Dr. Andrews T. Bates

Dr. Andrews T. Bates is the Director of Minimally-Invasive Surgery for the Southside Hospital Department of Surgery. Dr. Bates specializes in the fields of advanced laparoscopic, hernia, and bariatric surgery. Dr. Bates is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery in the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Since 2010, Dr. Bates has been a member of the American College of Surgeons Organization, the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Americas Hernia Society and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Bates earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Anna Chacko

Anna Chacko has over 23 years of utility, energy, and regulatory law experience, including senior positions at the Long Island Power Authority, the Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison), National Grid, and a privately held global energy and gas company. She also serves on the Board of the Duke NY Women’s Forum, on Duke Law School’s International Advisory Board and on the Advisory Board of the Jeremiah Project in Brownsville, Brooklyn, as Vice-Chair. Ms. Chacko completed her undergraduate education and legal training from the Inns of Court School of Law in the United Kingdom.

Mirna Eusebio Lithgow

Mirna Eusebio Lithgow is the Senior Vice President for Altice USA Consumer Services, with more than 20 years of experience in Mobile and Fixed Services, Telecom & Cable Industry (Consumer & Business) She is responsible for the development of their product portfolio across the US footprint, and has been a key player in the growth of the Business division, product portfolio transformation and turnaround of the marketing strategy as well as launch of E-Commerce and Digital Strategy for Altice Business Services. Before joining Altice, Ms. Eusebio-Lithgow worked for more than 15 years in different Telecom and Cable companies such as Verizon, Tricom DR and Orange/France Telecom DR; with achievements such as successful launch of 4GLTE networks, managed services, unified communications, high-speed broadband, Fiber, IoT, Digital & HD Cable. Ms. Eusebio-Lithgow holds a master’s degree in Marketing from BARNA-EADA Business School (SD-Barcelona), Diploma in Strategic Management from Illinois State University, and graduated “Magna Cum Laude” in Marketing and Corporate Finance from “Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra” of Santo Domingo, where she also received a recognition Award for “Marketing Professional Career Lifetime Achievement”.

Edward R. Fabian

Edward R. Fabian is the President of American Eagle Systems, an IT firm that provides data protection and audit compliance solutions for clients managing substantial amounts of data. Mr. Fabian is the founder and board member for the 501c3 approved organization, Brave Hearts for Strong Minds, which provides college education funding for children who have lost a parent. Mr. Fabian serves on the Stony Brook University Alumni Association Board of Directors, College of Business Dean’s Advisory Board, CEO Leadership Council and is the founding Chair of the Stony Brook MBA Alumni Network. Mr. Fabian received his MBA in Management from Stony Brook University and a B.S. in Computer Science from Loyola University.

Donna Fielding

Donna Fielding is the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Global Industrial Company of New York. Ms. Fielding is leading the transformative company focus on a People Strategy to activate the employee experience and elevate the Human Resources Function. Fielding executed the “Accelerating the customer Experience (ACE),” a company strategy that perfected customer experience. Fielding completed an undergraduate dual degree in management and communications from Adelphi University.

Andrea S. Kantor

Andrea S. Kantor is an experienced banking leader with over 25 years in the financial industry, including 12 years serving the Healthcare and Not-For-Profit sectors. She is currently the Managing Director-Not-For-Profit Banking at Webster Bank. Previously, Andrea led Healthcare and Not-For-Profit teams at IDB Bank (Group Head, National Healthcare, Education & Not-For-Profit Banking), Chase Bank (Northeast Not-For-Profit Banking) and JPMorgan (Healthcare, Higher Ed & Not-For-Profit Credit Underwriting). At Chase Bank, she helped launch the national Government & Not-For-Profit Banking segment and served on its operating committee. Andrea has also held managerial positions in credit risk management covering financial services and mid-corporate clients at First Chicago and Bank One. She began her career as an investment banker with a national focus on special situations and advisory engagements. Andrea earned her BA in Economics at Tufts University and has completed certificate programs at Columbia University and Cornell University.

Greg Lavine

Greg Lavine is Senior Vice President in Mercury’s New York office, with a focus on Long Island and Queens. He brings over eighteen years of experience in government and politics. He is the founder of Eastpointe Strategies, focused on public affairs and business development and has extensive experience in the private sector with a focus on technology, transportation and healthcare. Greg earned a B.A. from the University of Delaware and attended The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs

Stacey Sweet

Stacey Sweet is a nationally recognized, award-winning on-air television host, correspondent and producer. She has worked on many high-profile and big-breaking stories across the globe in news, syndication, entertainment, and lifestyle programming. She is also an experienced Spokesperson, Consultant, and Director of Communications and Development. Stacey’s distinguished television career has spanned decades and includes work at PBS, Inside Edition, the TV Guide Network and at News 12 Long Island. Stacey created Life is Sweet TV, a unique online good news and features network that has been honored with two prestigious FOLIO Awards and two honors from the Press Club of Long Island in feature long-form, entertainment and lifestyle programming. She is an inspiring speaker and consultant on topics including creating content and storytelling with impact; inspiring donors; building relationships and successfully pitching the media. She has presented her program “Sweet Storytelling Success(TM)” to local and national organizations including the Association of Fundraising Professionals-LI, and has been a frequent presenter at the Fair Media

Council.