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Posted on: March 30, 2017[ARCHIVED] Comptroller Maragos Hosts 5th Annual Women’s History Month Event
Comptroller Maragos Hosts 5th Annual Women’s History Month Event Mineola, NY: Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos hosted, “Women Breaking Ground,” a Women’s History Month event yesterday evening. The event honored forty-three outstanding women from throughout Nassau County for their professional achievements and service to the community. The evening was enhanced by live music, an art exhibition, and food and beverages graciously sponsored by Pollo Campero, Stew Leonards and Stop-N-Shop.
The impressive gathering of accomplished artists, businesswomen, religious and community leaders, educators, environmentalists, philanthropists ,and health care professionals hail from communities throughout the County.
“This year’s gathering of honorees represent some of the most accomplished women from virtually every facet of professional and communal life,” noted Comptroller George Maragos. “What makes each honoree so unique is how they employ their specific talents for the betterment of community. I am honored to recognize their amazing contributions.”
2017 Women Breaking Ground honorees from communities throughout Nassau County include:
ART
Linda Abrams
Plainview
Lisa L. Cangemi
Long Beach
Michell C. Delmonte-Synnott
Westbury
Minna Dunn
Massapequa
Sabina Himani
Old Westbury
Maureen Lennon
Baldwin
Linda Louis
Huntington
Maxine Townsend-Broderick
Hempstead
Katherine M. Trunk
East Meadow
Debbie Viola
Massapequa
BUSINESS
Roslyn Goldmacher,Esq.
Westbury
Reena Gulati, Esq.
Old Westbury
Dena M. Kim
Port Washington
| BUSINESS
Roopam Maini
Plainview
Vera Moore
Woodbury
Cindy Salgado
Hempstead
Nuzhat Samina
Valley Stream
Bhavna Sharma
Plainview
Phyllis Hill Slater
Great Neck
Ragini Srivastava
Manhasset Hills
COMMUNITY LEADER
Jennifer Chiu
Herricks
Yari DeLeón
Garden City
Leela Maret
Syosset
Hon. Anissa Moore
Long Beach
Bina Sabapathy
Plainview
Terenna Williams
Uniondale
| EDUCATION
Dr. Sally Thompson
Hempstead
Dr. Wilma Holmes Tootle
Freeport
ENVIRONMENT
Patty Katz
Great Neck
Patricia Wood
Port Washington
FAITH
Dr. Isma Chaudhry
Manhasset
Rev. Kymberley Clemons-Jones
Valley Stream
Rev. Cannon Dr. Lynn A Collins
Hempstead
Manmeet Kaur Lamba
Glen Cove
HEALTH
Dr. Rekha Bhandari
Woodbury
Dorothy Vance Forte
Manhasset
Dr. Syeda Hossain
Syosset
Dr. Elizabeth Mathew
Plainview
| HEALTH
Dr. Michele C. Reed
Lakeview
Dr. Sadaf Sheikh
Roslyn
Diana Tjaden, PT,DPT,ATC
Garden City
PHILANTHROPY
Prabha Golia
Manhasset
Amita Karwal
West Hempstead
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