Meet the Board Of Directors

John Cronin, President

John is an educator and attorney who has long been involved with the GCBS. He is a graduate of Nassau Community College (AA), Molloy College (BA), St. John's University (M.S. Ed) and Hofstra Law School (J.D.). He became a Director in 2000, served as Vice- President of the Board from 2008-2011 and became President of the Board on September 1, 2011.

Evan Sandgren, Executive Vice-President

Evan has worked security for several Gov't contractors across Long Island including Long Island's famous Grumman. He now works for Security for Telephonics in a Corporate position. He lived in Garden City most of his life until he moved to Bethpage in 2016 with his wife. Evan Graduated Garden City High School in 2012.

He became a Director in 2014 and became Executive Vice-President September 9, 2020.

Brook Brown, First Vice President

Brook is a paralegal who became a Director 2017, and was elected first Vice-President in January 2021.

Annette Seltzer, Secretary

Annette and her husband moved to Garden City South in 1989. She became a Director in 2012, and became Secretary of the Board on January 1, 2013.

Eugene Martens, Treasurer

Tim Martens currently serves as a project manager in Capital One’s IT department. A lifelong Garden City resident, Tim lives on Brixton Road with his wife Janet.

He has been Treasurer of the Board since August 2002.

Anthony Cenzoprano, Director

Lifetime Garden City resident, husband of Janice and father of two. BS Biology/Geology Adelphi University, SUNY Downstate School of Allied Health at Brooklyn, Occupational Therapist Registered/Licensed, Proprietor of The Physical Rehabilitation Center and The Physical Fitness Center in Garden City South. Responsible for fighting Suffolk County to provide pollution control to rain runoff into Shinnecock Bay. He loves the outdoors, nature, hiking and handy in the trades. He likes to tinker and repair things in the GCBS. He was elected a Director in 2010.

Ralph Healey, Director

Ralph Healey is a native Long Islander who has always had an interest in the environment. In addition to serving on the board of directors of the GCBS, he is also a member of the Nassau County Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee, and the Treasurer of the Friends of the Massapequa Preserve. A practicing attorney, Ralph holds a Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law. He is also completing his Master’s Degree in Public Administration at Long Island University. He currently resides in Garden City with his wife, Lauren (a teacher in the Garden City School District) and their twins, James and Madeline. He was elected a Director in 2013.

Patrick DiCaprio Esq., Director

Patrick is an attorney and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S) and Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.) He was an award-winning baseball columnist for USAToday.com. He has been a volunteer for the Make-a-Wish Foundation for ten years, and is extending his volunteerism with the GCBS. Patrick became interested in the GCBS after moving to Garden City and stumbling upon it during a walk. Since then he has become an avid bird-watcher and is committed to keeping the GCBS a haven for the community’s bird and nature lovers. You can see him almost every day strolling the GCBS grounds. He was elected a Director in 2014.

Jacqueline Reinhard, Director

Jacqueline Reinhard is a life-long resident of Garden City. She is a graduate of Garden City HS and the University of Mary Washington. She has a masters degree from the University of Illinois. Her career has been in non-profit management including The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter and SHARE Cancer Support. She joined the GCBS Board of Directors in September 2021 due to her concern for the environment and love of bird watching.

Emily G. Sauchelli, Director

Emily Sauchelli has been a resident of Garden City for over 20 years. She moved to the village when she was 3-years-old. She is a 2015 graduate of the Garden City High School and a 2019 graduate of Hofstra University with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in fine arts. She is continuing her studies at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in New York City with a concentration in Health and Science reporting. She joined the Garden City Board Sanctuary's Board of Directors in September 2021 due to her love of nature and wanting to serve her community.

The Garden City Bird Sanctuary