26 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 9, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Queensborough’s Partners for Progress Gala Queensborough Community College (QBCC) hosted its Partners for Progress Gala 2013 at Terrace on the Park, this year honoring “Alumni Partner of the Year” Joseph Ficalora, president & CEO, New York Community Bancorp, Inc.; “Community Partner of the Year” Dong Chan Kim, president, Korean American Civic Empowerment; and “Campus Partner of the Year” John Kuitwaard, president, Metropolitan Food Service. Health Plus: Amun Raheem Handa, community relations rep., L.I. area; Brian Otway, community relations rep.; and Joseph Bouquet, AVP, field marketing Jack Friedman, exec. dir., Queens Chamber of Commerce; Carol Conslato, Con Edison; Thomas Chen, president, Crystal Window & Door Systems Susan Lecerte, exec. dir., Queens Botanical Garden; Ellen Kodadek, exec. & artistic dir., Flushing Town Hall Dominick Bruccoleri, Papazzio Restaurant; Judy Lev, Lev Group at Smith Barney NYS Assembly proclamation presentation. Althea Tulloch, Barnes & Noble Student Impact Team; Natalie Roopchard, 2006 graduate; Assemblymember Nily Rozic; honoree Dong Chan Kim; honoree John Kuitwaard; honoree Joseph Ficalora; Assemblymember David Weprin; Alexander Crombez, Barnes & Noble Student Impact Team; Dr. Diane Call, president, QBCC Former borough president Claire Shulman; Dr. Diane Call, president, QBCC; Linda DeSabato, Vallo Transportation Dr. James Muyskens, president, Queens College; Dr. Diane Call, president, QBCC; Bob Call Honoree Joseph Ficalora (seated, center) with Claire Shulman and NYCB/QCSB team. ‘Know Your Rights Conference’ The Association of Women Construction Workers of America, Inc. hosted the “Know Your Rights Conference” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act for Women. The event, held at the Hilton New York JFK Hotel, featured keynote speaker Shandeeyaky Shabbaz, Dress for Success Worldwide; special awards presenter Victoria Schneps-Yunis, publisher, The Queens Courier; and moderator Stephanie Burns, Turner Construction. Awardees were Cassandra Hill, MWLBE program manager, Delta JFK/IAT Redevelopment Program JFK International Airport; Lenore Janis, president, PWC; Connie De Laigle, Port Authority of NY & NJ; and Tara Brooks-Smith, NYS DOL Division of Employment & Workforce Solutions. Victoria Schneps; Connie DeLaigle, affirmative action coordinator, Port Authority of NY & NJ; Herlema Owens, president and founder, AWCWA L- R: Bryan D. White, J-CAP Foundation and US EEOC; Tara Brooks-Smith, NYS Dept. of Labor; Connie DeLaigle, PANYNJ; Herlema Owens, AWCWA; Stephanie Burns; Cassandra Hill, Delta JFK/IAT; Lenore Janis, PWC; Victoria Schneps; Shandeeyaky Shabazz, Dress for Success; Philippa Karteron, Council for Airport Opportunity; Malikka Karteron, B’Above Worldwide Educational Institute; Veronica Session, AWCWA. L-R: Bryan D. White, J-CAP Foundation and US EEOC; Cynthia Long, retired, Local 3 electrician; Herlema Owens, president and founder, AWCWA; Stephanie Burns, Turner Construction Co.; Diana Sen, Northeast Regional Director,OFCCP L-R back row: Veronica Session, Association of Women Construction Workers of America (AWCWA); Connie DeLaigle, PANYNJ; Tara Brooks-Smith, NYS Dept. of Labor; Herlema Owens, president and founder, AWCWA; May Alice Well, student of AWCWA (pre-construction program); Philippa Karteron, Council for Airport Opportunity; Bryan D. White, J-CAP Foundation and EEOC. Front row, Cassandra Hill, Delta JFK/IAT Redevelopment; Jamie Cosloy, Esq. National Labor Relations Board; Vicki Schneps, publisher, The Queens Courier; Shandeeyaky Shabazz, Dress for Success Worldwide; Lenore Janis, president, Professional Women in Construction (PWC)
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