More than 300 people attended the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce’s “Celebrate Long Island’s Young Professionals” Recognition Event at Cold Spring Country Club on Tuesday, March 8, to honor 30 of Long Island’s brightest young businessmen and women under the age of 30. This year’s select group was honored for having a notable impact on their business, industry, and local communities.
The following individuals were recognized at this year’s event:
Katherine Aguirre – Suffolk County Community College
Kimberly Alarcon – Alcott Group
David Borg – Borg and Borg
Jamie Brazier – Briarcliffe College
Matthew Burke – Cerini and Associates, LLP
Shante Burrell – The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Karyn Cernera Bush – Briarcliffe College
Meagan L. Devine – Atria Senior Living Group-Atria Huntington
Steven Garofalo – MAXBURST Web Design
James A. Johnston – King Kullen Grocery Co. Inc.
Jennifer Koehler – Farrell Fritz, PC
Richard Liebowitz – Splashes of Hope
Justin T. Littell- Suffolk County Legislator Lou D’Amaro
Ever Martinez – Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Kiera McCourt – Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company
Jeannine McGoldrick – Capital One Bank
Dennis Negron – Citigroup
William Penza – JVKelly Group
Gerard Anthony Petrella – L.I. Regional Director- Senator Charles Schumer
Diane Marie Portigiano – Digho
Lenae McKee Price – Action Long Island
Jeffrey Price – Price and Price Enterprises
Bryan Proctor – Harborfields Central School District
Anuj Rihal – AXA Advisors, LLC
Charles Santangelo – Fire Department, City of New York
Christopher Scarpati- Long Island GLBT Services Network
Jeremy Smith – Advantage Payroll
Randall Wong – IKON Office Solutions
Travis R. Woolley – ADP: Automatic Date Processing
Violetta Yushuvayeva – Leviton Manufacturing
“The ‘Celebrate Long Island’s Young Professionals’ event is a great way for us to showcase the future of Long Island’s business community,” said Michael Agnes, Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce Board Member. “Each individual was selected for having an outstanding commitment to their businesses as well as their philanthropic spirit within Long Island’s business and civic communities. The young people being honored set an example for those working with them and will ultimately be a key to Long Island’s economic recovery,” he added.
The evening’s sponsors included: Advantage Payroll Services, Alcott HR Group, Atria Senior Living Group, AXA Advisors, Ballroom on the Bay, Briarcliffe College, Cerini and Associates LLP, Digho, Family Service League, Farrell Fritz Attorneys at Law, Huntington Yacht Club, JVKellyGroup, Inc., Leviton Manufacturing, National Grid, Newsday Media Group, North Shore Financial Group - Office of Metlife, Prudential, TLC Events, Verizon, VIP Basket Store, and Wachovia Bank a Wells Fargo Company.
“The Huntington Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all of our sponsors for making this such a memorable evening,” said Linda Mitchell, Director of Member Services at Huntington Chamber of Commerce. “We couldn’t have put on such a wonderful event without the help of our sponsors. I’m already looking forward to seeing the vast array of talented young individuals that will be in the running for next year’s award,” she added.
