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In honor of Women’s History Month, Healthfi rst saluted several local female leaders at its fourth annual Women’s History Month Community Awards on Thursday, March 28 at Maestro’s
Caterers. This year’s honorees were Patricia Stevenson, Harlem News Group owner; Reese Scott, Women’s World of Boxing founder; Olga Luz Tirado, Bronx Tourism executive
director; Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, York College president; Queens Borough President Melinda Katz; Saundra Johnson, Medgar Evers Van Dyke Cornerstone Program director; Lillian Chan,
TMI Trading Corp vice president of Sales and Marketing; Mabel Long, Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc director of Donor Management and Special Events; Joann Ariola Shanks,
Medisys Health Network Intergovernmental Affairs director; Chaplin Ingrid Lewis-Scott, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ senior advisor and Acting Commissioner NYC Department
of the Aging DFTA Caryn Resnick.
Honors Women’s History Month
Community Leaders
Honoree Lillian Chan with her husband Paul. Photo by Miriam Quin
(l-r) Healthfi rst’s Glenys Bisonoi; Grace Santos, Medicare sales
director; Juan Taveres, site developer and Kare Felix, PHSP facilitated
enrollment Bronx division director. Photo by Miriam Quin
(l-r) Meghon Shineman, Antoinette Evers, honoree Caryn Resnick,
Helen Flowers and Edgar Yu. Photo by Miriam Quin
(l-r) Isabel Gomez, Councilman Mark Gjonaj and Gaye Anderson
had a great time at the gala. Photo by Miriam Quin
Jay and Josephine Mckenzie attended this
year’s celebration. Photo by Miriam Quin
Honoree Olga Luz Tirado (l) met with Sara Rivera
from Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.’s
Offi ce. Photo by Miriam Quin
Isabel Gomez (l) celebrated with State Comptroller
Nancy Hernandez. Photo by Miriam Quin
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