Healthcare Heroes

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Schneps Media’s Healthcare Heroes celebrates the contributions and dedication of the healthcare community from Manhattan to Montauk. The evening is an opportunity to celebrate and benefit from “The Ultimate Networking Event.”

Schneps Media, publishers of amnyMetro, The Queens Courier, Bayside Times, Flushing Times, Brooklyn Graphic, Bay News, Park Slope Courier, Bay Ridge Courier, Brooklyn Paper, Bronx Times, Long Island Press and Dan’s Papers, is proud to bring together the most extraordinary healthcare professionals to network, celebrate and honor the endless accomplishments of one another.

This year, we are proud to further elevate excellence and inclusion through dedicated DEI Award Categories, honoring outstanding leaders through the Latin Impact Awards, Caribbean Impact Awards, and Gay City News Impact Awards- recognizing individuals whose work strengthens communities, amplifies diverse voices, and drives meaningful change across New York.

100% of the evening’s raffle proceeds will go to benefit a local cause.

Honorees

Mitchell Abrons

Pediatrician; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Optum Medical Care; Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Susan Barone

Executive Board Member & Vice President - Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA)

Tony Binshteyn

Founder/CEO - NY Best Medical

Laura Bonelli

President - LifeVac, LLC

Darren Deoraj, MHA

System Director of Operations for the Department of Urology - Mount Sinai Health System

Stephanie D’Haiti

Healthcare Access Manager - Health & Welfare Council of Long Island

Keisha Graham‑Wilson, LMSW

Project Director - CN Guidance & Counseling Services

Dr. Adeeti Gupta

Founder & CEO - Walk In GYN Care, NY360 Wellness

Ronald Haas

Residential Registered Nurse - Life’s WORC

Gary Jenkins

Chief Executive Officer - Urban Pathways

Caribbean Impact Award

Dr. Odetta Keane, DSW, LCSW‑R

Founder and Clinical Director - Stay Keane, LCSW PC

Josh Klein

Chief Executive Officer - Emerest and Royal Care

Neela Mukherjee Lockel, MSW, MPA

President and CEO - EAC Network

John Lopez, M.S.Ed.

Executive Director - Devereux New York

Dr. Craig Menezes, PT, DPT

JAG Physical Therapy - Managing Regional Director - Long Island/Queens

Anthony Minelli

APP Manager for the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - NYU Langone Health – Suffolk

Jack O’Donnell

Managing Partner - O'Donnell & Associates

Tessy Peter, MD, FCCP

Associate Chief Medical Officer and Department Chair- Episcopal Health Services

Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD MPH

Executive Vice President, Institute for Community Health and Wellness - Northwell Health

ICON

Maria Santiago

Founder & CEO - Home Health Aide Training Institute

Ninfa Segarra, JD

Senior Vice President, Community & Government Affairs, Marketing & Communications, Chief Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Officer - SBH Health System

Dr. Anitha Srinivasan

Chief Medical Officer - NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan

Dr. Ramon M. Tallaj

Founder & Chairman - SOMOS Community Care

Dr. Christy Valentine Theard

President and CEO - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid and Medicare

Dr. Keith H. Tung

Senior Medical Director and Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician - AdvantageCare Physicians

Jennifer Wenk

VP of Admissions, Business Development and Social Work - Cassena Care

"I wanted to take the opportunity to say ‘Thank you’ for the Honoree celebration at Terrace on the Park yesterday. It was well celebrated and appreciated to be honored as a Healthcare Hero for NYC Health and Hospital/Queens."

Dr. Abbi-Gail Baboolal, DNP, FNP, APRN

Chief Nursing Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens

Agenda

5:00 pm ET

VIP Power Hour

This is the power hour where the honorees have an opportunity to meet one another and network before the rest of the guests arrive. Sponsors will be available to meet with honorees and provide special offers. Honorees receive their Schneps Media star pin to become an official Star Networking member. Drinks and Hors D’oeuvres will be served. Pictures are taken to be featured in amnyMetro and relationships are started.

6:00 pm ET

Guests arrive

Guests arrive to meet, celebrate and connect with our honorees and sponsors. Drinks and food will be served as all attendees meet and connect.

7:30 pm ET

Award presentation

A high energy, fun award ceremony where honorees are presented their award as a Schneps Media Healthcare Hero!

8:45 pm ET

Raffles are Announced

100% of the evening's raffle proceeds go to a local cause.

9:00 pm ET

Event Concludes