Our 2019 Power Women honorees are remarkable ladies who have had a positive impact on the borough:
Global Leadership Award
Elizabeth Melendez Fisher
Chief executive officer and co-founder Selah Freedom, founder The Selah Way Foundation
Hall Of Fame
Margarette Tropnas, LMSW
Program Director, Urban Resource Institute
President, UNA-USA Brooklyn Chapter
Adjunct Lecturer, Hunter-Silberman School of Social Work
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sylvia Mariamoff
The Attitude Lady
Dynamic duo award
Michelle Lee and Monica Holowacz
Broadway Stages
Honorees
• Cristen Agostinacchio
Assistant Principal, IS 228 David A. Boody
• Josephine Augello
President, DMV Service Centers
• Natacha Aurelien
Chief Executive Officer, ANS Association
• Dr. Kim Best, PhD
Sanitation Department
• Angela Blum-Finlay
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Dime Bank
• Sonia Bonilla
Director of Community Relations, The Avondale Care Group
• Jessica Burdo
Stylist, Bohemian Rose Hair Salon
• Carrie Anne Cavallo
Managing Partner, Schpoont & Cavallo, LLP
President, Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association
• Raisa Chernina
Founder and Executive Director, Be Proud Foundation
• Caroline P. Cohen
Sr. Associate Attorney, Crumiller P.C.
• Pamela Esposito-Amery
Founder, Tell Every Amazing Lady
• Danielle Fairbairn-Bland
Chief Executive Officer, Vision Transformation Firm, LLC
• Barbara Felker
Vice President of Strategic Community Partnerships, Northwell Health
• Hon. Alice Fisher Rubin
• Paula Ingram
Partner, Ingram & Hebron Realty
• Cloe’ Luv
Founder, Women with Voices
• Onida Coward Mayers
Vice President, The MirRam Group
• Ingrid Murray
President and Chief Executive Officer, Prospect Cleaning Service Inc.
• Regina Myer
President, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
• Michelle Neary
Director of Finance, The Avondale Care Group
Margarycel E. Nunez
Chief Executive Officer, Sunny Skies Prospect Corp.
Karen Overton
Founder, Recycle a Bicycle
Dr. Ionie Pierce
College Professor, Brooklyn College
Elise Pettus
Founder, Untied
Tere Pettitt
President and Chief Executive Officer, Volunteers of America Greater New York
Caroline Prado
Managing Director, Terra CRG
Briget Rein
City Hall Liasion, United Federation of Teachers
Bonnie Schwerin
Founder, Get Organized Brooklyn By Day
Susan Siegel
Founder, Brooklyn Artery
Pat Singer
Founder, Brighton Neighborhood Association
Gail L. Smith
Chief Customer Officer, MetroPlus Health Plan
Melanie Wiener
Partner, Abrams Fensterman
Ana Zen-Ochoa
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Weichert Realtors
