WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
OCCUPATION: Director of Sales and Marketing
EMPLOYER: Crowne Plaza at JKF Airport Hotel
HOMETOWN:Athens, Greece
MENTOR: Mel Logan
HOBBY: Antiquing
FAVORITE BOOK: A Tale of Two Cities
FAVORITE MOVIE: Gone with the Wind
FAVORITE PLACES: Marbella, Spain
FAVORITE QUOTE/MOTTO: “Any good thing,
therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can
show to any fellow human being, let me do it
now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall
not pass this way again.” - Stephen Grellet
KAAMCO. Olga and her sales team partner with
Toys for Tots and the US Marine Corp to collect
toys for underprivileged children during the holidays
and they also partner with the 113th Precinct
Community Affairs division for the Annual
“Prom Angels Prom Dress Drive” which allows
graduating ladies to attend the prom that otherwise
may not be able to due to lack of family funds
needed for the prom dress and accessories.
Angelinas has lived in Long Beach for 19
years and when she is not working, she likes to
travel, go antiquing and spend time with family
and friends.
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
OCCUPATION: Deputy Manager, LaGuardia
Airport, PANYNJ
EMPLOYER: Port Authority of NY & NJ
HOMETOWN: Syracuse, NY
MENTOR: My husband Joe has been a
mentor, champion and sounding board for
years
HOBBY: Reading and travel (some of my
books have inspired my travels)
FAVORITE BOOK: of all time, Harry Potter
series; recently, The Secrets We Kept by
Lara Prescott
FAVORITE MOVIE: Dr. Zhivago
FAVORITE PLACES: NYC, Amsterdam,
Ireland, Israel and the Dalmatian Coast
FAVORITE QUOTE/MOTTO: “The first
time someone shows you who they are,
believe them” - Maya Angelou
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Olga Angelinas
Director of Sales and Marketing, Crowne Plaza JFK Airport
Olga Angelinas is the director of sales and
marketing at the Crowne Plaza JFK Airport Hotel
with extensive expertise in airline, corporate
and government hotel sales.
In the past 28-plus years she has worked at JFK
International Airport with various airlines such
as Delta, American, United, Jet Blue, Aer Lingus,
Emirates, Kuwait Airways, Royal Air Maroc,
Royal Jordanian, Japan Airlines, ANA and many
more as well as corporate companies from API,
Travelliance, Royal Caribbean, Princess, Norwegian
Cruise Lines and a variety of government
agencies from the Port Authority, US Secret Service,
TSA, the Marine Corp, Air Force One and
many other branches of our armed forces.
She is the recipient of the IHG Partner in
Excellence Hotels Award, manager of the year
award for Field Associate Hotels/Holiday Inn
JFK, Crescent Hotels Revenue Strategy Team
of the Year Award/Crowne Plaza JFK Airport
Hotel, KAAMCO Organization Special Award
for Outstanding Leadership, US Secret Service
Certificate of Appreciation for the Superior Contributions
for Law Enforcement. 2015 Salute
to Women in Leadership Award from the Boy
Scouts of America and Queens City Council Citation
for the Prom Impact Community Service.
She is an active member and has formerly sat
on the board of the JFK Chamber of Commerce as
the community Hotel Committee representative,
is an active member and has volunteered at special
events for organizations like SKAAMCO &
Christina R. Callahan, CM
Deputy General Manager at LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
Christina R. Callahan, CM, is currently
the deputy general manager at LaGuardia
Airport (LGA). Prior to joining the Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey in February
2019, Callahan was the executive director
of the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority
(SRAA), a position she held since 2014. Before
assuming that role, she served as the City of
Syracuse Commissioner of Aviation from
2011 until 2014.
As LGA deputy general manager, Callahan
is responsible for leading and overseeing
aeronautical operations, landside operations,
customer experience, physical plant and redevelopment,
airport maintenance, finance and
airport certification. Working in conjunction
with the general manager, Callahan advances
the Port Authority’s unified vision for LGA;
to be a world class operator of world class airports.
Callahan also directs the development
and implementation of plans to ensure LGA
facilities and assets meet the existing and future
needs of customers and stakeholders.
In 2018 Callahan was named Airport Director
of the Year, Small Airport Division,
by Airport Experience News. Callahan is the
current president of the New York Aviation
Management Association. She is also a vicechair
on the AAAE Diversity Committee. She
is a member of LGA’s Women Empowering
Women (WOW) and is dedicated to mentoring
and supporting the next generation of aviation
leaders.
Callahan is married to attorney Joe Callahan,
has one daughter, Taylor Reale, and
three step- children: Erin, Ellen and Brian
Callahan.