for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com may 2, 2013 • women in business The Queens Courier 29 women in business ✴MAY 9, 2013 ✴ ✴ ✴ MARK YOUR CALENDARS MAY 9, COURIER HONORS WOMAN OF THE CENTURY Claire Shulman First Female Queens Borough President In 1986, Claire Shulman became Queens first female borough president, a position which she would hold until 2001. As the highest ranking elected official in a borough of over two million people, Shulman had an enormous role in a wide range of issues, including those related to land use, development of the city’s expense and capital budgets, economic development, and health care, to just name a few. Shulman is a graduate of Aldelphi University where she earned a bachelor of science degree and was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree. In 1993, she received an honorary doctorate of sciences degree from the College of Aeronautics. In 1988, CUNY Law School presented her with the Deans Medal. She is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Queens College Medal and the LaGuardia Community College Medal. She has received honorary doctorate degrees from St. John’s University and Queens College. She began her professional career as a registered nurse at Queens Hospital Center. Shulman was active in a number of civic and charitable organizations, and eventually was elected in 1968 as chair of Community Board #11 in Bayside. From 1972 to 1980, Shulman was director of Queens Community Boards, following which she became deputy borough president. On January 28, 1986, she assumed the post of acting borough president, and on March 12, 1986, was designated borough president by a unanimous vote of the Queens’ City Council delegation. Later that year, Shulman was elected to a three-year term as borough president and was re-elected in 1989 to a full four year term. She would be re-elected in 1993 for a third term, and, again, in 1997, for a fourth term. Some of Shulman’s accomplishments as borough president include: the rezoning of dozens of neighborhoods to create appropriate zoning restrictions that generated reasonable and responsible development while preserving the character of the existing neighborhoods (including historical districts like those in Jackson Heights and Ridgewood); the economic revitalization of many communities, particularly downtown Jamaica and western Queens; expansion of the borough’s infrastructure; and increased funding for senior citizen centers, cultural programs and libraries. A project of great personal significance was the Queens Hospital Center, a $200 million complex that serves 400,000 patients annually, making it one of the largest health care providers in Queens. Shulman was involved in the development of the borough’s first skyscraper, the 48-story Citicorp Building in Long Island City, as well as the expansion of the Queens Center Mall, the most profitable per-squarefoot venture in the country. Shulman was pivotal in ensuring the development and growth of a number of Queens cultural institutions like the Queens Museum of Art, the Hall of Science, the USTA National Tennis Center, the Queens Zoo, Queens Theatre, the Museum of the Moving Image, Flushing Town Hall, PS1, the Noguchi Museum, and the South Queens Park Association. She was also largely responsible for the passage of legislation to reform the co-op/condo conversion process. As borough president, Shulman played a major role in securing funding for 35,000 additional school seats in the Board of Education’s five year capital plan. Shulman is currently the president and CEO of the Flushing Willets Point Corona LDC, and serves on the board of the York College Foundation, Queens County Savings Bank, Flushing Cemetery, and New York Hospital Queens. HEALTH HERO AWARD Ann Marie Sullivan, M.D. Senior VP Queens Heath Network Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan is currently the Senior Vice President responsible for the Queens Health Network, including Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers. Prior positions include Regional Director of Psychiatry for the Queens Health Network and Medical Director for the Gouverneur Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Dr. Sullivan is also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a member of the American College of Psychiatrists. She received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed her residency training in the Bellevue- NYU Psychiatric Program. 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.
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