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18 THE QUEENS COURIER • RISING STARS • FEBRUARY 6, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com rising stars H FEBRUARY 13, 2014 H H H s ‘STARS’ will shine STEVEN APPEL The Queens Courier will once again recognize the “Rising Stars” at our yearly networking event. This year’s Rising Stars will feature Master of Ceremonies Greg Kelly, Co-Anchor of FOX 5’s “Good Day New York,” as well as Philanthropist and Mentor of the Year, Eugene Lang. Borough president Melinda Katz will also be in attendance and will be the recipient of the “Star of Stars” Award. This year’s proceeds will benefit the Flushing Town hall Educational Programs. The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 13 at Terrace on the Park. Along with recognizing notable Queens fi gures, the “Rising Stars” event also provides one of the top networking forums in the borough. Interested in attending or becoming a sponsor or exhibitor, contact Maria Romero at 718-224-5863 ext. 226 or mromero@queenscourier.com. Tickets are $90 per person, or $850 for 10 people The Rising Stars Awards & networking Event is sponsored by City University of New York, Flushing Bank, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Investors Bank, Con Edison, Delta Air Lines, TD Bank & Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation. 2014 RISING STARS: Steven Appel, Co-Founder, CERRU at Queens College Stacey Altman, Assistant Administrator, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation Christine Backel, Senior Advisor-Business Advisory Practice, Grassi & Co Jacob Berelowitz, Director of Social Services, Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility Anthony Brown , Associate, J.P. Morgan Asset Management U.S. Private Bank Mauricio A. Carrasco, Mortgage Loan Offi cer, Everbank Michael Cassano, Financial Advisor, North Coast Financial Group An Offi ce of MetLife Joseph Chang, Production Manager, Crystal Window & Door Systems Denise DeSabato-Pisapia, Chief Operating Offi cer, Vallo Transportation Ltd Elizabeth Dickinson, Hub Manager – Terminal 2 / John F. Kennedy International Airport Ulysses Duenas, Performance Leader, John F. Kennedy Airport Dana Frankel, Director of Economic Development, Planning & BID Services, LIC Partnership Cesar Garcia, Real Estate Broker, Keller Williams Realty Landmark II Anat Gerstein, Founder/ President, Anat Gerstein Inc. DJ Peter Gozzi Efrain Guevara, Assistant Vice President, Branch Administration Manager, NY Community Bancorp Benjamin Guttmann, Co-Founder, Digital Natives Group Nick Hardie, Director of Training, Queens Economic Development Corporation Delilah Rettagliata Houser, Marketing Manager , Qside Federal Credit Union Anthony Ingrassia, Producer, Joseph Marc Sports Media Tamiko Myrna Johnson, TV HOST, BACKYARD TV Matthew Katakis, Owner, Butcher Bar Fenella Kim, President & CEO, Reliance Star Payment Services Inc. Ron Kim, New York State Assemblyman, District 40 Jennifer Krinsky, NYC Press Secretary, State Department of Labor Vladimir Lackovic, COO, Digital Natives Group Maria Messados, Principal/ Insurance Broker, Queens Medallion Rich Nieto, Owner, Sweetleaf Logan O’Connor, President/Chef, Logan’s Catering LLC/Logan’s Cafe Tamar E. Ogburn, Event Planner, EmblemHealth Francis Papadopoulos, AVP Branch Manager, Investors Bank Craig Ratigan, Vice President/Relationship Manager, TD Bank Kleber Silva, Franchise Owner of Jamaica Queens, Rapid Realty Joseph Schiavone, Community Library Manager, Queens Library at Sunnyside Sami Abu Shumays, Deputy Director, Flushing Town Hall Rachel Thieme, Executive Director, Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District Sheron Thompson, Department Manager, LaGuardia Airport Eun Chong (EJ) Thorsen Esq., Associate, Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP Matthew Wallace, Chief of Staff, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer Dr. Jessica Widmer, Gastroenterologist, Forest Hills Hospital Wycliffe Wilkinson, Associate Director of Development, Futures in Education Co-founder Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding at Queens College Steven Appel is a resident of Forest Hills. He is co-founder of the Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding (CERRU) at Queens College, a social innovation organization dedicated to facilitating cross-cultural engagement to advance understanding. As assistant director and director of innovation at CERRU from 2009-2014, Appel helped grow the organization to a staff of 8 with an annual budget of nearly $700,000. He founded CERRU’s Lunchtime 2.0 program, which placed as a semi-fi nalist for BMW’s Intercultural Innovation Award and was featured on ABC 7 TV. In March 2009, with some modest personal savings, Appel co-founded Kangaroo Baggage LLC, an airport baggage delivery company. Although the company failed, Steven gained newfound appreciation for the sacrifi ces small business owners make. He graduated from Queens College in 2009 as valedictorian, Phi Beta Kappa. TAMAR E. OGBURN Community Event Planner EmblemHealth Tamar E. Ogburn. AAS is a Community Event Planner for EmblemHealth. She is also a mother, advocate, minister, mentor, entrepreneur and family caregiver. Ogburn was also chosen as one of the 2011 EmblemHealths’ Champions of Care. This is the “What Care Feels Like” brand advertising campaign. Some of her current responsibilities at EmblemHealth include assistance in the development of educational programs and outreach for local communities by partnering with faith-based organizations, educators, administrators and working with senior centers. Under the EmblemHealth Footprint, within the responsibility of an event planner, she educates the community on the many options available in regards to health insurance, utilizing state-funded programs and community resources. Ogburn is a member of Mt. Sinai Christian Fellowship and serves on the Ministerial Board. She is deeply rooted in her faith in God as her source for growth and strength. She is also the owner of Distinctively Ogburn, an elite event planning company. She is a natural in business and clients are drawn to her calming demeanor and her attention to detail. H


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