Contractors For Kids Raises Money for Child Illness June 2010
| Contractors for Kids, the largest Long Island charity supported by the construction, architecture, and real estate community raised $140,000 at a dinner dance reception to support local families affected by serious child illness. Pictured from left: Michael Costa, Partner at Armao, Costa & Ricciardi CPAs PC and CFK Board Member; Kevin G. Hamey, Principal of Stalco Construction and Chairman of CFK Executive Board; Frank Strcich, Principal of Omni Risk Management and CFK Board Member; Steve Levy, Suffolk County Executive; Natalie Weinstein, radio talk show host and President of Natalie Weinstein Design Associates; Honoree J. Gordon Huszagh, President and CEO of Suffolk County National Bank; John M. Grillo of JAG Architecture, CFK Board Member; Steven Kazanecki of Deep Blue Construction, CFK Board Member; Carol Donato, Stalco Constriuction Office Manager and CFK Secretary; Allison Ray of East Coast Capital Corporation, CFK Board Member; Troy Caruso of Diversified Construction, CFK Board Member; Alan Nahmias, President and Principal of Stalco Construction and Vice Chairman of CFK Executive Board; Steven DeLuca, Suffolk County National Bank 1st Vice President and CFK Treasurer; William Ife, Principal William B. Ife Attorney at Law and CFK Board Member; Lou Spina of Atlynx Brokers, CFK Board Member. (Photo courtesy of Kimberly Bostwick) |
| The New Jersey Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services hosted a panel discussion on the use of Social Media in the Design and Construction industry. Pictured form left: Jennifer A. Klear, Esq. Media & Technology Attorney, Law Offices of Jennifer A. Klear, Alison Rivlin, Human Resource Specialist, Bedoya Buisness Strategies, Inc., Gina A. Bedoya, CPSM, President, Bedoya Business Strategies, Inc., Abigail M. Carlen, LEED AP, Associate, Perkins + Will Architects and Jennifer Friedberg, Media Relations Department, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of Bedoya Business Strategies) |
| The Long Island Breakfast Club honored Stalco Construction’s Carol Donato with the title L’Ape Regina or “A Queen Bee” for her contributions to the Long Island community. Pictured from left: Stalco Construction Office Manager Carol Donato and Allissa Pietrowski, LIBC Junior Advisory Member and High School Senior at Floral Park Memorial High School. (Photo courtesy of Bill Moseley) |
| Teresa Carleo, president of Plant Fantasies, a New York-based landscape and green roof contractor was recently a featured speaker on the Entrepreneurship panel as part of Colombia University’s Sixth Annual Business Leadership Conference, “Inspiring Women, Inspiring Change.” Pictured from left: Amanda Hofman, founder and CEO of Urban Girl Squad; Teresa Carleo, president, Plant Fantasies Incorporated; Lourdes Lopez, executive director and co-founder of Morphoses; and Sherri Sparaga, region manager, Venturing and Emerging Brand, The Coca-Cola Company. (Photo courtesy of Ira Malin) |
