancer in early 2021, Stair
                                                                       before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways        asked for donations to be made in honor of Lee

RONALD STAIR
                                                                       and Means Committee on pension issues and            to the Smithtown Township Emergency Food
                                                                       has been nominated for a seat on the Depart-         Pantry. The generosity of individual donors and
                                                                       ment of Labor ERISA Advisory Committee.              corporations who matched donations provided
CREATIVE PLAN DESIGNS, LTD.                                               As part of his business development efforts,      many meals for Long Islanders in need.

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                                                                                     families.                                            maintaining the health and safety of the clients
                                                                                        Reporting to the board of directors, Roba-        and staff, the operational and fiscal viability
                                                                                     no-Gross is responsible for oversight of all         of the organization, and never allowing the
                                                                                     agency affairs, including fiscal management          exceptional quality of our services to waiver,”
                                                                                     of an annual budget of more than $24 million,        she said. “I have always had an open-door
                                                                                     personnel management of more than 200                policy, which I believe served me well in this
                                                                                     employees, program development and fundrais-         circumstance.”
                                                                                     ing. Significant program growth in the last few         Robano-Gross holds a Master of Social
                                                                                     years required Options to relocate its adminis-      Work from Yeshiva University and a master’s
                                                                                     trative offices in 2019 to Ronkonkoma, adding        degree in healthcare administration from
                                                                                     10,000 square feet to accommodate current            Hofstra University. She is a member of the
                                                                                     needs and future growth.                             board of directors for the Long Island Coalition
                                                                                        During the pandemic, Robano-Gross, like           for the Homeless and the Women Economic
                                                                                     other nonprofit leaders, faced unprecedented         Developers of Long Island, where she serves as
                                                                                     challenges.                                          program chair.
                                                                                        “I think all leaders are tested during times of      In 2015, Options joined the Alliance Health

YOLANDA ROBANO-                                                                      crisis,” Robano-Gross said. “You need to assess
                                                                                     quickly and respond. I experienced this earlier
                                                                                                                                          Network/Recovery Health Solutions as a part
                                                                                                                                          owner. AHN/RHS is a nonprofit member orga-

GROSS
                                                                                     in my career at another nonprofit during Super       nization whose mission is to be a leader in the
                                                                                     Storm Sandy.”                                        delivery of clinically integrated healthcare and
                                                                                        With COVID-19, unfortunately, Robano-Gross        supports. Robano-Gross is on the AHN/RHS
OPTIONS FOR COMMUNITY                                                                and her colleagues needed to respond to a
                                                                                     situation with little concrete information.
                                                                                                                                          board of directors.
                                                                                                                                             She also provides community leadership
LIVING, INC.                                                                            “During this time, I felt fortunate to be
                                                                                     supported by a great team,” she said. “We
                                                                                                                                          through involvement with the Five Towns
                                                                                                                                          Kiwanis Club and American Legion Ladies

Y
       olanda Robano-Gross has more than 20 years of executive level experience      established plans and backup plans with              Auxiliary, Post 958 in East Rockaway. Her com-
       within the nonprofit and healthcare sectors. Serving as chief executive       ongoing communication. We stayed informed            mitment to developing future business leaders
       officer for Options for Community Living since 2014, Robano-Gross has in-     of all relevant news updates and guidance. We        is demonstrated through participation in the
creased agency capacity through new and enhanced programs serving homeless           were flexible and poised to pivot in a moment’s      Hewlett High School Senior Project Mentorship
and vulnerable Long Islanders. Through programs specialized to serve individuals     notice.” Leadership is always a balancing act,       Program and Stony Brook University Diversity
with psychiatric disabilities and other serious chronic illnesses, Options assists   and leadership during a crisis is particularly so.   Professional Leadership Network’s student
more than 2,400 Long Islanders annually – adults, children, individuals and             “Over the last year, my focus had to be on        mentorship program.

