Health & Beauty Awards of Long Island Breakfast
About the event
The LI Herald is proud to present the first-ever HERALD Health & Beauty Awards, recognizing the visionaries shaping the beauty, wellness, health, fitness, and spa industries on Long Island. This prestigious event will spotlight trailblazing executives and entrepreneurs and the businesses making an impact on Long Island. HBA 2025 offers honorees unparalleled recognition and credibility.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your brand, connect with top professionals, and celebrate the best in health and beauty.
Why
HBA 2025 provides a unique platform to showcase your company’s achievement and commitment to the health and beauty industry. Receive unparalleled visibility through Richner media properties and industry credibility while building valuable connections within this dynamic and exciting industry.
Audience
C-Suite, founders, senior executives, entrepreneurs and senior leadership.
Meet the 2025 Honorees
SPECIAL AWARDS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
SUNNY KANG
Co-Founder & COO, Earth Therapeutics
Rising Star
ADRIANA LANE
Miss Long Island Teen 2025
KRISTEN ROSARIO
Miss Long Island 2025
HONOREES
ACHIEVER AWARD
ATUL BHATARA
Founder & CEO, Atul Skincare
GEORGIA & TOM AMIGDALOS
Educator & President, Purecare Pharmacy and Wellness
AESTHETIC EXCELLENCE
ALI ARTZ
Salon & Spa Owner/Beauty Entrepreneur, Ambiance Salon and Spa
BATOOL F. RIZVI, DDS
Practice Owner, Holistic Dental Wellness Group
DR. HOWARD GOODMAN, DC
Best Weight Loss Doctor, Long Island Weight Loss Doctor
MICHAEL ABRAMS, DDS
Owner, Manhasset Dental Arts
NIKKI CESTARO
Author of “SuperHairo,” Hairstylist/Owner, Karma Beauty Studio Inc.
RACHEL LOZINA
Founder, Blue Water Spa
BEAUTY INFLUENCER
JO MARIE
Master Hairstylist & Beauty Expert, Jo Marie Hair & Beauty
KRISTA BENNETT DEMAIO
Founder, Pretty Local
BEAUTY & BALANCE
ANGELA CUI
Owner, Tranquility 3 Spa & Salt Cave
BEAUTY & WELLNESS ENTREPRENEUR
LINDA MASHKABOVA, FNP
Owner, The Beauty Cellar NYC
BODY CONTOURING
SAMI STANTON
Body Sculpting Expert, Sculpted by Sami
GAME CHANGER
MAE CAIME
CEO & Transformational Architect, aMAEzing Midlife & Beyond
SHARON GRASSO, LE, CLT
DANA PERSICO
INGRID DODD
Rebranding Menopause Podcast
HEALTH & WELLNESS
LUIS FANDOS, MD, FAAAM, FABAPM
Founder & CEO, Alluring Age Anti-Aging and Wellness Center
SARAH K. GIRARDI, MD FACS
Associate Professor of Urology, Tideline Center for Health & Aesthetics
NEETA MITCHELL, RN & MATTHEW RUTMAN, DO
Founders, Balanced Health & Wellness
HOLISTIC INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
CONSTANCE KOROL
CEO, Meta 180
IMPACT
ALEXANDRA DAVILA
Educator / Makeup Artist, Make Me Over NYC
KARLA WALDRON
Executive Director, Mondays Cancer Care
ALYSSA GREINER
Assistant Executive Director, Mondays Cancer Care
SUZANNE CHIMERA
Co-Founder, Hair We Share
INNOVATOR
HELEN HSIEH, MD
FCACOG Founder & Medical Director, Vibrance 360
LETICIA HUSTON
Entrepreneur & Beauty Industry Leader, HER Spa Room, Benefit Cosmetics/ LVMH
MARISA RUSSELL
Founder & Chief Alchemist, Meadow & Bark
LEADERSHIP IN BEAUTY
LARISSA JENSEN
Senior Vice President, Global Beauty Industry Advisor, Circana
LEGACY
JOAN CALIENDO
Miss New York Senior America
MEDICAL AESTHETICS & MEDSPA
ALICE KHALKAD, LME
Skin Specialist, House Of Skin
PRECISION & PURPOSE
MEREDITH VANDEGRIFT, MD FACS
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Vandegrift Plastic Surgery
SAMARA S. CHURGIN, MD, FACS
Double Board Certified Plastic, Reconstructive, & General Surgeon, Churgin Plastic Surgery
RESILIENCE
JIM WANG
Owner, Spa 505
SCIENCE & SKIN
ANGELICA SOLOMON
Founder, Best Skin & Body Aesthetics Spa
LINDA HARKAVY, MD
President/Medical Director, Form & Function Aesthetics and Wellness
SKINCARE BRAND VISIONARY
DONNA ARIGO
Account Executive New York, ISDIN USA
COSMETIC SURGICAL INNOVATOR
STEPHEN T. GREENBERG, MD, FACS
Founder & Plastic Surgeon, Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery
TRAILBLAZER
DANA PERSICO
CEO & Chair Government Relations, Long Island Nail Skin & Hair InstituteALICIA GATTI, NP
Nurse Practitioner, CEO, Modern DoseSHARON GRASSO, LE, CLT
Founder, Permanent Touch CosmeticsWELLNESS & LONGEVITY
CATHERINE CANADEO
CEO & Founder, Health and Wellness Corp
2025 Photo Gallery
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