Riverhead Chamber of Commerce elects board of directors, executive board at annual meeting

The Riverhead Chamber of Commerce gathered for its annual membership meeting last month at Pure North Fork, where they voted in members of the board of directors for three-year terms.

Members elected to new terms Tracy Stark James from Riverhead IDA and Tom Lennon from Pine Barrens Printing. The membership voted in new board of directors members Scott Behr of M&T Bank, Christiana Bitonti of Peconic Ballet Theater and John McGuigan of Aid to the Developmentally Disabled.

Shannon Murphy of People’s United Bank replaced Greg Martin of Long Ireland Brewing at the Board’s October meeting. Outgoing board members include Monique Gablenz of Stony Brook University’s Calverton Incubator; Pat Snyder of East End Arts; Ray Maynard of Skydive Long Island and Stan Picheny of Peconic City Properties.

Board of Directors

Scott Behr, M&T Bank
Dave Bergen, SCCC Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center
Christiana Bitonti, Peconic Ballet Theater
Bob Bugdin, American Tent Company
Andy Calimano, Starfish Junction Productions
Brian Curtin, Great Rock Golf Club
Clete Galasso, Lighthouse Marine Supply
Ike Israel, Richmond Realty
Robert Kern, 2XS Consulting
Tom Lennon, Pine Barrens Printing.
John McGuigan, Aid to the Developmentally Disabled.
Shannon Murphy, People’s United Bank
Stan Picheny, Peconic City Properties LLC
Kristen Reyes, Hotel Indigo East End
Tracy Stark James, Riverhead IDA

The new chamber board then elected its 2016 executive board at a meeting of the board of directors on December 17:

Executive Board

President: Robert Kern, 2XS Consulting
Vice President: Ike Israel, Richmond Realty
Second Vice President: Dave Bergen, SCCC Culinary Arts Center
Secretary: Clete Galasso, Lighthouse Marine Supply
Treasurer: Tom Lennon, Pine Barrens Printing
Immediate Past President: Brian Curtin, Great Rock Golf Club