FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM APRIL 6, 2017 • KINGS OF LONG ISLAND • THE QUEENS COURIER 31 KINGS OF LONG ISLAND APRIL 6, 2017 38 The Queens Courier • KINGS OF LONG ISLAND • APRIL 7, 2016 FOr breAKING NewS vISIt www.qns.com ▶KINGS OF LONG ISLAND ✴ APRIL 12, 2016 network with top This year’s Star Network Kings of Long Island honored business leaders on april 12 BY EMILY DAVENPORT All hail the kings! Some of the best and brightest businessmen from Long Island came together to be recognized at this year’s Star Network’s Kings of Long Island Awards and Networking event! On Thursday, April 6, the Star Network honored some of the top businessmen from Suffolk and Nassau Counties for the work they do in their professions and their communities. The event included a cocktail hour for honorees and their guests, a business expo, dinner and awards ceremony. Raffles were sold throughout the night with the proceeds to benefit EIHAB Human Services and The United Veterans Beacon House. The Woman of the Year Award will go to Kristin Thorne, Reporter for WABC-TV. The Excellence in Technology Award will go to Anil Kapoor, President & CEO at SVAM International. The Family Business Award will go to the LaSpina Family, proprietors at the Maple Family Centers. The Excellence in Healthcare Award will go to Dr. Adhi Sharma, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital. The Champion Service Award will go to Billy Richards. The Guests of Honor will be Michael Faltischek, Partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C., Robert B. Catell, Chairman of Advanced Energy Research & Technology Research Center for Stony Brook University and Dr. Yacov Shamash, Vice President of Economic Development at Stony Brook University. Ashley Edwards, who was crowned Miss Long Island 2017, will be in attendance at this event. This year’s incredible honorees include George Andriopoulos, CEO & Founder of Launchpad Five One Six; Dean Bennett, President & CEO of J.K. Bennett & Associates, Inc.; Michael Billia, Senior VP, Regional Manager at Investors Bank; Dilip Chauhan, Director of Southeast/Asian Affairs at the of of LONG ISLAND LONG ISLAND Nassau County Comptroller Office; Tim Coleman, Director of Waiver and Family Support Services at Innovative Resources for Independence; Lance W. Elder, President and CEO at EAC Network; Paul Giotis, VP of Operations at EPIC Long Island; Ron Gold, Founder and President of Marketing Works; Peter Goldsmith, President and Chairman at LISTnet; Joe Graziose, Senior Vice President of Residential Construction at RXR Realty; Michael T. Hanley, Managing Partner at Michels & Hanley CPAs, LLP; Tariq Khan, President of Sentar Fuel Co., Inc., and Niats Realty Corp; David Kirschenbaum, Public Relations Manager at Neiman Marcus, Roosevelt Field; Dr. Krishan Kumar, Board of Trustees, American Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage and Professor & Chair of Pediatrics at Nassau University Medical Center; Dr. Kishore Kuncham, Superintendent of Freeport Public Schools; Stew Leonard Jr., President, CEO of Stew Leonard’s; Howard Levitt, Chair of Vistage; Jeffrey Levy, Director of Development of New York and VP of Pennsylvania at EIHAB Human Services; Steven D. Lichtenstein, CLU, ChFC at Forest Hills Financial Group; Raj Mehta, Chairman, CEO of Infosys International Inc.; Dr. Steven Mendelsohn, Chief Executive Officer of Zwanger Pesiri Radiology; Dr. Paul Mustacchia, Chairman of Medicine at Nassau University Medical Center; Brendan O’Brien, President of Gold Coast Wealth Management; Paule T. Pachter, Chief Executive Officer of Long Island Cares, Inc.; Eric Penzer, Estate Litigation Partner at Farrell Fritz, P.C.; Danny Pisani, Vice President/Director of Sales at Contour Mortgage Corporation; Jack Schnirman, City Manager, City of Long Beach; Walter Skinner, President of The Skinner Insurance Agency; Michael Smith, Executive Director at ACDS; Salvatore Spano, First Senior Vice President, Director of Retail Banking Employee Management at New York Community Bank; Nick Symanski, Business Development Manager at Flushing Bank; Joshua Thomas, Vice President of Operations at EIHAB Human Services; Matthew Thompson, Family Wealth Advisor at Morgan Stanley; Bill Waibel, President of A+ Stem Labs; Robert M. Werner, Senior VP of Operations, CFO of Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation; Timothy Williams, Vice President of Santander Bank NA US; and Simon Zysman, Ph.D., President & Founder of Employee Assistance Resources Services, Inc. This event is sponsored by Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, Investors Bank, Flushing Bank, D & F Development, New York Community Bank, Contour Mortgage, AgeWell New York, Forest Hills Financial Group, Stew Leonard’s, Zwanger Pesiri Radiology, Marketing Works, Broadway Stages, EIHAB Human Services, Bethpage Best of Long Island, Georgi Vodka, Neiman Marcus and Godiva. The Star Network, a division of Schneps Communications, brings the most powerful and active members of the community into one room through many targeted events. These provide face-to-face networking, as well as business