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HERALD More state appointments at NUMC leader and longtime nonprofit advocate on Long Island. Two additional board memDemocrats in New York state bers, also appointed by Hochul are continuing to reshape the at the recommendation of the Nassau Health Care Corpora- state Assembly speaker and the tion board, following provi- state Senate president, were sions included in the state bud- announced on June 3. Dr. Lisa Zakiya get for fiscal year Newland, a profes2026 passed last sor and chair of the month by legislaDepartment of tors. Social Work at MolThe board overloy University, was sees Nassau Unirecommended by ve r s i t y M e d i c a l the Senate. “As a C e n t e r, Long native New Yorker I s l a n d ’s l a r g e s t and longtime advopublic hospital syscate for equity and tem in East Meadjustice, she brings a o w, a n d t h e A . deep understanding Holly Paterson of systems of care Extended Care and a commitment Facility in Union- MichAEllE to empowering dale. SolAgES underserved popuG o v. Kathy State lations,” a state Hochul announced press release said. four appointments assemblywoman Rory Lancman, to the Nassau vice chair of the Health Care Corporation board on May 31: Stuart Rabinowitz, N a s s a u I n t e r i m F i n a n c e former Hofstra University pres- Authority and director of corident and expert in law, educa- porate initiatives and senior tion, and public policy, as chair; c o u n s e l a t t h e L o u i s D. Amy Flores, a vice president at Brandeis Center for Human J P M o r g a n C h a s e ; D e a n Rights Under Law, was recomMihaltes, a health care execu- mended by the Assembly. He is tive and licensed pharmacist; a former New York City counand Lisa Warren, a business Continued on page 10
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Manuel oliver’s statue depicting a school shooting was on display at the eisenhower park Wear orange event, in recognition of gun Violence awareness Month. the statue was surrounded by orange hearts, representing the number of people who die every day from gun violence in the united States.
Wear Orange at Eisenhower: Event focuses on gun violence By REi WolFSohN Correspondent
Gun Violence Awareness Month has arrived, and an organization that supports people through the grief process after facing loss and trauma hosted a Wear Orange event in Eisenhower Park, featuring several speakers who are part of anti-gun violence organizations. The nonprofit Life After Loss A.N.D.R.E. were joined on June 6 by several groups, including Everytown Survivor Network; the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, with its Victims Services Unit; Moms Demand Action; Students Demand Action;
and March for Our Lives. Attendees, which numbered in the dozens at the June 6 event, were encouraged to wear orange, the color for gun violence prevention, since it’s traditionally a color worn by hunters to protect themselves by making themselves visible in the woods. Stephanie Draine and George Graydon Sr. founded Life After Loss A.N.D.R.E. — which stands for Ability-Navigate-DepressionRecovery-Empowerment — in honor of their son, Andre Graydon, who died from gun violence in January of 2014. In the United States, 125 people are lost to gun violence each day. Several survivors Continued on page 4
hese appointments bring new accountability and expertise to our only public hospital.