No. 45: John Ray – Throwing His Hat In The Ring
Attorney John Ray is always ready to fight the good fight. The audacious attorney has carved out quite a career at his Miller Place-based practice over the last four…
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No. 44: Laura Curran – Executive Functions
Laura Curran has seen the world – but chose Nassau County as her home. Born in Canada and raised everywhere, the once-and-future journalist was the first woman to serve…
No. 43: Aleeia Abraham – Business in the BlaQue
Black business is big business. Generating more than $141 billion in annual nationwide revenues, Black-owned businesses form an economic bloc that cannot be ignored – and should be vigorously…
No. 42: David Battinelli – The Doctor Is In
Only the truly gifted can lead a 4,000-faculty medical school or a 20,000-physician health system. Only David Battinelli can do both. As dean of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School…
No. 41: Laura Harding – ERASE-ing Any Doubts
Laura Harding had some big shoes to fill. Succeeding Elaine Gross, the only president in the 22-year history of social justice-focused lobbying group ERASE Racism, was an enormous test….
No. 40: Lauren Sheprow – The Mayor of Messagetown
Lauren Sheprow is a gifted communicator. So gifted, in fact, that she’s reanimated a long-dead lesson of American political science, brutally murdered by hate, ignorance and bullshit: Communication is always…
No. 39: Dominic Coluccio – New Sources At The Mall
You’ve been to “the mall.” This is not that. As director of real estate for Lesso Mall Development Long Island, Dominic Coluccio’s primary responsibilities include vetting potential tenants and negotiating…
No. 38: Johnny Juice – He’s The DJ, I’m The Interviewer
Johnny Rosado needs no introduction across the hip-hop world. Known best by stage name DJ Johnny Juice, he’s an award-winning and Emmy-nominated composer, producer, turntablist, engineer and “b-boy” legend who’s…
No. 37: Marc Alessi – Progress Past, Present and Future
Marc Alessi may be the most diversified jewel of Long Island’s innovation crown. He’s a lawyer, ex-lawmaker, executive, entrepreneur, ace networker and – perhaps most importantly – a true visionary,…
No. 36: Walter Stockton – Group Dynamics
Walter Stockton was born, raised and educated in Pennsylvania – but Long Island is his home. And thanks to his efforts, it’s home to thousands of developmentally disabled Islanders…
No. 35: Robert Zimmerman – The Last Honest Man
Robert Zimmerman has been a household name on Long Island and beyond for decades, for all the right reasons. Alongside longtime partner Ron Edelson, the co-founder and co-president of…
No. 34: Ernie Canadeo – Most Entertaining Innovator
Ernie Canadeo is a dynamo of digital advertising, a champion of regional entertainment and maybe the most interesting man in Long Island innovation. The founder and CEO of Melville-based…
No. 33: Eric Alexander – Downtown Train
Show us a Long Island downtown redevelopment project anytime over the last quarter-century, and we’ll show you how Eric Alexander was involved. As the veteran director of Vision Long…
No. 32: Kevin Tracey – Father Knows Best
Kevin Tracey’s scientific contributions cannot be overstated. The genius researcher and oft-published innovator spearheads a field of study that promises to permanently rewrite the medical textbooks: electric nerve stimulation,…
No. 31: Christian Gonzalez – ‘X Files’ Marks the Spot
Is Christian Gonzalez really a Stephen King fan? You better believe it. The Suffolk County Community College student borrowed liberally from the master of horror (and referenced many other…