11. John Cameron

When he’s not running one of the most successful engineering firms on LI, whose projects have won awards and acclaim far and wide—one of the most notable being the remarkable Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage—Cameron chairs the Long Island Regional Planning Council, which is charged with trying to make the Island a better place far into the future. How he finds time to surf, his passion from his childhood, is another amazing aspect of this enterprising stalwart of our community. And he’s just been tapped by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to join the new 15-member New York Works Task Force, which seeks to spur economic activity and job creation in the Empire State. We’re glad he’s on board for LI.