Danette O’Connell has been helping for-profits and non-profits grow since 2004 with Triumph International Consulting, as a Finance and Operations Executive specializing in international business.
With her entrepreneurial divergent thinking, she is able to generate unforeseen revenues and growth opportunities, increase margins, optimize technology and improve processes and procedures for maximum efficiency.
She has over 20 years of a proven track record in positioning organizations through dynamic start-up, turnaround, merger and accelerated growth periods. Ms. O’Connell is instrumental in building and managing all aspects of a business transformation. She is proficient in strategic planning, financial planning, and business transformation. She has gained a reputation through satisfied customers and growing businesses.
Frank Orzo
Vice President
Frank has worked as an IT Professional and software company executive for more than four decades.
In 1984, he founded Lawtrac which was the first PC-based software product focused on assisting in-house law departments manage litigation, contracts and legal expenses. Frank sold Lawtrac to a private-equity firm in 2013. At the time of the sale of his company, Lawtrac was used by over 100 major corporations in 22 countries around the world.
In 2016, he co-founded Nonprofit Sector Strategies in order to help nonprofit organization maximize their mission impact.
Frank is chairman of the board of Holy Cross High School in Flushing, NY and is a member of the scholarship committee of the Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York.
Frank received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pace University.
Ed Probst
Secretary
Ed Probst is an Employee Benefit Specialist and seasoned veteran of the Insurance industry. Ed is a founding Partner of Vanguard Insurance Agency which was established in 1999. He currently acts as President and is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization. Ed has a particular expertise and knowledge in the areas of Employee Benefits, Group Insurance, The Affordable Care Act, and ERISA. While throughout his career he has worked with clients in a vast array of professions he has carved a niche in working with the Non-Profit Sector.
Ed holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the New York Institute Of Technology. Over the course of his career he has earned numerous professional designations including Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Registered Health Underwriter (RHU), Healthcare Reform Specialist (HCR), Chartered Healthcare Consultant (ChHC) and Registered Employee Benefit Consultant (REBC). He has also been a long-time member and supporter of the National Association Of Health Underwriters (NAHU).
Ed is very passionate about his work with charities and the community. He has volunteered his time as a youth baseball coach for over 25years and is well respected for his efforts. Currently he serves on both the Executive and Foundation Boards for the Cerebral Palsy Association Of Nassau County. He also volunteers his time for CP Nassau on their Forget Me Not Ball, 5K, and Networking Committees. Ed is also a member of TSI Cares and is currently President of the Bayside Business Association for which he has a been a member for 15 years.
Ken Cerini
Treasurer
Ken is the Managing Partner of Cerini & Associates, LLP and is the executive responsible for the administration of our not-for-profit and educational providers practice group. In addition to his extensive audit experience both at Ernst & Young, LLP, and Cerini & Associates, LLP, Ken has been directly involved in providing consulting services for nonprofits and educational facilities of all sizes throughout New York State.
Ken has won numerous awards, and has been quoted in publications such as Newsday, Long Island Business News, the Long Island Press, and the New York Times. Ken is the editor for three of the five newsletters published in-house by the firm, including: The Lesson Plan, written for school districts; The Special ED-ition, published for special education providers; and The NFP Advisor, written specifically for the nonprofit sector. He teaches a graduate level nonprofit accounting course at LIU—CW Post.
David Goldstein
board counsel
David Goldstein is the founding Partner of Certilman Balin Nonprofit/Tax Exempt/Religious Organizations Practice Group. He represents international, national, regional and local not-for-profit and religious entities across a wide variety of nonprofit sectors. He serves on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section, and is the Chairperson of the Not-For-Profit Corporations Law Committee of the State Bar Association’s Business Law Section.
Mr. Goldstein counsels and advocates for nonprofits and religious organizations in a wide variety of areas, including governance, compliance, regulatory matters, ethics, conflicts of interest, risk assessment and risk management, as well as operations and commercial matters. He represents clients (both individuals and organizations) in internal disputes, regulatory investigations and regulatory actions, as well as in litigation –and continually counsels his clients on how to avoid these entanglements.
