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 2022 
 OF BROOKLYN 
 DR. SAROYA BYRD  
 MCKINNEY MARI GABRIELLE MILLET RENEE MITCHELL 
 FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE  
 DIRECTOR, AND PASTOR 
 GOSPEL OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL INC 
 PRESIDENT AND CEO 
 MORRIS HEIGHTS HEALTH  
 CENTER, INC. 
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
 BREAKING THE CYCLE DROP  
 CORP 
 What has been your best moment in business? 
 Seeing the lives of people change according  
          
      
  
 professional  dealing  with  overwhelming  circumstances. 
 What is your secret to success? 
          
        
 with  God  based  upon  having  a  relationship  
 with Him. 
 Who inspires you? 
       
          
 community  where  I  was  born  and  raised  in  
 RedHook,  Brooklyn,  my  spiritual  mother,  and  
 my daughter.  
 What has been your best moment in business? 
  
 through this organization is a “moment” where  
  
 What is your secret to success? 
  
         
 Accomplishing “my purpose” means to assist  
 others  in  living  better,  happier  and  healthier  
 lives.   
 Who inspires you? 
 I am inspired by those who live a life of service,  
 who are willing to work for the greater cause,  
 who inspire strength and not fear, and who will  
 have an impact on this world long after they  
 are gone.  
 What has been your best moment in business?  
 Being able to give back and bring those who  
        
 make better choices for themselves and their  
 families. 
 What is your secret to success? 
  “There’s no secret.” I am a product of all my  
 challenges. I was able to overcome these and  
 help others. 
 Who inspires you? 
 First God, then my daughter and then the people  
 who believed in me, all those who pushed  
 me and helped me to overcome to do what I  
  
 homeless person at a time.” 
 ANA ZEN OCHOA SHIRLEY PAUL 
 ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, SERVICE  
 EXCELLENCE MANAGER & WOMEN IN  
 BUSINESS AMBASSADOR 
 VALLEY BANK 
 SENIOR ADVISOR 
 OFFICE OF THE GOVENOR 
 What has been your best moment in business? 
 Ana’s best moments in business are when she  
 is empowering growth and to empower women  
 in business to help them thrive, collaborate,  
  
 What is your secret to success? 
        
 easily make meaningful connections and encourage  
 collaboration between women. 
 Who inspires you? 
 Since  childhood,  my  inspiration  comes  from  
       
 and  conservationist  who  was  known  for  her  
      
 and research regarding primate relationships.  
 What has been your best moment in business? 
 Being  a  part  of  a  historic  administration  from  
  
 Governor and hitting the ground running in de- 
  
 What is your secret to success? 
 Standing on my faith and inviting God into the  
 process.  
 Who inspires you? 
 Immigrants  like  my  parents.  Immigrants  are  
 among  our  boldest  -  leaving  all  they  know,  
 loved ones, language and comfort and doing  
 it  all  in  search  of  better  opportunities  and  oftentimes  
 not for them but for generations that  
 will follow. 
 PHYLLIS PRESSA 
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 CHASE BANK 
 What has been your best moment in business? 
 - 
 cess  of  my  employees  and  directs  progress  
  
         
 Brooklyn 12+ years ago.  Returning 9 years later  
 is like coming back home. 
 What is your secret to success? 
   
 the clients we serve and the employees on my  
 team. Keeping those two center to all that is  
 done ensures a winning, workplace culture. 
 Who inspires you? 
 - 
 ter, trust, and honor.  She has been my inspiration  
 in all that I do.