Frank C. Trotta

Frank C. Trotta, a lifelong resident of the Village of Bellport, is a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy. He received a B.A. in Business Administration and Political Science from Long Island University and an M.P.A. in 1985. He and his wife Marie have two grown children, Christina and Frank III.

Mr. Trotta is the publisher of Fire News. Fire News is a monthly publication covering issues of concern to Fire and EMS departments throughout Long Island and 17 states. Fire News is recognized as one of the most respected Fire Rescue and EMS publications in the United States. 

Starting in 1973, Trotta served as an elected official of the Village of Bellport for 31 years, including 27 years as Bellport’s longest serving mayor. Additionally, he has served as the Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals for the Town of Brookhaven, Director of the Suffolk County Office for the Aging and Trustee of Suffolk County Community College.  He is currently the Vice Chairman at Suffolk Credit Union in addition to serving as the Chaplain of the Bellport Fire Department and South Country Ambulance Company and as Assistant Treasurer of the Brookhaven Town Industrial Development Agency.

Trotta has been involved with local and community organizations and has served on many boards including the LI Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association Community Mediation Center and Ms. New York Senior America Pageant. He is past president of the North American Mature Publications Association and the Suffolk County Village Officials Association. He has also been on the advisory boards of Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and the Suffolk County Office for the Aging. Additionally, he was an instructor at Briarcliff College and a mentor at SUNY Empire State College.

Trotta has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards such as Bellport Fire Department Chief’s Achievement Award, Man of the Year from the Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Hospice Program, Outstanding Service Award from The Good Fellows Club of Suffolk County, Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Alzheimer’s Association, Good Deed Award from the Suffolk County Boy Scout Council, Distinguished Alumnus Award from Southampton College of Long Island University and Outstanding Service Award from the NYS Coalition for the Aging. He was awarded a Lifetime Membership by the Bellport Chamber of Commerce.