Special Presentation on the NYS Budget and its Impact on LI Communities

Rescheduled for February 4th at 11:00 AM!

Join us on Thursday, February 4th at 11 AM for a special meeting on the NYS Budget presented by NYSDOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez.

Marie Therese Dominguez was unanimously confirmed as New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Transportation Commissioner on June 20, 2019.

Attendance is free but you will need to register at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nys-budget-presentation-by-nys-dot-comm-marie-therese-dominguez-tickets-138862612813

Our Guest Speaker:

Ms. Dominguez has worked in the transportation, water and energy infrastructure, safety and logistics sectors for over 25 years, having served in numerous leadership positions within the Federal government and private sector.

In 2015, she was nominated by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) at the U.S. Department of Transportation. At PHMSA, Ms. Dominguez managed the development and enforcement of safety regulations and oversaw safety operations for the nation's interstate gas and liquid pipelines as well as all hazardous materials shipments by rail, highway, sea and air.

Prior to leading PHMSA, she served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works at the U.S. Department of Defense, overseeing policy and budget direction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She has served as Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy at the United States Postal Service, where she led legislative and public policy initiatives for the country's then, second largest civilian employer.

She has served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Special Assistant to the Chairman at the National Transportation Safety Board and as a Special Assistant to President Clinton and Associate Director of Presidential Personnel in the White House. For the last few years she served as a member of the Virginia Aviation Board overseeing the policy, programs and funding for all 66 airports in the state of Virginia and as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.

Ms. Dominguez obtained her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and her B.A. in American Studies from Smith College.