Honoring Women Who Uplift and Encourage One Another
BY JILL CARVAJAL
Schneps Media honored the
most powerful and professional
female leaders from around New
York City with a Power Women
of New York Award for their
outstanding achievements and
contributions in their respective
medicine.
The 2020 Power Women of
New York Awards, which went live
on November 5, would not have
been possible without its sponsors,
including Spectrum, Broadway
Stages, Holy Cross High
School, New York City Health +
Hospitals/Elmhurst, New York
City Health + Hospitals//Queens,
Apple Bank, Investors Bank, Popular
Bank, Forest Hills Financial,
EIHAB Human Services, L+M Development
Partners, Veterinarian
Care Group, St. John’s Episcopal
Hospital and Vantage Medical
Group.
The event honored 45 of New
York’s top female professionals
across the city.
make about leadership for tomorrow,
the young women, the young
men coming up, we’re a community,
we need all genders of every-
boldness, courageousness, and
heart.” said Ivy Slater while accepting
her award. Ivy Slater is the CEO
of Slater Success and has worked
closely with C-Suite executives and
upper-level managers to advise and
create clear strategies that provide
instant and long-term impact on
businesses.
“...When I walk into a meeting,
and I encourage you to do the
same, I take the seat at the head of
the table. And the reason I do that is
because it is a position of power and
authority and it conveys that I have a
right to be there as do all the other
women who came before me and
who come after me. And, more importantly,
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that while I’m in that room,
I’m there to be seen and heard.”
said Dr. Massey during her acceptance
speech. Dr. Joanna Dodd
Massey is the President and CEO
of the consulting firm, J.D. Massey
Associates, Inc. and has managed
brand reputation, corporate
turnaround, crisis communications,
culture transformation, and
multi-million-dollar P&Ls.
“Back On the Market was
something I wanted to write for a
very long time... All of these amazing,
supportive, women behind
me made it possible.” said Holly
Parker regarding her book and
award during her speech. Holly
Parker is Licensed Associate Real
Estate Broker of the Holly Parker
Team at Douglas Elliman Real Estate,
and provides listings in New
York City, the Hamptons, and
Nantucket.
This year’s Power Women of
New York are:
Dr. Marissa Abram, Assistant
Professor, Adelphi University
College of Nursing and Public
Health
Marley Bernard, Financial A
dvisor, Iron Birch Advisors
Selvena Brooks-Powers,
Community Organizer
Amanda Carnesi, President,
Prescription PR
Andrea Caruso, Attorney,
Abrams & Fensterman LLP
Athena Castro, CEO, YASA
Made With Love Foundation
Lauren Cornea, Mortgage Loan
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Yasmin Cornelius, Vice
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L+M Development Partners
Patricia Dominguez, Managing
Partner, Veterinary Care Group
Adriana Forero, Marketing
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Susan A. Gibson, Special
Agent, U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration
Rachel Demarest Gold, Partner,
Abrams Fensterman
Sharika Gordon, Chief Human
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Episcopal Hospital
Carolyn Harvey, Chief Nursing,
Queens Hospital Center
Jennifer Hegazy, Director of
Operations, EIHAB Human
Services
Wendy Hilliard, Founder, Wendy
Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation
Wendy Homann, Owner, NH
Design Studios
Debbie Hootam, Vice President,
Business Relationship Manager,
Apple Bank
Camille Joseph-Goldman,
Group Vice President for
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Communications
Felicia Kalan, NYC Council
Candidate, District 22
Cathy Kenny, Science Department
Chair, Holy Cross High
School
Dr. A Andrea, Licari-LaGrassa,
Professor, St. John’s University
Kristine Liggio, Executive
Director, Center for Automotive
Education and Training
Rev. Dr. Simone, Lord Marcelle,
President, Southeast Queens
Chamber of Commerce
Vira Lynn Jones, Director &
Founder, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Museum of African Art
Maria Markou, Esq., Founder &
President, Markou Global Legal
Group
Joanna Dodd, Massey, Ph.D.,
MBA, President & CEO, J.D.
Massey Associates Inc.
Christine Medina, CEO &
Founder, The CM Brand Inc.
Klara Muratova, VP-Financial
Advisor, Forest Hills Financial
Group
Maria Odysseos, Vice President/
District Manager, Investors
Bank
Holly Parker, CEO, The Holly
Parker Team at Douglas Elliman
Real Estate
Jeanine Ramirez, Reporter, NY1
News
Jesselynn Rivera, President,
Queens NAHREP
Vincenza Russo, President,
Italian American Women’s Center,
Inc.
Kristin Scanlon, Licensed
Realtor, Keller Williams Points
North
Summer Sharaf, Executive
Director/CEO, Vantage Medical
Group
Ivy Slater, CEO, Slater Success
Coaching
Jill Simonson Luciano,
Community Outreach Lead,
Southwest Airlines Co.
Amanda Talty, President/CEO,
Tourette Association of America
Violetta Ustayev, Principal
Designer, VI Design
Tunisha W., Walker-Miller,
Principal, Capalino
Francilia Wilkins-Rahim, CEO &
Founder, RFW Consultants Inc.
Dimple Willabus, President &
CEO, Rhythm Nation E
ntertainment
Julia Wu, MD, Director of
Dermatology Elmhurst Hospital
Elizabeth Velez, President, Velez
Organization
To nominate someone for a
Future Power Women of New York
Award or if you would like to be a
sponsor at any of our future events
please contact, Demetra Mattone at
dmattone@schnepsmedia.com.
THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS:
Honoree Dr. Julia Wu, New York
City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
Debbie Hootam, Maria Odysseos,
Demetra Mattone
Honoree Carolyn Harvey and guests Selvena Brooks-Powers
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