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.
Vice President: Virgilio N. Baez – Astoria Bank 
Virgilio N. Baez possesses 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as a Vice President for Astoria Bank where he is responsible for directing and implementing the business growth strategies of the bank. Along with his staff, he manages an active portfolio of commercial and consumer clients with a balance sheet of $140MM. Virgilio started his banking career in 2004 as a Management Associate for Citigroup, Inc. At the early age of 25, he managed his first financial center and was responsible for the growth and development of his branch, including active participation with community organizations and community leaders which was crucial in securing $30MM in funding from NYS and NYC Banking Development District Program. After 5 years in Citibank, Virgilio developed a passion for working with Commercial clients and joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. as a Manager and shortly thereafter became a Commercial Banker where he served as a trusted advisor to his portfolio of clients, and implemented a business development plan resulting in the acquisition of $2.2MM in new deposits, and $1.3MM in credit facilities over a short period of time. Virgilio acknowledges the importance of having a strong support structure in business and in life. Over the years he has developed a vast network of friends and mentors who have been instrumental to his successes, and most importantly, have helped with his career at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Capital One, and currently at Astoria Bank. Virgilio has always recognized the importance of engaging and supporting the community where he works, and maintains an active involvement in several community services organizations. Currently he serves as a Board of Director and Vice President for the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, and Treasurer for the Rotary Club of Syosset-Woodbury. In addition Virgilio is an active member in the following organizations: Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce; and the Baruch College Alumni Association. He previously served as a Board Member/Founding Member of the Bradhurst Merchants Association, a Member of the Steering Committee of the Citi Hispanic Network, and a member of the Professional Network for both JPMChase and Capital One Bank. Furthermore, Virgilio presently serves as a corporate volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. In his personal life Virgilio likes to live life to the fullest! Along with his beautiful wife, Rosemary C. Abreu, they both share a passion for cycling, swimming, running, and participating in Triathlons Races together. In addition, they play competitive volleyball, enjoy playing chess, and love spending quality time with family, in particular their son and 15 nephews. Virgilio is a Bernard M. Baruch College graduate, where he obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration on Information Technology, and Human Resources.
Secretary: William Medlow – WTM Architecture
Treasurer: Olivia Soltan – TD Bank
Board of Directors
Chanbir Kaur , VP and Branch Manager, Community National Bank , Woodbury
Ckaur@cnbny.com
Frank S. Urso, Real Estate Broker, Homes by Marra
franksurso@aol.com
Kenneth Robinson, Esq., Attorney, Robinson And Associates
Envlaw516@aol.com
Virgilio Baez, VP and Branch Manager, Astoria Bank
vbaez@astoriabank .com
Olivia Soltan, TD Bank
Olivia.Soltan@TD.com
William J. Chabina Jr., Insurance Broker, William J. Chabina Co., Inc., Insurance
bill@chabinainsurance.com
Danielle Delgrosso, Assistant Vice President, Roslyn Savings Bank A Division of New York Community Bank
danielle.delgrosso@mynycb.com
William T. Medlow, WTM ARCHITECTURE
archbill@optonline.net
Maureen Nickel, Bright Star Care
maureen.nickel@brightstarcare.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
Regina Sweeney, Stop and Shop
Regina.sweeney@stopandshop.com
Dr. Lisa Bomse, Psy.D
drlisabomse@optonline.net
Dash Dalipi, Owner Scissors
ddalipi@gmail.com
Alan Goldberg, CardWorks Merchant Services and WellsysNY.com
ag.cardworks@gmail.com and alan@wellsysNY.com