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Published: October 28, 2025

CPR Training Kiosk Empowers Long Islanders to Save Lives

First-of-its-kind kiosk launches at Farmingdale State College with support from Webster Bank
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Survivors and advocates pose with the American Heart Associations new mobile kiosk

Survivors and advocates pose with the American Heart Association’s new mobile Hands-Only CPR training kiosk, launched at Farmingdale State College, SUNY, and sponsored by Webster Bank. The kiosk, located at Nold Hall, is the first of its kind in the New York metropolitan area. L-R: Dr. Robert Prezant, Farmingdale State College president; Karen Acompora, heart advocate and AED awareness champion; Joe Gaskin, referee and cardiac arrest survivor; Kathleen Stanley, executive managing director for commercial banking at Webster Bank and chairperson of the American Heart Association Long Island Board; Tara Schneider, American Heart Association on Long Island executive director; and Melinda Murray-Nyack, heart advocate and CPR awareness champion.

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Survivors and advocates pose with the American Heart Associations new mobile kiosk

Survivors and advocates pose with the American Heart Associations new mobile kiosk

Survivors and advocates pose with the American Heart Association’s new mobile Hands-Only CPR training kiosk, launched at Farmingdale State College, SUNY, and sponsored by Webster Bank. The kiosk, located at Nold Hall, is the first of its kind in the New York metropolitan area. L-R: Dr. Robert Prezant, Farmingdale State College president; Karen Acompora, heart advocate and AED awareness champion; Joe Gaskin, referee and cardiac arrest survivor; Kathleen Stanley, executive managing director for commercial banking at Webster Bank and chairperson of the American Heart Association Long Island Board; Tara Schneider, American Heart Association on Long Island executive director; and Melinda Murray-Nyack, heart advocate and CPR awareness champion.

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Heart advocate and AED awareness champion Karen Acompora practices Hands-Only CPR

Heart advocate and AED awareness champion Karen Acompora practices Hands-Only CPR at the American Heart Association’s new mobile training kiosk, as fellow advocates Melinda Murray-Nyack and cardiac arrest survivor Joe Gaskin look on. The kiosk, sponsored by Webster Bank and located at Farmingdale State College’s Nold Hall, is the first of its kind in the New York metropolitan area.

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Heart advocate and AED awareness champion Karen Acompora practices Hands-Only CPR

Heart advocate and AED awareness champion Karen Acompora practices Hands-Only CPR

Heart advocate and AED awareness champion Karen Acompora practices Hands-Only CPR at the American Heart Association’s new mobile training kiosk, as fellow advocates Melinda Murray-Nyack and cardiac arrest survivor Joe Gaskin look on. The kiosk, sponsored by Webster Bank and located at Farmingdale State College’s Nold Hall, is the first of its kind in the New York metropolitan area.

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  • Heart advocate and AED awareness champion Karen Acompora practices Hands-Only CPR
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