Judges for 2014 FMC Folio Awards Announced

FMC Announces Judges 2014

The Fair Media Council is proud to announce the slate of distinguished corporate and community leaders who will serve as judges for FMC’s Folio Awards.

“Having the public judge the news is the most important critique the news media could want — it illustrates what stories tapped the pulse of the community and what the public needs from its local news providers,” said FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement. “Because it tells you what’s happening in your own backyard, local news is most important to maintaining the health and well-being of the community. This green-light ethics program actually shows the media what to do more of — and that’s what makes FMC Folio Awards so special.”

The FMC Folio Awards Judges for 2014 are:

Ernest Bartol, Senior Partner, Murphy, Bartol and O’Brien LLP
Ed Bergstraesser, External Affairs Director, AT&T
Nick Boba, Executive Director, The Center for Developmental Disabilities, Inc.
Patrick Calabria, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Farmingdale State College
Robert Catell, Board Chair, Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center
David Chauvin, Vice President, Zimmerman/Edelson Inc.
Bert Cunningham, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hofstra University
Kevin Dahill, President and CEO, Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council
Michael Dawidziak, Founder, Strategic-Planning.com
John Durso, President, Long island Federation of Labor
Sal Ferro, President and CEO, Alure Home Improvements
Paul Focazio, Web Content Manager, New York Sea Grant
Dana Friedman, Executive Director, The Early Years Institute
Marianne Garvin, President, Community Development Corporation of Long Island
Karen Garvey, Professional Coach, The Answers Unlimited
Roslyn Goldmacher, Executive Director, Long Island Development Corp.
S. Elizabeth Hill, President, St. Joseph’s College
Kevin Kelly, Co-President and Chief Creative Officer, BigBuzz Marketing Group
James Kinney, Partner, WeiserMazars LLP
John Kominicki, President, Digital Motion Marketing
Kirk Kordeleski, CEO, Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Lawrence Levy, Executive Dean, National Center of Suburban Studies at Hofstra
Terry Lynam, Vice President, Public Relations, North Shore-LIJ Health System
John MacKay, President, Youth Advisory Board, North Shore Youth Council
Charlie MacLeod, President, Sanna Mattson MacLeod
Pat Macri, President/CEO, Millennium Communications
Scott Martella, Suffolk County Representative, Office of Hon. Governor Andrew Cuomo
Orlando Milian, Partner & Chief Client Officer, D’exposito & partners LLC
Jeffrey Morosoff, Director, Graduate Program in Public Relations, Hofstra University
John Murcott, Co-Founder, Karma411.com
David Okorn, Executive Director, Long Island Community Foundation
Dennis O’Rourke, Counsel, Moritt Hock and Hamroff, LLP
Jeff Reynolds, Executive Director, Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
Robert Rigoroso, Managing Director, First Republic Bank
Craig Rizzo, Partner, Bartlett, McDonough, Monaghan LLP
Kevin Ryan, President, Ryan & Ryan Public Relations
Dr. George Santiago, Jr., President, Briarcliffe College
Charles Skop, Counsel, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.
David A. Smukler, Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Labor Relations, New York Racing Association
Brendan Stanton, Chief Communications Officer, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
Andrea Staub, Vice President, Corporate Communications, NBTY
Richard Turan, Director, Turan Family Foundation
Helena E. Williams, President, Long Island Railroad
Ken Young, Public Relations Director, Molloy College

The Folio Awards will be held on April 25, 2014 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY, from 11am until 2pm. It’s the largest media event on Long Island.

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