(GLEN COVE, NY) – The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County’s (HMTC) Board of Directors has been strengthened by the election of three accomplished and well-respected leaders.
Steven Markowitz, Chairman of HMTC’s Board, announced today, April 22, that Keith Gutstein, Deidra Parrish Williams and Barry Skolnick, have been appointed, effective immediately.
“The Holocaust Center and Tolerance Center is greatly honored to have Mr. Gutstein, Ms. Parrish Williams and Mr. Skolnick join our organization’s Board of Directors,” says Mr. Steven Markowitz, Chairman of the Board of Directors. Markowitz continues, “These new members bring a wealth of leadership and experience and will be influential in helping continue our work to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and community outreach.”
Keith Gutstein is a partner with the law firm of Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP and concentrates his practice in labor and employment law on behalf of management. Mr. Gutstein regularly counsels clients in all issues arising from the employer-employee relationship, including the defense of employment discrimination and sexual harassment matters, compliance with workplace regulations and employment statutes, wage and hour lawsuits, and wage and hour audits initiated by both the New York State and United States Department of Labor. Mr. Gutstein is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his J.D. from New York Law School. He resides in Hewlett, NY.
Deidra Parrish Williams was appointed chief executive of the NuHealth Foundation in 2010 and is responsible for generating support for the NuHealth System – Long Island’s essential public health system, which includes Nassau University Medical Center, and several other facilities devoted to providing care to Nassau County’s most vulnerable populations. She has earned several awards and distinctions, including being named one of the Top 50 Women in Business by Long Island Business News. Ms. Parrish Williams is a graduate of Fordham University and studied strategic corporate citizenship at the Boston College School of Management. She resides in Valley Stream, NY.
Barry Skolnick is president of CAMBR Company, Inc. (formerly Solgar Vitamin & Herb Company). He has been involved with the family business since 1979, spearheading a subsidiary CAMBR Realty – investing, acquiring and developing in residential, commercial and industrial real estate and now a privately-held family office, investing in a variety of diverse investment opportunities. Mr. Skolnick is a Trustee of the CAMBR Charitable Foundation. He is a graduate of the State University College at Oneonta and resides in New York City.
About the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County is the pre-eminent Holocaust resource on Long Island, with a contemporary museum and is one of the largest and most comprehensive education program providers in the region. Since 2007, nearly 210,000 students, educators, employers and law enforcement personnel have participated in the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center’s education programs.
Under construction and scheduled to open in late 2013, the Claire Friedlander Education Institute will accommodate four classrooms with state-of-the-art audio-visual aids and cutting edge technical equipment for specialized Holocaust video-conferencing programs and a wide variety of workshops for youth and adults.
With the Louis Posner Memorial Library, the Center offers over 7,000 volumes of Holocaust, genocide, multicultural, anti-bias and anti-bullying material for youth and adults, from Kindergarten through post-graduate researchers. It is the largest such collection on Long Island. Additional information is available online at www.holocaust-nassau.org.
For more information about this release and the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, please contact:
Contact: Jennifer Carpenter Low, Director of Development
Cell Phone: 516/658-3249
Email: jenniferlow@holocaust-nassau.org
