for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com april 25, 2013 • women in business The Queens Courier 37 women in business ✴MAY 9, 2013 ✴ ✴ ✴ MARK YOUR CALENDARS MAY 9, COURIER HONORS WOMEN IN BUSINESS On Thursday, May 9, The Queens Courier will honor more than 40 women who have made positive impacts in the business and non-profit worlds and who also are active in giving back to their respective communities. This year’s honorees include: Woman of the Year recipient, Vanessa Murdoch, Weekend Meteorologist & Reporter, CBS2 NY; Humanitarian Award recipient, Lois Christie, CEO, Christie & Co. Salon & Spa; Health Hero Award, Ann Sullivan, Network Senior VP, Queens Health Network ; Lifetime Achievement Award, Ann Jawin, Founder, Center for the Women of New York; Claire Shulman Community Service Award, Alexandra Rosa, Chief of Staff, Office of the BP; Woman of Century Award, Claire Shulman, former Borough President; Con Edison’s Big Heart Award, Betty Braton, Chairperson, Community Board 10 and Frances Scarantino, President/ Founder Non-Profit Reach for the S.T.A.R.S. The 2013 other honorees are: Susan Agin, Executive & Artistic Director, Queensborough Performing Arts Center; Marilyn Artis, CEO, Marilyn Artis Enterprise Inc.,Founder & Executive Producer, Golden Image Awards; Dr. Mahshid Arfania Assadi, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University; Lori Bono, Audit Manager, Grassi & Co; Liliana Carrillo, Marketing Strategist, Business Promotions; Renu Dalessandro, VP Marketing, Sterling National Bank; Kathy Darmstadt, Director of Finance, Parker Jewish for Health Care & Rehabilitation; Sherita Delgado, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Rapid Realty, Astoria; Dr. Sharon DeVivo, Senior Vice President Academic and Student Affairs, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Mary Ellen Duffy, Partner, Duffy & Duffy Law Firm; Virginia Elliott, Managing Director, Delta newest hub in LaGuardia; Kertty Estevez, Owner, The Fitness Consultant; Mackenzi Farquer, Owner, Site NYC; Julissa Ferreras, City Council Woman, District 21; Dr. Marilyn Galler Sofer, Nephrologist, New York Hospital Queens; Linda Gisonda, President, Tec Crete Transit Mix Corp; Martha Hirst, Executive Vice President, COO and Treasurer, St. John’s University; Lucy Hossain, 2nd Vice President, New York Community Bank/QCSB; Andrea Korahais, Vice President, Controller, First Central Savings Bank; Jeannie Lai, Owner, Precious Window & Door Corp; Josephine LaLicata, President, Intercession; Helen Lee, Director, ONEX Real Estate; Elena Litescu, Center Dean, Devry College of New York; Susan Malise, Long Term Care Insurance Agent, Genworth; Jennifer Manley, Vice President, Government & Community Affairs, Queens Library; Mary Ng, VP, Small Business Banker, Bank of America; Ana Oliveira, Senior Vice President, Investors Bank; Tanya Ortega, Owner, Silver Gull Beach Club/Breezy Point Surf Club, Theresa J. Osborne, Director, Culture & Tourism, Office of the President, Borough of Queens; Osanna Ovsepian, Manager, OKG Jewelry; Ida Perich, General Manager, Office of Business Diversity and Civil Rights/The Port Authority of NY & NJ; Dr. Jean Phelps, Director of Student Activities, York College; Taryn Sacramone, Executive Director, Astoria Performing Arts Center, Inc.; Susan Samuel, Founder, It Takes A Community To Raise A Child; Dr. Sherone Smith-Sanchez, Assistant Commissioner, Program Development- Division of Child Care & Head Start, Administration for Children’s Services; Lori Starita, store manager, VP, TD Bank; Michelle Stoddart, Director of Public Relations & Community Development, Resorts World Casino New York City; Patricia Tiffany, Senior Vice President, Flushing Bank; Mary Torres, Assistant Vice President, M&T Bank; Jennifer M. Walden, Director of Marketing, Kupferberg Center for the Arts/Louis Armstrong House Museum/NYC Black History Month 5 Boro Tour; Palmina Teta-Whelan, CCM, MCIOB |Sr. Project Manager, American Airlines Real Estate Division. This year’s sponsors include the City University of New York, Delta Air Lines, Vaughn College, Flushing Bank, Con Edison, Investors Bank, Genworth, Queens County savings Bank/NYCB, Sandwire, New York