My Hometown

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk to Amanda Milberg, Co-Founder of From Our Hearts to Your Toes. Amanda and her sister Allie started the organization back in 2011, when they were just teenagers. Our Hearts to Your Toes inspires confidence in children by making them feel their best with beautiful repurposed dance recital costumes. They recently relocated their space from Jericho Commons to Hicksville Plaza in Hicksville.

Bill Horan talks with Karen Micciche, Executive Director, Literacy Nassau. During her tenure, she has tripled the annual budget and developed programs to widen its service population, including small group tutoring, free citizenship application assistance and legal consultations for immigrants, an inclusive book club model for adults with developmental disabilities, and more. Karen works with Literacy Nassau’s 500+ volunteers to create new opportunities for tutors and teachers to become certified in Orton-Gillingham and has developed the concept of “donation-based tutoring” for children with learning disabilities, most notably dyslexia.

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Lance W. Elder, President and CEO, and Sarah Muller, Development and Marketing Assistant, both from the EAC Network, a local non-profit social service agency that administers over 70 programs across Long Island and the five boroughs of New York City. They will talk today about the EAC Network and the upcoming outdoor fundraising rappelling event, October 20th, down from the roof of the Tower of Nassau Community College!

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Allah Supreme Brown, Executive Director of the Youth Empowerment Institute in Uniondale. Their mission is to foster and preserve excellence in the Arts, especially Performing Arts, Production Arts, Media Arts and Art Education. They do this by providing youth and adults in Nassau County with access to the Arts, and by facilitating the creation and mastering along with the fostering and preserving of African heritage and culture in the Arts. Allah is here today to talk about the LI African American Parade & Festival happening this Saturday 10/6.

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Jennifer Cona, Managing Partner at the elder law and estate planning firm of Genser, Dubow, Genser & Cona, located in Melville. Ms. Cona assists seniors and their families with the preservation of assets, Medicaid planning, estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, estate litigation, guardianships and disability planning. She also assists clients with planning for long-term care needs, including home care, assisted living and nursing home care. She will be speaking about aging and some of the pitfalls to avoid when planning your future.

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Patrick J. Ryder, the Commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department. He recently completed his 34th year in law enforcement, serving the last 32 years with the Nassau County Police Department. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice and Intelligence-Led Policing here at Nassau Community College! Today, we talk about the School Safety Forum that will be held at Hofstra University on Tuesday, September 25, 2018.

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Reine Duell Bethany, author of a brand-new book from Arcadia Publishing titled Hempstead Village. Reine is an adjunct English professor at NCC as well as a writer and editor. She was appointed Hempstead Village Historian two years ago. She shares her experience of writing this book and explains why she thinks the Village of Hempstead is critically important to our region.

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Glen Heil, Public Relations Director for International Youth Fellowship (IYF), and Norbert Esty, Program Coordinator and Jennifer Rivas, IVF volunteer. They will discuss their upcoming program, the 2018 IYF World Camp, August 19-23 at the LIU Post Tilles Center. IYF World Camp helps our youth of today form a solid foundation for leadership, establish strong spiritual roots, along with global awareness, and intercultural tolerance. It’s a unique leadership training all in one place.
Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Glen Heil, Public Relations Director for International Youth Fellowship (IYF), and Norbert Esty, Program Coordinator and Jennifer Rivas, IVF volunteer.
They will discuss their upcoming program, the 2018 IYF World Camp, August 19-23 at the LIU Post Tilles Center. IYF World Camp helps our youth of today form a solid foundation for leadership, establish strong spiritual roots, along with global awareness, and intercultural tolerance. It’s a unique leadership training all in one place.

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Alton Byrd, Vice President of Business Operations for the Long Island Nets, who oversees strategic and operational activities for the NBA G-League team of the Brooklyn Nets. Many people may not even realize Long Island has its own basketball team. Alton will talk about the LI Nets today, and why sports fans are gearing up of another season at NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Alton will also talk about the Long Island Nets Hoopfest 3X3 tournament happening at the Coliseum on August 25th & 26th.

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Dawn Hagen, the Program Director for the Willing Hearts, Helpful Hands Caregiver
Support Program, and Michelle Ashbahian, the Manager for Family Caregiver Services. Dawn and Michelle talk about the very specialized caregiver support initiative being run out of Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia, which includes a full range of support services for individuals caring for a loved one with dementia on Long Island.