Michael Bivona is a retired certified public accountant and the author of “Dancing Around the World with Mike and Barbara Bivona;” “Was That Me? Turning Points in my Life;” “Retired? What’s Next?”; “Business Infrastructure in a Computer Environment;” and “Retiring? Beware!! Don’t Run Out of Money and Don’t Become Bored.” He is the recipient of the prestigious Long Island University “Distinguished Alumni Award-2007."