Patricia Clark

Patricia Clark came to live in St. James by way of the Bronx , her birthplace, Coram,
her childhood home, and Ridge, where she started her family, before moving to St.
James in 1995 with her husband, Kevin, who died suddenly in 2007, and their three
children, Sean, Christopher, and Kathleen. She is a graduate of Longwood High
School and the State University College at New Paltz. At the time her family moved
to St. James, her sons were in high school and middle school respectively, and her
daughter started the first grade in Nesconset Elementary School. They are all
graduates of Smithtown High Schools. Patricia continues to live in St. James today
and enjoys time spent with her grandsons, Frankie and Louie. Patricia was the Director of Management and Research at the Suffolk County Department of Social Services when she retired in 2013 after a 36-year career. In this position she headed the Finance Division for eight years and held other positions in the divisions of Family and Children Services, Child Support, Medicaid, Administrative Services, and Finance throughout her career. Upon her retirement, she began to feel a strong need to address a growing concern she had about St. James. After being troubled by the sight of a deterioration of the downtown area of St. James, and she expressed her concerns to many town officials. A mutual friend introduced her to Natalie Weinstein, founder, and former president of Celebrate St. James, who encouraged her to join the Celebrate team and she soon became the organization’s secretary. When Mrs. Weinstein stepped down from her position in 2021, she was elected to succeed her as president of Celebrate St. James and served with outstanding leadership until her term ended in April of 2023. Celebrate St. James is proud to recognize Patricia with its CSJ Trailblazer Award. For all the ways she ably has taken on the challenges involved in shaping the success of our non profit organization, including yeoman’s work on grant applications such as Suffolk County’s JumpSMART Grant that resulted in furthering our goal to create a
permanent home for a St. James Community Cultural Arts Center, she truly has
blazed a trail to a bright future for CSJ.

Frank Dalene

Frank Dalene is President and CEO of Telemark, Inc, a construction services business he co-founded in St. James with his father Hugo in 1978, a business that later moved to the Hamptons in 1985. He is the Founder and President of Carbon Factor, Inc and the not-for-profit organization, Hamptons Green Alliance. Frank was born in Norway, and emigrated with his family when he was eight months old. He was raised in a Norwegian community in St. James, a community that honored the great Scandinavian heritage of love of the outdoors, stewardship for the environment, and excellence in craftsmanship, all values that were integral in shaping Frank’s identity and guiding his successful career. Over the past four decades, Telemark, named after the county in Norway where he was born, has
become known for their superior quality craftsmanship and for being a national leader in the very latest in energy efficiencies—including the completion of the world’s first Certified Carbon Neutral Building in the Construction Stage and the largest USGBC (United States Green Building Council) Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for homes in the country. On an even larger scale, Frank is innovating the way companies can assess their carbon footprint. Through his ICEMAN (International Carbon Equivalent Mechanism Attributed to Neutrality) methodology, companies can get an accurate snapshot of their product’s carbon emissions on a standardized scale. The ICEMAN methodology has received five Service Marks from the US Patent and Trademark Office who determined it to be indisputable. ICEMAN is featured in his Best-Selling Book, published by Forbes Books titled, “Decarbonize the World, Solving the Climate Crisis While Increasing Profits in Your Business”, a market-based solution to reduce the carbon footprint of manufactured products In July of 2012, Frank’s peer-reviewed paper was published in the American Institute of Physics Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy titled, “Technology and Information Management for Low-Carbon Building”. He is currently writing a series of articles published in Dan’s Papers titled “Climate Change Conversations”. Frank was nominated by his alma mater and inducted into the New York State Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, Alumni Hall of Distinction, one of 23 alums selected from over 100 colleges and universities in the State of New York. From his alma mater he
received the 2018 Alumni of the Year, “Socially Relevant Award For Innovative Leadership to Engage and Influence Social and Global Issues.” Frank, as past Chair of the Town of East Hampton, Energy Sustainability Committee led the Town Board to unanimously adopt a community wide goal to be 100% Renewable in Electricity by 2023 and 100% Equivalent Renewable in Transportation and Heating Fuels by 2030 which triggered the building of the first utility grade offshore wind farm in the country, known as “South Fork Wind”, which is now fully operational. He has served on numerous Advisory Committees and Board of Directors for national, regional and local government organization and non-government organizations. An in-demand speaker, Frank has presented keynotes across the world on sustainable construction, carbon neutrality, and ICEMAN. To date, Frank has been quoted and his work appeared in myriad publications including The New York Times, New York Post, Architectural Digest, and The Wall Street Journal among many others. Frank has been married for 49 years to his childhood sweetheart, Gwen, who has worked with him for 45 years as Telemark’s CFO. They have two children and a granddaughter. He is a certified scuba diver, private pilot and received his pro-racing license in the Trans Am Series, America’s Road Racing Series, in the TA2 Class. Currently he is racing in the Spec Corvette Series, last season finishing third in points in the Northeast Region. He enjoys nature-macro photography, collecting American muscle cars, boating and fishing in the Long Island waters. Celebrate St. James is proud to recognize Frank with its Innovative Visionary Award, an honor bestowed upon him with deepest gratitude for his friendship and support of our organization and to the rich cultural history of St. James.

