We are pleased to introduce you to the proposed slate of Officers for the 2026 Board of Directors for AFP Long Island. They will be inducted at the Annual Meeting set for January 29, 2026.
Officers presented for election:
President
Sima Matthes, Good Dog Foundation
Immediate Past President & Nominations Chair
Pat Chambers Daly, Consultant
Treasurer
Bryan Pollack, SCO Family of Services
Secretary
Lauren Vlachos, MSNP, CFRE Alzheimer's Resource Center
President Elect
Amy Dash, North Shore Animal League America
COMMITTEES - In formation
IDEA CO-CHAIRS
Angela Brooks, LICADD
Nyrekia White, Long Island Children's Museum
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/EDUCATION
Pamela Mohr, Huntington Hospital Northwell Health Foundation
MEMBERSHIP CO-CHAIRS
Judi Lach Veeck, Cornell Cooperative Foundation
First Term Proposed Members of the Board of Directors - Class of 2026
Jenifer Van Denise, CFRE - Vice President, Development at Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
Ilana Eichinger – Vice President, Client Services, Didit Marketing
Jessica Liss Feuer – Director of Development, Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts
Prashant Gupta – Director of Business Development and Marketing, Mental Health Association of Nassau County
Jerry Kleinman - Consultant
Tim Matejka – Chief Development and Legislative Officer · Gurwin Healthcare System
Second Term Members of the Board of Directors – Joined 2025
Carl Cervi, CCS Fundraising
Alexis Pramberger, The WaterFront Center
James Sheridan, Catholic Health Trish Rongo, St. Vincent de Paul Long Island
Robert Vitelli, LGBT Network
Third Term Members of the Board of Directors – Joined in 2024
Lauren Vlachos, MSNP, CFRE, Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center
Bobby D. Ehlert, Inspire Hearts Fundraising
Bryan Pollack, SCO Family of Services
Fourth Term Members of the Board of Directors – Joined in 2023
Amy Dash, North Shore Animal League America
Anastasia Hagen, Touro Law Center
Judi Lach Veeck, Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame
Nyrekia White, Long Island Children’s Museum
Fifth Term Member of Board of Directors – Joined in 2022
Dr. Joy DeDonato, Blood Cancers United
Sima Matthes, Good Dog Foundation
Jim Meyer, Planned Giving Solutions
Sixth Term Members of the Board of Directors – Joined in 2021
Angela Brooks, LICADD
Patricia Chambers Daly, Consultant
Pamela Mohr, Huntington Hospital Northwell Health Foundation
Eighth Term Members of the Board Joined in 2019
Angela Brooks, LICAD