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2005 2007

2007 

Advancement for Commerce, Industry & Technology

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

     I am honored to assume the responsibility of President for the Advancement for Commerce Industry and Technology or ACIT. Our organization is proud of our reputation as a powerful, professional conduit for personal interaction that leads to business opportunities for companies of all sizes, shapes and forms on Long Island.

     Any organization is only as strong as the value it provides to its members. ACIT has always taken this responsibility seriously and strives to provide our membership and the Long Island business community with a wide variety of opportunities to gain knowledge and develop business connections.

     Our events are recognized as some of the best on Long Island for small-to-mid-size business people, featuring intriguing programs and opportunities to learn, network and meet new people. Our membership continues to grow in size and diversity, providing business people throughout Long Island the opportunity to develop relationships that lead to business and personal development.

     We are proud to bring together members of business, government, education and more to foster a greater understanding of the issues we all face and opportunities that exist within our unique Long Island marketplace. Yet we do so without any lobbying or political agenda. It is our belief that when you bring good people together, in a quality environment, great things happen for the better of all.

     Long Island is a very unique place and ACIT is a very unique organization. Rare is the organization that offers any business person the opportunity to sit next to a Senior Vice President of a local company, as well as an upcoming, successful entrepreneur. Both have equal voices and representation within ACIT. Both are integral to the continued success of the Long Island economy and marketplace.

     If you are a member, on behalf of all of us, I thank you for your support and look forward to providing you with more value throughout 2007 and beyond. I encourage you to help us recruit new members and keep our organization “fresh.” If you are not a member, I strongly encourage you to join and take advantage of all that ACIT has to offer.

     Please join me as we look to even further strengthen our organization and deliver the value that members have come to expect from everything ACIT does. I see 2007 as a very exciting year and look forward to working with our outstanding Officers, Board and membership to make a meaningful impact within the Long Island business community.

Brian Edwards
Senior Vice President
Astoria Federal Savings
www.astoriafederal.com

 
 

2005

MESSAGE from ACIT PRESIDENT DR. ANTHONY LIBERTELLA, Dean School of Business/Special Assistant to the President for Business Development Adelphi University

 

Dear Members,

Every business, small and large, knows how vital it is to have a sound succession plan to maintain leadership continuity during routine and sudden changes in executive leadership. My advancement into the position of President is a tribute to past Presidents - Doug Manditch's vision for a secure leadership structure at ACIT, and I thank him, and Ron Terenzi's support during the past several years.

Speaking of continuity,we at ACIT have a significant asset in having a superb Executive Director, Ms. Margaret Buzzell. We all know that the key to my success will be to listen carefully and follow the wise advice and counsel of ACIT's officers and Board of Directors.

ACIT has long taken great pride in promoting close ties between the business, governmental and higher education communities and I am, as Dean of the Adelphi University School of Business, honored to help forge ever stronger ties among these sectors.  ACIT's core strength lies in our ability to network among our members and with key individuals essential to the economic success of our unique Island business setting.

It seems that the only certainty in our business environment is uncertainty itself.  We have, better than most sections of the country, managed to respond to challenging times by uniting our efforts to collectively meet economic, technological, and even geopolitical threats unknown to us only a few short years ago.  Therefore, I am dedicating my efforts to the mission of ACIT: to champion small and mid-size business;to provide a quality network;to provide educational resources;to partner with the public sector;and to exemplify the art of networking. Networking used to mean face to face which is still a vital service of ACIT,however, every business now knows that value of employing the "net" as another method to bring us together in a dynamic and interactive manner.  I look to you for your ideas and suggestions on this or any other matter.

Finally, I strongly believe the best ideas on how we can add value to our association and to Long Island resides within our membership. Join me in

making 2005 another exciting year for ACIT, Long Island's Networking Source!

Anthony F. Libertella

President 

 

 NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2005

Dr. Anthony Libertella, Dean of the School of Business and Special Assistant to the President for Business Development at Adelphi University, has been elected President of ACIT for 2005.

Dr. Libetella joined Adelphi in the fall of 2000 in the above positions. Since then he has introduced to the University new academic programs, increased enrollment, attracted top faculty and expanded ties with the Long Island and metropolitan New York business communities.

Before joining Adelphi, Dr. Libertella served as executive vice president and COO at Dowling College School of Business. He, also, held positions at Iona College's Eagan School of Business and Mercy College. He was previously a practicing attorney specializing in corporate and franchise law.

Brian Edwards, a Senior Vice President of Astoria Federal Savings, has taken the office of First Vice President. Paul Schulman, President of Carr Business Systems, will serve as Second Vice President.

Ronald M. Terenzi,Esq., Partner in Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, P.C.,will assume the position of Chairman of the Board;Douglas C. Manditch, President of Long Island Commercial Bank, will be a Vice-Chairman of the Board.

New additions to the office of Vice President are Eileen Nolan, Vice President of Marketing ,Communications, and Database Administration for Vytra Health Plans; Jack O'Connor, Principal of Newmark;and Gerri Whitehead, Director Key Account sales for Keyspan.

 
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