914INC. Announces 2016 Women in Business Honorees

914INC., a Westchester Magazine publication, has announced the winners of its 6th annual Women In Business Awards.

The annual awards pay tribute to a select group of female executives and entrepreneurs who were nominated by their supervisors, peers and co-workers, according to the magazine's editors.

Chosen are Westchester County women who have demonstrated a consistent level of success in their respective fields and have made a lasting impact both on the economy and in their communities, they said in an announcement about the winners.

The magazine honors winners in four categories: entrepreneurs, executives, non-profit, and government leaders. Winners of the 2016 Women in Business Awards are:

Pamela I. Anderson – Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc.

Rose Cappa-Rotunno – President, The Event Department

Angela Ciminello – Vice President of Development & Marketing, Wartburg

Robin Colner – Founder & CEO, DigiStar Media

Mary H. Gadomski – Director of Business Development & Commnuity Relations, VNS Westchester

Jamie Imperati – President & Founder, Professional Women of Westchester

Karen R. Lawrence – President, Sarah Lawrence College

Jennifer Lofaro – Partner, Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP

Rita C. Mabli – President & CEO, United Hebrew of New Rochelle

Sharon Mackey McGee & Karen Mackey Witherspoon– Co-Owners, Mackey Twins Art Gallery

Paula Mandell – Senior Vice President & Area Executive, M&T Bank

Kathy Meany – Director, Women's Leadership Institute, Manhattanville College School of Business

Stacey Petrower – President, NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital

Denise A. Povolny – Senior Vice President and Business Banking Sales Leader, KeyBank

Tierney Saccavino-Payne – Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, Acorda Therapeutics

Stacey Tompkins – President & Owner, Tompkins Excavating

Maria Valente – Owner, Chocolations

The 18 winners will be honored at a celebratory awards luncheon with Keynote Speaker Katrina Adams, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of the United States Tennis Association, and a 2015 Women in Business Award winner. The traditionally sold-out luncheon will take place Nov. 17 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Tarrytown.

Adams was appointed Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of the United States Tennis Association in January 2015. She also serves as Chairman of the US Open. Adams is the first African-American, first former professional tennis player, and youngest person to serve as President in the organization’s 135-year history.

Sponsors of this year’s Women in Business event include:

Buzz Creators, Inc., California Closets, Carr Workplaces, Chilly Willy & Cool Carl’s Premium Ice Service, Insperity, Kombination Kouture Company, Long Island University-Hudson, M&T Bank, Manhattanville College School of Business, Maniatis & Dimopoulos P.C., Mercedes-Benz of White Plains, NoMa Social, Osborn Home Care, Professional Women of Westchester, Strauss Paper Company, The Event Department, United Hebrew of New Rochelle, United States Tennis Association, Wartburg, Westchester County Office of Economic Development, Wit & Measure, and Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc.

This year’s honorees are profiled in the magazine’s Q4 issue, now available on newsstands.

For more information on the Women in Business Luncheon or to purchase tickets, click here.

PHOTO: 914Inc 2015 winners of the Women In Business Awards/ contributed