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An evening of fun and fellowship

Thursday | May 26 | 2016RXR Plaza | 625 RXR Plaza | Uniondale, NY

The mission of Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation is to ensure the excel-lence as well as the continuance of Catholic elementary schools on Long Island by increasing awareness and by providing scholarship and program funding for the needs of students and schools.

In January 2004, Bishop William F. Murphy and retired Superinten-dent of Schools, Sister Joanne Callahan, became increasingly concerned about the costs and sustainability of Catholic elementary schools on Long Island. They enlisted a committee to study the challenges facing the schools. In an-swering the call to action to reverse the declining numbers of students in the Catholic elementary schools across Long Island, Tomorrow’s Hope Founda-tion was established in September 2005 as a tax-exempt, non-for-profit public charity. Lewis S. Ranieri was appointed by Bishop Murphy to chair the foun-dation. As chairman, Mr. Ranieri put together a prominent board of profes-sionals, business leaders and diocesan administration. A decade later, there are 47 thriving elementary schools in our diocese educating more than 17,000 students. Parents seeking tuition assistance for their children now have a place to rely on for support. Over the past ten years the Foundation has provided close to $20 million in scholarship and school aid. On behalf of Tomorrow’s Hope, we look forward to continuing our service in the next decade to come.

Paul F. AmorusoCarolynn Lucca Black

Drew BognerGregory Burke

Sister Joanne Callahan, OSU

Robert B. CatellPaul Clagnaz

Richard ConniffPatrick CurtinJohn A. Danzi

Kathleen Deegan DicksonStephen DeSimone

Joseph FabriziVicki Ferrara

Kathleen M. GiamoMary Ryan Gonzalez

Rick LazioFrank LiantonioRonald Lo Russo

David LynchFrank MarzanoF.J. McCarthy

Michael McCarthyMichael Merlo

William J. O’BrienGerald Pietroforte

Peter QuickSalvatore Restivo

Maureen T. ScadutoBrian T. Shea

Bernadette Casey SmithMichael D. Sapraicone

Michael P. StaffordPeter D. Tamsen

Edward TravagliantiChristopher TullyGlenn TyranskiJoseph YoungPeggy York

Lewis S. RanieriChairman,

Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation

Most Reverend William F. MurphyBishop of Rockville CentreDiocese of Rockville Centre

Most Reverend Robert J. BrennanAuxiliary Bishop & Vicar General

Diocese of Rockville Centre

Thomas GrechDennis Harrington

Edward KennaMarguerite Kircher

Kevin LaurieGary Layton

David McArdle

David McKelveyFrank Melaccio

Thomas ScaturroMichael Spinelli

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Honorary Trustees & Board of Trustees

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Alfonse M. D’Amato Daniel Denihan James Riley Jr.

Sister Joanne Callahan, OSU

Robert B. Catell

Patrick Curtin

Hon. Alfonse M. D’Amato

Richard J. Daly

Daniel J. Denihan

Joseph A. Fabrizi

Joseph A. Ferrara

Ron Lo Russo

Frank Marzano

Michael A. McManus, Jr.

Ralph A. Nappi

Michael Pascucci

Peter Quick

Lewis S. Ranieri

Scott Rechler

Brian T. Shea

Bernadette Casey Smith

Michael Taglich

Edward Travaglianti

Beth Austin Trunz

Charles Trunz

Carmella Tully

Peter Tully

Richard ConniffChief Operating Officer

RXR Realty

Mr. Conniff serves as Chief Operating Officer of RXR Realty. RXR was formed in 2006 by the former management team of Reckson Associates Realty Corp. Mr. Conniff joined Reckson in 1994 as a Senior Financial Analyst and was promoted to Corporate Senior Vice President of Investments and Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mr. Conniff was responsible for the analysis of all investment opportuni-ties including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and structured finance investments as well as the related due diligence, negotiation and closing of said transactions. From 1992 – 1994, Mr. Conniff was employed by Cushman & Wakefield as a Financial Manager and Portfolio Manager with responsibility for the supervision and financial management of a 3 million square foot portfolio on Long Island. From 1989 – 1992, Mr. Conniff was employed by VMS Realty Partners as Vice President of Asset Manage-ment. Throughout his tenure at VMS, he was responsible for acquisition and development analysis of several large land and mixed-use properties as well as a 4 million square foot portfolio of urban and suburban office properties located throughout New York and Washington, D.C. Mr. Conniff holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the City University of New York.

Mr. Conniff is strongly connected to the mission of Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation. He has been a mem-ber of the Board since its inception, and currently sits as Vice Chairman. Mr. Conniff also sits as Vice Chairman of the SUNY Old Westbury College Foundation, which similar to Tomorrow’s Hope, shares the mission of ensuring that students receive the best education possible. Richard and his wife Annmarie are parishioners at Cure of Ars, in Merrick, NY and are deeply committed to Catholic education. They have three daughters who graduated from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Bellmore, where Mr. Conniff served as a member of the school board. The girls continued on to Kellenberg Memorial High School, where Mr. & Mrs. Conniff served as PRIME (Parishioners Related In Marianist Education) parents. Their old-est daughter Lauren is currently at the University of Scranton, Kristen is studying at Loyola University, and Julia is finishing up her Sophomore year at Kellenberg.

