Community Development Corp. of Long Island elects two new board members; includes O'Shea of HWCLI and Daniels of AIG Global

Community Development Corp. of Long Island (CDCLI) has elected Gwen O'Shea, president and CEO of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island (HWCLI) and Jeffery Daniels, managing director for AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp., to the organization's board of directors. O'Shea has served as the president and CEO of HWCLI since 2007, with the distinction of being the organization's first female executive. HWCLI is a private, not for profit umbrella organization, which has served the community for over six decades. In her role, O'Shea is responsible for the organization's four focus areas: regional planning; access to health care, nutritional security and economic stability. She works in partnership with her board of directors, to develop the long and short range plans for the organization. "Gwen's experience and presence within the non-profit community makes her an ideal and valuable addition to the CDCLI board of directors," said Marianne Garvin, CDCLI's president and CEO. "As one of the most respected leaders in the Long Island community, we welcome her scope of knowledge and experience to the volunteer leadership of CDCLI." O'Shea serves as an adjunct professor at Long Island University, CW Post Graduate Departments of Health Care and Public Administration and Social Work. She is an advisory board member of The Energeia Partnership at Molloy College, a board member of the Long Island Federally Qualified Health Clinics and a member of the Steering Committee for Medicaid Matters New York. In addition, she has been recognized by Long Island Business News as a member of the 40 under 40 and Long Island's Top 50 Most Influential Women, and has received the Public Citizen of the Year Award from the National Association of Social Workers. She received her master's of science in non-profit management from the Robert J. Milano School for Management and Urban Policy, and her bachelor's of science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In his role as managing director with AIG, Daniels oversees the acquisition and asset management of the company's multifamily portfolio and is the primary liaison for AIG's strategic relationships with leading national real estate development and management companies. To date, he had developed and acquired over $3.5 billion of multifamily investment products, growing the firm's portfolio to over 32,000 units. "Jeff's knowledge and experience in the multifamily sector will be a tremendous asset to our board, and to our various committees at CDCLI," said James Coughlan, CDCLI's board chairman. "We welcome Jeff and look forward to his contributions in our future planning." Daniels received an MBA from Bloomsburg University, and his bachelor of science degree in Accounting from Hampton University. He serves on the board of directors of National Multifamily Housing Council, is a sustaining member of the Urban Land Institute, and serves on the board of trustees of Friends Academy.