Diane M. McFarlane, Esq., President
Diane McFarlane is serving as President and Chief Volunteer Officer of the Board of Directors. Ms. McFarlane served one term as Executive Vice President and Vice President of the Board of Directors, two years on the Council Nominating Committee, including one year as Chair and ex-officio Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors and as Co-Chair of the Delegate Communications Committee. Ms. McFarlane was a Girl Scout as a child. She has a strong dedication and commitment to public interest. A dedicated mentor throughout her career, she currently volunteers as a mentor to high school, college and law school students.

Ms. McFarlane was inducted into the Long Island Chapter of The Links, Incorporated in 2006 and elected Vice President in 2007. A graduate of SUNY Stony Brook with a B.S. in Psychology, she received her Law Degree from Hofstra University School of Law. Formerly Senior Regional Counsel for the New York City Department of Education and Manager of Staffing and Professional Development at Goodwin, Procter, LLP, Ms. McFarlane is currently a Labor Relations Manager at The Research Foundation of the State University of New York located at Stony Brook University. Ms. McFarlane is a resident of Baldwin.

Marianela Jordan, Executive Vice President
A Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors since 2003, Marianela Jordan is currently serving as Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors. A member of GSNC’s Hispanic/Latino Task Force since its inception in 2002, Ms. Jordan chaired and co-designed a series of college readiness and leadership conferences for Girls 13 through 17 in 2006/2007 and served as Mistress of Ceremonies for the opening of the 5th Annual National Latina Conference in 2005. She continues to present Girl workshops for GSNC and the Hispanic/Latino Task Force.

Ms. Jordan is Executive Director of the Nassau County Coordinating Agency for Spanish Americans (C.A.S.A.), having been appointed to this position by County Executive Thomas Suozzi in January 2002. She is the highest ranking Latino in the Suozzi administration. In 2008 Ms. Jordan received the “Making a Difference for Women Award” from Soroptimist International of Nassau County. Ms. Jordan is a graduate of the University of Virginia, with a B.A. in Psychology, and about to receive her M.P.A. from New York University. She is a resident of Freeport.

Diane White, Vice President
Diane White is serving as Vice President of the Board of Directors after serving three terms as a Member-at-Large. Ms. White is most knowledgeable of the governance process, having previously served as the Chair of the Delegate Communications Committee, as a National Delegate, attending the National Council Session/Convention held in Atlanta in 2005; and having served two terms on the Council Nominating Committee.

A Girl Scout as a girl and a Troop Leader for ten years, Ms. White served the Valley Stream Association as Consultant, Troop Organizer, Delegate and Delegate Chair. She is a resident of Valley Stream, and is employed as an electronic products consultant with Insurance Services Office, Inc. in Jersey City, New Jersey. Ms. White is a graduate of SUNY Albany.

William Mays, Vice President
William Mays, a Member of the Board of Directors since 2002, is serving as the Vice President of the Board of Directors. A past member of the Council Nominating Committee, he currently serves on the Delegate Communications Committee. Mr. Mays was elected in May 2005 as a National Council Delegate and attended the GSUSA Convention in Atlanta. Mr. Mays served as Co-Chair of the Council Annual Giving Campaign Committee.

Mr. Mays has been a member of the Girl Scout movement since 1990, when his oldest daughter became a Daisy Girl Scout. His girls went on to earn Silver and Gold Awards. He is a Manager for National Grid and has a private pilot’s license for use in his spare time. Mr. Mays and his wife, a Girl Scout Leader, and his daughters reside in Merrick.

Adrienne O'Brien, Ph.D, Vice President
Dr. Adrienne O’Brien, former Dean of the School of Media and Arts at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and currently a professor, is serving as Vice President of the Board of Directors. A member of the Community Relations Committee, she is also serving on the Council Nominating Committee and previously served on the Board from 2002-2008. Dr. O’Brien is a Lifetime Member of Girl Scouts. A media research specialist, she is very involved with the Council's Critical Issues Initiative and has worked with GSNC in raising community awareness about relational aggression by researching and helping to develop print and internet materials for the website www.namesdohurt.com through the student-staffed PR agency at NYIT.

