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The top businesswomen will be honored at this year’s Power Women of New York event

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Meet this year’s most outstanding female business professionals at Schneps Communications’ “Power Women of New York” Awards & Networking event!

On Wednesday, June 13, join us at Terrace on the Park from 6 to 9 p.m. as some of the best and brightest come together to network and honor each other for the work that they do in business and their communities.

The event will include a cocktail hour for honorees and their guests, a business expo, a dinner and an awards ceremony. Raffles will be sold throughout the event with the proceeds to benefit The Child School.

The following special awards will be given:

WOW Award

Margaret McGowan

Vice President/ Relationship Manager

TD Bank

 

Hall Of Fame/Excellence In Education

Dr. Diane B. Call

President

Queensborough Community College

 

Hall Of Fame

Eve C. Guillergan, Esq.

President

Eve Guillergan PLLC

 

Hall Of Fame

Dr. Gail O. Mellow

President

LaGuardia Community College

 

Entrepreneur Of The Year

Lois Christie

CEO/Founder & Owner Christie & Co. Salon・Spa

 

Trailblazer Of The Year

Lindsey Burik

Managing Director-Head of Electronic Trading

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

 

Community Service Award

Madeline Johnson

Community Relations Coordinator

Queens Public Television

 

Additional honorees include:

 

Dr. Christine Antoldi

President

Forest Hills Chiropractic & Wellness

 

 

Joann Ariola Shanks

Director

Intergovernmental Relations

MediSys Health Network

 

Helen Arteaga

Director

Plaza del Sol Family Health Center

Urban Health Plan, Inc.

 

Patricia Balestras

CEO & Founder

Bucket List Tours

 

Dr. Nicole Bell

Owner

Cosmetic & Laser Dental Studio

 

Karen Boorshtein, LCSW

President & CEO

Family Service League

 

Gianna Cerbone-Teoli

Chef & Owner

Manducatis Rustica

 

Anne Marie Chirichigno

Corporate Broker

Century 21 Amiable Realty Group II

 

Lauren Coffey

Partner

Coffatello Group

DGA Colonial Voluntary

 

Ebony Conely-Young, MSOL

Executive Director

Long Island City YMCA

 

Antonia Constantinou

Attorney

Coritsidis, Sotirakis and Saketos PLLC

 

Susan M. Damiani

Director of Gift Planning

St. John’s University

 

Yvette G. Dennis

Executive Program Director

Crescent Companies

 

Louise A. Derevlany, Esq.

Associate Executive Director-Risk Management

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

 

Karla Espinoza Nieves

School Delegate & Art Teacher

The Child School Legacy High School

The Lay Faculty Association Local 1261

 

Leslie Feifer

Partner

Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

 

Linda Fostek

President & Founder

The Crisis Planner

 

Yoselin Genao-Estrella

Executive Director

Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens CDC, Inc.

 

Ayo Haynes

Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker

Halstead Realty

 

Niki Jones

CEO

Niki Jones Agency, Inc.

 

Dr. Virginia Jurgens

Associate DVM

Central Veterinary Associates

 

Alison Kupillas-Scotto

Corporate Sales Manager

Chateau Briand Caterers

 

Jen Lee

Principal Broker

BLU Realty Group

 

Maxinne Rhea Leighton

Director of Marketing and Business Development

Jaros, Baum & Bolles

 

Adeline Long

Co-Founder & CEO
THOR Group

 

Michelle Miao, Ph.D.

BTS Program Director

Department of Finance

 

Leslyn Mitchell

Director of DDS

The Salvation Army

 

Samantha Mohan

Branch Manager-Bell Boulevard

Flushing Bank

 

Roslyn Nieves

Community Development Manager

Queens Public Television

 

Wendy Phaff

Director of Development

Queens Center For Progress

 

Maria A. Pino, PH.D.

Assistant Professor

NYIT

 

Jane E. Ryan, CPA, CFE

President

J.E. Ryan & Associates, Inc.

Compliance Solutions Network, Inc.

 

Dina C. Skeffrey, MBA
CEO

Renaissance Consultants LLC

 

Stella L. Spanakos

Co-Founder

Spectrum Designs

 

Sara BJ Sung

Chair Emerita/Principal

Korean American Family Service Center

Pinnacle Social Impact Consultancy

 

Joyce Takiguchi

President

ComStar International Inc.

 

Leslie H. Tayne, Esq.

Founder & Managing Director

Tayne Law Group, P.C.

 

Lina Telese

General Counsel

Jaros, Baum & Bolles

 

Vivi Tsarouhas

Administrative Superintendent-Buildings and Grounds Department

Queensborough Community College

Sponsors of the event include Flushing Bank, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, Christie & Co. Salon · Spa, LFA, The Salvation Army, QPTV, LFA, QPTV, NYC Health + Hospitals Elmhurst, Century 21 Amiable Realty Group II, Investors Bank, Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP, Jaros, Baum & Bolles, Coffatello Group, ComStar International Inc., JetBlue, Broadway Stages, The Haynes-Velasquez Team at Halstead, Godiva, and Medcast Plus.