People on the Move: Long Island promotions, new jobs

Alexis Honya, of Great Neck, a paralegal at Hankin & Mazel in Great Neck, has been promoted to as an associate attorney.

Hart Schwartz, of Edgewater, New Jersey, has been hired as an associate attorney at McCabe, Collins, McGeough, Fowler, Levine & Nogan in Jericho. Schwartz was an associate attorney at  Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff in Manhattan.

Anil Jagtiani, of Merrick, founder and CEO of NAKA Tech in Hauppauge, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors at Fountaingate Gardens in Commack.

Julius Picardi, of Floral Park, has been hired as a managing director at Impact Strategic Funding, a division of Whitman Transition Advisors in  Morganville, New Jersey. Picardi was a self-employed business and marketing consultant.

Marissa Robins, of Selden, has been hired as a proposals coordinator 1 at H2M architects + engineers in Melville. Robins was a biller at Tantillo Auto Group in St. James.

Ella Schwartz, of St. James, has been hired aa a staff engineer 1 at H2M architects + engineers in Melville. Schwartz is a recent graduate of the University of Miami in Miami, Florida.

Matthew Colson, of St. James, has been hired as vice president for foundation and external affairs at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson. Colon was vice president for development at Farmingdale State College in Farmingdale.

Craig H. Handler, of Dix Hills, has been hired as partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek in Uniondale. Handler was a partner at Twomey Latham in Riverhead.

Christine Donnelly, of Greenlawn, an art teacher at various schools in the Seaford Public Schools, has been appointed to the board of directors at the Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills.

Marla Peckman, of North Bellmore, has been hired as director of children's programming at Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills. Peckman was director of URJ Eisner Camp in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Alexandra Cruz, of East Norwich, has been hired as vice president of finance and administration at Nassau Community College in Garden City. Cruz was director of financial affairs for the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Hempstead.

Alan J. Schwartz, of Dix Hills, principal and managing attorney of the Law Offices of Alan J. Schwartz in Garden City, has been appointed associate village justice of the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay.

Lauren Nagel-Krosney, of Forest Hills, Queens, has been hired as director of people and culture at Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills. Krosney was head of talent development at MSCI in Manhattan.

Jennifer Skilbred, of Sag Harbor, senior environmental associate at Group for the East End in Southold, has been promoted to assistant director of environmental education.

Jamie L. Larkin, of Bay Shore, has been hired as an associate at Futterman Lanza in Smithtown. Larkin was an associate at Tully Law Group in Melville.

Christine Smith, of Smithtown, has been hired as an account manager at SMM (Sanna Mattson MacLeod) Advertising in Smithtown. Smith was a brand ambassador at Daikin Comfort Technologies in Lynbrook.

Giavanna Marino, of East Islip, has been hired as an advertising coordinator at SMM (Sanna Mattson MacLeod) Advertising in Smithtown. Marino was bookseller/social media coordinator at Barnes & Noble in Lake Grove.

Onika Shepherd, of Malverne, has been hired as vice president of partnership and institutional strategy at McBride Consulting and Business Development Group in Babylon. Shepherd was a political director at 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East in Hicksville.

Scott R. Schneider, of Northport, founding member of The Law Offices of Scott R. Schneider in Hicksville, has been appointed chairperson of the Bankruptcy Law Committee at the Nassau County Bar Association in Mineola.

Michael J. Gorton Jr., of Rocky Point, a licensed funeral director with McManus-Lorey Funeral Home in Medford, has been elected president of the NYS Funeral Directors Association in Albany.

Richard A. DeMaio, of East Islip, a senior associate at Campolo, Middleton & McCormick in Ronkonkoma, has been promoted to partner.

Brittni Sullivan, of Port Jefferson, a senior associate attorney at Burner Prudenti Law in East Setauket, has been promoted to partner.

Melissa Doris, of East Setauket, a senior associate attorney at Burner Prudenti Law in East Setauket, has been promoted to partner.

Rae Paoletta, of Oakdale, director of content and engagement at The Planetary Society in Pasadena, California, works remotely, has been appointed to the board of directors at Save The Great South Bay .

Erin Cullen, of Floral Park, a legal intern at Burner Prudenti Law in East Setauket, has been promoted to an associate attorney.

Diana M. Capalbo, of Ozone Park, Queens, a law clerk at Schroder & Strom in Garden City, has been promoted to an associate attorney.

Alma Muharemovic, of East Moriches, a legal intern at Burner Prudenti Law in East Setauket, has been promoted to an associate attorney.

Leigh Shaw, of South Merrick, has been hired as assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and innovation in the Carle Place School District. Shaw was a principal at the Hampton Street School in Mineola.

Nicholas Renna, of Shoreham, marketing manager at Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace in Melville, has been promoted to director of marketing and e-commerce.

Christine Gill, of Massapequa, has been hired as director of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) 6-12 in the Wantagh School District. Gill was director of math and business in the Deer Park School District.

Dr. Kai Tsao, of Little Neck, Queens, has been hired as system chief of solid tumor oncology, medical director of the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center and director of the medical oncology for Prostate Cancer Program in Lake Success. Tsao was medical director at Ruttenberg Treatment Center at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.

Luis Gomez, of Babylon, has been hired as an IT strategy and planning manager at the Suffolk County Water Authority in Oakdale. Gomez was a technical director, product and technology at New York State ITS (Information Technology Services) in Albany.

Andrew W. Bennett, of Glen Cove, has been hired as the executive director for human resources and leadership development in the Carle Place School District. Bennett was a principal at the Selden Middle School in Centereach.

Nyakya Brown, of South Floral Park, Mayor of South Floral Park, has been elected treasurer of the Nassau County Village Officials Association in Great Neck.

Linda Tierney, of Massapequa, director of office management at Forchelli Deegan Terrana in Uniondale, has been appointed vice president of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Long Island Chapter in Islip.

Catherine Leidersdorff, of Manhattan and Mattituck, chief executive for Architectural Flooring Resource Inc. in Manhattan, has been elected to the board of directors of the Bideawee, includes all locations