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Hannon chaired the New York State Senate Health Committee for nearly two decades. He chaired numerous task forces, civic programs, and charitable endeavors. Hannon is regarded as the spearheading force behind both the reauthorization of the Health Care Reform Act and the development of New York's Assisted Living Program. Additionally, he helped the state enact several popular health programs including Child Health Plus, Healthy New York, Family Health Plus, the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Program, early intervention efforts, concussion management and insurance coverage for autism, prostate and breast cancer screenings.

Additional initiatives included Rape Victims Bill of Rights (and funding comprehensive testing of rape kits), Hannon has been the leader for key laws on whooping cough vaccinations and a mandate to require patients be offered Hepatitis C testing. Senator Hannon was a leader and prime sponsor of the landmark “I-STOP” law to curb opioid prescription drug use and to monitor controlled substance dispensing activity and patterns. He oversaw the law on electronic prescribing of medications.

In 2018, Hannon authored the Clean Water Infrastructure Act – a $2.5 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure, clean water infrastructure and water quality protection across New York, a result of exhaustive hearings upstate and on Long Island. The act created NY’s Water Council, whose recent actions have created precedented standards for water quality in the United States.

Hannon graduated from Chaminade High School (1963), Boston College (1967) and Fordham University School of Law (1970). He was Special Counsel to the law firm Farrell Fritz, P.C., ending the association on January 31, 2017. Hannon resides in Garden City, New York with his wife Bronwyn. They have twin daughters, Alexandra and Madeleine.

Hannon served in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 1989. In 1989, he was elected to the New York State Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John R. Dunne, due to Dunne’s appointment as an Assistant Attorney General in the US Justice Department. Hannon represented the 6th State Senate District, which spanned the central part of Nassau County, with Franklin Square on the west and Farmingdale on the east.

On November 6, 2018, after having served 29 years in the New York State Senate, Hannon was unexpectedly defeated in his re-election bid by Democratic challenger Kevin Thomas.

• Dr. Martine Hackett, PhD, MPH
  Associate Professor, Department of Health Professions
  Hofstra University School of Health Professions and Human Services
• Dr. Nicholas Mercado, DrPH, MPH, CHES, HEC-C
  Medical Ethicist at Northwell Health
  Adjunct Assistant Professor
  Department of Health Professions
  Hofstra University School of Health Professions and Human Services
• Dr. Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD, MPH
  Senior Vice President, Community and Population Health
  Northwell Health

• David Nemiroff, LCSW
  Chief Executive Officer
  Long Island Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Patrick O’Shaughnessy, DO
  Chief Clinical Officer
  Catholic Health Services of Long Island
• Ram Raju, MD
  Senior Vice President, Community Health Investment Officer
  Northwell Health

• Corinne Kyriacou, PhD
  Associate Professor and Chair
  Department of Health Professions
  School of Health Professions and Human Services
  Hofstra University
• Tara Liberman, DO
  Associate Chief of the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
  Northwell Health
  and Associate Professor of Medicine at the
  Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Stuart Almer, MHA
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  Gurwin Healthcare System
• Marianne Grady, MHA
  Director of Government Business Division
  Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Anthony Santella, DrPH
  Associate Professor
  Department of Health Professions
  School of Health Professions and Human Services
  Hofstra University
• Jacqueline Moline, MD
  Vice President, Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention
  Northwell Health
  Chair of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention
  North Shore University Hospital
• Joshua Moskovitz, MD
  Associate Director of Operations
  Department of Emergency Medicine
  Jacobi Medical Center
  Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
  Albert Einstein School of Medicine
  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Health
  Hofstra School of Health Sciences and Human Services

• Martine Hackett, PhD, MPH
  Associate Professor and Master of Public Health Program Director
  Department of Health Professions
  School of Health Professions and Human Services
  Hofstra University
• Kathy Gallo, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
  Founding Dean and Professor
  Hofstra/Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
  Executive Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at Northwell Health
• Michael Balboni , JD
  Managing Partner of Redland Strategies Inc.
  Former New York State Senator (1998-2007)
  First Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee (2001-2007)
  Deputy Secretary for Public Safety for New York State (2007-2009)
• Kathleen Blaney, MPH, RN
  Director of Disease Control Emergency Preparedness
  New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

• Alan Guerci, MD
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  Catholic Health Services of Long Island
• David Battinelli, MD
  Vice Dean and Betsy Cushing Whitney Professor of Medicine
  Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
  Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
  Northwell Health
• Jose M. Prince, MD
  Associate Professor of Surgery
  Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
  Vice Chair, Surgery System Chief, Acute Care Surgery and Pediatric Surgery
  Northwell Health
• Louise Cohen, MPH
  Chief Executive Officer
  Primary Care Development Corporation

• Meena Bose, PhD
  Executive Dean for Public Policy and Public Service Programs
  Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs
  Director, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency
  Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies
  Professor of Political Science
  Hofstra University
• Julius Wool
  Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions
  Past Executive Director, NYC H+H - Queens
  Past Chief Financial Officer, NYC H+H - Queens and NYC H+H - Elmhurst
• Wendy Darwell
  Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State, LLC
  Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council
  Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association
• Dr. John E McDonough, DrPH, MPA
  Professor of Practice
  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

• Stuart Almer, MHA
  President and
  Chief Executive Officer
  Gurwin Healthcare System
• Anthony Shih, MD, MPH
  President
  United Hospital Fund

• Joanna Bergman, Esq.
  Senior Associate General Counsel
  Northwell Health
• Martin Doerfler, MD
  Senior Vice President, Clinical Strategy & Development
  Associate Chief Medical Officer
  Northwell Health
• Jeffrey Friedman
  Chief Executive Officer
  Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services
• Wendy Wasserman, Esq.
  Associate General Counsel
  Northwell Health

Panelists:

David Nemiroff, LCSW
President and CEO
Long Island, FQHC Inc.

Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, APRN
Vice Dean, Chair, and Professor
Hofstra/Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies

Walter Markowitz, EdD
Assistant Professor
Master of Health Administration
School of Health Professions and Human Services
Hofstra University

Joseph Conte, PhD
Executive Director
Staten Island Performing Provider System

Facilitated by:
The Honorable Kemp Hannon
Health Policy Fellow
School of Health Professions and Human Services
Hofstra University;
New York State Senator, 1989-2018

Panelists:

Al Cardillo
President and CEO
Home Care Association of New York State (HCA)
and HCA Education and Research

Merryl Siegel
Senior Vice President and Regional Executive Director
Post- Acute Services
Northwell Health

Carol Waldman
Past Executive Director
Glen Cove Senior Center

Facilitated by The Honorable Kemp Hannon
Health Policy Fellow, School of Health Professions and Human Services, Hofstra University
New York State Senator, 1989-2018

Moderator:
Hon. Kemp Hannon
NYS Senator (Ret.) 6th District 1989-2018
Health Policy Fellow
School of Health Professions and Human Services
Hofstra University

Panelists:
Laurie Johnson, PhD
Professor and Joseph L Dionne Endowed Chair for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Department of Counseling and Mental Health Professions
School of Health Professions and Human Services
Hofstra University

Manish Sapra, MD
Executive Director
Behavioral Health Services
Northwell Health
Assistant Professor
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Jeffrey Reynolds, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Family and Children’s Association