My Hometown

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...

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 Li...

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...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Matthew Neebe, the Director of the Town of Smithtown Horizons Counseling & Education Center about services are offered at Horizons, the role the Town Government plays with HCEC, and the prevention program being offered in the local district schools. We also talk with Stacey Sanders, the Executive Director for the Town of Smithtown Youth Bureau, about...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Frank Scalese, General Agent of Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions, A Member of the MassMutual Financial Group. Frank currently leads a team of over 100 financial professionals and 40 staff members, serving over 175,000 individuals, families and businesses. He was inspired by the ideas in the best-selling book, Blue Ocean Strategies, as he encourages adviso...

Rita Monte and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Roma Marx Andenmatten. Now at the age of 94, Roma is a soprano/opera singer and poet; she also plays the guitar, ukulele, and piano. This program is an inspiration to us all on how we all can learn from Roma's wisdom in a long life of twists and turns. We discuss Roma's career and her life’s experiences

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Stephanie Abrams, Director of Development for the Friedberg JCC in Oceanside, talking about Camp Ga'avah (Pride), a one-week camp for 12-18 year at the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds in Wheatley Heights. The camp is open to LGBTQ+ and their allies from all over Long Island. It’s a safe, fun, traditional week of camp along with leadership workshops that w...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Lee Williams, owner of a new indoor cycling studio called CycleBar in Garden City. At over 130 studios and counting, CycleBar is the largest indoor cycling studio in the world, yet the new Garden City location is the first of its kind in New York. Lee is originally from England. He arrived in the US in 1995 with a plan – he was either going to become...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Cheryl Davidson, Senior Director of Workforce Readiness at Northwell Health, who created the Center for Workforce Readiness within Human Resources, which includes student programs, inclusion programs for veterans and people with disabilities, and nursing Externships/ Fellowships. She also is the co-steward of the LI STEM Hub. Cheryl will talk about h...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Melecia Munroe, an HR Professional for the past 20 years. Through her experiences and passion, she created “The Power of Networking” - a one stop shop resource in which she provides job coaching, resume writing, interview preparation, workshops and a gambit of strategies on how to attain a dream job and market yourself in the workplace. Melecia enjoy...

Rita Monte and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Gina Lo Bello, Assistant Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Northwell Health. Gina talks about the Make- A-Wish Metro and Western New York Advisory Board. The foundation touches the life of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition every 10 hours. The philosophy of Make A Wish Metro is a wish experience can be a game-ch...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Craig Biscone, an attorney in Garden City who practices Real Estate and Zoning Matters for the past 32 years. Craig has served as Counsel to State Of New York Mortgage Agency, to Town of North Hempstead Community Development Agency, & Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation. Craig is involved in the Village of Garden City, where he served as an Officer and...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Dana Lopez, Director of Marketing & Communications at The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network). The INN is a local non-profit organization that serves hungry and homeless Long Islanders through soup kitchens, homeless shelters and a variety of supportive services. This year marks the 35th anniversary of this organization.

Rita Monte and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Darren Dione Aquino, the CEO and founder of ADA. 25 years ago, he founded his non-profit organization, which advocates for disabled American veterans, police, fireman, and families. He has been defending and advocating for the disabled ever since. Our main topic today is Darren’s latest labor of love, his newly published book, The Seasons of Emma, ab...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Shantay Carter, a Registered Nurse, The Founder of Women of Integrity Inc., and author of Destined for Greatness. Over the years, Shantay noticed that many of our young girls were often lost and misguided. The young girls in our community were often lacking the support or resources to empower and educate them. That’s where Women of Integrity Inc. com...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Sarah Albertson talk with Barbara Dershowitz, M.Ed., CAGS, CMP, a certified change management professional in private practice in East Meadow, NY. She is also an author and public speaker in the field of practical change management. She talks about her new book, “The Secret Life of Change: 21 Flash Reveals About Change and Managing Change in Your Life or Organization.” B...

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with NCC students Kayla Buchmann, Alicia Olacirgui and Samantha Piccone from the H.O.P.E club at Nassau Community College. Kayla is the President of the H.O.P.E club. They talk about the new club on campus and to bring awareness to mental health and comfort for those who may feel alone.

Bill Horan and NCC Student Zac Turkel talk with Larry Lamendola, First Vice President & Ben DiMarco, Second Vice President, of the Wantagh Lions Club. Larry and Ben talk about the Wantagh Lion's Club and what they are doing to improving their community at large.

Bill Horan along with NCC student Zac Turkel talk with Chris Arceneaux, founder and CEO of Darby Foundation Professional. The Darby Foundation, has created and supported programs inclusive of career days, golf camps, mentorship, internship and activities that motivate young people to DREAM BIG. The foundation’s goal is to empower children to live a healthy life, channel their energies through vari...

Bill Horan along with NCC student Zac Turkel talk with Bob Shanlin, a resident of North Bellmore, who is not officially announced as of this date to run for New York’s 4th Congressional District election in 2018, but plans to. The incumbent heading into the election is Democrat Kathleen Rice, who was first elected in 2014. Bob is a retired corrections officer and feels he is qualified to run for t...

Bill Horan along with NCC student Zac Turkel talk with Kim Weiler, holistic health coach, author, & speaker, and founder of The Love Group, a speaking agency that inspires and educates the next generation of female leaders. Speakers include professional athletes to stylists to entrepreneurs to award-winning journalists who share their knowledge through confidence-building workshops. They couldn't...

Asif Siddiqui, owner and managing partner for Elevation Burger in Plainview, NY, talks to Bill Horan and John Gallo about why many of us on Long Island are eating organic, and the why Elevation Burger is serving that need for those of us who want to eat healthier.

Bill Horan and Zac Turkel talk with Eugene Alletto, Founder and CEO of BEDGEAR, who believes that with he right fit of products, you can maximize your recovery at night, allowing you to perform at your best each day.

Kathy Wagner, Human Resources Manager for Enterprise Holdings on Long Island, discusses how Enterprise is positively impacting Long Island through community outreach initiatives.

Levittown resident Frank Lazzaro talks with Bill Horan and NCC student Zac Turkel about his experience in working as a freelance floral decorator foe the White House during the Ford, Carter, & Regan administrations.