Committed to community service, Dr. O'Brien served more than 14 years with the board of Women on the Job and is currently on the Advisory Committee of The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County. She has been named one of Long Island’s Top 50 Influential Women by LI Business News and one of GSNC’s Ninety Women for 90 Years. Dr. O’Brien received the Juliette Low Award of Distinction at the 2008 GSNC Annual Luncheon and holds the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island's Life-Time Achievement Award.

Eric Rogers, Treasurer
After being appointed in October 2008 as interim Treasurer of the Board of Directors, Eric Rogers is serving his first term as Treasurer. He is a member of the Finance Committee and a former member of the Human Resources and Fund Development Committees. Mr. Rogers and his entire family are committed to Girl Scouts of Nassau County. His wife is a Troop Leader and both his daughters are Girl Scouts in the Carle Place/Westbury Association. Mr. Rogers was appointed to the Carle Place School Board and serves on several committees with the New York State Society of CPAs.

A graduate of C.W. Post, Long Island University, Mr. Rogers is President of Rogers & Company, a CPA firm serving not-for-profit clients. Mr. Rogers resides in Westbury.

Mark Florio, Secretary
Mark Florio is seving his first term as Secretary of the Board of Directors. He is currently Chair of the Finance Committee. Mr. Florio served as a Member-at-Large since 2005 and has served on the Council Nominating Committee. Elected to serve as an Alternate National Delegate, Mr. Florio attended the 2005 National Convention in Atlanta.

An Eagle Scout, he has volunteered extensively with Boy Scouts and has transferred this enthusiasm for volunteerism to Girl Scouts of Nassau County. Mr. Florio is a graduate of Lehigh University with a B.S. in Finance and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Adelphi University. He is an Audit Manager of Citigroup. Mr. Florio, his wife and two young daughters (one currently a Daisy Scout, and one a future Girl Scout) reside in North Bellmore.

Donna Ceravolo, Executive Director/CEO
Donna Ceravolo is Executive Director/CEO of Girl Scouts of Nassau County, where she is responsible for the direction of 23,000 girls, 7,000 adult volunteers, and the management of a staff of 54. Prior to becoming a professional Girl Scout, Ms. Ceravolo was chief executive officer of the YWCA of Brooklyn, an organization committed to the empowerment of women and the elimination of racism. She was honored as a Woman of Distinction by the YWCA of Brooklyn, where she also received the Sojourner Truth Award for Racial Justice in 2000. In 2005 she accepted a Women of Valor Award from the Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El in Long Beach.

Ms. Ceravolo is a National Delegate and served as a member of the Core Business Strategy Team for Girl Scouts of the USA, a group charged with devising new and relevant direction for the Girl Scout Movement in the 21st Century. She is also a member of United Way of Long Island’s Agency Executives Council.

Donna Ceravolo is an outspoken advocate for girls and frequently speaks to community groups on the critical issues facing girls today. Donna resides in Freeport along with her husband and son.

Christine R. Bonczyk
Christine R. Bonczyk, a resident of Hicksville, is serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. Ms. Bonczyk is a Health Benefit Administrator for the Nassau County Comptrollers office. Ms. Bonczyk started her career in Scouting as a Girl Scout Junior and continues today as Chairman of The Critical Issues Committee, and also serves on both the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Nominating Committee and the Adult Recognition Committee. She is also a member of the Nassau Financial Credit Union Supervisory Committee and Nominating Committee.

Ms. Bonczyk received her Masters in Public Administration from C.W. Post, Long Island University, and describes herself as a pro-active, hones

Andrea Borah, CSW
Andrea Borah, CSW, has devoted her professional career to assisting teens and youth. A Brownie leader since 2005, Mrs. Borah has been a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors since 2007. Mrs. Borah is a Critical Issues Trainer and Presenter on Relational Aggression for the Girl Scouts of Nassau County.

Prior to her position as Science Coordinator for Shulamith Elementary School Mrs. Borah was the Director of Tova Mentoring, forming close relationships with the 19 yeshivas and day schools that utilize the organization’s services.

She previously worked at the Nassau Legal Aid Society and Adelphi University. Mrs. Borah is a resident of Hewlett where she lives with her husband Richard and their three daughters.

