Carroll Gardens
Standing O is putting out the welcome mat for attorney Robert Shull on his appointment as new president of the Brooklyn Stake of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). The religious group held its conference on Dec. 5 and inducted a new leadership in Brooklyn.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband, one of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, presided over the meeting, attended by Kristin Polizzotto, David Glick, Amylynne Shull, Gerardo Herrera, and Thelma Herrera.
Jeff Nelson, an attorney from Park Slope who has been serving as the president of the Brooklyn Stake for the past nine years, was relieved from his capacity as a lay-minister and administrator of the stake, while Robert Shull was welcomed in.
Our pal Robert will serve the community along with his counselors, Gerardo Herrera from Midwood, and David Glick from Staten Island.
“I look forward to working with the diverse religious community that exists in Brooklyn and to helping them to see that no matter our differences, we are all brothers and sisters who can help this great community,” Robert said.
All members of the Mormon clergy are unpaid and serve voluntarily to meet the spiritual and temporal needs of church-members and the communities in which they live. The Brooklyn Stake has more than 1,200 members in 11 congregations, including four Spanish- and one Mandarin-speaking across Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Brooklyn Stake [339–343 Court St. at Union Street in Carroll Gardens, (800) 453–3860].
Bay Ridge
More welcomes
Say “hey” to the new Mount Sinai Head and Neck Institute in Bay Ridge. The practice offers comprehensive head-and-neck cancer care, and skull-base tumors, as well as salivary, thyroid, and parathyroid diseases.
“The opening of this Institute in central Brooklyn represents a new standard of personalized specialty care for each patient’s unique needs,” said Dr. Eric M. Genden, the Isidore Friesner professor chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Mount Sinai Health System. “Mount Sinai will meet an unmet need in this community, as well as the neighboring communities of Staten Island, Queens, and Long Island.”
Physicians at the new facility include Dr. Daniel Buchbinder, Dr. Raymond Chai, Dr. Boris Chernobilsky, Dr. Anthony Del Signore, and Dr. Ilya Likhterov.
The institute provides treatment of all types and stages of head and neck cancers; various oral and maxillofacial conditions; sleep apnea; and sinus, thyroid, and salivary diseases. Surgical procedures take place at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in lower Manhattan, but all other appointments and follow-up visits can be made at the Bay Ridge office.
Mount Sinai Head and Neck Institute [9020 Fifth Ave. at 90th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 951–9007].
Borough wide
Sloan recipients
The Fund for the City of New York announced this year’s recipients of the Sloan Awards for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics. The accolade recognizes exceptionally dedicated and creative teachers who have achieved outstanding results. Dieudone Egotanda of New Utrecht High School and Fred Galli of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, were chose chosen as part of the seven top teachers in the city.
Dieudone Egotanda teaches calculus, geometry, pre-calculus, and algebra. He was raised in the former Belgian Congo and has taught at New Utrecht High School since 2002. With his palpable compassion and care for students, he has helped many students who have struggled with math.
Fred Galli teaches calculus, geometry, algebra, and math analysis, and had a successful background in engineering and software development.
He brings a wealth of mathematical and professional knowledge to his students and has created the school’s math team.