CORPORATE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR – LARGE BUSINESS
                                                                                     jobs; supporting small businesses; helping           by the pandemic, Bank of America provided tar-
                                                                                     communities move forward; and supporting the         geted support to help small businesses adapt.
                                                                                     local arts.                                          This included supporting workshops developed
                                                                                        Shortly before the onset of the pandemic,         by the Stony Brook University College of Busi-
                                                                                     Bank of America provided a $500,000 grant to         ness and Shift Group, which were offered at no
                                                                                     Long Island Cares, which allowed the hunger          cost to the businesses.
                                                                                     relief organization to open its fifth communi-          Bank of America also provided a grant to La
                                                                                     ty-based satellite center, in Hampton Bays. The      Fuerza Community Development Corporation
                                                                                     center has provided 97,000 meals to 14,000           for its Technology Assistance Program, known
                                                                                     people over the past year.                           as Providing Opportunities for Women Entre-
                                                                                        Bank of America’s $100 million commit-            preneurs on the Rise (P.O.W.E.R.).
                                                                                     ment to help communities impacted by the                Through its Neighborhood Builders program,
                                                                                     coronavirus included a $250,000 contribution
                                                                                                                                          Bank of America provides financial support
                                                                                     to help establish United Way of Long Island’s
                                                                                                                                          and leadership training to organizations that
                                                                                     COVID-19 Response Fund and an equivalent
                                                                                                                                          advance economic mobility. In 2020, Bank of
                                                                                     contribution to Island Harvest Food Bank. Fur-
                                                                                                                                          America provided $200,000 Neighborhood
                                                                                     ther, as nonprofits faced increased demand,
                                                                                                                                          Builders grants to The Retreat and Hispanic
                                                                                     Bank of America donated 500,000 pieces

BANK OF AMERICA
                                                                                                                                          Brotherhood of Rockville Centre.
                                                                                     of personal protective equipment, including
                                                                                     gloves, hand sanitizer and masks, to soup               In 2019, Bank of America partnered with
                                                                                                                                          the Parrish Museum in Water Mill to sponsor

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                                                                                     kitchens, food pantries, domestic violence
       ank of America is a global financial institution that is dedicated to                                                              Friday night concerts. Through its Art in Our
                                                                                     shelters and other Long Island organizations
       building up communities across its footprint – including Long Island.                                                              Communities program, the bank is sponsor-
          The financial institution serves consumers, small and middle-market        providing essential services.
                                                                                        In June 2020, Bank of America announced a         ing an exhibit of Andy Warhol’s works at the
businesses and large corporations and provides a full range of banking, invest-
                                                                                     $1 billion, four-year commitment to help local       Nassau County Museum of Art. This is part of a
ing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and
                                                                                     communities address racial and economic              larger program in which museums and nonprof-
services. In the United States, Bank of America serves about 66 million con-
sumer and small business clients through approximately 4,300 retail financial        inequality. The commitment has since been            it galleries may borrow complete exhibitions at
centers, 17,000 ATMs, and digital and mobile banking services. The company           expanded to $1.25 billion over five years. These     no cost from the Bank of America Art Collec-
also has operations in approximately 35 foreign countries.                           efforts focus on health, job training, housing,      tion, offering the public the opportunity to see
   Bank of America deploys resources locally to address social and econom-           and development and support for minority- and        important works of art while at the same time
ic issues impacting communities on Long Island. The bank’s philanthropic             women-owned businesses.                              generating vital revenue for these organiza-
interests include advancing racial equality and economic opportunity; creating          With small businesses hit particularly hard       tions.
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CORPORATE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR – LARGE BUSINESS
                                                                                  focused on helping to develop the new clean          lab welcomes more than 30,000 students and
                                                                                  energy economy. Over the past year, the lab          educators each year and makes mentorship
                                                                                  also applied its capabilities in the fight against   to under-represented minorities and women a
                                                                                  COVID-19. Every day, BNL builds on its nearly        long-standing priority, with the goal of diversi-
                                                                                  75-year legacy, which includes seven Nobel           fying the talent pool in STEM fields.
                                                                                  Prize-winning discoveries as well as countless          BNL has a decades-long tradition of help-
                                                                                  scientific and technological advances.               ing neighbors in need. From the start of the
                                                                                     BNL is primarily supported by the U.S. De-        pandemic, BNL employees have rallied to
                                                                                  partment of Energy’s Office of Science. The lab      provide unique nonfinancial contributions
                                                                                  is managed by Brookhaven Science Associates,         as well as fundraising efforts and financial
                                                                                  a partnership between Stony Brook University         contributions. Science at the lab contributes to
                                                                                  and Battelle. BNL’s budget for fiscal year 2020      the nationwide effort to develop vaccines, lab
                                                                                  was $625.1 million. New York State has com-          medical personnel helped limit the spread of
                                                                                  mitted more than $250 million in recent years        the disease, and BNL employees raised funds
                                                                                  for transformative projects at the lab, including    to help struggling community members during
                                                                                  support for the future Electron-Ion Collider,        the pandemic. Since May 2020, the cumulative
                                                                                  which is being built through a partnership           efforts of BNL staff, retirees and Brookhaven
                                                                                  between DOE, BNL and the Thomas Jefferson            Science Associates staff resulted in financial
                                                                                  National Accelerator Facility.                       contributions exceeding $248,300 in support
                                                                                     BNL, which has more than 2,500 employ-            of United Way of Long Island’s programs and
                                                                                  ees, is entrusted by the Department of Energy        community partners.
                                                                                  to build and operate unique tools for scien-            Other corporate philanthropic efforts by the

