38 THE QUEENS COURIER • RISING STARS • JANUARY 29, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com rising stars H JANUARY 29, 2015 H H H s DANIELLE H Since 2001 Jessica has been working in real estate industry as a licensed realtor. she’s been working under the tutelage of her broker/mother anne Donohue, “the coop queen of queens”. Having one of the best brokers around as her teacher has equipped Jessica with a skill set that helps her to satisfy her clients needs exceed their expectations and give them superlatives quality customer service. While working in real estate, jessica acquired a bachelors degree in psychology and did her master studies at Fordham University with a focus in social work. She worked as a child welfare specialist in Nassau County for four years while still doing real estate part-time. she credits her experience as a social worker for equipped her with a quick thinking solution oriented-based approach to real estate. She credits her education compounded with the implicit exposure of real estate professionalism exhibited by her mother to be one of the main contributing factors to her success. Jessica’s strong foundation along with her multi cultural knowledge and sense of humor has led her to be one of the top agents in her fi eld! Her vast knowledge of the of niche markets of queens co-op and condominiums in conjunction with her knowledge of the intricacies of Nassau County, has made her become the go to realtor for people who are looking to make the plunge from urban suburban! Jessica’s husband,ray is someone she refers to as an amazing support, and gathers daily motivation from her 2 children, who are her real bosses! Let Jessica move you into your next home! H JESSICA Akde-Elmazi Associate Broker Anne Donohue Real Estate President Danipad Dani Horowitz began at Hofstra University in 2000, pursuing a B.S. in computer science with a minor in Business Computer Information Systems. In February 2002, during her sophomore year, she started the DaniWeb.com IT discussion community as a hobby project. She turned it into a full-time business in December 2005 upon her college graduation. Today, at 12 years old, it has developed into a thriving online community of over 1 million IT professionals and 10 million page views a month, making it not only one of the largest social media websites in its niche, but one of the largest publications on the web to date. In addition to running DaniWeb.com, which sees her still doing the majority of the web development work, Ms. Horowitz hosts events throughout Manhattan during Internet Week, Advertising Week and Social Media Week, which each see an average of over 1000 attendees; hosts a bimonthly meetup group for techies on Long Island and eastern Queens; and speaks on panels at search engine conferences. Most recently, in March 2014, Ms. Horowitz launched DaniPad, a brick-and-mortar co-working community for the tech industry in Bayside, N.Y., making it the fi rst technology-only community center east of Manhattan. HOROWITZ VISIT QueensCourier.com FOR MORE STORIES Cat’s Eye, CEO Give Me Astoria, CEO-Founder Sonia Mylonas, a native of Melbourne, Australia, graduated from the University of Canberra (Australia) with a bachelor’s degree in communications (PR and marketing). She moved to Astoria, Queens, a decade ago. Her 15-year career in the marketing and communications industry has ranged from non-for-profi t to private and corporate sectors—covering three continents including Europe, Australia and USA. Sonia Mylonas is a big fan of effi cient business practices. She has always believed that simple is better. Ideas that are simple for the customer to understand, the staff to execute and the shareholders to embrace are those that will ultimately result in success. When it comes to business in general, Sonia believes in advancing and looking toward the future. It is no longer necessary to stick to the traditional methods. Every business today, no matter its size or industry, should be embracing technology and online platforms. Four years ago she partnered with Cats Eye Promos as the CEO, and revitalized the business as Cats Eye Marketing and Communications. In four short years, the boutique marketing agency grew to an internationally renowned, award-winning agency – now located in the heart of Broadway, Astoria – with production offi ces spanning over 30,000 s quare feet in the Bronx. Sonia believes community involvement and business combining the two, which lead her to becoming the creator and founder of Give Me Astoria, an online blog/website that covers, promotes and highlights business, political, non-for-profi t and everyday issues that impact the residents of Astoria. MYLONAS go hand in hand. She is passionate about always SONIA H H H
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