Board of Advisors
Leading with passion and enthusiasm

Co-Chairs

Peter J. Klein, ALINE Wealth

Sandra Krasnoff

 

Vice Chair

Michael T. Keenan

 

Secretary

Carolyn Mott

 

Members

Ernie Canadeo, EGC Group

Joseph Capone, Total Fire Protection

Neil Carbone, Farrell Fritz

Angel Cepeda

Dr. Sophie Christman

Renu Dalessandro, Jovia Financial Credit Union

Eugene DeMark

Jennifer DeMaula, KPMG LLP

Brianna DiCamillo, The Recording Academy 

Russell A. Glick CPA, CDFA

Andrew Goodman, Sherwood Lumber

Lucinda Hurley

Steven Klar, The Klar Organization

Eric Kramer, Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Seymour Liebman, Canon USA, Inc.

Deirdre Costa Major, Americana Manhasset/Castagna Realty Retail Group

Philip W. Malakoff, First Long Island Investors

Steven Miley, Dime Community Bank

Rob Milas, Citizens Bank

Jonathan Otto, Metro Capital Holdings

Justin Piccione, McLaughlin & Stern

Diana Plotnitzky

Martin F. Scheinman, Esq., Arbitrator and Mediator

Jay Silverman, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek

Patricia Santoli, Wells Fargo Bank

Irwin Tantleff

Hana Tilles

Felicia Tucker, KPMG LLP

Ellen Tilles Weil

Karen Weil

Laurie Weil Greenberg

Brenda Wilensky

Marc Wong, UBS

Ex Officio

Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, President, LIU

Tom Dunn, Executive Director, Tilles Center

Theresa Mall Mullarkey

Hon. Roger Tilles

Chairman & Members Emeriti

John R. Bransfield, Jr., Chairman Emeritus

 

Barbara Bivona

Jadwiga Brown

Anne W. Ellis

Michael Martone

Board of Advisors Through the Decades

TILLES CENTER BOARD OF ADVISORS & LEADERSHIP


Co-Chair 
Peter J. Klein

ALINE Wealth
2012 – present

Co-Chair 
Sandra Krasnoff

2009 – present

Vice Chair 
Mike Keenan

2014 – present

Secretary 
Carolyn Mott

2017 – present

Swing for Kids Committee Chair 
Peter Tilles

1991 – present

Chairman Emeritus 
John R. Bransfield, Jr.

1992 – present

Barbara Bivona 
2003 - present

Jadwiga Brown 
Corporate Image Management
1996 - present

Ernie Canadeo 
EGC Group 
2018 - present

Joseph Capone
Total Fire Protection
2024 - present

Neil Carbone 
Farrell Fritz 
2023 - present

Angel Cepeda
2018 - present

Sophie Christman  
2008 - present

Renu Dalessandro 
Jovia Financial Credit Union
2023 - present 

Eugene DeMark 
KPMG 
1989 - present

Jennifer DeMaula
KPMG 
2017 - present

Brianna DiCamillo 
The Recording Academy
2023 - present

Anne W. Ellis
1984 - present

Russell Glick 
Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust 
2019 - present

Andy Goodman
Sherwood Lumber
2023 - present

Laurie Weil Greenberg
2024 - present

Lucinda Hurley
2020 - present

Steven A. Klar 
The Klar Organization
1996 - present

Eric Kramer 
Farrell Fritz 
2019 - present

Seymour Liebman
Canon USA 
1990 - present

Deirdre Costa Major
Americana Manhasset
2013 - present

Philip Malakoff 
First Long Island Investors
2019 - present

Michael Martone  
2002 - present

Robert Milas 
Citizens 
2023 - present

Steven Miley
Dime Community Bank
2024 - present

Jonathan Otto
MetroCapital Holdings
2014 - present

Justin Piccione
McLaughlin & Stern LLP
2019 - present

Diana Plotnitzky  
2023 - present

Patricia Santoli 
Wells Fargo Bank 
2023 - present

Martin F. Scheinman
Arbitrator and Mediator
2013 - present

Jay Silverman 
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
2018 - present

Irwin Tantleff
2002 - present

Hana Tilles
2023 - present

Roger Tilles 
The Tilles Investment Company
1986 - present (Ex-Officio)

Felicia Tucker 
KPMG 
2023 - present

Ellen Tilles Weil
2024 - present

Karen Weil
2024 - present

Brenda Wilensky  
2023 - present

Marc Wong
2023 - present

 

LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE DECADES


Past Chair 
Frank Castagna 

Castagna Realty Co. 
1989 - 2020

Past Chair 
Gilbert Tilles 

The Tilles Investment Company 
1989 - 1992

William H. Adkins Palanker
Chevrolet
2000 - 2005

Ira J. Adler 
Certilman, Balin, Adler & Hyman
1992 - 2020

Theresa Ahlstrom 
KPMG 
2009 - 2012

Robert Albertson 
RBC Dain Rauscher 
1989 - 2008

Salvatore J. Alesia 
JP Morgan 
2012 - 2015

Cathy Altholz
2005 - 2013

Paul Amoruso 
Oxford & Simpson Reality, Inc.
2002 - 2013

Angela Anton 
Anton Publications 
2003 - 2012

Pete Appello 
Capital One Bank 
2017 - 2020

Madolin Archer
1989 - 1992

Roger L. Bahnik 
Mill-Max Mfg. Corp. 
2010 - 2014

Phyllis Barell
1989 - 2003

John C. Bierwirth
Grumman Corporation 
1983 - 1984

John J. Bishar, Esq. 
Cullen & Dykman 
1995 - 1998

Mark E. Bloom 
Walsh Greenwood & Company
1990 - 1993

Marc Blumencranz 
BWD Group LLC 
2000 - 2003

Robert S. Boas
1989 - 1992

David Bonagura 
Ernst & Young 
1999 - 2001

Christina Bransfield 
1990 - 2018

Paul R. Breuer 
Capital One Bank 
1990 - 2009

George Bullen
1989 - 1990 

Jan Burman 
Burman Properties 
2003 - 2004

Joseph Caltagirone, Jr.
Chemical Bank 
1987 - 1988

Thomas R. Cangemi 
New York Community Bancorop, Inc. 
2010 - 2017

Talia Y. Carner
1996 - 2003

Hope Catalano 
North Shore Magazine 
1996 - 2000

Robin Cohen 
Colin Construction & Management 
1996 - 2000

Chiara Coletti
1994 - 1995

Marian Conway 
New York Community Bank Foundation 
2008 - 2017

Rosanne Conway 
1989 - 1997

Milton Cooper 
Kimco Development Corp.
1989 - 2020

Ronald Cooper
Ernst & Young, LLP 
1996 - 1999

John D’Addario 
J. D’Addario & Company, Inc.
1992 - 2007

Arlene Dahl
1982 - 1983

Anthony Dalessio  
KPMG
2011-2018

Christopher Daly 
Farrell Fritz, P.C. 
2008 - 2018

Raymond J. Depmsey
European American Bank
1988 - 1989

Ken DiCamillo 
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 
2007 - 2023

Robert A. DiFazio 
DiFazio Electric 
1986 - 1987

Michael Dubb 
Beechwood Organization
2002 - 2004

Anthony Drexel Duke 
1982 - 1984

Olga Duke
1989 - 1993

Bonnie Eisler
2004 - 2006

Harvey Ellner 
Pregament Home Centers
1986 - 1987

Jerrold Feinstein 
Alexander & Alexander of NY Inc.
1992 - 1998

Iris Feldman
1998 - 2004

Fenimore Fisher 
IMC Magnetics Corp. 
1987 - 1988

Alan Fortunoff 
Fortunoff 
1984 - 1985

Dorothy Fox
1989 - 2003

Deirdre Frank
1988 - 2000

Tony Fromer 
The We’re Group 
2000 - 2003

John Gambling
1982 - 1983

Erica B. Garay 
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. 
2013 - 2015

Joel M. Gazes 
Coopers & Lybrand 
1990 - 2004

Christopher Giamo
Commerce Bank
2003 - 2006

Carol Glick 
2019 - 2020

Mr. Lionel M. Goldberg
Morgan Stanley 
1985 - 1986

Kenneth M. Goldman 
M. Robert Goldman & Company
1987 - 2009

Lawrence Gottlieb 
Kronish Lieb Weiner Hellman, LLP 
2000 - 2008

Sharon Grosser 
Madison National Bank 
2005 - 2009

Conrad J. Gunther, Jr.
European American Bank
1988 - 1998

John Gutleber 
Castagna Reality Company/Americana Manhasset 
2002 - 2013

Eric Hananel 
BDO Seidman 
1998 - 2013

Laureen Harris 
Cronin, Cronin & Harris, P.C.
2002 - 2007

Msgr. Tom Hartman Telecare 
1992 - 2016

Daniel M. Healy 
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.
1996 - 2000

Jean Henning 
Nassau County Museum of Art
1987 - 2013

Dorothy Herman 
Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate 
2005 - 2013

Ron Horowitz 
Birchwood Associates 
1996 - 2013

Sherry Huseby
2006 - 2010

William I. Hollingsworth, III
1992 - 1994

Bernard H. Kaplan 
BSA Advertising 
1993 - 1998

Scott Kaplan 
North Hills Office Services
2017 - 2022

Robert A. Karson 
United States Trust Company of New York 
2000 - 2009

Gisele Kehl, Ph.D.  
1992 - 2001

Robert Kestenbaum 
York International Agency, Ltd.
1998 - 2005

Samuel Kirschenbaum
Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum
1999 - 2013

John V.N. Klein
1989 - 1995

Peter D. Klein 
PDK Development 
1998 - 2013

Adolph Koeppel 
Koeppel Martone Leistman & Herman 
1989 - 2008

Bunny Koppelman  
1998 - 1998

Kirk Kordeleski 
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
2012 - 2015

