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Southampton Campus Advisory Committee

To ensure our work is aligned with and meets the needs of the East End community, Wendy Pearson, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, assembled the Southampton Campus Advisory Committee to guide this work.

The committee is tasked with providing strategic advice and serving as a sounding board for the future development of the Southampton campus.

The Committee focuses on facilities and infrastructure (including plans for workforce housing and the Southampton Hospital), academic programs, community engagement, college readiness, and workforce development opportunities in the East End.

The committee, which meets monthly, is a forum for robust discussion, collaboration, and innovation.

Responsibilities of Advisory Committee members include: 

  • Providing strategic advice and feedback on proposed initiatives and plans for the Southampton campus;
  • Collaborating with fellow committee members and university leadership to develop and advance shared goals and objectives; and
  • Serving as ambassadors for the Southampton campus within their respective communities and networks.

Desired Outcomes for the Advisory Committee

Over the next nine months, the committee will engage with the university to develop a stakeholder-informed comprehensive plan for the Southampton campus that:

  • Ensures financial sustainability;
  • Identifies the community, non-credit, and academic programs that the community needs; 
  • Aligns with the Facilities Master Plan for the Southampton campus;
  • Supports and increases the healthcare workforce in the East End;
  • Builds momentum for a new hospital and workforce housing;
  • Maintains and strengthens community engagement and support.

Committee Members

The committee represents the constituencies and industries in the East End that will be key to our success. 

Government Cabinet

  • Senator Anthony H. Palumbo
  • Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr.
  • Legislator Ann Welker, Suffolk County
  • Mayor William Manger, Village of Southampton
  • Supervisor Maria Moore, Southampton Town

Advisory Committee Members 

  • Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees: Germain Smith, General Council Secretary
  • Shinnecock Hills Golf Course: Brett Pickett, President, Nicholas Conlin, General Manager
  • Southampton Inn: Dede Gotthelf, Owner
  • Long Island Association: Matthew Cohen, President/CEO; Stacey Sykes, Vice President of Government Affairs & Communications
  • Long Island Federation of Labor: Ryan Stanton, Executive Director
  • Long Island Farm Bureau: Rob Carpenter, Executive Director
  • Hampton Bays School District: Lars Clemensen, Superintendent  
  • Suffolk County Community College: Edward Bonahue, President; Mary Reese, Executive Dean (Riverhead campus)
  • Group for the East End: Robert Deluca, Director
  • OLA of Eastern Long Island: Anastasia Gochnour, Youth Connect Program Director
  • Rogers Memorial Library: Elizabeth Burns, Director
  • Southampton Arts Center: Christina Mossaides Strassfield, Executive Director
  • Bay Street Theater: Chris Siefert, Deputy Director 
  • Southampton African American Museum: Brenda Simmons, Director
  • Pollock-Krasner Study Center: Matthew Ward, Executive Director
  • Community At-Large Member: Susan M. Steinhardt

Stony Brook University & Stony Brook Medicine 

  • William Wertheim, Executive Vice President for Stony Brook Medicine
  • Carol Gomes, CEO and Chief Operations Officer, Stony Brook Medicine
  • William Herrmann, Vice President for Facilities & Services
  • Wendy Pearson, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (Convener)
  • Carl Mills, Assistant Vice President for Government Relations
  • Stacy Jaffee Gropack, Dean, School of Health Professions
  • Julie Sheehan, Interim Associate Provost, Lichtenstein Center (Southampton Arts)
  • Paul Shepson, Dean, School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  • Christopher Gobler,Distinguished Professor,Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology & Conservation School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  • Barbara Jo Howard, Exec. Director, Communications & Marketing, Southampton Hospital
  • Dina Demeo, Director of Development & Advancement, Stony Brook University
  • Diana Kubik, Executive Director, Auxiliary Services Association
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