Since 2009, Neal has been the executive director of the Sustainability Institute at Molloy College, which coordinates the Long Island Green Homes Consortium, the Long Island Clean Energy Leadership Task Force and the Sustainable Living Film Series, among other projects. Neal is also an adjunct faculty member at Molloy where, (along with Andrew Manitt), he teaches the class: Introduction to Sustainability. Neal is a member of the Nassau County Planning Commission (2003) and he previously served on the LIPA board of trustees for four year (2009-2013). The Sustainability Institute is active regarding policy analysis on the Clean Energy Standard (NYS) and on related energy policies involving land use, building efficiency codes, and solar energy permits.