The honorees represent a diverse cross-section of Westchester’s business community and kept their organizations on track during turbulent times.
Founder & CEO, A.S.A.P. Mortgage
In her three years as president and CEO of Feeding Westchester, Leslie Gordon has learned that “you have to be prepared to shift at a moment’s notice.” That means her focus can quickly move from ...
After Bob Friedland sold his Harrison-based real estate company to another firm, Sarah Jones-Maturo, at the time a successful commercial broker with global real estate firm CBRE, came on board to lead RM Friedland. “She ...
Pleasantville’s Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) showcased 400 films from 60 countries last year, helping the art-house theater earn its standing as a vibrant Westchester cultural institution. But it has a reputation for being more ...
It’s an exciting time to be running the Radisson Hotel in New Rochelle, according to Colby Brock. The uptick in commercial and residential development in the city has brought a new wave of energy to ...
Ellen Rothschild cofounded Digiscribe, an Elmsford-based company that provides digital solutions to businesses, in 2001 with two partners — one of them her husband. The company, which helps offices achieve “paperless” status, offering document scanning, ...
As a female partner in the traditionally male-dominated accounting industry, Michele Lazzara has proven herself to possess the determination and skills necessary to succeed at the highest levels of her profession and to become a ...
When it comes to entrepreneurship, Marcie Manfredonia Siciliano seems to have the Midas touch. Back when Marcie was a newly divorced single mother of four boys ages 3 to 15, she needed to find a ...
When you meet Vilma Bordonaro, chances are she’ll have a smile on her face. “I smile all the time because I love what I do,” she says. “I don’t have very many bad days; I ...
When families make that crucial but often difficult decision to hire a home health aide for a loved one, Michele Thomas and her staff at Osborn Health Care work diligently to match the client’s needs ...
After receiving her MBA, Geri Eisenman Pell spent seven years in corporate finance — which, for her, was long enough. Instead, she says, “I wanted to help individual people with personal finance to achieve their ...
“I like to have a challenge, just to keep my wheels spinning,” says Astara N. Crews. Given her position at ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP, in Tarrytown, Crews — and her wheels — remain in ...
Koelsch, an industry veteran who has worked since 1987 at Club Fit, which was founded by her mother in the 1970s, is now in charge of spending more than $1 million annually to ensure that ...
It takes a good attorney to earn her client’s praise. But to earn praise from the opposing party? That takes a highly skilled attorney like Lydia A. Milone, one of the founding partners of BodnarMilone, ...
Kara Bennorth’s 24-year career in hospital administration began simply as a desire to “work with people and drive collaboration.” As executive vice president and chief administrative officer for WMCHealth’s 10-hospital network, which includes Westchester Medical ...
Although Bridget Gibbons freely admits that her current job was “never on her radar,” it’s safe to say she is perfectly suited for the role. She began working for the county government in January 2018 ...
“Letting go of nonproductive ideas is really important — no matter what you do,” says Lori Morton, vice president of research at Regeneron. This sound advice is absolutely critical in Morton’s line of work. She ...
The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) serves some 5,000 people with disabilities and 450 vulnerable children each year. Yet, before Susan Fox, PhD, became its president and CEO in 2016, board members and staff ...
Diane Rooney had planned to be an English teacher before discovering that she was good at bookkeeping during a part-time job in college. The Yonkers native took an advisor’s suggestion that she try an accounting ...