Where creativity meets clarity, and vision meets action.
Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.
From the bottom of our hearts — THANK YOU!
To every donor, big and small, who made the 67th Annual Shelter Island Fireworks possible: this show belongs to you. We are simply its stewards, and it is your generosity and dedication that light up the sky each July.
This year, as America celebrates 250 years, there is no better place to mark that milestone than right here — a small island community that has gathered together, year after year, to do something bigger than any one of us. That is what this country is supposed to feel like. That is what Shelter Island does.
This community shows up for itself in ways that never stop moving us. It is your spirit — and your support — that we will carry into next year and every year after, so that this tradition lives on for generations to come.
We are grateful, delighted, and already hard at work. See you on the beach.
— The Shelter Island Fireworks Board
Meet the Team
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Kelly and Brett Surerus, Susie Dempsey
FOUNDER
The BoardCatherine Brigham - President
Brett Surerus - Co-Founder
Kelly Surerus - Co-Founder
Susie Dempsey - Publicity
Katy Binder
Emily Needham
Ted Katta
Amanda Katta
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Emily Needham
Board Members Emeritus:
Carla Cadzin - Founding Member
James Richardson - Founding Member
Mary Dubinsky - Legal Counsel
Nicholas Morehead - Treasurer
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Eleanor Parks
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Creative and strategic in equal measure, our marketing director brings fresh ideas to every campaign. They turn insights into action and help our message resonate with the right audience. -
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Karl Holland
CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
Friendly, attentive, and always ready to help, our customer service manager ensures every interaction is a positive one. They keep communication clear, timely, and human.
