Members of the Suffolk County Planning Commission

Biographies of the Suffolk County Planning Commission

Babylon Town - David L. Calone, Chairman
David Calone has been a member of the Commission since 2006 and Chair since February 2008. He is the Managing Member of Jove Equity Partners, LLC, a firm that manages private equity and venture capital investments. He serves on the Board of Directors of six privately-held companies. Mr. Calone previously served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Honors Program where he received a 2003 Attorney General’s Award for his work in fighting terrorism-related and corporate international crime. Mr. Calone also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the New York State Attorney General’s Office and was an associate at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison in New York . He has a degree in economics from Princeton University and received a J.D. from Harvard Law School .

Brookhaven Town - Michael Kelly
Michael Francis Kelly, Esq. is the Principal of Kelly Development Corp. focusing on the development of small sub-divisions and consulting on various real estate issues for such organizations as The Long Island Housing Partnership, Avalon Bay Communities and the Clare Rose Organization.  Mike is also a partner with Sean Rose in Rose and Kelly Development, LLC.  Their focus is on redeveloping blighted sites throughout Long Island.  Prior to forming his own businesses, Mike was the Vice President of Land Acquisitions for Pulte Homes of Long Island (2003 - 2008).  He also worked for the Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Chase Manhattan Bank and the Law Firm of Meyer, Meyer and Keneally in Smithtown. Mike has over 20 years of diversified real estate industry experience and gained valuable experience working for these companies as well as TiBi Development.  

Mike is the Treasurer for LIBI and serves on the Board of Directors of the Down Syndrome Advocacy Foundation. He is also a member of the NY State Bar and its Committee on Land Use and Real Estate Legislation, as well as being a licensed real estate broker and a LIBOR member.  He has been honored as the recipient of the Paul S. Miller “With Liberty and Justice for All” award by Touro Law School in 2006 and The Good Neighbor of the Year from The Central Islip Civic Association in 2008.  Mike actively participates in the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Society and the Brehon Law Society, both organizations deeply rooted in his Irish heritage.  Mike is a member of Energia, Long Island’s regional leadership program within Molly College.  He is a member of the Business Improvement District for the Village of Patchogue. 

Mike graduated from Chaminade High School and has a B.S. in Finance from Providence College, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota and a Juris Doctorate from Touro Law School.  His wife, Kathleen Feeley, Ph.D., is a world-renowned expert on children with Down Syndrome and Autism and a professor at C.W. Post University.  Mike and Kathleen live in Stony Brook and have four children; Thomas, John, Owen – The Big O, and Catherine Mary. 

East Hampton Town - Vacant 

Huntington Town - Sarah Lansdale, AICP 
Sarah Lansdale, AICP, has been an at large member of the Commission since 2005.   Ms. Lansdale was selected as Sustainable Long Island's second Executive Director in September 2004. Sarah has a diverse background, bringing experience in fundraising, environmental studies, and urban planning to the organization. Sarah has extensive community outreach experience, including two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala. Sarah holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from New York University and a Bachelor's of Science in Environmental Studies and Agricultural Economics.

Islip  Town - Matthew Chartrand
Matthew Chartrand was born in Brooklyn in 1967.  When he was seven his parents moved to Long Island and he has lived in Islip Township for the past 35 years.  His personal achievements include coaching West Islip football, serving as an Active Alumni of West Islip High School, performing volunteer work for the community, and Captain of the Varsity Football Team during his high school years.  He was awarded the Computer Science Award and taught Computer Education to students in Junior High and Elementary Schools.  He performed volunteer service building the Brookhaven Firefighters Museum. 

Matthew attended Stony Brook University for courses in Computer Science and Liberal Arts.  He attained an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Nassau Community College and studied Business Management at St. John’s University.  In recent years he has completed courses in Business Management at Farmingdale University, Cornell ILR.  

Matthew owned a home improvement company until 1993.  Matthew is presently a member in good standing of Iron Workers Local 361 and was officially initiated in 1994.  He has performed all aspects of the Iron Working industry.   He was appointed to the position of Business Agent in 2004 and is now the President of Iron Workers Local 361, which has 850 active members.  He is also the Assistant Apprentice Coordinator, involved in the training of 250 Apprentices and 500 Journeymen who participate in upgrading courses.  

Matthew resides in West Islip with his wife Lori and his four children, Matthew, Jade, Michael and Maggie.  

Riverhead Town - Vince Taldone
Vince Taldone has been a member of the Commission since 2008. Mr. Taldone is retired from New York City government, where held positions in the Department of City-wide Administrative Services Division of Real Estate Services. Since retiring, Mr. Taldone has served as a member of Riverhead’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, as the site plan reviewer for the Handicapped Advisory Committee of the Town Board and as the tree planting coordinator and member of the board or directors of Riverhead Townscape. Mr. Taldone previously served the County of Suffolk as the first chairman of the County legislature’s Transportation Advisory Board. He is currently a board member of 5 Town Rural Transit, Inc., a public transit advocacy organization. He serves as a representative for 5TRT and the Town of Riverhead on the East End Transportation Council Transportation Advisory Group, which is overseeing a US DOT Volpe Center study of a proposed coordinated rail and bus network to serve the needs of Long Island’s East End communities. Due in part to his impaired vision, Mr. Taldone has extensive experience as a regular user of public transportation and is a strong advocate for the application of universal accessible design practices. He earned a B.A. degree and a Master of Urban Planning degree from New York University.

