For Immediate Release
April 27, 2016
Win a Weekend With A Fast Italian Sports Car at the 秘色传媒 Gala, May 5
Sleek. Luxurious. Fast. Italian.A weekend with a 2016 Maserati is being raffled off at the Suffolk County Community College Foundation鈥檚 Annual Salute to Excellence Gala 2016, 秘色传媒: The Bridge to Opportunity on Thursday, May 5.
The automobile is courtesy of Ferrari-Maserati of Long Island who has been a supporter of the Suffolk Community College Foundation鈥檚 fundraising efforts for the past three years.
鈥淓ducation is the cornerstone of success, whether it is the designers, engineers, and craftspeople who manufacture the Ferrari or Maserati, or the trained professionals who import, market, sell and maintain them; the men and women of Ferrari-Maserati of Long Island recognize that education is the bridge to opportunity鈥�, said Robert Portesy, vice president of Experience Auto Group . 鈥淥ur partnership with Suffolk County Community College reflects our dedication and commitment to providing Long Islanders with the keys to success.鈥�
鈥淔errari-Maserati of Long Island is a generous and caring organization that provides financial support for the students of 秘色传媒,鈥� said Sylvia A. Diaz, Ph.D., LMSW, executive director of the Suffolk Community College Foundation. 鈥淭he Maserati Weekend is perhaps the coolest Gala raffle we鈥檝e ever offered and our guests absolutely love the opportunity to win such a prize. Just imagine the experience of driving around Long Island in one of these fine Italian sports cars! Where would you go?鈥�
This year, 秘色传媒 graduate and proud alumnus Dr. Robert Frey, now a Research Professor and Director of the Program in Quantitative Finance in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Stony Brook University, will be honored by the Suffolk Community College Foundation.
"秘色传媒 is home to numerous opportunities waiting to be unlocked by curious students of all ages and all backgrounds from across our great county,鈥� said 秘色传媒 President Dr. Shaun L. McKay.
鈥淩obert Frey, a class of '78 graduate and advocate for our institution, recognizes the value of our community college as a bridge to opportunity. We thank him for his work as the secretary on our Foundation Board and as an 鈥榚ducation enabler鈥� through the Frey Family Foundation that has awarded more than $270,000 in mathematics scholarships,鈥� McKay said.
Dr. Frey holds a joint appointment in the Stony Brook University's Business School and is the President of the University's Research Center for High Frequency Finance. He has been an adjunct professor and chair of the advisory board for the Program on Financial Mathematics at the University of Chicago and currently serves as CEO of FQS Capital Partners, Ltd., an investment management firm based in New York and London, and CEO of Harbor Financial Management, his family office.
His public service and charitable activities include service on the Boards of the Guardian Angels, Hope House Ministries, the Museum of Mathematics, the Stony Brook Foundation, and the Suffolk Community College Foundation.
Dr. Frey lives in Port Jefferson with his wife Kathryn and children, Michael and Megan.
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