Christopher J. Kutner, Joseph L. Ortego and Dennis Kelleher.

Christopher J. Kutner, Joseph L. Ortego and Dennis Kelleher.

Christopher J. Kutner has been appointed to the New York Hospital Queens Community Advisory Council. The Rockville Centre resident is a partner at the Uniondale law firm of Farrell Fritz.

Joseph L. Ortego of Garden City has been named president of the board of trustees at Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities (ACLD) in Bethpage. He is an attorney at Nixon Peabody in Jericho.

Dennis Kelleher, senior vice president at the Melville architectural and engineering consulting firm H2M, has been elected vice president of the American Water Works Association, a trade organization of drinking water supply professionals. He is a Centereach resident.

The Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island announced board of directors news:
-- Dr. Sharon D. Deans is director of gynecology and director of labor and delivery at North Central Bronx Hospital and lives in Dix Hills.
-- Robert L. Ludricks III of Garden City is a principal and senior account manager at Bessemer Trust in Manhattan.
-- Additionally, Henry Klosowski of Syosset has been elected vice president of the board. He is a partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff in Garden City and has been a foundation board member since 2005.
-- Foundation treasurer since 2007, Jeffrey L. Nagel has been elected president. The Garden City resident is a partner at the Manhattan law firm Gibbons.
-- Robert C. Creighton has been elected secretary. The Smithtown resident is a partner at the Uniondale law firm of Farrell Fritz.

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Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

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