BROOKHAVEN                                                                        tists from national laboratories and other
                                                                                  research institutions, academia and industry.
                                                                                                                                       BNL team have included “adopting” families
                                                                                                                                       during the holidays by providing gifts through

NATIONAL
                                                                                  BNL typically attracts more than 5,000 facility      Colonial Youth and Family Services in Mastic,
                                                                                  users and guest researchers annually from            cleaning debris that was washed ashore by
                                                                                  across the country and around the world. The         tides and winds from Hurricane Sandy in Mas-
LABORATORY                                                                        lab also partners on sponsored research and
                                                                                  makes technologies available for licensing to
                                                                                                                                       tic Beach and sending care packages to troops
                                                                                                                                       serving overseas. To help feed less fortunate

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      rookhaven National Laboratory in Upton tackles some of the most im-         the private sector.                                  Long Islanders, BNL staff recently held a hybrid
      portant challenges that science and technology can help address.               BNL also offers robust education and              in-person and online food drive through Island
         Home to world-class research facilities and experts in areas including   workforce development programs in science,           Harvest, contributing more than 3,000 pounds
nuclear physics, quantum computing and climate, Brookhaven National Lab is        technology, engineering and math (STEM). The         of food.

                for recognizing PSEG Long Island’s community support during
                                  these unprecedented times.
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                                                                                     For more than 100 years, JPMorgan Chase             42 residences, where hundreds of adults and
                                                                                   has been invested in the Long Island commu-           children reside, and its headquarters, where
                                                                                   nity, where it currently employs more than            dedicated staff members assist veterans.
                                                                                   2,100 people in 144 branches and multiple             JPMorgan Chase responded to the emergency
                                                                                   private bank and commercial banking offices           appeal with a $100,000 donation, which helped
                                                                                   throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties.               the nonprofit sanitize all of its facilities in
                                                                                     The company is an active and long-stand-            addition to transitioning many of the resi-
                                                                                   ing supporter of Long Island’s communities            dences to touchless – as in touchless faucets,
                                                                                   through its ongoing partnerships with Ascend
                                                                                                                                         paper towel dispensers, sanitization stations,
                                                                                   Long Island, United Way of Long Island and
                                                                                                                                         etc. – which resulted in a heightened level of
                                                                                   the Long Island Community Foundation. Since
                                                                                                                                         protection for the organization’s residents.
                                                                                   2018, JPMorgan Chase has invested more than
                                                                                                                                           Also in response to the pandemic, JPMorgan
                                                                                   $636,000 in nonprofit organizations from Long
                                                                                                                                         Chase committed $1 million to support vul-
                                                                                   Island City to Montauk, focusing on inclusive
                                                                                                                                         nerable and minority-owned small businesses
                                                                                   growth and critical job skills.
                                                                                                                                         throughout Long Island and New York City. The
                                                                                     Last year, the JPMorgan Chase team on
                                                                                                                                         bank worked with community development
                                                                                   Long Island stepped up when United Veterans