Lisa Burke

Lisa Burke is serving a third term as a member of the Board of Directors.  She served as the Chair of the Nominating Committee in 2009, a committee she has served on previously. A lifetime member of the Girl Scout Movement, Ms. Burke attended the past three GSUSA National Council Meetings and Conventions, and was a chaperone in Atlanta in 2005 and Indianapolis in 2008.

The mother of two Girl Scouts and a Boy Scout, she has been both Troop Cookie Manager and QSP Manager in the Oyster Bay Association, where she lives. A graduate of SUNY at Plattsburg, Ms. Burke is the owner and President of “A Business Contracting Corp” - in business for over 25 years. Ms. Burke prides herself on her ability to manage, motivate, and organize people and events for a common goal.

Austin E. Cannon, Jr.
Elected as a Member-at-Large in May 2005, Austin Cannon has a long association with the Board of Directors, having served previously as Vice President from 2003-2005 and Member-at-Large from 1992-1998. Mr. Cannon is serving his third term on the Board of Directors. He served as a member of the Council Nominating Committee from 2006-2008, 2000-2002 and 1994. A proud recipient of the Girl Scout Thanks Badge, Mr. Cannon is a former National Council Delegate and currently serves as Chair of the Human Resources Committee.

A resident of North Bellmore with a long history of volunteerism with Boy Scouts and the Knights of Columbus, Mr. Cannon, an Eagle Scout, is currently the Scouting Program Coordinator for the Diocese of Rockville Centre Office of Youth Ministry. Mr. Cannon has recently been presented with the Silver Saint George Emblem of the National Catholic Committee, an honor given for exceptional service to Catholic youth in Scouting on a national level. He currently serves as National Vice Chairman of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting.

Paige Johnston Charles
Paige Charles is serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. Paige served as the Chair of the Nominating Committee from 2007-2008. A member of the Executive Committee (Recording Secretary) of the Baldwin Middle School PTA, Ms. Charles is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer for foster children in Nassau County. She is also a Girl Scout Co-leader for her daughter’s Junior Girl Scout Troop.

Ms. Charles has been a member of the Nassau County Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. since 2005. She attends Second Baptist Church in Baldwin where she has served as the Corresponding Secretary and Co-Treasurer of the Scholarship Committee, and as the Assistant Director of the Praise Dance Ministry. In 2008 Ms. Charles was inducted into the Links Incorporated, Long Island Charpter. A graduate of Morgan State University in Baltimore with a B.S. in Biology, Ms. Charles is Assistant Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in Brooklyn. She and her family reside in Baldwin Harbor.

Melissa Connolly
Melissa Kane Connolly is Vice President for University Relations at Hofstra University, and is responsible for Hofstra's communication, marketing, external and public relations efforts. Prior to joining Hofstra, Ms. Connolly served as Director of Communications for New York State Senator Kemp Hannon and as the first Director of Marketing for Farrell Fritz, P.C., one of Long Island's largest law firms. Ms. Connolly was named one of Long Island Business News' "50 TopWomen" Hall of Fame (having won in 2006, 2007 and 2008), one of Long Island Business News' "40 Rising Stars Under 40" in 2002, and has been noted as one of that
paper’s "Marketing Achievers." In 2009, PRWeek named Ms. Connolly “PR Person of the Year” in the Education category. Ms. Connolly is finishing her term as Immediate Past President for the Long Island Women's Agenda, is a member of the Board of Directors for the YMCA of Long Island, and on the Nominating Committee for the Child Care Council of Nassau County. She co-chaired the committee for the concession stand at the U.S. Open, the Annual Luncheon and the “Girls Go the Distance” Walkathon committees.

Ms. Connolly and her husband James live in Malverne with their two children, Madeline and Ryan. She has served as Madeline's Girl Scout Troop Leader since 2005, is a Troop Organizer for St. Thomas School, a Cub Scout den leader in Pack 240, and will be president of the St. Thomas the Apostle Parents' Club in September 2010, having served on the board since 2006. Ms. Connolly has been a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors since 2008.

Dr. Agnelo Dias
Dr. Agnelo Dias is serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. A member of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s Asian Task Force since 2003, Dr. Dias is dedicated to working with children. He received a Masters in Rehabilitation from St. John’s University and became a rehabilitation counselor for Catholic Charities of Far Rockaway. In 1997, while working at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital he received his Ph.D. in Counseling Education and dedicated his work to helping chemically dependent clients.

