Winner: Glen Cherveny

Glen Cherveny, Managing partner

Glen Cherveny of Bayport has received the Long Island Advocate for Accessibility Award from the Suffolk Community Council based on his efforts to bring accessibility standards -- such as doorways that allow for wheelchairs -- to Long Island towns and also to become part of the New York State Building Code. Cherveny has been a managing partner with Alexrod & Cherveny Architects in Commack since 1997. He is also involved with the Long Island Builders Institute, Long Island Real Estate Group and the United Way of Long Island.