Inductees by Category

Health and Mental Health

Volunteers who have improved health outcomes for Long Island residents through healthcare access programs, mental health advocacy, and wellness initiatives.

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Dr. Susan Friedman

Long Island Crisis Center

Dr. Friedman founded the Long Island Crisis Center's 24-hour suicide prevention hotline in 1985, training over 1,000 volunteer counselors and helping the center respond to more than 100,000 crisis calls over three decades.

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Robert Esposito

NAMI Long Island

Robert established NAMI Long Island's family support program after his own experience with a family member's mental illness, building a network of support groups that now serves over 2,000 families across Nassau and Suffolk counties.

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Dr. Alice Chen

2007Stony Brook

Long Island Community Health Center

Dr. Chen organized free health clinics serving uninsured Long Island residents for 20 years, coordinating over 500 volunteer physicians and nurses who provided care to more than 15,000 patients.

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Vincent Lombardo

Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation

Vincent served as a caregiver advocate and board member for the Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation for 18 years, establishing caregiver support groups in 12 communities and raising over $1 million for respite care services.

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Kathleen Murphy

2015Rockville Centre

South Nassau Communities Hospital Auxiliary

Kathleen led the South Nassau Communities Hospital Auxiliary for 22 years, coordinating 400 volunteers who contributed over 50,000 service hours annually and raised millions for patient care programs.

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James Okafor

Long Island Health Equity Coalition

James founded the Long Island Health Equity Coalition to address healthcare disparities in communities of color, establishing free health screenings, mental health outreach, and community health worker training programs.

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