Our Team of Passionate Leaders

Gerald Filardi has ignited youth football on Long Island and made a profound impact. He is the head coach of Hills West High School, Founder of the Long Island Spartans, Regional Director of Football University, co-founder of The Liberty Challenge, New York City Elite Football, LIYFA, and he re-established the Half Hollow Hills youth football program after its demise. Filardi has lead the charge to raise the level of football in Long Island since 2012. He has never been afraid to break tradition...Read More

Benjamin Carey is the torchbearer for youth football in Long Island. You would be hard pressed to find a kids football activity in the region that he is not somehow connected to. His exhaustive efforts to raise the level of football in the region and increase opportunities for young players has created an exciting new movement. After 13 years the Long Island Elite Football National Team Program has produced a record number of players with Division I offers and/or commitments, many to Power 5 sch...Read More

A former Stonybrook University Quarterback, Coach Maurino is an X's and O's technician who shares an unbridled passion for raising the level of Long Island football. He is the current JVA Head Coach at St. Anthony's high school and also a Coach at Long Island Knights Travel select football program. His integrity, his core values and beliefs in competitive football even at the youngest age groups and his unwavering attention to detail make him an asset not just to the organization, but to our reg...Read More

Randalina is a dynamic entrepreneur and the visionary behind her own thriving New York-based atelier and e-commerce business. A graduate of Marist College with a degree in fashion design, she has built an impressive career in the fashion industry, working with top brands and fashion houses in New York City. Her experience includes roles such as designer and buyer for American Eagle, as well as extensive work in the European and Asian markets where she managed supply chain logistics for wholesale...Read More

Pete is a successful entrepreneur and co-owner of a business in the educational sector. Earlier in his career he was the owner and lead for a security firm providing protection for large corporations and a number of high profile clients. He has been coaching football for more than 5 years and traveled nationally for many player camps and coaching clinics. His diverse experience makes him valuable on the field, and in the board room. He is a selfless, professional, advocate & protector of the...Read More

Coach Ray Marx was inducted into the semi-pro football hall of fame in 2024. Ray was one of the original organizers of the "Five Star Semi-Pro Football League" and has been the owner and head coach of the LI Panthers since 2005. He is the owner of Lookus Pest Control and also the President of the Gordon Heights CPA, a 501c3 community organization. Ray's business and football background provide valuable experience to Long Island Elite Football in many different areas. He is a man of strong moral ...Read More

Corinne is a successful entrepreneur and co-owns a business in the educational sector. She has worked a number of years in compliance and public relations, and her energetic, upbeat personality brings a great vibe to everything she does at Long Island Elite Football. There is no shortage of roles and contributions she makes to maintain and to build the strength of the company.

Got a guy? Anthony's leadership, network, and resources, are invaluable. But more importantly his example as a man and his mentoring of players and coaches he works with is what we appreciate most about him. He is a successful businessman, an esteemed leader in his industry, and a respected philanthropist. He is one of our most passionate coaches and volunteers, and pours his heart into the organization. He gets things done. If you are lucky to work with him he will unintentionally inspire you!

Ed has more than 5 years experience coaching football, and has spent the last several decades directing one of the largest retail electronics companies in the Northeast. His skillset has made him a valuable member of the LIE495HQ team. Ed spends an extensive amount of time coaching kids up and teaching them how to tap into their best performance. He is very popular with the players and families, and is often the go to guy in situations that need a quick resolution. He is the type of individual t...Read More

Jen Gutkes is one of the most efficient, driven people you will ever meet. It is not surprising that she has been a highly regarded C-level office manager and executive assistant for over 20 years! She is obsessive about football and is an integral part of the success behind Long Island Elite Football's events and overall operation. Her ability to juggle multiple projects, manage timelines, and interact with families with a smile even when things are stressful is second to none.

Coach Tom is a field supervisor in the elevator industry and has been an elevator mechanic for over 23 years. His ability to manage a team plus make time to help with the overall operations of Long Island Elite football are admirable. He has coached football for over 5 years. Good coaches are hard to find, but elite ones are even harder! Beyond his X's and O's knowledge and experience Tom is a role model to the kids, the type of coach any organization would want. He coaches and teaches players l...Read More

Rebecca is our friendly lead and front lady in so many scenarios at Long Island Elite Football. Perhaps it is her Master's degree in Psychology and extensive leadership experience in the education sector that makes her so popular within our company. You will meet her at the apparel table, check-in, nearly all of our events, and she is also a team manager. She is a doer and her energy is contagious.

Christine Thea Rubinstein Esq. has helped Long Island Elite Football grow from a start-up to a multi-team non-profit organization with hundreds of players, coaches, volunteers, and families. She is a major advocate for football and a thorough expert in ensuring the integrity of the program. She is a specialist in Business Planning and Business Succession Planning. Christine has also been the lead counsel for an international commercial mortgage hedge fund called HPC. Christine had helped the hed...Read More

For more than 10 years Joe has been the friendly face supplying youth and adult sports teams across Long Island with equipment, uniforms, and apparel. Football, baseball, wrestling, cheerleading, community organizations; you name it he does every sport any project, and he does it well. Like all of the volunteers at LIE495 Joe is a great human being, a family man with uncompromising values, someone you can always rely on. He has a wealth of experience running some of the biggest sports leagues, a...Read More

Stella Genova started out as a team mom on her son's local football team when he was 5 years old like many moms do, but somewhere along the way found herself deeply involved with a bunch of different teams and broad range of responsibilities. She holds a degree in Business Merchandising and worked in the fashion industry for over 18 years. As a Production Manager for Warnaco and Chaps Ralph Lauren she traveled overseas to negotiate multi-million dollar contracts, and she also ran Design & Op...Read More

Suzanne is a guidance counselor by day, and her expertise translates amazingly into helping the kids and parents of the Long Island Elite National team program. She wears numerous hats for the organization and knocks off each project with ease and humility. It is easy to find "parent volunteers" who age out with their child. It is hard to find exceptional help, loyalty, and someone who is in it to raise the level of Long Island football overall, not just there for their son. Suzanne is kind, gen...Read More