Events
Thank You to Everyone Who Helped Make
The Neighborhood Network's
Gala 2008
Our Most Successful Ever
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Riverview Restaurant, Oakdale, NY
Environmental Leadership Award Winner: Edward Thompson,
For 15 Years of Service as Chair of
the Neighborhood Network Board
Our Sponsors
Champions
Caithness Long Island
Amy Hagedorn
Liberty Title Agency
Molloy College
Rauch Foundation
Siemens
Patron
Cameron Engineers and Associates
Steward
Joanne Panzarella - Piluso
Environmental Leadership Award Winner
 Edward Thompson is the Vice-President for Advancement at Molloy College, responsible for all fundraising, marketing and government relations activities. Since coming to Molloy in 1998 as one of the youngest senior college administrators in the country, Ed has spearheaded a fundraising and marketing transformation at the College.
Ed is currently directing the College’s first successful capital campaign, having raised $16,000,000 – far exceeding the campaign goals. During the campaign, Ed’s leadership has led to the largest corporate gift, the largest alumni gift, the largest foundation gift and the largest government grant in the school’s history. Ed leads a robust marketing effort that has significantly raised the institution’s public profile in recent years. He and Molloy President Drew Bogner co-founded the Energeia Partnership, the Academy for Regional Stewardship at Molloy College This year marks Ed’s 15th anniversary as Chair of the Board of the Neighborhood Network. Ed’s “career” actually began at the Neighborhood Network working on the telephone outreach staff in order to help put himself through law school. After graduation, he served as staff attorney and was involved in some of the Network’s early legal and legislative victories Ed also serves on the board of Vision Long Island, a smart growth advocacy group, the Board of the Energeia Partnership, and the advisory board on the Institute for Interfaith Dialogue at Molloy College.
Ed received his B.A. in History and Economics at the College of the Holy Cross and his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law. He studied comparative law at the London School of Economics and completed the Institute for Educational Management program at the Harvard University School of Education. He lives in Ft. Salonga with his wife Eloise, and sons Peter and Daniel.
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