Congratulations to the 2022 Women in Business!
Josayne Anderson-Tejera
Executive Director
The Love Quest Foundation
Amanda Dana
President of Hudson Valley Tourism
Director of Tourism & Film for Orange County
Alexandria Gilleo
Founder/Owner
My Zen Den
Melanie Hasbrook
Director of Advancement and Marketing
The Olana Partnership
Kia Hitt
Assistant Winemaker
City Winery Hudson Valley
Lauren Johnson
CEO & Founder
The Hyacinth Group
Susan Johnson
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Dennings Point Distillery
Maureen Lashlee
Executive Director
Habitat of Humanity of Dutchess County
Damali Peterman
Founder & CEO
Breakthrough ADR LLC
Niraj Sharma, MD
Physician
Cardinal Spine and Pain Medicine
Andrea Shaut
Pianist
Common Council President
City of Kingston
Rebecca Simpson, LMSW, LNHA
Administrator
The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
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Previous Honorees
2021
Bianca Cauchi
Owner & Administrator
SunPower by New York State Solar Farm
Corey DeMala
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Amity Foundation Healing with Horses
Melany Dobson
Vice – President/Co-Founder/Chief Product Officer
Hudson Hemp
Coral PS Hoh
CEO
EduNational LLC
Erica Marks
Vice President
Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. Executive Director
SUNY New Paltz FoundationY at SUNY New Paltz
Christina Riley
Executive Director
Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley
Katie Stoeckeler
Owner & Founder
Peace in Piermont
Lauren VanPamelen
Co-owner/Brewer
Tin Barn Brewing, Inc.
Livia Vanaver
Owner Director Teacher Performer
Vanaver Caravan
Mary Ellen Whitney
CEO/Founder
STRIDE Adaptive Sports West Sand Lake
2020
Ann Armater
Senior Vice President, Development
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Michele Babcock
Managing Partner
Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP
Shelley Boris
Co-Owner
Fresh Company
Satara Brown
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Rebuilding Our Children & Community Inc.
Sage Carter
General Manager
Hudson Hall
Gina D’Angelo-Mullen
Director of Marketing & Communications
CareMount Medical
Tambra Dillon
Executive Director
Hudson Hall
Paige Flori
Owner
Boutique Wines, Spirits and Ciders
Megan Garmers
Owner
MG Hair & Makeup
The Bridal Master Class
Kimball Gell
Co-Owner
Fresh Company/Dolly’s Restaurant & Catering
Suzanna Hermans
Co-Owner
Oblong Books & Music
Mary Ann Liebert
Founder/CEO
Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Laudelina Martinez
Owner & Director
Martinez Gallery
Tamara Murray
Marketing and Sales Director
Emerson Resort & Spa
Laura Putnam
Founder/Co-Owner
Finding Home Farms, LLC
Becky Thornton
President
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Dorian Winslow
President
Womanswork (The Garden Group)
2019
Deanna Bellacicco Breault
Owner
Bellas Home-Baked Goods
Janna Glasser
Vice President & General Counsel
Mona Lisa Sound
Eliza Bozenski
Chief Development Officer
Anderson Center for Autism
Jill L. Brodsky MD, MBA, FAAP
Associate Medical Director Chair
Department of Pediatrics Director
Physician Recruitment
CareMount Medical
Maryline Damour
Co-Founder & Pricipal Designer Damour Drake
Founder
Kingston Design Connection
Michelle T. Gramoglia
President & CEO
Woodland Pong at New Paltz
Carrie Haddad
Owner
Carrie Haddad Gallery
CJ Hartwell-Kelly
General Manager
Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa
Leslie Laboriel
CEO & Founder
TrajectUP, LLC
Kelly Lyndgaard
CEO & Founder
Unshattered
Melinda E. Martinez
Director
Marist College Liberty Partnerships Program
Lauree Ostrofsky
Founder
Simply Leap & Hudson Valley Women in Business
Dina Pace
Director, Producer & Owner
Dina Pace Video Production LLC
CEO & Founder
Rosillion LLC
Kelley Redl-Hardisty
Managing Partner
Guardian Self Storage
Kristin Ruge Hutchins
President & CEO
Ruge’s Automotive
Elizabeth Waldstein
Executive Director
Walkway Over The Hudson
2018
Kathleen Bennett Marold
Owner
Floor 13 Textiles
Filomena E. Fanelli
CEO/Founder
Impact PR & Communications
Debra Forbes
Vice President/Charge Scenic Artist
Scenic Art Studios
Carol Gordon
President & CEO
Carol Gordon Consulting
Melody Gregory
Managing Attorney
Finkelstein & Partners
Jennifer Howland
Executive, Pathways for Experienced, Diverse Technical Talent
IBM
Beth Jones
Founder/President
Third Eye Associates, LTD.
Sandra Ludlam
Vice President of Branch Administration
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Kelly Mace
Director of Patient Care Services, MidHudson Region
Caremount Medical
Kathy Merget
Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs
The Culinary Institute of America
Leah Penniman
Founding Co-Director
Soul Fire Farm Institute, Inc.
