Saadia Z. Yunus is a licensed marriage and family therapist, trauma specialist, motivational speaker, and community leader. She has over 10 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups.

Saadia’s passion is to engage with people on a personal level to uplift them into discovering the best version of themselves. In addition to therapy, she achieves this through motivational and trauma-informed presentations and workshops throughout the country.

Saadia owns a private practice in Deer Park, NY, and offers online therapy to anyone in the states of New York and Florida. She is Vice Chair of the advisory board of Dolan Family Health Center and Social Media Director of the NY Marriage and Family Therapy Network. She serves on the board of The Barbershop Group, a national men’s mental health organization. She is also Co-founder and Chair of Muslim Women of Long Island (MWLI).

Raised in Bonifay, FL, Saadia currently resides on Long Island, NY, with her husband, four children, cat, and fish. She has an active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. She can be contacted via her website.

Mike St. Pierre possesses more than 35 years of experience leading business units of Citicorp, Metropolitan Life, HSBC, and New York Community Bank in support of retail, commercial, and not-for-profit clients as they plan for, and achieve, financial security. Direct consulting efforts have assisted the National Association of Counties, the American Conference of Mayors, the Miami Rescue Mission, among others.

A Registered Securities Principal with FINRA, Mike maintains active Life, Health, Variable, Property, and Casualty Insurance certifications in New York as well as twelve other states. Long Island Business News has recognized Mike as a Top Financial Advisor. He attended St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary and graduated Hofstra University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance.

A resident of Smithtown, Mike and his wife, Cyndi, are married thirty-five years with three adult children: Thomas, Gabrielle, and Jacqueline. An active community advocate and volunteer, Mike provides pro bono assistance and advocacy for community residents as they attempt to navigate issues related to Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation, Medicare/Medicaid, IRS inquiries, and other entitlements.

Jason D. Sattler, a Holbrook resident, has more than 13 years of officer-level experience providing an array of commercial banking services to Long Island’s business community.

He presently serves as a Managing Director for Sterling National Bank. Based in the Babylon and West Islip financial centers, he manages a $300-million portfolio of assets and focuses on business development in the Long Island Market.

Jason, who has formal credit training, had previously held positions with Capital One Bank, the Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase Bank in various locations on Long Island.

Through his own family experiences, he developed an awareness of mental health issues as well as an understanding of society’s critical need to dispel stigmas associated with the disease.

Dedicated to community service, Jason is active with a number of social service and Veterans organizations. He also participates and contributes to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Hydrocephalus Association, and United Cerebral Palsy. Jason also teaches finance education to grade-school students through Junior Achievement.

Lorraine Botti is currently the Marketing Lead for the Stony Brook University Neurosciences Institute. She directs marketing efforts for the Institute and its specialty service lines within Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, while ensuring alignment with the mission, goals, and objectives of both the Institute and the larger Stony Brook Medicine academic medical center enterprise. She has more than 20 years of expertise in healthcare marketing across all channels in categories ranging from managed care and pharmaceuticals, to medical devices, wearable fitness technology, and academic medical centers.

Previously, Lorraine spent several years as an ad agency copywriter. Her clients included a range of consumer goods and services and B2B companies. Lorraine entered the world of healthcare marketing as a Relationship Marketing Manager at Vytra Health Plans, where she led the development and launch of the healthcare industry’s first customer relationship marketing (CRM) loyalty program.

As Marketing and PR Manager at Olympus America, Lorraine was responsible for establishing the brand marketing, PR, and communication functions for the GI Endoscopy Division, raising awareness of colorectal cancer prevention and contributing to Olympus increased market share.

On the agency side, she was VP at Ogilvy PR Worldwide’s Healthcare practice, where her clients included medical devices, pharmaceutical, and genetic testing companies. She also worked as Director of Brand Marketing at Polar USA, a subsidiary of the global wearable fitness technology company that invented the category. At Polar, she led PR, social media, and advertising across all product lines. She also headed her own marketing consultancy before joining Stony Brook Medicine in 2012.

Lorraine received her BA degree in Spanish with a minor in Marketing from the University of Richmond. In her spare time, she enjoys long walks, cooking, reading, writing, the visual arts, exploring vintage shops, and spending time with family and friends.

Robert E. Detor retired in 2015 as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Long Island Home, a member of Northwell Health System, which operates South Oaks Hospital, a 193-bed behavioral health facility with ambulatory services for Children, Adolescents, and Adults. He also oversaw Broadlawn Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 320-bed skilled nursing facility with a sub-acute care and rehabilitation specialty as well as an adult day health program.

Previously, Bob served as Director of Health Services for the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s Catholic Charities, Executive Director of the North Suffolk Center, and the Director of the Bureau of Training for Narcotics and Drug Research, Inc.

Bob currently serves, or has served, on the following boards: The National Association of Psychiatric Health System; LeadingAge New York; United Way of Long Island; Health and Welfare Council of Long Island; Hands Across Long Island; Clubhouse of Suffolk, and; the Victims Information Bureau. He was also a gubernatorial appointee to the Mental Health Services Council.

Bob completed his graduate work at Syracuse University and resides in Port Washington.

Rosemary Speciale had a distinguished and successful forty-year career in commercial banking. She rose through the ranks to Vice President, concentrating on commercial lending and business relationship management.

Rosemary is a summa cum laude graduate of New York Institute of Technology having earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Finance. She is a member of Delta Mu Delta Honor Society for Business and Economics.

A former Rotarian who was honored with the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow award, Rosemary has a strong history of community service and volunteerism. She joined the Clubhouse of Suffolk board in 1992 and within a few years was named Vice President and Chair of the Finance Committee. She currently serves as MHAW’s Treasurer.

Rosemary has lived in Islandia since 1973 and was a catalyst behind the village’s incorporation in 1985. She has two adult daughters and three grandchildren.

Andrew T. Garbarino is Of Counsel to the firm of Ruskin, Moscou and Falitschek, PC in Uniondale. A lifelong resident of Long Island, Andrew has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. He is a member of the firm’s Health Law Department, as well as the White Collar Crime and Investigations, Not-For-Profit, and Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice groups.

As an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County, Andrew was assigned to the Crimes Against Real Estate Unit and Public Corruption Bureau. While there, he prosecuted cases ranging from sex crimes to white collar crimes, including larcenies, identity thefts, cyber-crimes, forgeries and frauds.

Andrew advocates for and advises various corporations, hospitals, law firms and individuals, including CEOs, CFOs, lawyers, bankers and members of law enforcement, as well as hundreds of physicians and healthcare professionals accused of (or victimized by) criminal, professional, or other misconduct.

Andrew possesses significant experience dealing with regulatory authorities, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and state authorities including the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC), Office of Professional Discipline (OPD), Workers Compensation Board, and a variety of New York City administrative departments. He has also counseled law firms and attorneys facing inquiries by Attorney Grievance Committees and addressed matters involving the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

He has managed dozens of internal investigations for clients including municipalities, hospitals, medical practices and law firms. He often liaises with forensic experts, private investigators, and members of law enforcement.

Articles by Mr. Garbarino have been published in the New York Law Journal, the Nassau Lawyer and Long Island Business News.

Andrew is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section and Criminal Justice Section, where serves on the White Collar and Ethics Committees. He is active with the Hauppauge Industrial Association, serving on the Healthcare and Technology committees.

In his spare time, Andrew enjoys cooking, reading, and writing.