Officers and Board
Officers
Russell Green
President
President of RPG Wealth Management, Inc.
Russell Green
Russell is the president and founder of RPG Wealth Management, Inc., (RPG) (website - rpgwealthmanagement.com) since 2018. RPG is an independent broker offering a full variety of investment and advisory services for individuals, retirement accounts and 401k plans, small businesses, guardians and trustees. RPG is affiliated with Cabot Lodge Securities, and clears through RBC Correspondent Services. Russell has almost forty years of experience in the securities industry at firms such as Smith Barney, Shearson Lehman Brothers and B Riley Wealth Management in his capacity as a financial advisor and branch manager while holding Series 4,7, 8, 24, 53, 63 and 65 securities licenses as well as life insurance and annuities in New York state. RPG Wealth Management, Inc. is located at 30 Berry Hill Road in the heart of Syosset.
Russell earned his B.S from the Wharton School of Business and B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Russell has been President of the Syosset/Woodbury Chamber of Commerce since 2021, overseeing record growth in membership and participation in the annual Syosset Street Fair. Russell has been a strong advocate for an active Chamber, offering multiple in-person events monthly, substantive social media and online presence, along with helping to promote and assist members through grant programs and Chamber outreach. He is also a board member of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. In 2022, Russell was honored to be named the Syosset/Woodbury Chamber of Commerce business person of the year by the membership. Russell and Lori, along with their two daughters, Crystal and Kacey and beagle Flash have been proud residents of Syosset for the past 25 years. Russell can be reached on his cell 516-205-2319 or work 516-864-8447 or email at Russell.green@clsecurities.com.
Tami Racaniello
Vice-President
Wellness Unicorn
Wellness Unicorn
Kenya Zachary
Treasurer
Jovia Financial Credit Union
Kenya Zachary
Kenya is the Branch Manager of Jovia Financial Credit Union, a different kind of credit union that combines a time-tested commitment to service and value with the convenience that today’s technologies allow. She has 28 years of banking experience and has been employed at Jovia for 20 years.
As a not-for-profit, member owned credit union, you can bet your bottom dollar that we have lower rates on loans and higher earnings on deposits. We offer advice by hosting free seminars and events to educate and enlighten. Jovia provides scholarships to eligible members in high school and college. Jovia also offers our teachers grants to power their classrooms. She has served the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce’s Street Fair and many networking events since 2019.
Kenya is a proud mom, a NY State Notary, and is also a certified pharmacy technician. Kenya can be reached at 516-561-0030.
Melesia Dichiaro
Secretary
Lash Box by Mona Lisa
Board of Directors
Alan Goldberg
CWA Merchant Services
Alan Goldberg
Alan is the Director of Business Development for CWA Merchant Services, a Syosset-
based Credit Card Processing provider, with over $100 Billion in Annual Charge Volume.
He is an expert in providing credit card processing solutions and in addition to
competitive rates, is readily accessible and provides prompt, courteous, service to his
clients.
He is also founder and President of Water Solutions of Long Island, a LI-based company
providing Bottle-less Water Coolers for local businesses.
Alan earned a BBA in Management from Hofstra University and has held sales and management positions in a Fortune 100 company, as well as strategic sales and
management positions in several technology and transaction-based companies. He is a
“Trusted Advisor” for his clients.
Alan served as a Board Member of the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce for the
past 6+ years. He currently serves as Chair of the Membership Committee, growing
membership from 37 in 2017 to the current 225. He served as the 25th Anniversary GALA
Co-Chair this year and as Treasurer from August, 2022 thru May 2023. He chaired the
Networking Committee which he formed in April 2017, and just recently passed the
torch to another board member. Alan chaired the tremendously successful 2019, 2021 and
2022 Street Fair committees turned over that responsibility to Tami Racaniello for 2023.
He was overwhelmingly voted the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce’s
BusinessPerson of the Year for both 2018 and 2020.
Alan also held a position on the Board of Directors of the Plainview Old Bethpage
Chamber of Commerce from June 2016 thru June 2023, serving as Executive Vice
President this past year being tasked with oversight of operations. He founded/chaired
the Networking Committee from October 2016 to June 2023 and various other
committees throughout his tenure. He was voted the Plainview Old Bethpage Business
Person of the Year for 2022 as well.
Alan has two wonderful children: Jessica, a certified teacher at the Hebrew Academy of
the Five Towns, and Daniel, a certified Physical Education teacher, Athletic Director and
basketball coach at a Brooklyn Charter School. Alan can be reached on his cell at
917.519.0571 or AG.cardworks@gmail.com .
Bill Chabina
William J. Chabina Co. Inc. Insurance
Bill Chabina
Jim Nichols
Minuteman Press in Syosset
Jim Nichols
I have spent virtually my entire life working in one facet or another of the printing industry. My wife Judi and I have owned and operated a Minuteman Press franchise in Queens, NY for over 15 years and purchased the Syosset Minuteman Press in 2023. As lifelong residents of Long Island, it made sense for us to expand our business near our home and to continue in a business that we know well. While we provide a wide range of services (traditional paper printing, large format, direct mail, promo items, apparel and more...) our business model can be boiled down as follows: We provide solutions with an emphasis on customer service.
