Theresa A. Regnante

Theresa A. Regnante

President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Long Island

An advocate for improving the lives of all Long Islanders, Theresa A. Regnante has dedicated her career to helping others through health, education and financial stability. As president and CEO of United Way of Long Island, Regnante leads the nonprofit organization’s work through collaboration and community-led change.

Regnante has spoken before various stakeholders on the need to bring industry, labor and government partners together to bridge divides, embrace diverse voices and pursue innovation to find common solutions. Her tenure at United Way of Long Island has included the launch of the award-winning Net Zero Energy Building Campaign, which transformed the organization’s headquarters into a building that produces as much energy as it uses. She also created the Workforce Development Training Academy to grow the region’s talent pool of skilled labor in energy efficiency.

Regnante also innovated Mission United efforts to provide veterans and their families with the services they need. Her other initiatives include the launch of Safe at Home, a proactive strategy to keep seniors healthy and safe in their homes. Regnante has also elevated United Way’s national prominence as an eight-time U.S. Department of Energy Housing Innovation Award winner.

Regnante serves on the boards of United Way of New York State, LISTnet, the SUNY Old Westbury College Council and the advisory council for Hofstra University’s Master of Public Health program. Her commitment to build bold cross-sector partnerships at the system, network and community levels to ideate and implement equitable solutions continues to drive United Way forward in its mission to advance the common good.

 

This profile is part of LIBN's Influencers: Dynamic Women Leaders list . Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree.

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