About Us

Our Zone is made up of members living and/or working in Nassau county. We host monthly meetings from September through June and a local conference in the Spring. We invite you to join us and become a part of a diverse and robust organization that continually works to enhance our members knowledge and skills, ensuring their students have the highest quality health and physical education programs possible.


If you have questions or want to get involved, we encourage you to reach out to the Zone President.

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nassau Zone Executive Leadership

Past President

Tara Nelsen

President-elect

Vacant

Secretary

Jodi Horowitz

Treasurer

Michael Gordon

Member-at-large

Christine Gayson

Member-at-large

Ellen Kowalski

President

Dr. Zeelika Pieters-Klatsky

ZONE President

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Dr. zeelika pieters-klatsky

Roosevelt Union Free School District

nassau Zone Conference

Check back for 2027 Nassau Zone Conference details


Thank you to all who attended our past conferences. 

Click here for our Conference History.

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Zone meetings

Please join us for our Nassau Zone Meetings!

Meetings rotate between in person and virtual. All members are encouraged to attend. Watch your email for the meeting location and/or a zoom link prior to each meeting.


Click here for meeting details.

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Awards

Nassau Zone recognizes that there are many "unsung heroes" in our profession who make exemplary contributions to our students, schools, and communities. We seek to recognize deserving individuals with our Teacher of the Year Awards, Dance Educator, PE Director, and Coaching Recognition Awards and the Nassau Zone Service Award.

Nassau Zone also celebrates our outstanding students at the elementary, middle school and high school levels.

Click here to learn more.

Bob Kenney was a proud member of the Nassau Zone for over 50 years. Over that time, he positively influenced and had a lasting impact on hundreds of individuals to become the best educator possible. Bob would make it a point to talk with countless people, helping them in any way he deemed possible. Besides being an active member of the Nassau Zone, Bob would be at every NYS AHPERD conference, where he could be found at the many different socials, speaking with everyone from all zones. He mentored countless individuals over his many years of service. To honor his memory and legacy, the Nassau Zone has started the Bob Kenney Mentorship Program.

In Bob's memory, Nassau Zone is sponsoring the Bob Kenney Mentorship Program. This program is available to our future professionals, who are getting ready to do their student teaching, as well as anyone who has graduated within the last three years.

Nassau Zone will align a future professional, or individual who just graduated, with a Nassau Zone executive board member.

Members from all zones are able to participate!

Click here to apply!

Click here to learn more about Bob Kenney

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Photo Gallery

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The 2026 Nassau Zone Conference was held on March 20th at Adelphi University.  Click the button below for pictures from the event.

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Flash back! Do you know what year this was?

Additional information

Zone Meeting Details

Conference History

Awards

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