Molloy University announced a $2 million gift from S. Zaki Hossain, President of Pintail Coffee and a member of the Board of Trustees of Molloy University. The gift was announced at an event celebrating Molloy’s new status as a university. The gift will support Molloy’s new Workforce Development Program, which will provide ongoing training for private industry employees across a variety of industries, with a particular focus on healthcare.
Mr. Hossain is the founder and CEO of Pintail Coffee and got his start in the coffee industry with his involvement in the development of the very first K-Cup manufacturing technology. This sparked the idea to use this technology for charitable efforts through the creation of Pintail Coffee, which donates 100% of its profits hunger-relief organizations around the world. Pintail’s state of the art roasting and packaging facility is located in Farmingdale, NY.
“I continue to be impressed by the University’s focus on serving its communities,” said Mr. Hossain. “My hope for this gift is to further enhance the commitment to workforce development, specifically in the healthcare industry where Molloy has earned an extremely strong reputation over the years.”
“We are grateful to Mr. Hossain for his generosity – both financially and for his time and talent in helping to guide Molloy through its newest days as a university and its future serving the region and the nation,” said Edward Thompson, Molloy’s Vice President for Advancement.
“We plan to expand our regional and national leadership in educating healthcare professionals, in addition to broadening high-demand academic programming in our schools of business, education and human services, arts and sciences, and nursing and health sciences,” said James P. Lentini, President of Molloy University.
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation has an ongoing relationship with Molloy that includes the development and support for a Community Care Mobile Clinic, which provides free services to low-resourced communities across Long Island. The interdisciplinary project brings the expertise of Molloy’s faculty into neighborhoods and provides its students with opportunities for hands-on learning. The mobile clinic and correlating student scholarships have been supported by a grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization with the mission to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable New Yorkers
“We are pleased to be working with Molloy University to provide primary healthcare services to underserved communities on Long Island,” said Marc Damsky, Senior Program Officer at Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. “Molloy’s dedication to helping those in need ties directly into our mission, making our ongoing partnership a natural fit.”
Molloy also announced that the establishment of a joint steering committee between the University and Catholic Health Services. The two organizations are developing key initiatives to enhance healthcare in the region, to strengthen the workforce pipeline for Catholic Health, and to provide new training opportunities for college faculty, students and others in the community.
Molloy also is working with Mount Sinai South Nassau to find creative solutions to address shortages and retention for nursing and other healthcare workers. Mount Sinai South Nassau is currently sponsoring the 2022 Summer Series of show at Molloy’s Madison Theatre.