Making An Impact Breakfast | Girl Scouts of Suffolk County

2027 Making an Impact Breakfast

Join the discussion and empower Girl Scouts to follow their dreams and make the world a better place. Enjoy breakfast, network with fellow professionals, engage with vendors, and more.

Save the Date: Friday, March 5th, 2027
Place: Stonebridge Country Club, Smithtown (Directions)

Your support empowers Girl Scouts in our community! From providing uniforms and access to skill-building experiences for new troops to funding in-school Girl Scout programs with essential supplies and curriculum, to providing financial assistance for girls to explore the outdoors at our summer camp, your support helps champion our girls and the dreams they pursue. Because of you, they can do anything.

Questions? Email our Fund Development Team, at development@gssc.us or call (631) 543-6622.

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Sponsorship Levels

Change-maker - $5,500

(1 Available)

On-site Benefits

Two Tables of 10
Exhibitor Vendor Table
Individual Sponsor Sign with your Company Logo
Your company's promotional materials will be distributed to all attendees
1 minute at the podium

Digital Benefits

Logo on our event webpage with a link to your website for a year
Logo included in all event promotion emails
Platinum Digital Journal Ad
Recognition on Social Media: Three Individual Sponsor Posts & One Group Post

Courage, Confidence, & Character - $2,500

(2 Available)

On-site Benefits

One Table of 10
Exhibitor Vendor Table
Individual Sponsor Sign with your Company Logo
Your company's promotional materials will be distributed to all attendees

Digital Benefits

Logo on our event webpage with a link to your website for a year
Logo included in all event promotion emails
Gold Digital Journal Ad
Recognition on Social Media: Two Individual Sponsor Posts & One Group Post

Making an Impact - $1,500

On-site Benefits

One Table of 10
Exhibitor Vendor Table
Group Sponsor Sign with your Company Logo
Your company's promotional materials will be distributed to all attendees

Digital Benefits

Logo on our event webpage with a link to your website for a year
Logo included in all event promotion emails
Silver Digital Journal Ad
Recognition on Social Media: One Group Post

Taking The Lead - $1,000

On-site Benefits

4 Individual Tickets
Exhibitor Vendor Table
Group Sponsor Sign with your Company Logo
Your company's promotional materials will be distributed to all attendees

Digital Benefits

Logo on our event webpage with a link to your website for a year
Logo included in all event promotion emails
Bronze Digital Journal Ad
Recognition on Social Media: One Group Post

Photobooth Sponsor - $750

On-site Benefits

2 Individual Tickets
Group Sponsor Sign with your Company Logo by photobooth
Your company's promotional materials will be distributed to all attendees
Logo in photo header on each image

Digital Benefits

Logo on our event webpage with a link to your website for a year
Logo included in all event promotion emails
Recognition on Social Media: One Group Post

Tech Sponsor - $750

On-site Benefits

2 Individual Tickets
Group Sponsor Sign with your Company Logo by podium
Your company's promotional materials will be distributed to all attendees

Digital Benefits

Logo on our event webpage with a link to your website for a year
Logo included in all event promotion emails
Recognition on Social Media: One Group Post

Raffle Table Sponsor - $500

On-site Benefits

2 Individual Tickets
Group Sponsor Sign with your Company Logo by raffle table
Your company's promotional materials will be distributed to all attendees

Digital Benefits

Logo on our event webpage with a link to your website for a year
Logo included in all event promotion emails
Recognition on Social Media: One Group Post

We accept all tax-deductible donations.

Our Committee toggle arrow

Jennifer Friedman
Co- Chair, Executive Director, Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville

Krupa Lauricella
Co-Chair, Chief of Staff, Office of Councilman James P. O’Connor

Myrtho Cadet
Middle School Dean of Students, The Bridges Academy

Esma Deljanin
Chief Operating Officer, Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP

Suzanne Ferro
Fund Development Associate of GSSC

Adrienne Greene, MBA
Vice President of Retail Banking, Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union

Jenna Kierstedt
Creative Director of GSSC

Danielle Moloney-Hassett
Vice President, Moloney Funeral Homes

Tammy Severino
President & CEO of GSSC

Donna Smeland
Chair of the Board of GSSC

Kate Travers, LCSW
Community Manager, JP Morgan Chase

Our Panelists and Moderators

Carol A. Gomes, MS, FACHE, CPHQ | Panelist

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Stony Brook University Hospital

Gomes is a member of the senior executive team, serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Stony Brook University Hospital. Formerly, she was the Chief Quality Officer with administrative oversight for the departments of Continuous Quality Improvement, Decision Support Services, Clinical Pathways and Management Engineering. She was also the Associate Director for Quality Management and Associate Director for Neurosciences.

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Carol Gomes is a member of the senior executive team, serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Stony Brook University Hospital. Formerly, she was the Chief Quality Officer with administrative oversight for the departments of Continuous Quality Improvement, Decision Support Services, Clinical Pathways and Management Engineering. She was also the Associate Director for Quality Management and Associate Director for Neurosciences.

