Business, community leaders honored at Chambers event

Nov 05, 2022

Jim Zanfardino, owner of Roslyn Village Delicacies. He was one of six North Hempstead business and community leaders honored at the 37th annual Business Person of the Year and Legislative Breakfast Friday. (Photo courtesy of Roslyn Chamber of Commerce)

Six North Hempstead business and community leaders were honored at the 37th annual Business Person of the Year and Legislative Breakfast Friday.

The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce hosted the event at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. It brings together and recognizes the best businesspeople from all of Nassau’s commerce chambers.


Those honored from North Hempstead included Jim Zanfardino, Roslyn; Jeff Stone, Port Washington; Thomas Mazzini, Great Neck; Edward Stone, New Hyde Park; Michael Jakob, Floral Park; and Nancy Millus, Covert Avenue.


Zanfardino owns Roslyn Village Delicacies, which has grown in both size and scope and has been a community staple for over 30 years. He has been in the eatery business since 1985, owning bagel shops, cafes, delicatessens and corporate cafeterias.


Jeff Stone volunteers in and around Port Washington. He is a member of the Kiwanis and Lions clubs, and the Adult Activities Center board. He is also a licensed Douglas Elliman real estate salesman.

Mazzini has worked in financial management for over 20 years in Great Neck. He takes pride in his ability to adapt to market shifts and in his commitment to always striving for better. He is also the treasurer of the local Social Center and Rotary Club.




Edward Stone is a member of the Greater New Hyde Park commerce chamber board and website committee. Ed Stone Photography is a division of Stone3MultiMedia and has worked with the U.S. Marines at Parris Island and the Coast Guard Auxiliary during Fleet Week and other training operations. He is also a lieutenant in the Nassau County Auxiliary Police and has worked for the Nassau County Police Department for over 45 years.

Jakob is the Carriage Trade Insurance Agency’s principal and co-founder. He has focused much of his practice on risk management and insurance consulting for non-profit organizations. He is also a member of the Floral Park commerce chamber and the president of the Martin Luther School’s board.


Millus has been a member of the Covert commerce chamber for nearly a decade. She became the secretary of the commerce chamber in 2015, after serving as the artistic director of community newspapers. She also volunteers at Bellerose Village and Our Lady of Victory Parish.


The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce is an umbrella organization of nearly 50 local chambers. They collectively represent over 10,000 businesses.

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