Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 18, and join us as the Star Network honors the top women in Queens business.
The Queens Power Women in Business Awards & Networking Event pays tribute to influential women in business whose major achievements and participation in the community have helped make a difference in the borough.
From 6 to 9 p.m., the best will be feted at Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111th St., in Flushing.
This year’s honorees include (list in formation):
Mentor of the Year
Matilda Cuomo
Former First Lady of New York
“Star of Stars” & Emcee
Cheryl Wills
NY1
Hall of Fame
Dr. Marcia Keizs
President
York College, CUNY
Global Giving Award Recipient
Chetachi Nwoga-Ecton
President
When in Need Foundation
Dr. Shani Andre, MD
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
The Floating Hospital
Sila Asa
Program Director
Turkish Cultural Center Queens
Stacey Baron
Director of Operations
Titan Motor Group
Celeste Beatty
Founder
Harlem Brewing Company
Therest Billouin-Roberts
Vice President & Regional Manager
Astoria Bank
Maggie Castro
Associate Director of Community Outreach
AARP New York
Melissa Checo
Controller
Eastman Cooke Construction
Suzanne Coletta-Knab
President
Suzanne Elizabeth Consulting, Inc.
Sophia Constantinou
Vice President of Sales
Lyons Mortgage Services, Inc.
Dr. Svetlana Danovich
President & CEO
SD Medical Arts
Barbara “Roxie” De Laleu
Radio Personality
95,5 WPLJ
Reta Fields
Owner
McKenzie Associates LLC
Sabrina Flores
Director of Development
Queens Community House
Nancy Glass
Director of Children’s Services
Queens Centers for Progress
Dr. Marjorie J. Hill
CEO
The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Heath Center, Inc.
Lucy Hossain
Vice President & Branch Manager
New York Community Bank
April Intrabartola
Director of Administration & Finance
Eastman Cooke Construction
Linda Johnson
Program Property Rep. for Aviation-Properties & Commercial Development
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Karen Kim
Associate Attorney
Menaker & Herrmann LLP
Dr. Liana Leung
Associate Director, Department of Ambulatory Care
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Queens Hospital Center/Mount Sinai Services
Helen Mikedis
Branch Manager
Investors Bank
Sonia Mylonas
CEO
Cats Eye Marketing & Communications
Michelle Pascal
Project Manager
Vista Skywall Systems Ltd.
Kalpana Patel
COO/President
Unique Comp, Inc.
Lelia Quiroz
Director of Compliance
EIHAB Human Services
Teresa Robles
Contract Staff at Engineering/Resident Engineer Office
Port Authority Consultant
Zenaida Rodriguez
Assistant Director of Business & Diversity Initiatives
MTA Department of Diversity and Civil Rights
Susan Sanchez
Real Estate Broker/Owner
EXIT Homestart Realty
Dr. Marcy Stein Albert
Director of Pediatrics
Queens Hospital Center
Anna-Marie Vallone
Vice President Business Development
Sussex Bank
Gráinne Vis
Director of Residential Services
Innovative Resources for Independence
Dr. Randi Wasserman
Director, Department of Pediatrics, Elmhurst Hospital Center
Regional Director of Pediatrics, Queens Health Network
Sandra Wilkin
Founder & President
Bradford Construction
Ling Xu
Branch Manager
Flushing Bank, Springfield
List in formation
The evening begins with a VIP Hour for honorees, during which they get to network with each other. There is also a business expo, followed by dinner and an awards ceremony.
Raffles will be sold during the course of the event, with 100 percent of all proceeds going to charity.
Sponsors of the “Queens Power Women in Business” include Flushing Bank, Investors Bank, Astoria Bank, Elmhurst Hospital, NYCB, National Grid, Harlem Brewing Company, Manhattan Beer Distributors, AARP, Eastman Cooke Construction, Sussex Bank, Bradford Construction, UCI, JetBlue and Godiva. Media sponsors are: The Queens Courier, QNS, Bethpage Best of the Boro, and the New York Daily News.
For more information or for sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities, call Toni Cimino at 718-224-5863, ext. 227 or email tcimino[at]starnetwork.com.
Are you a “Queens Power Woman in Business,” or do you know one? Go to https://starnetwork.com/nominate/ to nominate.