14. Nancy Rauch Douzinas, Ph.D.

In 1990, Douzinas became president of the Rauch Foundation, an LI-based family foundation created by her father and uncle in 1961, and under her leadership, has sought to make the foundation an agent of change on Long Island. Douzinas, who spent 20 years as a psychologist, understood the value of a prevention-based approach to social and clinical problems, and she helped develop such an orientation for the foundation, focusing on children and families, the environment and the development of civic and nonprofit leadership. She has played a pioneering role in regard to sustainable development by creating the Long Island Index: a status report on the quality of life on Long Island, which has received wide acclaim for being a catalyst for the development of regional awareness and understanding. Now residing in Lloyd Harbor, Douzinas serves on the Board of Trustees of Channels WLIW and WNET, the Regional Plan Association in New York, the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, and the Energeia Partnership on Long Island.