In 1994 he joined The Child Center of New York as the Director of the Asian Outreach Program and has helped grow the center to what it is today. In 2002 Dr. Dias graduated from Adelphi University with a Master’s in Social Work. Dr. Dias is the recipient of the Caring for Children Award given by the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families. Dr. Dias has presented workshops at GSNC’s CelebrAsian events. His wife and daughters are active in Girls Scouts. He and his family live in West Hempstead.

Anthony J. Edelman

Anthony J. Edelman is serving on the Board of Directors as a Member-at-Large. He became active in Girl Scouts in 2001 as the Cookie Manager for his wife and daughter's Girl Scout Troop, and continues to volunteer for many different assignments in the Hicksville Association, while still fulfilling his first job as the Troop's Cookie Manager. He is a recipient of the Girl Scout Appreciation Pin.

Mr. Edelman was elected to the Hicksville Union Free School District Board of Education in 2006 and recently elected to the Executive Committee of the Nassau Suffolk School Board Association, and remains very active in his community, church, and professional and charitable organizations.

A graduate of the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Mr. Edelman is an Assistant Vice President of Bethpage Federal Credit Union, a community-based, full-service financial institution, committed to providing their members with extraordinary value and service, anytime, anywhere. The Edelman family resides in Hicksville.

Sandy Hoffer

Sandra Hoffer is currently the Office Manager of Sandra G. Johnson, CPA, P.C., a woman-owned and managed accounting and tax practice focusing on the needs of small businesses and individuals. Dedicated to community service, Ms. Hoffer supports and participates in St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church as Junior Warden and Adult/Sunday School coordinator. She is a member of several committees of the LI Center for Business and Professional Women and chaired their golf outing in 2008. Ms. Hoffer is also a member of Soroptimist International and the American Society of Training and Development.

Having been a registered Girl Scout for more than 35 years, Ms. Hoffer is active in GSNC as Delegate Chair and Program Liaison of The WARM Association. Ms. Hoffer served as the Chair of the Nominating Committee in 2009 and is serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. Ms. Hoffer is also serving a three-year term as a National Council Delegate.

Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson is Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the National Urban League. In addition to her Human Resources responsibilities, she manages programs and activities in corporate diversity, employment, and corporate volunteerism. She is a graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication and received an M.S. in Human Resources Management from the New School.

As a member of Girl Scouts Ms. Jackson serves as Troop Cookie Manager for two Cadette Troops. Ms. Jackson is serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors after serving a two-year term on the Council Nominating Committee. An active community volunteer, she is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, a public service sorority, and Jack and Jill of America, and has served as the Commissioner of Girls Rookie Basketball for the Baldwin Police Activity League. Ms. Jackson is also a member of the Diversity and Disparities Committee for the Eastern Region of the
American Cancer Society.

Deborah Johnson-Schiff
Deborah Johnson-Schiff has been serving as a Member-at-Large for the Board of Directors since 2007. Ms. Johnson-Schiff is the Senior Vice President of Administration at Winthrop University Hospital. Ms. Johnson-Schiff serves on the Coalition to Eliminate Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare, the Nassau County Department of Health - Minority Health Task Force, and the Board of Directors of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island and the Hispanic Counseling Center.

Ms. Johnson-Schiff strives to establish meaningful partnerships with community and faith-based organizations and to connect to people “in the communities where they live and work.” She was the recipient of the Coalition for Community Well Being, Inc.’s 2002 Community Service Award, Soroptimist International 2004 Woman of Distinction Award and 2005 March of Dimes Woman of Distinction. Ms. Johnson-Schiff is a resident of Dix Hills.

Allison Kasson
Allison Kasson was elected to serve as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors in 2006 and is being nominated to serve a third term. Ms. Kasson is an active volunteer with GSNC as a member of the Fund Development Committee and the Annual Luncheon Committee. In 2009 Allison became co-chair of the Fund Development Committee. She co-chaired the committee for the concession stand at the U.S. Open. Allison also co-chaired the first “Girls Go the Distance ”Walkathon. Ms. Kasson also spearheaded the successful “A Night on Broadway” event held in March 2006. She was recently awarded the
Girl Scout Honor Pin to recognize her service to the Council. Ms. Kasson has a strong commitment to community service and looks forward to channeling her boundless energy towards furthering the Girl Scout mission.