JPMORGAN CHASE &                                                                   Beacon House made an emergency appeal
                                                                                   for funding in response to the pandemic. The
                                                                                                                                         financial institutions to provide immediate
                                                                                                                                         liquidity, including working capital to cover rent

CO.                                                                                Bay Shore-based nonprofit provides housing            and employee salaries, to small businesses
                                                                                                                                         that were negatively impacted by the lockdown

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                                                                                   and critical services to veterans and critical
      PMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm with assets of
      $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm focuses on investment       services to veterans and veteran families             last year. The New York investment was part
      banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, com-         throughout Long Island and, like many nonprof-        of an $8.5 million investment that JPMorgan
mercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. The        its, it operates on a tight budget. When the          Chase made to help small businesses in five
company serves millions of customers in the United States, as well as many
prominent corporate, institutional and government clients worldwide under its      pandemic hit, the nonprofit was faced with ex-        U.S. cities and five countries heavily impacted
J.P. Morgan and Chase brands.                                                      tra costs, including the expense of sanitizing its    by the COVID-19 crisis.

CORPORATE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR – LARGE BUSINESS
                                                                                   30,000 service hours at 1,045 fundraising and         school districts across Long Island to have
                                                                                   community events for more than 500 organi-            students produce public service announcement
                                                                                   zations. Early in 2020, however, the pandemic         videos on energy conservation, electricity and
                                                                                   necessitated strict safety protocols, so instead      the environment. Due to COVID-19, the initia-
                                                                                   of typical, face-to-face, hands-on employee           tive was revamped to become a learning activi-
                                                                                   community service activities, PSEG Long Island        ty instead of a contest, enhancing the students’
                                                                                   found new ways to give back to local commu-           remote learning experience during the early
                                                                                   nities.                                               months of the pandemic. The PSAs promoted
                                                                                      The PSEG Foundation moved quickly to pro-          conserving natural resources, reducing depen-
                                                                                   vide funding in support of important community        dency on fossil fuels and seeking renewable
                                                                                   programs to help Long Islanders, many of              energy sources. Of the 142 PSA videos submit-
                                                                                   whom were dealing with newfound food inse-            ted, six were featured on PSEG Long Island’s
                                                                                   curity, unemployment and other real-life issues       social media sites, as well as numerous local
                                                                                   caused by the pandemic. The funding support-          newspapers.
                                                                                   ed Island Harvest, SAFE House, United Way of             To address the isolation of seniors during
                                                                                   Long Island, Family and Children’s Association        the pandemic, PSEG Long Island employees
                                                                                   and other organizations.                              collaborated with the Family and Children’s
                                                                                      PSEG Long Island’s most notable community          Association’s Senior Partners Program to make
                                                                                   outreach efforts in 2020 were primarily remote        weekly wellness calls to seniors enrolled in the
                                                                                   volunteer opportunities. The company’s employ-        program.
                                                                                   ees supported virtual charity events for several         To support the Making Strides Against

PSEG LONG ISLAND                                                                   organizations, including the March of Dimes
                                                                                   March for Babies. With the walk cancelled as
                                                                                                                                         Breast Cancer initiative in 2020, PSEG Long
                                                                                                                                         Island provided a “car wash” themed display,