Brad Harris

Brad Harris, known as Mr. Harris to his many former students, or Councilman Harris
to those familiar with his time in local government, has been a key figure in
Smithtown for over 34 years. He served as Smithtown’s Town Historian from 1978 until his retirement, a role he fully embraced with dedication to promoting and documenting the rich history of the area. He has written extensively about Smithtown’s hamlets, and his work has been published in Smithtown News and Smithtown Matters. As Town Historian, Bradley produced numerous films and videos about Smithtown’s history and worked closely with organizations such as Cablevision and the Town’s Department of Public Safety. He worked tirelessly in his role overseeing historical buildings, organizing events and continuously promoting interest in community history. His lectures and writings have brought local history to life for decades. For nearly thirty years, Brad was a high school teacher in the Commack School District where he instructed students in Global Studies, Anthropology, and Long Island History. His teaching career was marked by innovative approaches, including offering students the choice between writing a term paper or engaging in community service. In addition to teaching, Brad served on Smithtown’s Town  Board from 1980 until 1992. Although now in retirement, he continues to serve as a consultant to the Smithtown Historical Society and Celebrate St. James.
He was born to a family that moved frequently due to his father’s career as a
teacher. His childhood spanned several states, including Vermont, Indiana,
Connecticut, and finally New York where he graduated from Manhasset High School. After two years at Middlebury College, Brad joined the U.S. Air Force where he served as a medic and altitude sickness instructor. Following his military service,
Brad returned to L.I. and earned his degree from CW Post at Long Island University.
Brad lives in St. James with his wife, Joan. They have two sons and three
grandchildren, Corey, Jack, Sierra, and a great-grand daughter, Hayden. Although
retired as Town Historian, his passion for local history remains as ever, and we in
Celebrate St. James are deeply grateful to him for the benefit of his scholarship.
Brad Harris has been a great friend and supporter of CSJ over the years in many
ways. One example of this is the information and “before” photos he supplied for
CSJ’s eighteen-month calendar featuring historic places in St. James that enhanced its visual and contextual appeal immensely. It is our great pleasure and privilege to present him with our inaugural Bull Smith Award.