A graduate of Siena College with a BBA in Accounting, Allison is currently a Senior Manager with KPMG LLP. Allison resides in West Hempstead with her husband Joe and their four children, Bridget, Patrick, Thomas and Emily.

Thomas Lawrence
Thomas Lawrence was elected as a Member-At-Large of the Board of Directors in 2007 and is currently serving a second term. Mr. Lawrence has just completed a two-year term as a member of the Council Nominating Committee 2007-2009. As an active participant in Long Island youth sports for over twelve years he knows the importance of mentoring our youth. Mr. Lawrence has been an active member in the Huntington Chamber of Commerce and is currently serving on its Human Resources Committee and is a member of the Hauppauge Industrial Association.

Currently a Region Manager for the NY Metropolitan market for Kelly Services, Mr. Lawrence bring twenty years of experience in the staffing/human resources industry to his role at the Council. Mr. Lawrence holds a BS degree from the New York Institute of Technology and is a resident of Kings Park, where he lives with his wife and three children.

Miriam Lopez
Miriam Lopez was elected as a Member-at-Large for the Board of Directors in 2007 after serving on the Council Nominating Committee. She is a member of the GSNC Hispanic/Latino Task Force and was Honorary Co-Chair of the 2005 National Latina Conference. She was a chaperone at the past two National Latina Conferences and in the summer of 2004 served as interpreter and chaperone at the WAGGGS Western Hemisphere Meeting in Costa Rica.

A resident of Rockville Centre, Ms. Lopez is a Guidance Counselor at Roosevelt Middle School, where she also leads a Girl Scout Troop. She holds a BA in Spanish/Education from Adelphi University and an MS in Guidance Counseling from C.W. Post, Long Island University. Ms. Lopez is a Board Member of the Long Island Arts Council in Freeport.

Eileen Owen Masio
Eileen Owen Masio is a lifelong resident of Nassau County, and has been serving as a Member-at-Large of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Board of Directors since 2007. A graduate of North Shore High School, Ms. Masio went to Towson University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts and Communication. She started her career in marketing at Time Inc.’s Parenting Magazine and her career path has taken her to such major New York publishing giants as Gannett, Rodale, Reader’s Digest and Condé Nast. As the Marketing Director of TIME magazine For Kids, she was awarded the prestigious “Kudos Award for Excellence and Innovation in Advertising and Marketing” by Time Inc.’s executive management.

Now back at Time Inc., Ms. Masio has recently joined the management team at Sports Illustrated as the Executive Director of Marketing for Sports Illustrated Kids. She is a Co-Leader of Brownie Troop 66 and an active member of the Glen Cove PTA where she co-chairs a variety of fundraising efforts. Ms. Masio resides in Glen Cove with her husband Richard, daughter Amelia, a proud member of Brownie Troop 66, and son William.

Betty Monroe
Betty Monroe was elected as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors in 2008 and is serving as a member of the Council Nominating Committee. Ms. Monroe was a member of the Board of Directors
from 1995 to 2005 and held the position of Executive Vice President. She has been Chair
of the Community Relations Committee, the 2002 Council Performance Assessment Task Group and has served on the Council Nominating Committee. For her many contributions to Girl Scouts of Nassau County over the years, Betty received the Girl Scout Thanks Badge in 2002 and was named one of GSNC’s 90 Women for 90 Years.

A resident of Freeport, she is actively involved with many organizations, including Negro Business and Professional Women of Nassau County, 100 Black Women of Nassau/Suffolk and is the President of The Links Inc., Long Island Chapter. Ms. Monroe is employed as Director of the Defense Contracts Management Agency in Garden City.

Domenique Camacho Moran, Esq.
Domenique Camacho Moran would like to give back some of what Girl Scouting has given her. Serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors and chair of the Fund Development Committee since 2007 allows her to do just that. Currently Ms. Moran is a partner at Farrell Fritz, P.C., where she heads up the firm's labor and employment practice. She is a graduate of the State University of New York, Stony Brook and a 1993 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School. At Notre Dame she received the Kraft W. Eidman Award presented by the American College of Trial Lawyers for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and was the Lead Notes Editor of the Journal of College and University Law.

