The 12th Annual Top Women in Business networking and awards event on Tuesday, May 20, will honor influential women in business in Queens.
The event will celebrate women of Queens finance, healthcare, education and entrepreneurship whose major achievements and participation in community activities has helped the borough grow. Along with recognizing notable Queens’s figures, the “Women in Business” event also provides one of the top networking forums in the borough.
The event will also honor Greg Kelly, co-host of Fox News’s “Good Day New York,” as Best Man of the Year. Queensborough President Melinda Katz will be attending the ceremony as well. “Greg Kelly is one of the most beloved, interesting and powerful newscasters in television,” said Victoria Schneps, publisher and CEO of The Queens Courier. “We are delighted to honor the highest-rated morning TV personality as our Best Man of the Year.”
The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111 St., Flushing Meadows Park, Queens. The evening will begin with an Expo and Networking portion followed by the Dinner awards ceremony.
This years honorees:
LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD
- Sharon DeVivo President, Vaughn College
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur : Dean/Medical Director, Elmhurst Hospital
2014 Honorees:
- Gina Battagliola, Project Manager : JFK International Air Terminal
- Kimberly Benn, Advertising Account Executive: DeSales Media Group
- Clara Berg, Service Specialist: YAI Services
- Marizen Bernales, RN/CEO: Atlantic Dialysis
- Dr. Sabra Brock, Interim Dean: Touro Grad School of Business
- Tracy Capune, Vice President: Kaufman Astoria Studios
- Laurie Dorf, Assistant Vice Principal& ED: Queens College
- Rosa A. Figueroa, Director of Small Business Development: LaGuardia Community College
- Marsha Goldberg, Principal: Public School 46
- Eve Cho Guillergan, Attorney: Eve Guillergan PLLC
- Pam Horowitz, Director of Home Care: Parker Jewish Institute
- Kimberly Kuchera, CEO: KJR Aviation
- Missy Lawrence, Vice President Marketing: Resorts World Casino
- Nora Constance Marino, Esq.,Queens County Commission: NYC Taxi& Limousine Commission and TV Legal Commentator
- MaryAnn McAleer, Director of Development: Queens Centers for Progress
- Janine Michel, Executive Director: Christ the King Continuing Education
- Carole Nussbaum, Principal: Public School 203
- Erica Oleske, Development Officer: Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn & Queens
- Luisa Otero, Life Coach/Author: No Nonsense Coaching
- Stephanie Ovadia, Attorney/Radio Host
- Heather Palmer, 2nd Vice President: Queens County Savings Bank
- Michelle Rosa Patruno, Regional Sales Manager/Senior Loans Specialist: Vanguard Funding
- Sarah BJ Song, Chairman of Korean: American Family Services
- Donna Tucker, Chief of Staff: Regional Alliance
- Tiki Vanderbilt, Partner: NY Life Insurance Company
- Denise Ward, College Interim Vice President & Executive Director: Queensborough Community
- Carrie White, Classified Sales Manager: Desales Media Group
- Mary Zias, Store Manager: TD Bank
HALL of FAME HONOREES:
- Maureen Buglino, R.N. Vice President for Community Medicine & Emergency Medicine: New York Presbyterian
- Stefanie Handsman, Head of Treasury Services Division: Bank Leumi
- Dominique Camacho Moran, Attorney Labor and Practice: Farrell and Fritz
- Linda Spiegel, Director of Public Affairs and Marketing: Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Annette Vallone, Owner and Director : Landrum Dance School
