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More than 700 people attended The Queens Courier and Queens Business Today’s 7th Annual Top Women in Business Networking Awards Dinner, the premiere networking event in the borough. The event took place on Thursday, April 2 at Terrace on the Park, and American Airlines presented the event.
This year, “Good Day New York” co-host Rosanna Scotto was recognized as the “Top Woman of the Year” and humanitarian, actor, writer and radio talk show host Malachy McCourt at the “Best Man of the Year.”
The 2009 honorees were Donna Brook, Director, Parker Jewish Institute’s Comprehensive Hospice; Elizabeth Field Hendrey, Dean of Social Sciences and Professor of Economics, Queens College; Stephanie Handsman, Managing Director & Senior Vice President, Herald National Bank; Dolores M. Hofman, Program Manager, Queens Air Services Development Office; Mary Hughes, Vice President of Leasing, Cord Meyer Development LLC; Tina Lee, Vice President, Cooper Investors; Mary Maisano, Director of Finance and Operations, Garden School; Louise Malone, Chief Operating Officer, Queens-Long Island Medical Group; Lillie Manjarrez, Community Relations Area, National Grid; Hemel Meghani-Cosme, Owner and Director, Alley Pond Tennis Center; Doris Mellina, Director of Public Relations/Business Development Officer, The Greater New York Development Company; Patricia Mezeul, Senior Vice President and Director of Government Banking, Flushing Commercial Bank; Pilar Michaelides, Vice President and Senior Lending Officer, First Central Savings Bank; Captain Jennifer L. Mondido, Operations Officer, The New York City Recruiting Battalion; Maureen O’Connor, Chief Operating Officer, Queens Library System; Debra Pagano Cohen, Director of Community and Government Affairs, New York Hospital Queens; Kathleen Pettit, Director of Sales and Marketing, Crowne Plaza New York LaGuardia Airport Hotel; Linda Rappaport, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Vice President, Greenthal Property Sales; Candida Romanelli, Show Director, New York International Automobile Show; Lydia Sarfati, President and Founder, Repêchage; Nancy Shannon, Director of Environment, Health and Safety Programs, Con Edison Company of New York, Inc.; Linda Spiegel, Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Beth Abraham Family of Health Services; Patricia Thompson, Customer Service/Public Relations Manager, Bombardier; Maria Thomson, Executive Director, Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation, The Woodhaven Business Improvement District; and Roslyn Goldmacher, Founder/President/CEO, Greater New York Development Co.
The Claire Shulman Award was given to Myra Baird Herce, the co-President of the Flushing Chamber of Commerce, and the TD Bank WOW Award was given to Patricia Bolanos, the Assistance Vice President, Store Manager, TD Bank, Forest Hills, Metropolitan Avenue.
During the event, attendees were able to network and visit expo tables. They also received “The Ultimate Networking Guide.”
A silent auction was held to benefit the Queens Center for Progress. Door prizes for the evening were two coach airfares donated by American Airlines and 25 tickets to the Brooklyn Cyclones donated by TB Bank.
In addition, there were several raffle prizes. They were a $100 gift certificate to Delano Mansion from the Sing Organization, two U.S. Open tickets from the USTA, a floral arrangement from Booth Flower Shop, make-up donated by Christie & Co. Salon • Spa, Divas Poker Night, scarves from Rhonda Baum and a watch donated by Alicia’s Golden Dreams.
The sponsors of the event were American Airlines, A&S Whitestone Flowers & Gifts, Astoria Federal Savings Bank, Bombardier, Booth Flower Shop, Citibank, Con Edison, Crowne Plaza LaGuardia, The Daily News, First Central Savings Bank, Flushing Savings Bank, Herald National Bank, National Grid, New York Hospital Queens, Publimax Printing, Queens Centers for Progress, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Queens County Savings Bank, Queens-Long Island Medical Group, and TD Bank.