Suzanne Rajczi
CEO
Ginsberg’s Foods
Erin Riley
Senior Vice President
Scenic Hudson
Nina Smiley
Director of Mindfulness Programming
Mohonk Mountain House
Tara Sullivan
Deputy Executive Director
New York State Bridge Authority
2017
Catharine Arpino
Owner
Hudson Valley Skin Care
Eve Ashworth
President & CEO
Ashworth Creative
Michelle Barone-Lepore
Senior Vice President
Rhinebeck Bank
Amanda Baxter
President
RL Baxter Building Corp.
Alicia Beardsley
RPA-CSenior Director of Population Health Initiates
CareMount Medical
Elizabeth Floegel
Head of Commerical Technology
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Denise George
President, Northern Dutchess Hospital
Senior VP, Health Quest
Sara Greenberg-Hoye
Director of Development
Greystone Programs, Inc.
Arleen G. Harkins
Owner / Chef
Historic Village Diner
Mary P. Leahy, MD.
CEO
Bon Secours Charity Health System
Carlys Lemler, Esq.
General Manager
The Historic Thayer Hotel
Andrea Rhodes
Co-Founder / Producing Director
Tangent Theatre Company
Kris Seiz
Owner
Storm King Adventure Tours
Sarah Sholes, Esq.
Partner
Sholes & Miller, LLP
Christina (Wolfe) Snyder
Owner
Wolfe’s Cleaning Services
Patricia Wind
Co-Founder & CEO
Farms2Tables
2016
Trine Boode-Peterson & Corinne McDonald
Executive Director of Communications and Executive Director of Operations
The Wayfinder Experience
Ann M. Byne
Owner/Principal
The Byne Group
Joan Cusack-McGuirk
CEO & President
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital
Barbara Finklestein, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Dr. Beth Gershuny
Founder & President
Izlind Integrative Wellness Center & Institute
Lauren Gillet
Senior Principal/VP of Human Resources
The Chazen Companies
Dr. Karen Kuhla
Executive Director/ Co-Founder
Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point
Parinaz Mokhtari
Owner/Founder and Director
Montgomery Montessori School
Shelly NeJame & Britney NeJame-O’Brien
Controller and Office Manager
NeJame Pool Specialists, Inc.
Soraya Osorio
CEO & President
Soraya LTD and SorayaOsorio.com
Anne Michelle Radcliffe
Owner/Stylist
AnneMichelle Hair
Marsha Rand
CEO & Founder
Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty
Lisa Simmons
RPhManager, Pharmacy Department
MidHudson Regional Hospital
2015
Maria Dominijanni & Isa Marinaro
Co-Founders
Dutchess School of Driving Inc.
Josie Eriole
Owner, Founder
Moxie Cup
Mariel Fiori
Managing Editor
La Voz
Rita Gaffney
Financial Advisor
The Walker/Gaffney Group
Deborah Garry
Co-Founder
BBG&G Advertising & PR
Suzanne Holt
Director
Ulster County Office of Economic Development
Jenny Parker, Lauren Jones & Aliyah Brandt
Co-Owners
Ironwood Farm
Jonna Spilbor
Attorney, TV/Radio Personality
Jonna Spilbor Law, Happy Hour with Jonna & Keryl
Maria Whittingham
Boutique Owner & Activist
Maria Luisa Boutique
2014
Alexandra Putman
Owner, co-founder, and CEO
Integrated Enterprise Solutions
Linda Miele-Cavallaro
Administrator
Thompson House Residential and Rehabilitative Care Facility at Northern Dutchess Hospital
Laura Pensiero
Owner
Gigi Hudson Valley
Maureen Halahan
President & CEO
Orange County Partnership
Petra Klein
Executive Vice President of Technology & Strategy
The Solar Energy Consortium
VP of Quality Assurance
FALA Technologies
Lauren Walling
Deputy Executive Director
The Women’s Studio Workshop
Deborah Brenner
Owner and Founder
Women of the Vine
Jennifer Maher
Chairwoman
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Plummer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Bank of Greene County
Kelley Drahushuk
Owner
The Spotty Dog Books and Ale
2013
Stacie Laskin
Global Recycling Incorporated,
Newburgh (Orange County)
Ellie Nieves
Vice-President, Counsel & Head
Government Relations at The Guardian Life Insurance Company
March Gallagher
Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress
Newburgh (Orange County)
Stephanie Wyant
Owner of Dash Ink Marketing
Kingston (Ulster County)
Donna Williams
Field Goods
Kingston (Ulster County)
Andrea Giraldo
A&G Trading Corp.
Rockland County
Kimberley Williams
Williams Lumber
Rhinebeck (Dutchess County)
Lisa Marie Cathie
Ulster Savings Bank
Highland (Ulster County)
Connie Snyder
CRSR Design
Ulster County
Faith Ann
Takes Empire Education Corporation
Albany County
2012
Martina Arfwidson and Gun Nowak
FACE Stockholm
Rhinebeck (Dutchess County)
Cecilia Dinio-Durkin
Owner, Women’s Work
Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County)
Mary Kay Vrba
Dutchess County Tourism
Dutchess County
Nancy Gold
The Gold Standard
Katonah (Westchester County)
Mary Madden
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Poughkeepsie-(Dutchess County)
Mindy Kole
SUNY Ulster
Ulster County
Maureen Kangas
Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel
Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County)
Kenya Gipson
Clear Channel Radio
Middletown (Orange County)
Heidi Kirschner
YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County
Ulster County
Beth Blecker
Eastern Planning
Westchester County