building and branding opportunities. For information on the Star Network, call Amy 718-224-5863, ext. 201, or email aamato@ starnetwork.com. “Woman of the Year” KRISTIN THORNE Reporter WABC-TV Excellence in Technology Award ANIL KAPOOR President & CEO SVAM International Family Business Award THE LASPINA FAMILY Joe LaSpina Maple Family Centers Philanthropist of the Year Joseph Ficalora President & CEO New York Community Bank Dan Murphy Memorial Award Dr. Drew Bogner President Molloy College King of Long Island Star steve Bellone Suffolk County Executive King of Long Island Star eD Mangano Nassau County Executive KINGS awards & networkings event QUEENS This spring, New York City’s premier business event is coming to Long Island. On Tuesday night, April 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Leonard’s Palazzo, 555 Northern Blvd. in Great Neck, the Star Network will host its inaugural “Kings of Long Island” awards ceremony and networking expo. The event concludes with raffles prizes, all the proceeds of which will be donated equally to Long Island Community Chest, Tourette Association of America, and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Among those being honored will be Joseph Ficalora, President & CEO, New York Community Bank, who will receive the Philanthropist of the Year; and Dr. Drew Bogner, President, Molloy College, who will receive the Dan Murphy Memorial Award. The full slate of Honorees looks like a Who’s Who of Long Island’s elite business leaders: Nassau County Executive Ed Magano; Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone; Anthony Antonetti, Finance Director, Westbury Toyota; Mohinder Singh Taneja, President, American Diversity Forum, Inc.; Bishop Andy C. Lewter, D. Min.; Bert Lurch, CEO and Co-founder, Ecentral Medical Management, Inc.; Jay Best, Founder and CEO, Green Audit USA; Michael Balzano, Branch Manager, Investors Bank; Joseph Battaglia, President, Senior Services of North America; Joseph N. Campolo, Managing Partner, Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP; Tom Fabbri, Tom Fabbri International, LLC; Ronald Fatoullah, Founder, Ronald Fatoullah & Associates, J. R. Wealth Advisors, LLC; Howard Fensterman, Managing Partner, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP; Louis C. Grassi, CEO, Grassi & Co.; A. J. Jin, Executive Vice President, Director of Residential & Mixed Use & Small Multi-Family Lending, Flushing Bank; Ken Kern, Esq., Partner Genser Dubow Genser & Cona, LLP; Scott Laffie, Partner, Laffie Financial Group; Carl Lanzisera, Founder, Americans 4 Legal Reform; Derek Y. Law, Owner, Kissena Properties; Bernard Macias, Associate State Director, AARP Long Island; Joe Mandaro, Executive Director of Corporate and Special Events, Scotto Brothers; Ed Mangano, Nassau County Executive; Jonathan Mangano, Sr., President, Mangano Sewer and Drain; Joseph M. Mattone, Sr., Chairman & CEO, Mattone Group; John Miller, President & Chief Executive Officer, Tourette Association of America; Patrick Pinto, Chief Marketing Officer, On Top Visibility; Andrew Sama, CEO, Progressive Emergency Physicians; Steven Santino, First Vice President, People’s United Bank; Bob Savino, CEO/ Founder, Automatic Industries; Paul Schmidt, Executive VP, Eastern American Data/Voice; Adam Schwam, CEO, Sandwire; Matt Silver, President, Ultimate Class Limousine ; and Marvin J Soskil, President, Brett Harrison Jewelry Brokers, Inc. For more than a decade, Star Network, along with Schneps Communications (publishers of The Bethpage Best of Long Island and The Queens Courier), have successfully held similar events, honoring the powerful and prominent of the business, technology, banking, real estate, medical industries, and more, in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. This will be the first to recognize the elite businessmen of Nassau and Suffolk counties. This past December, The Star Network hosted its first annual Power Women of Long Island that was attended by more than 700 businesspeople. Along with dinner and the awards ceremony, the “Kings” (and sister, “Power Women”) events have become known for providing a unique opportunity for business professionals and community leaders in all sectors to mingle, share their accomplishments and make important connections. No other event brings together so many elite business professionals and leaders at one time. It is not to be missed. For tickets, visit www.qns.com/upcoming-starnetworking events or call 718-224-5863 ext 237. The event is sponsored by New York Community Bank, People’s United Bank, Flushing Bank, Investors Bank, Progressive Emergency Physicians, Mangano Plumbing, Sewer and Drain, The Scotto Brothers, Ronald Fatoullah & Associates, Laffie Financial Group, Raich Ende & Malter Co. llp, Mattone Group, Merritt Environmental Consulting Group, Sim Play, Servco Industries, Stop and Stare Mobile Media, Sandwire, Balls Vodka, Godiva and Sipp Beverages. For information on sponsorship opportunities, call Amy Amato at 718-224-5863, ext. 201, or email aamato@starnetwork.com. awards & networkings event QUEENS
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