Gomes earned two master's degrees from Stony Brook University: Management and Policy from the Harriman School of Management and Policy and Healthcare Management and Administration from the School of Allied Health Professions. She has served on the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Program’s Board of Examiners since 1999, most recently as Senior Examiner and Alumni Examiner. She teaches for the School of Health Technology and Management. She holds certifications as a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Certified Practitioner of Healthcare from the National Association for Healthcare Quality and numerous certifications in laboratory sciences and management from the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Working in the healthcare field for over 30 years, Gomes is the recipient of numerous leadership awards including the HLNY Healthcare Executive of the year “Award of Distinction,” Long Island Business News Healthcare Heroes Award in Achievements in Healthcare, the Master Award and the Excellence in Management Award from the American Society of Clinical Pathology, and The Distinguished Alumna Award from Stony Brook University. She served on the Stony Brook University Alumni Association Board, holding all of the executive-level positions, including President. Gomes currently serves as Vice Chair of the Vizient Senior Operations Officer Network Steering Committee and serves as a board member on numerous boards associated with healthcare activities.

She actively volunteers to serve as a mentor for students pursuing healthcare administration and participates regularly as a panelist for the Future Healthcare Leaders “See You at the 'C' Suite” seminars. Gomes regularly participates at Alumni and Student Career Networking events to assist young careerists with job opportunities and career guidance.

Thank you for joining us to celebrate International Women’s Day and help elevate and amplify the focus on women’s equality with an inspiring panel of women leaders at our 2026 Making an Impact Breakfast!

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors for their generous support of the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County. Your contributions help ensure that girls of all backgrounds have the opportunity to pursue their dreams.

Together, we are empowering girls and expanding our impact. Thank you for being an essential part of our mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

We'll see you in March 2027 for our next breakfast!

—The Committee

Thank You To Our 2026 Sponsors & Supporters!

Making an Impact Sponsor

Catholic Health Good Samaritan University Hospital

Making an Impact Sponsor

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Taking the Lead Sponsor

Taking the Lead

South Shore University Hospital Northwell Health

Audio Sponsor

Photography Sponsor

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc.

Raffle Table Sponsor

Raffle Table Sponsor

Michael Starrantino | Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

Raffle Table Sponsor

Our Charitable Supporters

9 Brothers Building Supply

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention LI

Bank of America

Barnum Premier Client Group

Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services

Certapro of Port Jefferson

Chase

Deljanin Management Corp

Derive Technologies

Diamonds and Pearls Alliance Inc.

DiSalvo Interiors

Disaster Clean Up Services, Inc.

Gallagher/Assured Partners

Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc.

Girls Inc. of Long Island

Heatherwood

Hirschen Singer & Epstein, LLP

HKM Associates

iSolved HCM

Jm2 Architecture

Long Island Builders Institute

Luminate Consulting Services, LLC

Mavec Group, LLC

Mercy Haven Inc.

MGXW Consulting

Michael Magro Foundation

Moxxie Mentoring Foundation

Nassau Financial Credit Union

Nawrocki Smith LLP

Nixon Peabody LLP

People’s Arc of Suffolk

RAM Marketing, Inc.

Reliance Mechanical

Richner Communications, Inc.

Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville

Stony Brook Medicine

Suffolk County Human Rights Commission

Suffolk County Police Asian Jade Society

Suffolk County Police Department

Suffolk Federal Credit Union

Suffollk PBA

Sunshine Physical Therapy

Techworks Consulting, Inc.

Telechoice Consulting, Inc.

The Bridges Academy

Three Village Kitchen and Bath

Transitional Coaching

Victory RecoverPartners

Our Raffle Donors

A&S Pork Store & Italian Foods,
East Islip

Myrtho Cadet

Equine Services, LLC

Concord Cleaners, East Islip

George Martin’s Strip Steak,
Great River

Adrienne Greene

Hirosaki

Jessica Iafrate

JBBQ Smithtown

Louis Anthony Jewelers

Navarro Dental Group

Angela Perrone

Maria Perrone

Reliance Mechanical

Supercuts

Villa Sorrento

Woodloch Pines Resort

YJE Dance Force

2027 Making an Impact Breakfast

Join the discussion and empower Girl Scouts to follow their dreams and make the world a better place. Enjoy breakfast, network with fellow professionals, engage with vendors, and more.

Event Tickets & Additional Donation Options

Digital Journal Ads

Other Donation Options

Underwriting Options - $500

We accept all tax-deductible donations. Questions? Please email Angela Perrone, Fund Development Manager at aperrone@gssc.us or call (631) 543-6622 x245.

Sponsorship Levels

Change-maker - $5,500

On-site Benefits

Digital Benefits

Courage, Confidence, & Character - $2,500

On-site Benefits

Digital Benefits

Making an Impact - $1,500

On-site Benefits

Digital Benefits

Taking The Lead - $1,000

On-site Benefits

Digital Benefits

Photobooth Sponsor - $750

On-site Benefits

Digital Benefits

Tech Sponsor - $750

On-site Benefits

Digital Benefits

Raffle Table Sponsor - $500

On-site Benefits

Digital Benefits

We accept all tax-deductible donations.

Our Panelists and Moderators

Carol A. Gomes, MS, FACHE, CPHQ | Panelist

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Stony Brook University Hospital

Thank you for joining us to celebrate International Women’s Day and help elevate and amplify the focus on women’s equality with an inspiring panel of women leaders at our 2026 Making an Impact Breakfast!

Thank You To Our 2026 Sponsors & Supporters!

Making an Impact Sponsor

Making an Impact Sponsor

Making an Impact Sponsor

Making an Impact Sponsor

Making an Impact Sponsor

Making an Impact Sponsor

Taking the Lead Sponsor

Taking the Lead

Audio Sponsor

Photography Sponsor

Raffle Table Sponsor

Raffle Table Sponsor

Raffle Table Sponsor

Our Charitable Supporters

Our Raffle Donors