Shelter Island Town - Linda Holmes   
Linda G. Holmes has been a member of the Commission since 2004, representing Shelter Island.  She served as Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission from 2006-2008.   Ms. Holmes served as a member of the Shelter Island Town Planning Board from 1981-85, and has been active in environmental issues on the East End for 30 years. She is past president of the nation's oldest press club, the New York City-based Society of the Silurians, and is a director of the Overseas Press Club Foundation.  She is a Pacific War historian, and has published two books about Allied POWs in Japanese captivity during World War II. Ms. Holmes is a graduate of Scarsdale schools and Wellesley College. Her mother's family has been on Long Island since 1626.

Smithtown Town - John Finn 
John Finn is the Director of Leasing and Acquisitions at Damianos Realty Group LLC and a resident of Smithtown.  John has been with Damianos Realty Group since 1998 and has proven himself to be an invaluable asset to the firm, playing an active role in its rapid growth and expansion, while still managing to oversee the day-to-day operations, and has successfully negotiated countless transactions for the 21 properties in the firm’s impressive commercial portfolio.

In 2008, Damianos Realty Group was awarded the prestigious “Developer of the Year” award by The Association for a Better Long Island and The Commercial Industrial Broker Society for the firm’s newest construction project located at 100 Hospital Road in Patchogue- a modern medical office building providing much-needed services to the local community.  John was instrumental in the design and development of this 54,000 square foot state-of-the-art medical building, and just a little over a year after the first shovel hit the ground, John and his team already had the building fully leased.

John is a member of the Long Island Business News 40 under 40 Class of 2009, which recognizes outstanding individuals in the business community on Long Island.

John is a recipient of the Top Commercial Real Estate Power Brokers of the Year award from Costar, the largest commercial real estate information company in the United States, and is an Associate Member of the Commercial Industrial Broker’s Society.

John is actively involved in charitable and fund-raising events throughout Long Island, including the YMCA of Long Island, Friends of Karen, Long Island Museums, and the March of Dimes.  John was elected to the Corporate Board of Directors for the YMCA of Long Island in 2009. John Resides in the Town of Smithtown and has two children.

Southampton Town - Barbara B. Roberts
Barbara B. Roberts has been a member of the Commission since 2006.   Prior to her current career as a business consultant, she successfully built and sold FPG International, an agency representing over  the work of over 1000 photographers worldwide, and Acoustiguide, the producer of audio tours and equipment for museums worldwide.  Earlier in her career she worked on Wall Street for 15 years and was the first woman on the board of directors of Dean Witter.  Ms. Roberts has served on numerous non-profit boards particularly focused on promoting the economic and political empowerment of women, including the domestic violence center, The Retreat.  She also has served on the boards of the Group for the South Fork and Guild Hall.  She is a David Rockefeller Fellow and served as Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Business and Agricultural Advisory Board, was on the Suffolk County Economic Development Board and was a member of the board of the 14th Street Local Development Corp/BID in Manhattan and heads the Women Presidents Organization Long Island Chapter.   She holds an Economics degree from Goucher College.

Southold Town - Tom McAdam
Thomas McAdam has been a member of the Commission since 2007.  He  holds a Bachelor & Master Degree's in the fields of Accounting, Finance and Government.  Mr. McAdam is retired from Suffolk County Government after 30 years in the County Executive's Budget Office.  Since 2001, he has been a Licensed Sales Associate with Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Mr. McAdam has been a Suffolk County resident for 45 years.  Mr. McAdam holds accounting degrees from Long Island University and Adelphi University.

Villages over 5,000 population - Adrienne Esposito, Secretary 
Adrienne Esposito has been a member of the Commission since 2006 and became Secretary of the Commission in 2008.  She is the Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE).  CCE is a non-profit organization working in NY and CT to protect natural resources and public health.  CCE has 6 offices and conducts research, lobbying and public education on diverse environmental campaigns. Such campaigns include groundwater protection, land use planning, coastal water protection, estuary and ocean protection, protection of Great Lakes, toxic waste remediation, pesticides reduction, renewable energy campaigns, energy planning, clean air and public health issues.  Previously she was Associate Executive Director of A Citizens Campaign for the Environment.  Ms. Esposito holds a BA in Geology and Environmental Science from LI University, CW Post.

Villages under 5,000 population - Constantine E. Kontokosta, P.E., AICP, Vice Chairman
Constantine E. Kontokosta has been a member of the Commission since 2005.  He is Principal of the KACE Group, a New York-based real estate development and investment firm that provides high-quality products that balance equity, sustainability and growth. Current and completed projects and affiliated companies include affordable and senior housing and mixed-use developments, the Harborfront Inn at Greenport, Sixty-Seven Steps Vineyard, and Splitrock Vineyard Management. In addition, Mr. Kontokosta is a Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate, where he teaches graduate courses in real estate development, planning, sustainable development, and affordable housing.  Mr. Kontokosta is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York, a Planner certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He is currently a doctoral candidate and Teaching Fellow in Urban Planning at Columbia University, where he is specializing in housing policy, land use, real estate finance, econometrics and urban economics. Prior to his doctoral studies, he earned a M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia, a M.S. in Real Estate Finance from New York University and a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

At Large - Charla E. Bolton, AICP 
Charla Bolton has been a member of the Commission since 2004. From 1975-2001 Ms. Bolton was employed as a  Planner for the Town of Huntington, specializing in comprehensive planning, cultural resource planning, housing and environmental impact analysis. Between 2001 and 2007, Ms. Bolton served as Preservation Advocate for the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities. Ms. Bolton is also a member of the Suffolk County Historic Trust and currently is Chair of the Town of Huntington Historic Preservation Commission. Ms. Bolton is also a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and has pursued coursework toward an MS in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute. Ms Bolton is currently working on a book, which documents African American settlement in the Town of Huntington from 1790 to 1870.

At Large -   Vacant 

At Large - Josh Horton