Danielle Delgrosso
Second Vice President / Branch Leader Flagstar Bank, N.A.
Danielle Delgrosso
Ari Goldblatt
Boomer Productions
Ari Goldblatt
After honing my marketing craft and servicing top corporate brands for 18+ years in the experiential, branding, and promotions spaces, I founded Boomer Productions. With my company, I apply my collective skills to a select group of small businesses I can get passionate about and continue my track record of overdelivering for my clients.
Over the course of my career, I learned what it means to truly connect with the consumer by authentically delivering on their passion points and satisfying their need states. If you are not making a connection with your target consumer on either one of those levels, then your brand will have challenges maximizing its full potential and I can help you make that connection.
If the first phase of my career was devoted to delivering integrated marketing solutions to multimillion-dollar blue chip brands on some of the world’s largest stages, the goal for the second phase with Boomer Productions is to offer my expertise to strong, promising, challenger brands who can benefit from the promotional boost they might never have had before.
I am a dynamic, creative and collaborative professional who thrives on bringing innovative ideas to market and I excel at establishing mutually beneficial relationships that meet business goals. Let’s work together to get your business to where it needs to be!
Gregg Jaffe
Tax Accountant
Gregg Jaffe
I have more than 20 years of public accounting and tax experience. I serve middle and small market companies in a variety of industries including real estate, professional services, restaurant/hospitality, Internet start up, manufacturing, construction and wholesale distribution. I prepare federal, state and local returns for companies and individuals. I also provide business strategies and strategic tax planning for high net worth individuals. Small business accounting, tax preparations, timely payroll services, sales tax compliance and bookkeeping are just some of the services I offer. On a personal note, I received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Bentley University and I am a registered tax return preparer with the Internal Revenue Service.
Dr. Parul Makkar
P.D.M. Family Dental
Dr. Parul Makkar
Dr. Parul Dua Makkar is an award-winning general Dentist and owner of PDM Family Dental. She believes oral care is the gateway to overall well-being and aims to have open conversations with her patients. Dr. Parul Dua Makkar has been featured in the American, Canadian and British Dental Journals. She is the recipient of the Denobi Awards 2022 as well as LI Excellence in Healthcare 2022, Power Woman of Long Island 2022 and has been awarded Outstanding Women’s Acheivement Award by Indian American Forum 2023 and named Healthcare Hero in May 2023.
She is currently serving as the Wellness Ambassador for the American Dental Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. She has also co-authored of the book ‘Life Interrupted, Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide’. She can bereached at info@pddmfamilydental.com or Instagram @pdmfamilydental or @duagoodjob. www.denistjerichony.com
Mike Gallo
Home Depot Syosset
Mike Gallo
Steven Sprachman
Discovery Map
Steven Sprachman
I am a life-long Long Islander. I grew up in Seaford and attended school in Levittown. I attended college at SUNY Plattsburg. During my final year of college, I attended McGill University in Montreal first semester and interned with a state assemblyman second semester.
Following college, I worked for the State of New York at two different agencies and towards the end of my career, I supervised several employees and was the office trainer.
I have always loved maps. As a child, I would contact different state tourism organizations to request travel information. I would plan out road trips before I could drive. When I began taking road trips to New England and beyond, I would collect beautifully drawn and easy to read maps called Resort Maps. In 2010, the name of the map was changed to Discovery Maps.
I have always wanted to know why some maps lasted 30+ years and other maps put out only a few editions. So, after working over 41 years for the State of New York, I retired and decided to purchase a Discovery Map franchise in 2021. Since then, it has been a learning experience. I have met many great business owners and people in the local tourism community. I have learned the importance of businesses promoting themselves, especially outside their local community.
Future plans include possibly splitting the map into two maps as demand for advertising on the maps grows. One map would cover Oyster Bay, Syosset, Woodbury, Plainview, and Jericho. The second map would cover Huntington Township.
If you are looking to promote your business to locals and visitors, please contact me. Paper maps are still popular. Over 80,000 maps were distributed at over 250 locations. And the maps are available online. I look forward to putting your business on the map.
Jared Sarney
SRG Residential
Jared Sarney
Jared Sarney is a Licensed Sales Associate at SRG Residential, with areas of focus across Nassau and Suffolk County. Jared’s unique background started with his foray into real estate construction and development including the ground-up construction and/or remodeling of various homes. His creativity and insight proves valuable to his clients in that he can see the big picture and share his visions of what a home can become. Jared grew up in Plainview and currently lives in Dix Hills. His knowledge of these areas and the surrounding areas are unrivaled. Jared was recently rewarded as being named in the top 20 Long Island Real estate agents out of 26,000 thousand Agents.