The Brooklyn Power List presented by Schneps Media recognizes the most influential individuals in the region. Honorees are being recognized for their commitment, impact and influence in the community.
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100% of the evening’s raffle proceeds will go to The Opportunity Hub.
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Mistress of Ceremonies
Angela Cooper
Honorees
ICON
Caroline Nonye Anyadiegwu
Founder & Fashion Trailblazer - Noni Style
Faven Araya, DrPH(c), MPH
Director, Community Engagement and Health Equity Research - Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
ICON
Lisa A. Bing
Strategic Leadership Coach and Consultant - Bing Consulting
Makeela Brathwaite
Executive Director - Grow Brooklyn
ICON
Monique Brizz-Walker
Founder & CEO - Event Strategies for Success
Elected Official
Alec Brook-Krasny
Assemblyman 46th District
ICON
John J. Ciafone, Esq.
Law Offices of John J. Ciafone
Humphrey Crookendale, J.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs - Metropolitan College of New York
Gaia DiLoreto
Executive Director, Brooklyn Made Stores - Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
ICON
Richard Dodson
Regional Director & Senior Vice President - Dime Bank
Alice Du
Director of Communications - Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Atiba T. Edwards
President & CEO - Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Joel Eisdorfer
Founder - Handshake
Nicole G. Epps
Chief Operating & Financial Officer - Brooklyn Org
ICON
Howard Fensterman
Managing Partner - Abrams, Fensterman, LLP
Marilyn A. Fraser, MD
Chief Executive Officer - Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Dom Gervasi
Owner & Producer - Made in Brooklyn Tours
Debra-Ellen Glickstein
Founding Executive Director - NYC Kids RISE
Leticia Theodore Greene
Chief of Staff, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
ICON
Dr. Kayane Hanna-Hindy
Director of Women's Digestive Division - Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn
Camille Hastick
Vice President of External Affairs and Government Relations - Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Amanda Hayde
Executive Vice President - Dolphin Property Services & Camber Property Group
ICON
Rafiq R. Kalam Id-Din II, Esq.
Founder & Managing Partner - Ember Charter School for Mindful Education, Innovation and Transformation
Hon. Letitia James
Attorney General, State of New York
Linda Joseph
Director, WIC Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program - BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers
Veronica Kaninska, MS.Ed, CTRS
Assistant Teaching Professor - St. Joseph’s University
Jenny Khuu
Branch Banking Officer - Ridgewood Savings Bank
Rev. Edward Lai
Senior Vice President of Business Development - Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare
POWER TEAM
Renata Landskind, Esq.
Managing Partner - Landskind and Ricaforte Law Group, P.C.
Kervens Louissaint, RN, MSN, CPTC
Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer - LiveOnNY
ICON
Dr. Natalie Marks-Ascher
Director of the Vascular Institute of NY - New York University School of Medicine and Vascular Medicine
ICON
Taina Martinez-Laing, MSW, NYCPS
Chief Executive Officer - Baltic Street Wellness Solutions
Elected Official
Michael Novakhov
Assembly Member - Assembly District 45
Evelyn Ortiz
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT)
Stephanie Pierre
Cannabis Account Manager - Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Nanda Prabhakar
Executive Director - The Opportunity Hub
Dina Rabiner
Senior Vice President of Strategy & Innovation - Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
ICON
Dr. Patricia Ramsey
President - Medgar Evers College
Elected Official
Antonio Reynoso
Brooklyn Borough President
POWER TEAM
Terence J. Ricaforte
Managing Partner - Landskind and Ricaforte Law Group, P.C.
Candace Sandy
Senior Vice President - Mercury Public Affairs
Elizabeth Santo
Past Lt. Governor , Kiwanis Brooklyn Division 2022-2024
ICON
Vivian Scalise
Vice President & Branch Manager, Bay Ridge - Flushing Bank
Todd Shapiro
President & CEO - Todd Shapiro Associates Public Relations
Mary Eustace Valmont, Ph.D
Associate Executive Director for Health Science Education - Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Elected Official
Susan Zhuang
City Council
Testimonials
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 Bay News, Brooklyn Graphic, Park Slope Courier, Bay Ridge Courier and Brooklyn Paper and relationships are started.
Victoria Schneps, President, Schneps Media
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 named to the Brooklyn Beach Power List!
Victoria Schneps, President, CEO
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
Sponsors
Landskind & Ricaforte Law Group, P.C.
Ember Charter School
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
Medgar Evers College
Grow Brooklyn Inc.
Flushing Bank
The Opportunity Hub
Dolphin Property Services
Camber Property Group
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
LiveOnNY
Brooklyn Org
Event Strategies for Success
Ridgewood Savings Bank
Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Miss Jessie's
Schneps Media
Gallery
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