Councilman Thomas W. Lohmann

Councilman Tom Lohmann is a lifelong Smithtown resident who has dedicated over
42 years to serving his community. He is the third generation of his family to be
born, bred, and educated in the Town of Smithtown. He graduated in 1975 from
Smithtown High School and received his associate college degree in Criminal Justice. He has attended numerous educational and leadership coursework throughout his extensive professional career. A devoted husband, father of three, and grandfather of three energetic grandchildren, Tom’s career in pubic service includes twenty years with the New York City Police Department where he was awarded Commendations for Excellent and Meritorious Actions. He dedicated his final months of service with the NYPD as a 9/11 first responder, working search, rescue, and recovery efforts at Ground Zero before retiring in 2011. Prior to taking office, Councilman Lohmann served as Northeast Regional Director for the National Insurance Crime Bureau, Director Corporate Security for a private family, Special Investigator for the Suffolk County D.A.’s office Insurance Crimes Bureau, and still works (part time) as Head of the Harbor Village Police Officer. In 2018, Tom shifted his focus to serve the people of Smithtown as a full-time Town Councilman. In this role, he manages several key areas, including the Smithtown Highway Department, Parks-Buildings-Grounds, Public Safety, Traffic Department, Municipal Service Facility, and the St. James – Smithtown Water Districts. Additionally, he serves as the Government Liaison, coordinating with county, state, and federal entities, on matters of mutual concern, and also chairs the Town’s Grant Committee. He is a passionate advocate for cancer awareness and prevention, driven by his own experience as a survivor of a September 11th related cancer. Tom’s commitment to health education is evident in his work with Councilwoman Inzerillo to host cancer screening events, including a notable initiative for National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Harrington and Smithtown employees who are also cancer survivors. Celebrate St. James is grateful to Councilman Lohmann for his steadfast support of our goals and mission, and we are so pleased he has accepted the honor we wish to bestow upon him with our Outstanding Public Service Award.

Patricia Westlake

Patricia’s family moved from Brooklyn to Smithtown in 1951. They lived first with her
grandfather on two acres where they raised chickens and enjoyed the company of all sorts of animals. They later moved to St. James in 1956, but still enjoyed the open spaces with a farm behind their house on Lake Avenue. Her family had been coming to Smithtown prior to moving there. Patricia’s uncle built a Sears Roebuck Cabin off Old Willets Path before World War II. Her mother’s family spent many weekends and vacations in the area around what was known at the time as The Wyandanch Club. She is a lifelong member of St. James Episcopal Church, the church our town was named after. Patricia has served as a member of Vestry, Treasurer, Altar Guild and Cemetery Committee, and is presently serving another term as a Church Warden. Patricia attended Smithtown Elementary and St. James Elementary) and graduated from Smithtown Central High School. She holds a Bachelors Degree in History from the State University of New York at Brockport and a Masters Degree in Education from Adelphi University. She retired after 34 years of teaching Elementary and Middle School Students. While teaching, she served as a union representative and was a member of the Middle Country Teacher Center. Special days of teaching were spent accompanying her students to Washington, D.C., Boston, Plymouth Plantation, and museums and performances in New York City. Long days and nights were spent on buses traveling with the 8th Grade Band for them to perform at music festivals. Springtime saw her taking students to spend a week at Environmental Camps where all subject areas were related to learning about the environment. She was trained by the DEC as a Project Wild and Project Aquatic facilitator and accepted by NASA to attend an educational workshop for honor teachers. She taught many teacher workshops on these subjects and after retirement continued to facilitate Teacher Education Courses on History and Environmental Studies for the Teacher Center. She also worked for a Travel Agency accompanying students on field trips to Washington D.C. Philadelphia, and Boston. An adventurous traveler, she has visited 46 states and has plans to travel the last 4! Her love of reading has been enhanced by membership in The Smithtown Book Club. Patricia has been involved in community volunteer work in various ways, including spending many special hours at the Stony Brook Home for Veterans where she assisted with recreational activities and was trained as a feeding assistant for those who could no longer do so for themselves. The Smithtown Food Pantry holds a very special place in her heart and she feels privileged to serve as the Executive Coordinator for the past 17 years. It is a place where she has developed connections and friendships with so many in our community – a community that truly believes in neighbors helping neighbors in the spirit of “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”. For all these reasons and more, Celebrate St. James is proud to honor Patricia’s work with our Humanitarian of the Year Award.