* Catherine Blotiau
Safe Kids Nassau Coordinator
Office of Community & Public Health
North Shore-LI J Health System
* Maribeth Bambino Chitkara, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
* Rosemarie C. Ennis, EMT
Corporate Director, Office of Community & Public Health, NY State Safe Kids
NSLIJHS American Heart Association, Emergency Cardiac Care Training Center
North Shore-LI J Health System
* Bobby Hazen, Board of Directors of the USSSA
Founder, End Drowning Now, Co-Owner Saf-T-Swim, Infant/Toddler Committee United States, Swim School Association, C.P.O.
*Rich Specht
Founder ReesSpecht Life Foundation, Author, 20+ years as an educator
* Jim Hazen
Owner/President Saf-T-Swim Schools, Former President United States Swim School Association
* Susan Katz, DNP, RN, NP
Safe Kids Suffolk Coordinator, Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
* Sally Kuzniewski, RN
Pediatric Trauma Coordinator, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY, North Shore-LI J Health System
* Debora Riccardi, DNP, RN, CPNP
Director of Community Outreach, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children’s Hospital of NY, North Shore-LI J Health System
* Lucy Weinstein, MD, MPH
Director, Injury Prevention and Control, Winthrop University Hospital Chair, Injury Prevention Committee Nassau Pediatric Society
*Julie Weiser, MD, MPH
Coordinator Child Fatality Review Team, Nassau County Department of Health
Amelia Chiaramonte
Playcrafters of Bellport, President LIPSA – Board of Director End Drowning Now – Committee
Bruce Meirowitz
President NY State Lifeguards
Cary Epstein
2nd VP Jones Beach Lifeguard Corps, Emergency Medical Technician
George Gorman
Deputy Regional Director NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation
Kyle Chaikin
Vice President NESPA, Owner of Chaikin Ultimate Pools, Certified BuilderProfessional APSP, Past President of LISPA
Karen Pinto
Executive Director LIPSA, Co-Founder Kid Swim Long Island, Co-Chair NESPA Design Awards Committee, Past President LIPSA
Ron Marino, DO, MPH
Associate Chair, Pediatrics Winthrop University Hospital, Professor Clinical Pediatrics, Stony Brook Medical School & NYCOM, Pediatric Residency Program Director, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
* Founding Members