Hospital Queens, Queens Library, Bombardier, First Central Savings Bank, Dale Carnegie, Council for Airport Opportunity, Godiva Chocalatier, Inc., M&T Bank and Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation. There will be a networking business expo, followed by a dinner and awards ceremony on Thursday, May 9 beginning at 6 p.m. at Terrace on the Park. Tickets are $90. Raffle proceeds will benefit the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning and the South Queens Boys & Girls Club. For more info or to purchase tickets, call 718-224-5863 Ext. 226 or visit www.queenscourier.com/events. WOMAN OF THE YEAR Vanessa Murdock Weekend Meteorologist & Reporter CBS 2 Vanessa Murdock joined the CBS 2 Weather Team in October 2011 as the weekend morning meteorologist and weekday reporter. Murdock moved to the Big Apple from our CBS affiliate, WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia. Her meteorological adventure began at Penn State University where she earned her master’s degree in meteorology. From PSU, Murdock traveled to Central Virginia where she began her career as a broadcast meteorologist at WCAV/WVAW/ WAHU. Murdock worked for two years as the evening weather anchor for both the local ABC and FOX affiliates in Charlottesville and loved every minute. Her career then brought her to Norfolk, VA, where she spent nearly five years forecasting for communities up and down the Mid-Atlantic coastline. Murdock played an integral role in reporting on Hurricane Irene. “Covering Hurricane Irene was a reminder how we need respect the power of nature and cherish life,” she said. “We were only in the early hours of dealing with Irene when we received word that a tree had fallen on a home and a child was unaccounted for. The mother escaped with only minor cuts and bruises, her son was killed. When I think of Irene I will always remember this story and my heart will ache for the mother who lost her son.” Murdock is an Emmy nominated, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM). She is a member of both the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the National Weather Association (NWA). She was born and raised on Long Island and spent most of her youth in the small town of Center Moriches on a street named after her great-grandparents. She often spent time in the city with her family and cherishes those memories. She loves spending time outdoors, running, swimming, and is hopelessly addicted to expensive lattes. She currently resides in North Bergen, NJ with her husband, daughter, and their dog Zeus. Lifetime Achievement Award Ann Jawin Founder Center for the Women of New York Ann Jawin developed a career in human resources with a national business firm. With the demands of marriage and two sons, she stepped out for a few years and later on moved on to become a career guidance specialist in city high schools. She did volunteer work for the United Federation of Teachers and NOW-NYC specializing in identifying sex discrimination in the public schools. She was part of a class-action lawsuit accusing the then-Board of Education of not promoting women. The suit was eventually settled when promotion practices were changed. Jawin has been a Democratic candidate for the NYS Assembly, NYS Senate and NYC Council. She was the author of one of the earliest books on careers for women, A Woman’s Guide to Career Education, Scholarships, Grants and Loans. She helped form and served as president of the Bay Terrace Civic Association in Bayside and formed the Doug-Bay Manor Civic association in Douglaston. She was one of the original founders of the Center for the Women of New York, now in its 26th year. Among her many awards, she is particularly proud of her nomination to the Hunter College Hall of Fame and the Susan B. Anthony Award from the National Organization for Women, NYC. Additionally, the Jefferson Democratic Club of Northeast Queens named her “Activist for the Year.” She also received the Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer and most recently, a special volunteer award from NY 1 for her work and concern for domestic violence and human trafficking.
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