Join the ‘Queens Power Women in Business’ for a night of awards & networking

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.