G
                                                                                   a result of COVID-19, financial support from          with employees “pinking” out their cars to
       iving back to the communities it serves is one of PSEG Long Island’s        PSEG Long Island was raised through company           participate in a drive-through fundraising
       core commitments, and the organization’s employees have historically
                                                                                   sponsorship, employee donations and creative          event at Jones Beach. In addition, employee
       stepped up to support these efforts. PSEG Long Island executives serve
                                                                                   virtual fundraising activities. Instead of the typ-   teams held virtual game nights and other
on more than 20 nonprofit boards across the Island, including The INN, Girl        ical bake sales and contests, employees hosted        virtual fundraising events to raise funds to
Scouts of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Island Harvest, Family Service League,      Zoom game nights, yoga sessions and cooking           help the American Cancer Society fight breast
Long Island Children’s Museum, YMCA and American Red Cross.                        demonstrations to help raise funds.                   cancer. PSEG Long Island also distributed a
  Prior to 2020, PSEG Long Island always took pride in having a visible force in      In celebration of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary     bill-insert message inviting its 1.1 million
the community. In 2019 alone, employees collectively logged an unprecedented       in 2020, PSEG Long Island collaborated with           customers to support the initiative.
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CORPORATE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR                                                                       HONORED TO BE NAMED
                                                                                                   LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
– MID-SIZED BUSINESS                                                                               NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR 2021
                                                                                              Three Long Island-based Enterprises with a social mission:
                                                                                                  To create meaningful and inclusive opportunities
                                                                                                        for people on the Autism Spectrum.

AMERICAN PORTFOLIOS                                                                                               Custom Apparel & Promotional Products
                                                                                                                                    spectrumdesigns.org

FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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        merican Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. is a full-service, independent broker/
        dealer offering a wide range of financial services, including personal financial
        and retirement planning, securities trading, mutual funds, access to investment
research, long-term care planning, insurance products and tax-free investing.
   Since its 2001 inception, the Holbrook-based company has held, hosted and/or
sponsored hundreds of successful fundraising events for nonprofit organizations and
charitable causes.
   The company formed its own nonprofit, the American Portfolios Foundation, Inc., to
advance awareness, assistance and support for various charitable causes. The founda-
tion, whose board includes several American Portfolios Financial Services leaders and
staff members, has contributed more than $1.2 million to worthy causes since 2018.
   Causes supported by American Portfolios Financial Services include World T.E.A.M.,
which organizes athletic events for adaptive and able-bodied citizens to achieve a
common goal; The Center for Discovery, a provider of healthcare and education services
for children and adults with complex conditions, medical frailties and autism spectrum                                    Gourmet Granola & Other Treats
disorders; Virtual Enterprises International, an experiential learning program that fosters                                          spectrumbakes.org
the nation’s future business leaders; L.I.F.E. Arts, which is focused on youth empow-
erment; The Butterfly Effect Project, which empowers young girls; Honor Flight-Long
Island, which provides military veterans with free trips to visit war memorials in Wash-
ington, D.C.; Long Island Cares, the hunger relief network; and Westhampton Beach
Performing Arts Center, a performing arts and education center.
   In 2020, American Portfolios Financial Services’ charitable giving included a $50,000
donation in general operating funding to the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts
Center to help sustain the center throughout the pandemic and continue its landmark
Arts Academy programs and reach a wider audience than ever before.
   American Portfolios Financial Services also announced a four-year funding commitment
in 2020 that will distribute $100,000 over four years to The Butterfly Effect Project. The
Riverhead-based organization will use the funding to help broaden the horizons of school-
aged girls by eliminating obstacles such as mobility, cultural differences and finances.
   And as part of its participation with Virtual Enterprises International, the company
hosted six students from four states as summer interns for six weeks; the internships
were done remotely due to the pandemic.
   American Portfolios Financial Services is a member firm of FINRA and SIPC. Fee-                                Boutique Laundry Service & Dry Cleaning
based asset management is offered through its sister subsidiary, American Portfo-                                                       spectrumsuds.org
lios Advisors, Inc., an SEC registered investment advisor. Both entities, along with
technology entity American Portfolios Advisory Solutions, collectively reside under
the legal entity American Portfolios Holdings, Inc. Full-service securities brokerage is
available through a clearing firm relationship with Pershing, LLC, a BNY Mellon firm,
the securities of which are held on a fully disclosed basis.                                   CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FELLOW
   The company currently supports 850 independent investment professionals, including
registered assistants, and more than 375 non-registered associates, located in 395              CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP WINNERS
branch locations throughout the nation. Industry accolades for the company include be-
ing named Broker-Dealer of the Year (Division III) by Investment Advisor magazine for six               WE ARE PROUD TO BE IN
consecutive years (2015-2020) and a 2019 and 2020 WealthManagement.com Industry
Award Finalist in multiple categories.                                                                     YOUR COMPANY!
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