"Without The Center, my parents would not have been able to have the successful working lives they had. They knew I wasn't just sitting around. I was engaged in play, in learning and developing a sense of curiosity, which builds intelligence. I was prepared by that great foundation to hit the ground running."

Kathryn Menu is Editor and Co-Publisher , Sag Harbor Express and Press News Group. Kathryn has a BA in English Literature from Southampton College

"I moved to East Hampton from Columbia with my mother when I was 4 years old. I didn't speak any English when I arrived. My time at The Center is where I learned to speak English and that helped me to get a great start in school."

Dr. Pineda attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a double major in mathematics and physics and a minor in astronomy. He then attended the California Institute of Technology, where he received both a master's degree and a Ph.D in astrophysics. Today Dr. Pineda is a postdoctoral scholar in astronomy at the University of Colorado Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.

"You have to be able to trust your educators and I fully trust the educators at the Center. The Center laid the foundation for me and my children’s life. My dad, who emigrated here from Indonesia, all he wanted was to lead a good life and for his children to do better. Well, dad, all I want is for my children to do better than me too."

David is one of the elected Town Councilman for the Town of East Hampton.