Joe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University in 1989 and has remained active in the alumni organization ever since. In 2009 he was selected to serve on the Board of Trustees for Hofstra University. He also serves on the Hofstra Honors College Advisory Board, the Hofstra Pride Club board of directors and is a past president of the Alumni organization. Joe has established “The Joseph Sparacio Endowed Scholarship” to assist students majoring in speech communications at Hofstra University. Joseph Sparacio, CLU, CLF, General Agent began his career with Prudential Financial in 1989 as a financial service representative and became a sales manager shortly after his second anniversary with the Company. In 1995, he relocated to manage Prudential's Connecticut office and he was asked to lead the company's Boston office in 1996. Joe returned to Long Island in 2000 as the Managing Director of Prudential’s Uniondale office. In 2005, he became General Agent of MassMutual’s agency in Long Island, and is currently the CEO and Managing Partner of The Island Financial Group, in Woodbury, New York. Joe and his wife Robin currently reside in Sag Harbor, NY with their four children; Allison and triplets Elle, Ava, and Anthony.