1303 Round Swamp Road
September Kick-Off Membership Meeting
Wednesday, September 21st from Noon to 1:30pm
Indoors at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Main Entrance Building (not the barn),
1303 Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage.
$10 for members; $20 for non-members
Bring a non-perishable food item or toiletry item to the meeting for donation to the Rudman Family Food Pantry
(our former charity partner located at the Mid-Island Y JCC)
Suggested donations: Toilet Paper, honey, low sugar/no sugar canned fruits, instant coffee and juice
Featured Speaker
Matt Cohen, President and CEO of the Long Island Association
Read his bio below
Spotlight Speakers
JoAnn Cave, Chocolate Works Plainview
NEW!
Bring a non-perishable food item or toiletry item to the meeting for donation to the Rudman Family Food Pantry
(our former charity partner located at the Mid-Island Y JCC)
Suggested donations: Toilet Paper, honey, low sugar/no sugar canned fruits, instant coffee and juice
Matt Cohen BIO:
Matt Cohen became the President & CEO of the Long Island Association (LIA), the region’s leading business organization, in May 2021. Matt is working with the 80-member Board and the LIA members to implement his vision for Long Island’s future, including making Long Island an attractive place for young professionals, supporting small businesses, and expanding child care options.
Matt previously served as the Vice President of Government Affairs & Communications at the LIA for 10 years. In that role, he was the chief lobbyist for the LIA’s legislative agenda, which included the enactment of a permanent state property tax cap and the receipt of more than $7.5 billion in economic development investments on Long Island for transportation, infrastructure, housing, and downtown development. Additionally, Matt has helped to coordinate the LIA’s response to COVID-19 and its economic impacts, providing critical assistance and real-time information to local businesses and advocating for federal and state resources for Long Island.
Prior to joining the LIA in 2011, Matt was Executive Director of Government Relations for the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), where he oversaw government and community affairs for the second largest public electric utility in the country at the time with 1.1 million customers in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and portions of Queens. Before LIPA, Matt served as Long Island Director for United States Senator Charles Schumer where he was the primary political and policy advisor to the Senator for all Long Island-related issues. Matt has also worked as an aide in the Suffolk County Executive’s office.
Matt is a member of the Board of Directors for several Long Island organizations, including the Child Care Council of Suffolk Inc., where he serves as Chair, the Long Island Housing Partnership, Discover Long Island (including on its Executive Committee), the Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center at Stony Brook University and the New York League of Conservation Voters – Long Island chapter. He is also a graduate of The Energeia Partnership at Molloy College.
Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts in History (with a concentration in American History) from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in New York State in July 2012.
Matt lives in Commack with his wife Tracie and son Jack.