Leadership
Inspiring girls on Long Island to be strong, smart and bold.

Renee Daniel Flagler is the Executive Director of Girls Inc. of Long Island, whose mission is to empower girls to be strong, smart and bold. Renee is also an award-winning writer, adjunct professor, and a speaker who is passionate about encouraging women and youth to pursue their passion and purpose. Renee advocates for youth both in the United States and abroad. She is a founding board member and former Board Chair for LEAP (Literacy Empowerment Action Project) Global, an organization with a mission to provide innovative literacy, youth empowerment programming, and high school scholarships to students in Ghana, Africa.

Susan Dunbar
Program Manager

Ashley Cuevas
Program Coordinator

Anne Seifried
Development Manager

Dr. Lisa A. DeRoché
Chair
Chief People Officer
Ascend Learning

Samantha Persaud
Vice Chair
Privacy Specialist, Compliance and Ethics Division
Fannie Mae

Colleen Duffy
Treasurer
Managing Director, Nonprofit Advisory Services
BDO, USA LLP
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Nicole Osborne
Secretary
Associate
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

Michele Wade Berti
Vice President of Human Resources
Jefferson’s Ferry

Katherine Dean, CFP®
Co-chair
Financial Advisor
Opal Wealth Advisors & CEO
Living Your Worth, Inc.
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Maureen Galvin Dwyer
Co-chair
Attorney
Law Office of Maureen Galvin Dwyer, P.C.
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Patty Hoffman
Vice President – Customer Experience Manager
People’s United Bank

Veronica Isaac
IT Group Project Manager, Customer Operations
PSEG Long Island

Kristina Pieper Trautmann
Associate General Counsel
Danone North America

Peter Stein
Sales Executive
Didit
Debbie Tinnirello
Senior Assistant Dean, The National Center for Suburban Studies
Hofstra University

Saskia Thomson
Executive Director
National Kidney Foundation