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AFPLI Annual Meeting 2025  - January 30th (Thursday) - Heritage Club

This coming year's annual meeting is going to be a wonderful evening!

Join us as we welcome in the New Year, network among colleagues in person, recognize members of our fundraising community and as always, vote on a slate of proposed new Officers and Board of Directors.

Heritage Club at Bethpage

January 30, 20245, 6 PM - 8 PM

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Celebrate with us as we honor individuals who make a difference on Long Island.

 

The Gilbert Tilles Award

Given to a person who exhibits outstanding commitment to philanthropy and community involvement.

Outstanding Corporation Award

Presented to a small business or corporation that demonstrates outstanding commitment through financial support and activity that encourages and motivates others to take roles in philanthropy and community involvement.

The Leaders of Tomorrow Award

Given to individuals between the ages of 5 and 18 who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments through volunteerism and philanthropic activities

Officers presented for election:

President
Patricia Chambers Daly, Hour Children

President Elect
Sima Matthes, Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center

Treasurer
Myrnissa Stone-Sumair 

Secretary 
Jaime McGrade, Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University

Immediate Past President & Nominations Chair
Mary Fu, AHRC Suffolk

 

COMMITTEES

IDEA CHAIR
Nyrekia White, Long Island Children's Museum
Angela Brooks, LICADD

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/EDUCATION 
Pamela Mohr, Huntington Hospital Northwell Health Foundation

MEMBERSHIP Co-Chairs
Amy Dash, North Shore Animal League America

Judi Lach Veeck, Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CHAIR
Nicole Weingartner, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron



First Term Members of the Board of Directors – proposed for 2024

Lauren Vlachos, MSNP, CFRE, Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center

Bobby D. Ehlert, Inspire Hearts Fundraising

Bryan Pollack, Family & Children’s Association

 

Second Term Members of the Board of Directors – Joined in 2023

Amy Dash, North Shore Animal League America

Nadege Boisson Pardo, Hofstra University Law

Donna Frithsen

Anastasia Hagen, Touro Law Center

Judi Lach Veeck, Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame


Third Term Member of Board of Directors – Joined in 2022

Joy DeDonato, Women's Health Medicine Advancement Stony Brook University

Sima Matthes,  Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center

Jim Meyer, Planned Giving Solutions 

Anne Seifried, NFP Fundraising & Management Consultant

Nicole Weingartner, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron



Fourth Term Members of the Board of Directors – Joined in 2021

Angela Brooks, LICADD

Patricia Chambers Daly, Hour Children

Pamela Mohr, Huntington Hospital Northwell Health Foundation

Fifth Term Members of the Board of Directors – Joined in 2020

Jaime McGrade, Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University

Myrnissa Stone-Sumair

 

Eighth Term Members of the AFPLI Board of Directors – Joined in 2016

 Mary Fu, AHRC Suffolk