Assemblywoman Hernandez
Honors Women’s History
Month Trailblazers
Senator Alessandra Biaggi and Assembly members Nathalia Fernandez and Karines
Reyes co-hosted their Women’s History Month Breakfast on Saturday, March 23 at F
& J Pine Restaurant. Sponsored by EmblemHealth, the honored local female trailblazers
Pearl Korn, healthcare advocate and community activist; Nilka Martell, Loving the
Bronx founder and Friends of Pelham Bay Park president; Ischia Bravo, Community
Board 7 district manager; Christina Conteras, North Central Bronx Hospital CEO; Edith
Blitzer, Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association president and Nessie Panton, community
activist. (above) Senator Biaggi (l) and Assemblywoman Fernandez spent some
quality time together. (above right) Sophia Lajaunie (l), Senator Luis Sepulveda’s chief
of staff, presented proclamations to (l-r) Reyes, Fernandez and Biaggi during the breakfast
gala. (right) (l-r) Honoree Nilka Martell, Reyes and honoree Nessie Panton enjoyed
celebrating Women’s History Month (bottom right) Fernandez (back, l), Reyes (back,
2nd from l) and Biaggi (back, r) congratulated this year’s honorees.
(below) (l-r) Fernandez,
honoree Edith Blitzer,
Biaggi and honoree Pearl
Korn had a great time
celebrating the Bronx’s
female trailblazers.
(l-r) George Hulse, EmblemHealth vice president
and senior advisor to CEO; Fernanadez and
Johnny Cobos, EmblemHealth Medicare sales
manager welcomed everyone to the event.
All Photos by Fernando Justiniano
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