Joseph Troiano, mayor of the Village of Stewart Manor, and Peter A. Bee, mayor of the Village of Garden City, have been named to leadership positions in the Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) for 2007-2008. The NCVOA represents 64 incorporated villages with more than 430,000 residents.

Mayor Troiano, a member of the NCVOA executive committee for the past five years, has been elected NCVOA treasurer while Mayor Bee has been selected to the executive committee. As executive committee members, both mayors will be assisting with developing NCVOA policies and directing the organization's efforts on behalf of Nassau County village residents. Mayor Troiano will have additional responsibilities of overseeing the organization's fiscal operations.

"I am honored to be elected an NCVOA officer," Mayor Troiano said. "Village government is the government closest to the people - the most efficient and effective vehicle for delivering services to residents. The NCVOA has played an integral role in advocating for village residents. Mayor Bee and I look forward to working with all village officials as we continue to be a strong voice for our residents."

Mayor Troiano is president of Manor Home Financing, a residential lending company he founded in 1991 following a long and distinguished banking career. He was first elected mayor of the Village of Stewart Manor in 2001 after serving as village trustee. Active in the community, he is past president of the Stewart Manor Lions Club and a member of the Covert Avenue Chamber of Commerce. He was the chamber's "Businessperson of the Year" in 2004. Mayor Troiano also was chairman of the St. Anne's Church School Board Finance Committee and currently serves on the Eagle Scout Review Board.

Mayor Bee is a founding partner of the law firm of Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan, LLP, a 25-attorney firm with offices in Mineola and Melville. His longstanding service to the Village of Garden City includes having served as village trustee, school board trustee and president and director of the Eastern Property Owners' Association. He was elected to the village board in 1993 and was a village trustee prior to his election as mayor in March 2007.

Mayor Bee is immediate past president of the Long Island Chapter of the Labor & Employment Relations Association, a national association of labor relations professionals; former chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association Labor Law Committee; and a past officer of the Garden City Kiwanis Club. In recognition of his contributions to the village, he was named "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" by the Garden City Chamber of Commerce in 2005.