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Mr. Tsunis has been an attorney since 1977, specializing in real estate, land use, commercial transactions, and banking law, with a subspecialty in hotels and restaurants. He was formerly Vice Chairman and general counsel to Long Island Commercial Bank in Islandia, New York and a member of its board of directors and executive and loan committees. Mr. Tsunis has invested in hotels since 1987, and he built and opened the first Express franchise for Holiday Inn in 1991.Mr. Tsunis earned his Judicial Degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1975 and is a graduate of New York University (1973) with Honors in Banking and Finance. His community activities include serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook; Touro Law School Board of Visitors, Past President of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce, which encompasses Stony Brook, Setauket, and East Setauket; Director of the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association in Albany; and Past Director of Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. | 