Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, a 93-year-old human services organization serving children, youth, individuals with developmental disabilities and families across New York and Long Island, welcomed attorney Robert Abiuso and Craig O’Neill to its board of directors.
Abiuso will join 16 other board members to provide strategic, fiduciary and governance oversight to ensure the organization fulfills its mission to transform caring into action.
“Abiuso has shown himself to be someone who embodies our culture of caring—not only for the community here at Little Flower, but for his community at large,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Corinne Hammons. “His legal expertise and empathic approach are great assets to the organization.”
Abiuso is a litigator with the Sahn,Ward law firm, as well as a real estate and criminal lawyer. He routinely dedicates his time to pro bono work for charitable organizations and in 2016 was recognized as Public Interest Attorney of the Year by the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. He has served on the board of directors of St. John’s Residence for Boys, Little Flower’s affiliate, since 2015 and is vice-president of the board.
“I feel privileged to be part of a such great organization and to shape the hearts and minds of our young people, our future,” said Abiuso about his appointment.
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Along with his fellow board members, O’Neill will provide strategic, fiduciary and governance oversight to ensure the organization fulfills its mission to transform caring into action.
“O’Neill and has been a dedicated member of the Little Flower Community for many years, and we are fortunate to have his financial acumen on our Board,” said Hammons.
O’Neill has been the Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Capital Management, a Long Island-based asset management company, since 2010. He has volunteered alongside board members since 2016 on investment and finance oversight for Little Flower.
“It is a pleasure to join the Little Flower Board of Directors,” said O’Neill. “Having been involved at the Investment Committee level for the past several years, I have been able to see what a tremendous impact Little Flower makes for children, youth, adults and families across Long Island. I am looking forward to help extend that legacy for years to come.”