Leonard Koval
M.R. Weiser & Company LLP
2002 - 2013

James Krantz
York International Agency, Ltd.
2006 - 2010

Dennis Kremer
BDO Seidman 
1989 - 1990

Arthur J. Kremer 
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
1989 - 2013

James Lack
2003 - 2011

Diane Monsein Levitan
Center for Specialized Veterinary Care
2006 - 2008

Ethel Lewis
1989 - 2005

Mrs. George N. Lindsay
1985 - 1986

Erich Linker, Jr. 
The New York Times 
1991 - 1998

Frank Lourenso 
Chase Manhattan Bank
1989 - 2007

David Mack 
Mack Construction Company
1989 - 2000

Edward B. Marks 
E.B.M. Enterprises Corp.
1993 - 1998

Manuel F. Martinez 
Utopia Home Care, Inc.
2001 - 2007

Russell Matthews
Albanese Organization, Inc.
2002 - 2019

John E. McWeeney 
Fleet Bank 
1996 - 1997

Clarence R. Messick, Jr.
1989 - 1990

Sidney A. Miller 
Delta Funding Corporation
1989 - 2003

John D. Miller
2002 - 2012

Cathy Nelkin Miller 
The Garden City Hotel 
2006 - 2013

Victoria Rodriguez Minowitz
2017 - 2022

Audrey Balog Monter 
2002 - 2011

Gerald Monter 
The Holiday Organization, Inc.
2005 - 2017

Joseph Monti 
Crest Hollow Country Club
1989 - 2007

Kathi Morse
1989 - 1991

Patrice Munsel
1984 - 1985

Barbara Nelkin 
Garden City Hotel 
1997 - 2009

Richard E. Nussbaum
Nussbbaum, Yates & Wolpow, P.C. 
1989 - 2007

Mrs. Ronald F. Ostrow 
1984 - 1985

Brandon A. Palanker
Renaissance Real Estate Group
2009 - 2013

Sal Piropato 
The New York Times 
1991 - 2002

Irwin Polinsky 
Cablevision Systems Corp.
1994 - 2002

Lisa B. Puntillo 
Solomon Smith Barney 
1996 - 2002

Donald Rechler 
Reckson Associates 
1989 - 2020

William J. Richardson
Alexander & Alexander of NY Inc.
1991 - 1993

Cliff Robertson
1984 - 1985

Bernard Rodin 
1989 - 1992

Lorinda de Roulet  
1986 - 2022

Megan de Roulet 
Windham House/Pistachio
2008 - 2016

James G. Ryan 
Cullen and Dykman LLP 
1998 - 2016

Gary Neil Sazer 
Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Wolf
1989 - 1998

Dixie Scovel 
Newsday 
1999 - 2006

Jane Shalman 
Audiovox Corporation 
1998 - 2015

Stanley Shapiro 
Swan Club 
1986 - 1987

Barry Shapiro 
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein P.C.
1999 - 2005

Edward H. Shutt, Jr.
Tambrands Inc. 
1986 - 1987

Howard Siegel 
Deloitte & Touche 
1991 - 2004

Paul Silpe 
Margolin, Winer & Evens
1989 - 2005

Mrs. Harvey Simpson 
1991 - 1992

Stephen Sipola
Astoria Federal Savings 
2014 - 2018

John Smith 
Crystal & Company 
2013 - 2016

Howard Stapler 
Henry Schein Inc. 
2004 - 2013

Bernard Stebel
1992 - 2000

Joan Steinberg
1991 - 2015

David A. Sterling 
Sterling & Sterling, Inc. 
2004 - 2013

Charles M. Strain 
Farrell, Fritz, Caemmerer, Clearly, Barnosky & Armentano, P.C.
1991 - 2008

Sheldon J. Streisand 
FPC Corporation 
1989 - 1995

John Talley
1989 - 1994

Rose Tilles
1991 - 2009

Albert Togut 
Togut, Segal & Segal 
1994 - 2004

John Treiber 
The Treiber Group 
2007 - 2014

Rose Tummarello
Tummarello & Associates, Inc.
2010 - 2018

Richard Turan 
Briarcliffe College 
1994 - 2000

Sandra Tytel
1996 - 2005

Candy Udell 
London Jewelers 
1993 - 2000

Anthony T. Vaccarello
The DeMatteis Organizations
1988 - 1989

William E. Viklund 
Long Island Savings Bank
1989 - 2012

Philip H. Wachtler 
WK Equities  
1992 - 2014

Arthur Waldbaum
Waldbaum’s Supermarkets
1995 - 2002

Robert Wallach 
The Robert Plan Corporation
2000 - 2004

Joan Ward
1982 - 1984

Maureen Evers-Willox
KPMG 
2018 - 2023

Robert C. Wright 
National Broadcasting Company
1989 - 1990

Frank Zuckerbrot 
Sholom & Zuckerbrot Realty LLC 
2010 - 2013