The Roslyn Times – Tepper Tapped for Communications

By Rose Weldon

Gordon Tepper was named the Town of North Hempstead’s new director of communications by a vote of the Town Board on Saturday.

The current senior director of communications and policy for the City of Long Beach, Tepper has worked in communications for nearly 20 years. He began his career at accounting firms Marcum LLP and Gettry Marcus Stern and Lehrer, eventually holding positions in the public relations department at Long Island University and teaching communications at Hofstra University.

“I am extremely excited to serve the Town of North Hempstead and its residents as we continue the tremendous progress made by Supervisor Judi Bosworth and her team,” Tepper said. “Everyone was so welcoming to me, and I can’t wait to get started.”

He began in Long Beach in 2011, hired as director of online communications before being promoted to director of communications the next year.

Tepper will be acting as spokesperson in town matters, according to Rebecca Cheng of the North Hempstead communications team, and will be paid $120,000 a year.

Tepper will succeed Carole Trottere, who retired from her position of five years last month. Trottere will continue to serve as a consultant on certain projects.

Tepper is due to leave his position in Long Beach on Friday, and will begin in North Hempstead on Feb. 3.

Newsday – Town Board members approve 2 new hires

By John Asbury

North Hempstead Town Board members have unani­mously approved hiring a Long Beach official and a former Hempstead Town official.

Mitchell Pitnick has been hired to be the deputy chief of staff, and Gordon Tepper as director of communications for the town. The vote on their hires was Jan. 22.

Pitnick, 40, previously served as chief deputy town attorney for North Hempstead, where he worked for 10 years before leav­ing in 2018 to serve as counsel to former Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen. He was hired to the $130,000 position to serve Supervisor Judi Bosworth. Pitnick is set to begin with the town Monday.

Tepper, 39, of Long Beach, was hired as communications direc­tor for the town after serving as communications director for Long Beach. His annual salary will be $120,000. Tepper was first hired by Long Beach in 2011 by City Manager Charles Theofan. His last day in Long Beach is Jan. 31 and he is set to begin work with North Hempstead on Feb. 3.