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
