Vision for Staten Island

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Vision for Staten Island is an independent not-for-profit organization formed to manage the vision effort and support implementation.

Executive Director - Adena Long 

Prior to her appointment as Executive Director for Vision for Staten Island, Adena Long worked for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for eleven years. She began her career with the Urban Park Service as a Park Ranger and swiftly rose through the ranks to Deputy Director. In 2002, Ms. Long began a six-year tenure as the Park Administrator for the Staten Island Greenbelt and as the Greenbelt Conservancy’s Executive Director. Ms. Long holds a bachelor’s of science degree from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree in Non-Profit Management from the Milano Graduate School for Management and Urban Policy at the New School. Ms. Long also serves the Staten Island community in volunteer capacities as a member of Community Board #1 and was a founding board member and past Vice Chairperson for the Staten Island Not-for-Profit Association. Adena resides in St. George with her husband Jon and their two dogs.
Board of Directors

Patrick McDermott, Chairman
Managing Partner, McDermott and Thomas Associates
 
Henry Salmon, Vice Chairman
President, Equity Valuation Associates

John J. Amodio, Treasurer
Vice President, TD Bank

Robert E. Huber, Secretary
Interim VP for Institutional Advancement and External Relations
College of Staten Island

Tomás D. Morales
President, College of Staten Island
 
Robert S. Cutrona Sr.
President, Project-One Services, Inc.

Robert P. Bentson
Owner, Allen C. Bentson Insurance

Tom Scarangello
President, Scaran Heating and Air Conditioning

Linda Baran
Executive Director, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
 
Frank Besignano
Retired Banking Executive

Richard Flanagan
Associate Director, Center for the Study of Staten Island
College of Staten Island

Erika E. Hellstrom
Executive Director, College of Staten Island Foundation

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Preparatory steps began in the fall of 2006, when the College of Staten Island President’s Roundtable engaged ACP Visioning+Planning to conduct a feasibility study to “plan for a vision” for Staten Island. ACP conducted numerous stakeholder interviews to learn about local concerns and determine how to best structure a vision process that would take into account the complex economic, political, and social reality of the borough. ACP developed a proposal for how Vision for Staten Island might proceed, and worked closely with the CSI President’s Roundtable and the Staten Island Foundation to refine the approach.

Steering Committee
The 100-member Steering Committee is intended to fairly represent the wide range of interests found on Staten Island. The Steering Committee guides all aspects of the vision process. Members help design each step of the program, reach out to the public, review the results, and bring to life a compelling vision – our collective vision – for the future of the borough. Members of the steering committee will then assist in the process of turning talk into action and implementing our vision for the future.  You can download a complete list of Steering Committee members by clicking here.

Friends of the Vision Effort
A strong civic coalition called the Friends of the Vision Effort is being formed in support of the vision. The Friends of the Vision Effort includes neighborhood and civic organizations, not-for-profits, businesses, and special interest groups.