Linda Armyn
President & CEO, FourLeaf Federal Credit Union
MEET THE 2025 HERALD PREMIER BUSINESS WOMEN AWARDS HONOREES
KEYNOTE SPEAKER & TRAILBLAZER AWARD
ACCOUNTING
Corinna Creedon, CPA
Managing Director, Forvis Mazars
Chevon Pottinger
Chief Financial Officer, C Squared Accounting & Business Services
Cherine Pottinger-Harris
Managing Director, C Squared Accounting & Business Services
BANKING & FINANCE
Laura D’Amato
First Vice President & Assistant Marketing Director, Apple Bank
Terry Going
VP Business Development Officer, ConnectOne Bank
Monica LaCroix-Rubin
EVP & Chief Compliance Officer, Dime Community Bank
BEAUTY, HEALTH & WELLNESS
Anne Petraro
Clinical Supervisor, Eclectic Psychotherapy Group
Executive Director, Mending Hearts Counseling
Dr. Meredith Vandegrift, MD, FACS
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Vandegrift Plastic Surgery
Laura C. Volpe, CHLP
Hairloss Practitioner, Trichology, Manelink Hairloss Solutions
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Susan Gatti
Founder & Managing Partner, Disruptive Spark Business Academy
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Tamara Morrison, MS HRM
Chief Executive Officer, Premier HR Consulting, LLC
Rose Ward, MBA
Founder & President, NFocus Management Group
EDUCATION
Laura Joseph, EdD
SVP, Chief Academic Officer, Provost, Farmingdale State College
Dr. Maria Fletcher, PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Dean for Nursing, St. Joseph’s University
ENERGY & UTILITIES
Kamona Ayres
Director, Port Jefferson Power Plant, National Grid Ventures, US Northeast
Veronica Isaac
Manager, Customer & Community Partnerships, PSEG Long Island
Jacqueline Routh
Government Affairs Manager, National Grid Ventures, US Northeast
ENTREPRENEUR
Josephine Fitzpatrick
Founder & President, Innovation Weight Loss and Healthy Market
“Dr. Nay” Renee White, EdD
Founder & President, Renee’s Way, Inc.
GOVERNMENT
Catherine Fee, MBA
President, Empire Government Strategies
HEALTHCARE
Amy Fleischer
Development Director, Harmony Healthcare Long Island
Dr. Evelina Grayver, MD, FACC
Director, Women’s Heart Program, Northwell Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Desiree Krajnyak-Baker
Executive Director, Whisper Woods of Smithtown
Alyssa Ramirez
Business Development Manager, Silver Lining Homecare Agency
Megan C. Ryan, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Legal Officer, Nassau University Medical Center, Nassau Health Care Corporation
Stavroula Savelidis, MS, PhD(c)
Executive Director, Nassau County Medical Society & Nassau Academy of Medicine
HOSPITALITY
Dorothy Roberts
President, Long Island Hospitality Association
MEDIA & MARKETING
Melissa N. Marsigliano
Founder & Creative Director, Social Beehive, LLC
Marisa Morgillo
President, Marisa Rose Marketing, LLC
Catalina Roman
President, Roman Media Services Marketing
Kristy Uvena
Senior Vice President, B2B Marketing, Optimum Business
MENTORSHIP
Joan Caliendo
2024 Ms. New York Senior America, New York Senior America
LEGAL
Carrie C. Adduci, Esq.
Partner, Certilman Blain Adler & Hyman LLP
Jacquelyn L. Mascetti, Esq.
Partner, Herman Katz LLP
Jamie A. Rosen, Esq.
Partner, Chair, Mental Health Law Group, Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC
Nancy Schess, Esq.
Partner, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP
LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT
Jennifer Baxmeyer
Executive Director, Cradle of Aviation Museum
Celine M. Gazes
Chief Financial Officer, Suffolk Regional Off Track Betting Corp., Jake’s 58 Hotel & Casino
Melissa Matassa
Owner, iSmash Farmingdale
NOT-FOR-PROFIT
Mary Fu
Chief Advancement Officer, People’s Arc of Suffolk
Eileen Egan
Executive Director, C0mmunity Mainstreaming Associates, Inc.
Paige O’Brien, MBA
Chief Development Officer & VP of Strategic Advancement, Family and Children’s Association
Alexandra Velez
President & Founder, Flutterflies Corp.
RISING STAR
Adriana Lane
Miss Long Island Teen 2025, Miss Long Island Pageants
Susan Nielsen
Therapist, Eclectic Psychotherapy Group of Nassau County
Kristen Rosario
Miss Long Island 2025, Miss Long Island Pageants
SUSTAINABLE WASTE SOLUTIONS
Dawn Harmon
Director, Long Island Market, Reworld
Maureen Early
Lead Community Relations Specialist, Reworld
TAX CERTIORARI
Amy G. Madmon, Esq.
Member, Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group, LLC
TECHNOLOGY
Danielle Scotti Belli
VP of Business Development, PointVoIP
Beauclarine Thomas
Public Policy Manager, State & Local Policy, Meta
Elizabeth Vogel
VP & Chief Financial Officer, CSDNet
