President: Charo Ezdrin, Esq. – Ezdrin & Woods, P.C.
Charo Ezdrin opened her own law firm in 2010. As a former prosecutor for the Nassau County Attorney’s Office, Charo litigated abuse and neglect cases in Nassau County Family Court representing the Department of Social Services. As Assistant Director of the Legal Department, Charo was responsible for providing legal counsel to Child Protective Services; Services to Children and Families; Juvenile Detention Center and to the Office of the Commissioner. Charo represented the Department in Family Court, at fair hearings, including: expungement; childcare applications; foster care removal and adoption. Charo was a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team at the Coalition of Child Abuse and Neglect. Currently, Charo is the Principal attorney of her firm; which includes 3 associate attorney’s and 2 paralegals. Her area of expertise is family, matrimonial, and criminal law. Prior to opening her firm, she was the director of Government Relations of Nassau County. She was promoted to this position by Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. Charo was the liaison between the county executive and Nassau County Legislature on many key matters such as budgets, legislation and local laws. Today, through tireless efforts she tenaciously defends her clients with vigor and determination. Ms. Ezdrin received her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and was a recipient of the Geraldine A. Ferraro Award for Courage and Grace. She is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, Nassau County Women’s Bar Association, previously a Commissioner on the Nassau County Bridge Authority, and an active member of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial, Family, and Criminal Law Committees. Charo Is the proud mother of two girls Jacqui and Alexi.
Maureen Nickel, BrightStar HomeCare
Maureen Nickel is the owner of BrightStar Homecare located in Woodbury and serving Long Island communities. After many years in the corporate sector, the inspiration for opening a BrightStar Care agency came from her own family experience. As her parents grew older, she was disillusioned by the challenge of finding quality homecare professionals. This difficult and arduous process affirmed her commitment in bringing about a change in the homecare arena. Maureen is proud of BrightStar Care’s commitment in delivering better outcomes and superior patient advocacy. Maureen is currently a Certified Senior Advisor. She serves as a board member for the Senior Umbrella Network of Nassau, is Vice President of the Long Island Coalition for the Aging, and a committee member for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Maureen is proud to be Vice President of the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce and as a local business owner, she strives to maintain a vibrant community for all to do business!
maureen.nickel@brightstarcare.com
Secretary: William Medlow – WTMA Architecture
Treasurer: Danielle Delgrosso- Assistant Vice President, Roslyn Savings Bank A Division of New York Community Bank. danielle.delgrosso@mynycb.com
Board of Directors
Chanbir Kaur , VP and Branch Manager, Community National Bank , Woodbury
Ckaur@cnbny.com
Frank S. Urso, Real Estate Broker, Homes by Mara
franksurso@aol.com
William J. Chabina Jr., Insurance Broker, William J. Chabina Co., Inc., Insurance
bill@chabinainsurance.com
Debra Parisi, Real Estate Broker, Signature Premier Properties
dparisi@signaturepremier.com
Steve Ross, Commercial Real Estate Broker, Ross Realty Group, LLC
Steve.Ross@Rossrealtygroupny.com
Tricia Shannon, Real Estate Associate Broker, Douglas Elliman Real Estate
tricia.shannon@elliman.com
Carolyn Palladino, Excel at Woodbury for Rehabilitation and Nursing
cpalladino@liaisonrehab.com
Dash Dalipi, Owner Scissors
ddalipi@gmail.com
Alan Goldberg, CardWorks Merchant Services and WellsysNY.com
ag.cardworks@gmail.com and alan@wellsysNY.com
Vadim Nayman, Bagel Master