The Brookhaven Town Democratic Committee's day-to-day operations are managed by an Executive Committee, the members of which are elected by the BTDC's broader membership. The current Executive Committee is comprised of the following BTDC members:
Brookhaven Town Democratic Committee Executive Committee
Chair, Anthony G. Speelman
Email: [email protected]
Cell: 631-236-6327
1st Vice Chair, Anthony R. Portesy
Email: [email protected]
Cell: 516-901-1787
2nd Vice Chair, Rabia Aziz
Email: [email protected]
3rd Vice Chair, Cheryl Felice
Email: [email protected]
4th Vice Chair, Diane Costello
Email: [email protected]
Director of Grounds and Maintenance, Joe Turdik
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer, Dan Dubois
Email: [email protected]
Recording Secretary, Carol Russel
Email: [email protected]
Law Chair, Virginia Capon
Email: [email protected]
Vice Chair & Head of Communications, Scott Gelber
Email: [email protected]
COUNCIL DISTRICT LEADERS (see below)
Council District Leaders
Council District One Serving Stony Brook, Old Field, Poquott, Setauket, East Setauket, Belle Terre, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station, Terryville.
Council District Leader: Barry McCoy
Email: [email protected]
Deputy District Leader: Virginia Capon
Email: [email protected]
Council District Two Serving Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Middle Island (part), Terryville (part), Coram (part), Rocky Point, Sound Beach, Shoreham, East Shoreham, Ridge (part), Wading River.
Council District Leader: Sarah Deonarine
Email: [email protected]
Deputy District Leader: Carol Russell
Email: [email protected]
Council District Three Serving Lake Grove, Selden, Centereach, Lake Ronkonkoma (part), Farmingville (part), Coram (part)
Council District Leader: Lauren Butler
Email: [email protected]
Deputy District Leader: Dominador Pascual
Email: [email protected]
Council District Four Serving Farmingville (part), Medford (part), Holtsville (part), Gordon Heights, Coram (part), Yaphank, Middle Island, Ridge (part), Bellport, North Bellport, Brookhaven Hamlet, North Shirley (part).
Council District Leader: Larry Tierney
Email: [email protected]
Deputy District Leader: Vivett Dukes
Email: [email protected]
Council District Five Serving Blue Point, Lake Ronkonkoma (part), Holbrook (part), Holtsville (part), Medford (part), North Patchogue, Patchogue, East Patchogue, Davis Park Fire Island.
Council District Leader: David Bligh
Email: [email protected]
Co-Deputy District Leader: Edward Smith
Email: [email protected]
Co-Deputy District Leader: Susan Toplitz
Email: [email protected]
Council District Six Serving Mastic, Mastic Beach, Shirley (parts of), Smith Point, Moriches, Center Moriches, East Moriches, Eastport, Manorville, East Yaphank (parts of), Calverton, Ridge (parts of), Brookhaven Hamlet (parts of)
Council District Leader: Steve Lupo
Email: [email protected]
Deputy District Leader: Ray Keenan
Subcommittees
Women’s Caucus
Chair: Brooke Moos
Email: [email protected]
LGBTQ Non-Binary Subcommittee
Chair: Sue Mackey
Email: [email protected]
Fundraising Subcommittee
Chair: Anthony R. Portesy
Email: [email protected]
Brookhaven Town Young Democratic Committee (High School and College students welcome)
Chair: Farzeen Bham
Email: [email protected]
Labor Subcommittee
Chair: Michael Gendron
Diversity Subcommittee
Chair: Beverly Dean
Email: [email protected]
Progressive Caucus
Chair: Michael Iasilli
Email: [email protected]
Outreach Subcommittee
Chair: Diane Costello
Vice Chair: Skyler Johnson
Email: [email protected]