Regina M. Calcaterra (born 1966) was in and out of foster care as a child and she went on to write about her experiences in Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island (2013). Regina is also an American attorney and a founding partner of Calcaterra Pollack LLP law firm. She served as Executive Director to two of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s investigatory commissions, Chief Deputy to Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone, and Deputy General Counsel to both the New York State Insurance Fund and New York City Employees’ Retirement System.