Trustee - Rebecca Sassouni

Past Board of Education President, 2021–2024. Past Board of Education Alternate Vice President, 2019–2021. Chair, Board of Education Advisory Committee, 2022–present. Member, Board Visitation Committee, 2019–present. Past chair and past member, Board of Education Citizens Advisory Committee. Past member, Board of Education Building Advisory Committee. Past Board representative for the District-wide Safety Committee. Recipient of Multicultural Council of New York Woman of the Year Award, 2024; State of Israel Bonds, Lion of Judah Award Recipient, 2023; Hofstra University Outstanding Women in Law Award, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, 2020; Gaia’s Essence Woman of Honor in Business Award, 2019; Hofstra University George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award, 2018; Nassau County Bar Association Access to Justice Pro Bono Recognition, 2018; Anti-Defamation League Glass Leadership Institute Fellow, 2017; Town of North Hempstead Woman of Distinction May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor Award, 2014. Recipient of New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) Board Excellence Award, 2019 (level 1), 2021 (level 2), and 2022 (level 3). Past officer, United Parent Teacher Council, and past chair, UPTC Legislative Committee. Past parent co-chair, Shared Decision Making Committee, North High School and John F. Kennedy School. Co-vice chair, Nassau County Bar Association Women in Law Committee. Immediate past co-chair, Nassau County Bar Association Education Law Committee. Nassau County Bar Association Attorney Mentor to Law and Middle School Students. Contributor, Lilith Magazine. Board member, Jewish Community Relations Council Advisory Board (2019-present). Two-time recipient, Hadassah Women of Honor Award. Past president, SHAI (Sephardic Heritage Alliance, Inc.). Past officer and member of board of trustees, Journal Dinner Dance and Simchat Torah Honoree, Temple Israel of Great Neck. Past co-founder, Persian Culture Committee. Past member, Great Neck Library Nominating Committee. Past board member, Solomon Schechter Schools of Long Island. Cum Laude with Distinction, Barnard College Columbia University. Hofstra University School of Law. Attorney and Mediator in private practice. New York State Certified Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Facilitator. Mediator, Long Island Dispute Resolution Centers of Long Island. Married, four adult children.