Ms. Moran recently served as a committee member for the Long Island chapter of the National Association of Mothers’ Centers in planning its Annual Long Island Work/Life Conference. Ms. Moran and her husband, Bill resides in Rockville Centre with their daughter Emily and her son Joseph. Ms. Moran is a Leader of Emily’s Daisy Troop.

Cathy O'Reilly
Cathy O’Reilly is serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. Ms. O’Reilly has been active with Girl Scouts of Nassau County for the past three years. Community service plays an integral part in the way she lives her life. In 2008 Ms. O’Reilly accepted the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Making a Difference for the Youth of Long Island Award on behalf of her employer, DHL. Through Ms. O’Reilly’s leadership, DHL has provided the transportation for boxes of Girl Scout Cookies® to the military through GSNC’s Operation Cookie. Operation Cookie brought to light the fact that many Iraqi children and families were in need of shoes. When the Girl Scout community donated 3000 pairs of shoes, Ms. O’Reilly was there to see that DHL delivered them to our military for distribution in Iraq. Ms. O’Reilly has also been one of the driving forces in DHL’s annual Trees for Troops Program which delivers Christmas and Chanukah cheer to our servicemen and women.

In 2007 Ms. O’Reilly received the DHL CEO Award for Corporate Citizenship. She has also been recognized for her work by the Town of Hempstead, Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary, and has received commendations for her support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including a US Flag flown in her honor over the multi-national headquarters in Iraq. Ms. O’Reilly has been active in supporting the Lustgarten Foundation, which is committed to increased research for the treatment and prevention of pancreatic cancer. Ms. O’Reilly is a native Long Islander, a member of the Keystone Yacht Club in Woodmere and the Ladies Ancient order of Hibernians Division 3 in Cedarhurst. She is a graduate of St. John’s University, and an aunt to five nieces and nephews. Ms. O’Reilly resides in Hewlett.

Vilma Osborne

Vilma Osborne was elected to serve as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors in
2006. Ms. Osborne enjoys being a part of the Girl
Scout team and welcomes the opportunity to work with others in assisting future generations of women in becoming leaders with strong values and commitment to family, nation and community. Ms. Osborne is a member of the Council’s Delegate Communications Committee.

A graduate of St. Francis College, Ms. Osborne also received her MPA from New York University. She has enjoyed a long career in the field of health care administration and is currently the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator of Oak Hollow Nursing Care Center. Ms. Osborne is the Vice President of the Stearn's Park Civic Association in Freeport where she lives.

Christopher J. Pendergast
Christopher Pendergast is serving his first term as a Member-At-Large of the Board of Directors. The father of a Gold Award Recipient and spouse of an active Girl Scout volunteer, Mr. Pendergast is very familiar with the positive influence Girl Scouting can have on girls and woman.

Mr. Pendergast is the Chief Information Officer for Marchon Eyewear. He has also developed and taught professional development programs in Information Technology for more than 15 years at Hofstra University’s College for Continuing Education.

Mr. Pendergast is committed to youth programs and is an active member of the board of Farmingdale Soccer Club. Mr. Pendergast has volunteered in many roles in the community and in his church. Mr. Pendergast resides in Farmingdale with his wife Ursula and their two children. Mr. Pendergast is a graduate of Hofstra University and holds both a B.B.A and M.B.A. degree.

Bonnie Porzio, Esq.
Bonnie Porzio is serving on the Council Nominating Committee and as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. She actively supports the Council’s fundraising events. She has co-chaired the committee for the concession stand at the U.S. Open. Ms. Porzio is also a member of the Fund Development Committee and is currently a Co-Chair of the Corporate Committee for the First Annual “Girls Go the Distance” Walkathon. Ms. Porzio recently accepted a position as General Counsel for Triumph Construction Corp. Prior to joining Triumph Ms. Porzio was a Senior Associate at Rivkin
Radler, LLP for 10 years. She also completed internships with the New York State Attorney General's Office and with the Honorable Leslie Crocker Snyder of the New York State Supreme Court.

