18 THE COURIER SUN • FEBRUARY 6, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com rising stars H FEBRUARY 13, 2014 H H H s Borough President Wycliffe E. Wilkinson Kleber Silva Dana Frankel Melinda Katz Cesar Garcia Maria Messados Rich Nieto Logan O’Connor Nick Hardie Francis Papadopoulos Anthony Brown Sheron Thompson Stacey Altman DJ Peter Gozzi Mauricio A. Carrasco Jessica Widmer Joseph Chang Michael J Cassano Efrain Guevara Tamar E. Ogburn Steven Appel Delilah Rettagliata Houser Save the Date Rising Stars Awards & Networking Event 5 to 8 p.m. at Terrace on the Park Thursday, February 13 Contact Maria Romero at 718-224-5863 ext. 226 or mromero@queenscourier.com ‘STARS’ will shine 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 benefi t 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 Officer, 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 Officer, 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
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