Front Office

Jeffrey Rudnick

Chief Executive Officer

Jeffrey Rudnick’s career began with his family’s real estate company, Rudco Properties.  During this period, he oversaw their investment selection and management of office buildings, shopping centers, and malls across the United States.  After eleven years in his family’s business, Mr. Rudnick moved on to Dune Capital to run their asset management for both the private equity real estate fund and the real estate investments in the hedge fund.  During his time at Dune, Mr. Rudnick was actively involved in the development and redevelopment of almost 6 million square feet of hotels, condo hotels, condos, and malls valued at almost $4 billion.  In addition Mr. Rudnick closed and managed over $400 million in real estate mezzanine loans.  After his time at Dune, Mr. Rudnick oversaw the global real estate holdings of Paul Tudor Jones.  These included hotel and residential developments throughout the United States, Costa Rica, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.  In 2011, Mr. Rudnick started working with Medallion Financial Group as the senior advisor to the President of Medallion, leading efforts in research and identification of alternative investment strategies for the company.

Mr. Rudnick received his BA from Duke University, his MBA from NYU - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and his MS Real Estate from NYU - Schack Institute of Real Estate.

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Casey Hilpert

General Manager

Casey grew up in Westchester County and attended The Hackley School, where he excelled in both Lacrosse and Football. In 2001, he earned All-American and 1st team All-Section honors in Lacrosse. He went on to play lacrosse at Fairfield University where he graduated from the Dolan School of Business with a degree in Business Management in 2005.

After Fairfield, Casey was the managing agent for The Silver Circle Inc., a real estate company in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. While working in real estate, he attended New York University and received an Advanced Certificate in Sports Management.

Casey currently resides on Long Island.

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Sal LaMonica

Ticket Sales Representative

Sal was born and grew up on Long Island.  He attended Chaminade High school, where he excelled in baseball and football.  He graduated from Chaminade in 2007 and went on to Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.  In 2011 he graduated from Sacred Heart with a degree in Sport Management.

During his time at Sacred Heart, Sal interned with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL.   After graduation, Sal got his first job with the Lizards.  He has been here ever since.  Sal currently resides on Long Island.

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Chelsey Zuckerman

Ticket Sales Representative

A Long Island resident, Chelsey graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and a minor in Spanish language. During her time at Syracuse, Chelsey interned with Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, Syracuse University's Athletic Department, and the NY Islander Hockey Club. Following graduation, she enhanced her public relations skills working at Taylor Strategy PR and Dan Klores Communications. It was then that Chelsey realized her work efforts were best put to use towards her passion and she returned to Long Island to find a career in athletics.

Chelsey is excited about the chance to work with the Lizards organization and the opportunity to interact with lacrosse fans that are just as enthusiastic and ready to support the expansion and popularity growth of the sport on Long Island.

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Frank Billanti

Ticket Sales Representative

Frank Billanti grew up in Garden City, New York. Frank was distinguished with the Eagle Scout award and graduated from Kellenberg Memorial High School in 2008. He excelled in Cross Country and Track & Field, playing in all twelve seasons of High School.

Frank received his Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2012.

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Marie Letterii

Director of Public Relations and Youth Lacrosse

Marie is originally from a small town in Upstate New York, Poughkeepsie. Although she never played lacrosse growing up, she quickly fell in love with the game while studying Sport Management at Syracuse University.

Prior to joining the Lizards, Marie worked in event management for a concert arena in San Diego, and at an equestrian management company in Upstate New York. Marie now resides on Long Island. 

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