Ms. Porzio has been a "WishGranter" for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, a former member of the Unemployment Action Center (UAC) at Hofstra University and a former Board Member of Long Island's chapter of "Dress for Success." Ms. Porzio enjoys fundraising, volunteering and working with children. She lives with her husband, Josh, and two children, Reilly and Aidan, in West Hempstead.

Brian Rothschild
Brian Rothschild is serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. A staunch advocate for education, Mr. Rothschild feels that working with children is the most important work that can be done. As the Assistant Dean of the School of Business at Adelphi University, he provides personalized academic and career advising to graduate business students and prospective applicants. Since joining Adelphi in 2003, he has expanded Adelphi’s ties to the Long Island business community and increased the number of internships and employment opportunities for students. Mr. Rothschild holds an endowed chair at the Turnaround Management Association, is on the board of the Young Professional's Chamber of Commerce, which is a subsidiary of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce. He is a founding member and sits on the board of the Organizational Development Network of Long Island.

Mr. Rothschild has extensive experience in higher education and technology, having served as director of Internet Strategies at Fordham University and having taught as an adjunct professor at Dowling College, John Jay College, and Iona College. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Iona College and an M.S. in education from Fordham University. A former Cub Scout, Mr. Rothschild lives in Long Beach.

Leslie Segrete
A former Nassau County Girl Scout, Leslie was elected to serve as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors in 2008 and is being nominated for a second term. As a member of the Fund Development Committee, Ms. Segrete co-chaired the committee for the concession stand at the U.S. Open. She is also the chair of volunteers for the first “Girls Go the Distance” Walkathon. When not helping out our girls, Leslie works as a home improvement expert with an eye for design and the skills to get the job done. She has worked hard making design dreams become reality as a carpenter and designer for TLC's hit series
“Trading Spaces” and “While You Were Out.” She was also the designer for WEtv’s “The Ugliest House on the Block” designing dramatic exterior makeovers that benefit the whole community. Ms. Segrete is currently in production on a new series for A&E called “$100 Makeover” helping families
create a fresh look at home using what they’ve already got right in their own homes. In addition to television, Ms. Segrete co-hosts “The Money Pit,” a nationally syndicated home improvement radio program heard on over 237 radio stations around the nation.

Ms. Segrete has shared her talents with the Girl Scouts of Nassau County helping girls earn badges, learn new skills and get creative. She helped 100 girls earn their Sew Simple badge, making pillows for themselves and “cage comforters” for many animals at the New York Center for Animal Care and Control. Ms. Segrete also shared her knowledge and talents with our Adult Volunteers during Oktoberfest weekend. In 2007 Ms. Segrete received the Juliette Low Award of Distinction from Girl Scouts of Nassau County. Leslie is a mom to Henry, wife to Edward and lives in Garden City.

Priscilla Wong
Priscilla Wong is serving her first term as a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors. She currently serves on the Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s Asian Task Force and is a Girl Scout Troop Leader. Her two daughters are Girl Scouts. Ms. Wong has also volunteered her time as a Den Mother for Boy Scouts. She is a lifelong resident of Nassau County and was a Girl Scout as a young girl.

Ms. Wong has traveled extensively throughout the world. A graduate of St. John’s University in the School of Pharmacy, she has worked in many different areas as a pharmacist and continues to practice in the field of geriatrics. She believes belonging to Girl Scouts strengthens the personality and leadership values of the girls and is proud to be part of a national organization.

Margaret Yamamoto
Margaret Yamamoto is serving as a Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. Ms. Yamamoto has been a member of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s Asian Task Force since 2003. Her volunteer involvement outside of Girl Scouts includes the Asian-American Cultural Festival of LI, Soka Gakkai International–USA, a Buddhist organization, Great Neck SANE/Peace Action, the LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, the National Council of Teachers of Japanese, the Roslyn Adult Continuing Education Advisory Committee, and The Interfaith Center of NY.

Ms. Yamamoto founded and operated Sakura Gakuen, for ten years, a Japanese Language School for Children. She is currently employed as an administrator for a family-owned restaurant and is a Japanese interpreter for Child & Parent Services/Bilinguals, Inc. Ms. Yamamoto was recently recognized on the 2009 May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor for the Town of North Hempstead. She is a graduate of Hunter College.