Leaders of Labor honors members of the Labor Community and the organizations that support them.
Schneps Media, publishers of the amny Metro, PoliticsNY, Brooklyn Courier, The Bronx Times Queens Courier, Times Ledger Group, Caribbean Life, the Long Island Press and Noticia, is proud to bring together the most extraordinary Labor members to connect, support one another, do business and build community.
100% of the evening’s raffle proceeds will go to Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW).
Singing the National Anthem
Veronica Kaninska, MS.Ed, CTRS
Assistant Teaching Professor – St. Joseph’s University
Honorees
ICON
Tanya N. Blocker
Assistant General Counsel and Director, Labor, Employment, Privacy and Cybersecurity Group - National Grid
Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina
Executive Director - Worker Institute at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Betty Carradero
Vice President - Police Benevolent Association
ICON
Rebecca Damon
Chief Labor Policy Officer and NY Local Executive Director - SAG-AFTRA
Robyn Fellrath
Long Island Regional Director - Workforce Development Institute (WDI)
Jesseka Green
Senior Counsel I - National Grid
Brendan Griffith
President - New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Gyasi Headen
Executive Director - Pathways to Apprenticeship (P2A)
ICON
Joey Jackson
Principal and Founder - Joey Jackson Law, PLLC.
Nikki Kateman
Assistant to President - Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW
Sandra Lobo
Executive Director - Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC)
Sussie Lozada
Secretary Treasurer - Unite Here Local 100
Kevin McKenna
Vice President of Business Development National - FourLeaf Federal Credit Union
Zach Miller
Vice President of Government Affairs - Trucking Association of New York
John Mooney
President - CSEA Long Beach
Francisco Ortiz
Vice President - ATU LOCAL 1056
Meghan Peterson
President - Local 3005
Marianne Pizzitola
President - NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees
Leah Rambo
President - Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW)
John Ryan
President - Local 147 (Sandhogs) LIUNA
ICON
Brendan Sexton
President - Independent Drivers Guild
ICON
Ingrid Simonovic
President - New York City Deputy Sheriffs' Benevolent Association
LEGACY AWARD
Darrell Sims
President - New York City Managerial Employees Association
Mike Smith
Principal Officer/President; Director; Trustee - Local 810 IBT; IBT Rail Conference; Local 2024 IBT
ICON
Wayne Spence
President - New York State Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO
Steve Thompson
Assistant to the Business Manager - LABORERS LOCAL 108
ICON
Anthony Wells
President - SSEU Local 371
Agenda
5:00 pm ET
VIP Cocktail 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 the amnyMetro 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 as a Leader of Labor.
Victoria Schneps, President, CEO
9:00 pm ET
Event Concludes
Sponsors
National Grid
FourLeaf Federal Credit Union
Resorts World New York City
Independent Driving Guild
UNITE HERE Local 100
Police Benevolent Association
Nontraditional Employment for Women
LABORERS LOCAL 108
Worker Institute at Cornell University
ATU Local 1056
Feldman, Kramer, & Monaco
GSM Charity Auctions, Inc.
Miss Jessie's
Schneps Media
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