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Meet the Judges Meet the Judges

Kristen Reynolds, CDME Dylan Saperman
President & CEO Partner
Discover Long Island Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Kristen Reynolds has led the award-winning team at
Discover Long Island, the official regional organization Dylan Saperman is a partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff
charged with furthering Long Island’s $7.5 billion tourism LLP, where he serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Not-
economy, for the past decade. A transplant from Arizona, For-Profit practice group. He concentrates his practice
her experience as a destination leader spans more than 27 in the areas of not-for–profit law, real estate and finance.
years in roles at the state tourism level, in corporate and A significant portion of his practice involves program
luxury resorts and as the statewide lobbyist for tourism and development for not-for-profit organizations that provide
economic development advocacy. residential, educational and day services to individuals
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As
During her tenure at Discover Long Island, Kristen has part of Mr. Saperman’s representation of not-for-
doubled the budget for the organization, increased visitor profit agencies, Mr. Saperman represents agencies in
spending by more than $2 billion, led the effort to fund Long Island’s First Convention the securing and closing of tax exempt municipal bond
Center and has established historic collaborations with LIRR, LI MacArthur Airport, financings for the development of residential and day program facilities, schools and
UBS Arena and New York City. administrative offices. He also represents not-for-profit agencies in the acquisition and
refinancing of properties.
Kristen and her team at Discover Long Island work to promote a positive perception
of Long Island, which draws more than 42 million visitors from across the globe, stirs In addition, Mr. Saperman also represents real estate owners and developers in the
business attraction, and drives economic development throughout the region – all for the purchasing, selling, leasing and refinancing of commercial and residential properties.
overarching purpose of improving the quality of life for Long Island residents. These efforts He also represents institutional and private lenders in the structuring, negotiation and
have achieved the acclaim of countless local, national and global awards for innovation, documentation of secured and unsecured financings, including commercial mortgage
marketing, research and leadership. closings, assignments of mortgage, loan work outs and negotiations of forbearance
agreements.
Kristen serves on the Board of Directors for Destinations International, the LIA, NYSHTA
(New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association) and as the President of the New
York State Destination Marketing Organizations (NYSDMO). She has been named to
the Top 50 Women in Business on Long Island’s Hall of Fame, Schnep’s Media Top
100 Power List of Long Island and City & State’s Top 100 Long Island influencers. She
is a graduate from the acclaimed Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State
University and is a Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME).

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