Paul & Sherry DurnanFounders

The Durnan Group Inc.Sherry and Paul Durnan are the founders of The Durnan Group, Inc., one of the largest privately owned insurance agencies in New York, specializing in workers compensation programs. Presently, two of their sons own and manage the business. Paul attended St. Agnes Elementary School and St. Agnes High School in Rockville Centre and went onto Holy Cross College. Sherry attended St. Anastasia Elementary School in Teaneck NJ and Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass. All seven of their children attended Catholic Elementary Schools, Catholic High Schools and Catholic Colleges. As of this September, nine (of their 16) grandchildren who reside in Rockville Centre will be attending St Agnes Cathedral Elemen-tary School in grades K-1 through the fifth grades. At this time four other grandchildren are attending Brother Fox Latin School, Kellenberg High School and Sacred Heart Academy.

Paul is a life long member of St. Agnes Cathedral Parish where he serves as a Eucharistic Minister and a Lector. He is currently the Chairman of the Telecare Board of Trustees. He has also been active in the fields of higher education and healthcare. From 1998 to 2005 Paul was a member of the St. Francis Hospital Board and was a founding trustee of Catholic Health Services of L.I.. From 1994 through 2005 he was on the Molloy Catholic College Board of Trustees, where he served as Chairman for seven years. Currently, he holds the title of Chairman Emeritus. Sherry has been active in many apostolic endeavors throughout Long Island and a national level. She is a member of the St. Agnes Ministry of Consolation, which assists grieving families in planning their loved ones’ funeral Mass. Sherry is also a Eucharistic Minister and Lector. In 2007 she, along with Paul, received the St. Agnes Medal for Outstanding Service in the Diocese of Rockville Centre. They also received the Caritas Award from Catholic Charities and the St. Catherine of Sienna Award for their dedication and commitment to Catholic Education. Both Sherry and Paul received the 1998 Molloy College Lifetime Achievement Award. The Dominican sisters of Amityville honored them with their “Veritas Award” for their dedication to the Dominican Order of Preachers. A member of the Catholic Charities board of Trustees, Sherry currently serves as the Board Chair of Catholic Charities Health Systems, Inc. In 1985, Paul and Sherry entered the Equestrian Or-der of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem and presently hold the rank of Knight and Lady of The Grand Cross. Sherry is a member of the Holy Sepulcher Board of Trustees. In 1997, our honorees were invested into the Order of Malta as Knight and Dame. They have participated in a dozen Malta Pilgrimages to Lourdes, France to help sick pilgrims and they also have gone on several missions to the Malta Sacred Heart Hospital in Haiti. In 2004, the Durnans became the founding Co-Presidents of the Long Island Chapter of Legatus International, an organization striving to strengthen the faith of Catholic CEOs and their spouses. In 2009, Sherry and Paul received the National Legatus Officers of the Year Award. Happily married for 52 years, the Durnans reside in Rockville Centre.

William J. O’BrienPresident & Chief Executive Officer

Suffolk Federal Credit Union

William J. O’Brien is President and Chief Executive Officer of Suffolk Federal Credit Union whose headquarters are located in Medford, NY. He has over 31 years of experience in banking and prior to Suffolk Federal he was the Chief Operations Officer of NuVision Federal Credit Union, a $1.3 billion credit union located in California. Prior to NuVision, Mr. O’Brien was the Senior Vice President of Operations at Kinecta Federal Credit Union of California, a $4 billion credit union. He was again directly responsible for all operations. Mr. O’Brien’s work experience includes other institutions of various sizes such as Bank of America and Fifth Third Bank at management levels that required leader-ship with a focus on results. Mr. O’Brien’s goals are to have the best member services in Suffolk Federal’s marketplace and to have an efficient operation to continue the already great products and services that exist at Suffolk Federal Credit Union today.

Mr. O’Brien grew up in New Jersey and he received an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is currently a member of the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Task Force Committee and the Business Advisory Council for Molloy College. He was recently selected for a position on the Housing Finance Reform Task Force Committee. Mr. O’Brien is also a member of the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation Board of Directors, and a leader in their Adopt-A-School Program.

Mr. O’Brien resides in Setauket with his wife Leslie and they together enjoy their three beautiful girls, ages 18, 17, and 15. The O’Brien’s are parishioners at St. James Parish in East Setauket, where Leslie serves as a religion teacher, and their daughters participate in Youth Group.

2015 Stars for Students Scholarship Gala

St. Joseph’s Run for Tomorrow’s Hope

NY METS benefit for Tomorrow’s Hope & Futures in Education

2015 Golf Outing at Meadow Brook Club

Founder’s Christmas Evening at the Metropolitan Club

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Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

FloralThe Bahnik Foundation

Photography Newmark Grubb

Knight Frank

Marketing Alvarez & Marsal

PatronsFlorence Pfriender

Robert J. Kinpoitner

Peggy DeMatteis & Family

Kevin K. Benes

First National Bank of Long Island

Zere Real Estate Services

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