Long Island Power Authority

Ms. Bruns received her B.A. in Journalism from New York University in 1994, and her J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2003. While at Cornell, she was managing editor of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy and served as a staff writer for the Cornell Law Tower. As a Dean's List student, Ms. Bruns worked as a research assistant under Professor Stewart Schwab, who is currently the Dean of Cornell Law School. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Bruns was a litigation associate at Liddle & Robinson, L.L.P, a securities arbitration firm in New York. At Liddle & Robinson, Ms. Bruns worked on state and federal court cases, as well as NYSE and NASD arbitrations. She is currently a member of the teams prosecuting Patti, et al. v. Long Island Power Authority ("LIPA"), In re EVCI Securities Litigation, and In re HealthSouth Bondholder Litigation, in which a partial settlement has been obtained for $445 million for the investor classes.

Anthony Nozzolillo is Executive Vice President of the Electric Business Unit of KeySpan, a holding company that was created in 1998 when Brooklyn Union merged with the Long Island Lighting Company. Electric Operations includes Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management, Electric Systems Planning and Operations Support. It serves the Long Island Power Authority's customers on Long Island and supplies approximately 25% of the energy requirements of New York City. Mr. Nozzolillo joined LILCO in 1972 and has held various positions, including Manager of Financial Planning and Manager of Systems Planning. He served as the Company's Treasurer from 1992 to 1994 and as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1998. He was appointed Senior Vice President of KeySpan's Electric Operations in 1999 and promoted to Executive Vice President in 2000. Mr. Nozzolillo holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus. Besides being involved in a variety of community organizations, he also serves on the Boards of the Lawrence Educational Foundation, Polytechnic University and the United Way of Long Island.

He holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from St. John's University, and has served as a Trustee of Hofstra University; Commissioner, New York State Parks Bureau, (L.I. Regions), and on the Boards of several leading charitable groups. BACK TO TOP

Anthony J. Bonomo, Esq. is CEO of Administrators for the Professions, Inc. ("AFP") and Board Member of Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers ("PRI"). Mr. Bonomo has been with AFP since 1985. Prior to that time, Mr. Bonomo served as a litigator on medical malpractice and tort claims.

James C. Herrmann is the President of James C. Herrmann & Associates, Ltd., (JCH) a full service insurance agency and brokerage with offices in Rockville Centre, New York, Denver and Atlanta. Jim began his insurance career in 1986, specializing in healthcare professional liability, financial services and environmental insurance. JCH is the endorsed provider of environmental insurance for The Community Bankers Association of New York State and has obtained National recognition as a leading provider of Environmental Risk Management & Insurance Services for commercial lending, mergers & acquisitions, the mining industry and Brownfield redevelopment. Jim has been a speaker and participant at both local and national meetings and conventions and was honored to speak at the National Brownfields Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. Jim is a Past President of The Friends of Mercy Medical Center, an Ex-Captain in the Rockville Centre Volunteer Fire Department and has served on various charitable boards including Mercy Medical Center, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home and The RVC Friends of Senior Services. He is currently a member of The Board of Trustees of the Long Island Power Authority, the State University of New York College at Old Westbury Foundation, The Perfect Health Insurance

Larocca, based at Southampton College, teaches courses in the environment, coastal resource management, government and associated fiscal issues and public policy. Mr. Larocca, who successfully mediated the complex dispute over the Long Island Pine Barrens which produced the landmark Pine Barrens Preservation Act of 1993, serves as Chairman of the Board of the Long Island Nature Conservancy. Over the past fifteen years he has served on both New York State commissions on coastal issues and shoreline erosion. Creation of the new University Chair for Larocca was made possible by a grant from KeySpan Energy Corporation, which has made a number of previous gifts to the University. Larocca is responsible for developing and expanding curriculum in the areas where he teaches, and is available to students and colleagues at the University's two other residential campuses, C.W. Post and downtown Brooklyn. Mr. Larocca joined an elite and accomplished group of leaders in their fields who have come to the University in recent years as Distinguished Professors, including essayist and public television commentator Roger Rosenblatt, artist Brian O'Dougherty, jazz pianist Billy Taylor, cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer, and novelist Peter Matthiessen. As President of the Long Island Association, the region's largest business, civic and economic development enterprise, Larocca led the effort to unite a disparate group of corporations, businesses and non-profits into a cohesive organization. During his eight-year tenure from 1985-1993, membership in the organization grew from 1,800 to over 4,000. He is credited with promoting respect for both the economic and environmental needs of Long Island. The Long Island Environmental/Economic Roundtable, and the Education Conference Board were established under Mr. Larocca's LIA presidency. From 1983 to 1985, Larocca served as New York State Commissioner of Transportation, and from 1977 to 1983 as Commissioner of Energy. Under his leadership of these departments the Rebuild New York program, the State Energy Master Plan, the Conservation Plan, and the Solar and Small-Hydroelectric plans were developed. Prior to this service, Mr. Larocca was Deputy Secretary to Governor Carey for Federal Affairs. From 1983 to 1989 he also served as Trustee of the New York Power Authority. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Touro Law School and a past member of the Stony Brook University Council. Since 1993 he has been with Cullen and Dykman, a regional law firm. In 1998 he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New York. Throughout his career he has lectured at the university level on government, business, public policy and public administration and is currently Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Hofstra University. Mr. Larocca is also an award-winning playwright and member of the Dramatists Guild. His play "Penang" won the Playwrights First Award at the Players in New York City in 1997. He is also an avid ocean sailor with a U.S. Coast Guard master's license. He is married to the former Dale Maizels, a college teacher. They have three children. Southampton's nationally-renowned programs in Marine and Environmental Science have produced 32 Fulbright Scholars in the past 25 years.