Daniel Destefano:  

Life After graduation from UHS I spent four years at Hofstra University pursuing a career in education with an emphasis in educating children with speech, hearing and communication disorders. I was fortunate to have a great college experience in education and athletics where I played baseball and soccer. I was team captain of a championship soccer team in '68 and made the cut in my super senior year for the "69 football team as the first "soccer style" kicker. My educational component included student teaching at Massapequa High School and student supervisor in speech and language pathology for the mentally retarded at AHRC located in Brookville. Those events and others paved the way for my baseball coaching at Lawrence Road Junior High School and soccer coaching at Hofstra University. I spent the next six years coaching Varsity soccer with less success than when I was a player. During the next 10 years, I was honing my skills as a teacher while completing my masters degree. Subsequently, II was influenced by local politics and government in Nassau County and decided to become involved. I secured a position as Special Assistant to the County Executive and while in Public Service ventured into elected politics. I campaigned for the New York State Assembly in '84, a harrowing but formative experience. I was unsuccessful in that bid and later returned to education. I started over in the New York City Public School system. I continued my education at New York University and received a Masters...Expand for more