Lupinacci Applauds Dillon For Support Of Education

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,WF,I-Huntington Station) recently attended the Huntington Foundation for Excellence in Education’s “Reach for the Stars” ceremony. During the event, Pat Dillon was honored as the 2014 Reach for the Stars Honoree. 

“Pat Dillon has been a dedicated educator, parent and school board member for  more than 30 years,” said Lupinacci. “Pat’s work as a librarian, a school board member and member of the South Huntington Educational Foundation has left a monumental impact on our children’s future, and she is truly deserving of this honor. It was an honor to serve alongside her on the South Huntington School Board; she was truly a friend and mentor. I want to thank Pat for all she’s done for the South Huntington School District and again congratulate her on an outstanding career.”

Pat Dillon began her career at the Woodhull Early Childhood Center in 1990, moved to Huntington Elementary School in 1994, and transferred to Huntington High School in 2010. In addition, Mrs. Dillon served for 12 years as a member of the South Huntington School Board, including eight years as the board’s vice-president. She is also a member of the South Huntington Educational Foundation’s board of directors, the South Huntington Library Board, the South Huntington School District’s audit committee, a member of the board of directors for the South Huntington Teacher Center, and she chaired the Huntington Teacher Center’s board. She has also served as a member of the Huntington School District’s technology committee and represents the district librarians as the liaison to the Western Suffolk BOCES School Library System. Mrs. Dillon has three children, Patrick, a music teacher at Munsey Park School in Manhasset; Maureen, an executive assistant at Alliance Global; and Meghan, a project manager at Marcus Samuelsson Group.  

The Huntington Foundation for Excellence in Education (HFEE) is a non-profit dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities for students in the Huntington School District. Since its founding, HFEE has enriched local schools through hundreds of mini-grants aimed at promoting innovation in the classroom as well as funding larger school- and district-wide initiatives through its Reach for the Stars Program. Learn more about HFEE by visiting: http://www.hufsd.edu/community/foundation/hfee_index.html.