On November 10, James P. Lentini, D.M.A., President, Molloy University, will be the guest speaker at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action). This event will take place at the Candlelight Diner, located at 56 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, starting at 8:30 a.m. The topic will be “The Future of Higher Education.”

Dr. Lentini began his tenure as Molloy University’s seventh president in June 2020. Under his leadership, he established goals such as expanding enrollment and developing new academic programs to meet the needs of students and the greater New York metropolitan area. In 2022, Molloy achieved status as a university. Dr. Lentini led the development of a new Strategic Plan 2028 that sets a path for Molloy to expand its impact and reach as a comprehensive university that offers top-tier professional and academic programs rooted in the liberal arts.

The university achieved record-setting levels of fundraising and grants since Dr. Lentini arrived, in addition to the creation of Molloy’s first-ever position of vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion that aligns with the institution’s history and mission as a Catholic institution in the Dominican charism.

This year, Dr. Lentini was elected to the board of The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. He also serves as a board member of the Long Island Association and the Long Island Arts Alliance. His accolades include being named to the Long Island Business News “Powerlist” as one of the “60 Most Powerful Influencers in 2022,” the Long Island Press PowerList in 2022, the Long Island Press “A-List” in 2021 and 2022 and the Long Island Business News “Power 25 in Education” in 2020.

In addition to his achievements as a university leader, Dr. Lentini is an award-winning composer and classical guitarist and is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences GRAMMY awards. 

For more information about upcoming LIMBA programs, visit https://limba.net/.

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* Photo of Dr. Lentini is attached.

About LIMBA 

Since 1968, LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) has been Long Island’s catalyst for economic investment and improvement, sponsoring lively breakfast forums featuring Long Island business activists and government officials. Its mission is to promote and address issues that affect the quality of life on Long Island. For more information, call (631) 757-1698 or visit www.limba.net.

On Friday, October 27, Arthur “Jerry” Kremer and Elizabeth S. Kase, both with the law firm Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., will be the guest speakers at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action). This event will take place at the Candlelight Diner, located at 56 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, starting at 8:30 a.m. The topic will be “New York has gone to pot. The insiders’ view of how the cannabis industry will move forward.”

Mr. Kremer is the Partner and Chair of the firm’s Municipal and Regulatory Affairs and Cannabis Practice Groups. His career in government began with his appointment as Corporation Counsel of Long Beach. He was elected to 13 terms in the New York State Assembly and was the only Long Island legislator to ever head the prestigious Ways and Means Committee.

He has served, by appointment of the governor, on the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Capital Review Board and the Public Authorities Control Board. Mr. Kremer has represented a large number of Fortune 500 companies in complex matters. He has served as Government Relations Counsel to Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Public Service Electric & Gas, Hostelworld, New York State Bowling Proprietors Association, Bus Association of New York State, the New York State Power Authority, various medical and technology groups and prominent energy companies. In addition, he is Chair of the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance.

City and State magazine has designated Mr. Kremer as one of the most powerful lobbyists in Albany. He is also a member of Long Island Business News’ Hall of Fame. In addition, he is a Colonel (ret.) in the New York State Guard.

Ms. Kase is Of Counsel with Ruskin Moscou Faltischek and co-chairs the firm’s Cannabis Practice Group. She counsels clients seeking licensure in the emerging adult-use cannabis space pursuant to New York State’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. Since the inception of The Compassionate Care Act in 2014, Ms. Kase guided entrepreneurs, businesses, and social equity applicants seeking to navigate New York’s ever-changing regulatory landscape.

She lectures extensively about the status of the laws, legal ethics, and compliance in the cannabis space. She has published numerous articles pertaining to criminal law, cannabis law, and cannabis/derivative products. Ms. Kase is also well-known for her tireless advocacy and commitment to her clients, defending large-scale federal and state criminal matters, including public corruption cases, conspiracies, mortgage fraud, healthcare fraud, immigration fraud, embezzlement schemes, sex crimes, and narcotics cases, as well as complex DWIs.

Ms. Kase proudly serves as Village Justice of Baxter Estates in Port Washington, New York since 2011. She is a graduate of Smith College and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she also teaches trial advocacy.

For more information about upcoming LIMBA programs, visit https://limba.net/.

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* Photos of Mr. Kremer and Ms. Kase are attached.

About LIMBA

Since 1968, LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) has been Long Island’s catalyst for economic investment and improvement, sponsoring lively breakfast forums featuring Long Island business activists and government officials. Its mission is to promote and address issues that affect the quality of life on Long Island. For more information, call (631) 757-1698 or visit www.limba.net.

About Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

For over 50 years, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., headquartered in Uniondale, has built a reputation as one of the region’s leading providers of innovative legal services. Its attorneys are practical, experienced advocates who measure their success by their clients’ success. Cornerstone groups in all major practice areas of the law are represented at the firm, including corporate and securities, corporate restructuring & bankruptcy, commercial lending, commercial litigation, intellectual property, health care, real estate, employment, not-for-profit, cybersecurity and data privacy, energy, and trusts and estates. Clients include large and mid-sized corporations, privately held businesses, institutions and individuals.

On September 29, Janine Logan, MS, APR will be the guest speaker at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action), located at Candlelight Diner, 56 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, starting at 8:30 a.m. The topic will be “Hospitals, Health, and Industry — Partners in Achieving a Healthier Long Island.”

Ms. Logan is Vice President of Communications and Population Health for the Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State and its two regional entities — the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council (NSHC) on Long Island and the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association (NorMet) in the Hudson Valley. She oversees and coordinates marketing and communications initiatives for these three associations, ensuring that the appropriate messages about hospitals and healthcare policy are delivered and understood by such targeted audiences and the media, lawmakers, business and industry, government agencies, allied health associations and the public.

She also directs the Long Island Health Collaborative (LIHC), a population health-based initiative coordinated by the NSHC. The LIHC is a coalition of over 300 organizations, health plans, academic institutions, schools, libraries, physician associations, and several businesses. She is also an adjunct professor of Community Health at the State University of New York at Farmingdale.

She holds a Master’s degree in Health Communications from Boston University and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts from St. John’s University. Her public relations and marketing work has been recognized by regional and national peer organizations, especially for her efforts in the areas of outreach and awareness. In 2012, she was awarded the Outstanding Association Achievement Award for excellence in healthcare communication from the Association of Association Educators (A2E), a subgroup of the American Hospital Association. She has earned several regional awards for her health promotion campaigns and communications initiatives.

Ms. Logan frequently lectures and writes about health policy, legislation and regulation, population health, public health and how the power of the narrative distills these complex and abstract concepts into the understandable. Accredited by the Public Relations Society of America in the practice of public relations, she serves on a variety of state, regional and local task forces. 

For more information about upcoming LIMBA programs, visit https://limba.net/.

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About LIMBA

Since 1968, LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) has been Long Island’s catalyst for economic investment and improvement, sponsoring lively breakfast forums featuring Long Island business activists and government officials. Its mission is to promote and address issues that affect the quality of life on Long Island. For more information, call (631) 757-1698 or visit www.limba.net.