The Business Council of Westchester will honor forty Westchester County professionals with the 2016 “Rising Stars” Award on Thursday, June 16.
The 40-under-40 awards will be held at 800 Westchester Ave. Atrium in Rye Brook from 5 to 8 p.m.. Attendees will include Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of The Business Council; Anthony Justic, chairman of the board of The Business Council; County Executive Robert  P. Astorino and Tara Rosenblum of News 12 Westchester.
The 2016 Rising Stars are:
- Ariana Aguilar, chief development officer, Port Chester Carver Center
- Christina Armentano Bowlby, director human capital management, Paraco Gas
- Tiffani Blake, Dean of Students, The College of New Rochelle
- Dan Braude, partner, Wilson Elser
- Jordan Brooks, litigation associate, Cuddy & Feder LLP
- Katherine Burstein McGinn, CFA, Pell Wealth Partners
- Melissa Cebollero, senior director, Office of Community Services, Montefiore Health System
- Mark Cermele, partner/owner, Cermele & Wood LLP
- Robert Cordero, partner, PKF O’Connor Davies LLP
- Lucinda Cross, president/CEO, Activate Worldwide Inc.
- Jennifer D’Ambrosio, marketing director, Today Media
- Joseph Delli Carpini, branch manager, Durante Rentals, LLC
- Jordan Garner, associate, Leason Ellis LLP
- Kelli Knox, director of information systems, Tommie Copper
- Abbey Kumar, founder and CEO, Learn’ique
- Raj Kumar, director of the PACT, Mercy College
- Christos Kyratsous, associate director, Infectious Diseases and Viral Vector Technologies, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Jacqueline Leahy, communications manager, HEINEKEN USA
- Tracey Lewis, vice president operations, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital
- Kevin Marbury, vice president/sales manager, York International Agency LLC
- Sean McAllister, Chef de Cuisine, Castle Hotel & Spa
- Joseph McCoy, regional manager/senior vice president, People”™s United Bank
- Marc Miller, director, marketing partnerships, Westchester Knicks   Â
- Dina Moss, producer, News 12 Westchester
- Heather M. Oboda, CPA, MBA Tax Manager, Citrin Cooperman
- Jessica A. Proud, co-founder & partner, The November Team
- Michael J. Reilly, DrPH, MPH Director, Center for Disaster Medicine, New York Medical College, Institute of Public Health
- Dr. Joseph Ricca, superintendent, Elmsford Public Schools  Â
- Jacqualine Rubbo, director of Creative, Culture & Chaos, Yonkers Brewing Co.
- Hope Salley, senior account executive, Thompson & Bender
- Patricia Simone, president, Simone Management Group, Simone Development Companies
- Gregory Slater, portfolio manager/chairman of Investment Committee, Altium Wealth Management
- Lori Stawicki, field services manager, Con Edison
- Meghan Taylor, regional director, Mid-Hudson Region, Empire State Development
- Adam Telem, senior counsel, Global Core Products and Solutions, MasterCard
- Samuel J. Wallis, director of programs, Yonkers Partners in Education
- Jonelle Elizabeth Ward, director of outreach, Alzheimer’s Association, Hudson Valley Chapter     Â
- Teresa S. Weber, vice president for institutional advancement, Manhattanville College
- Adam Weiss, general manager, Westchester Office, Atlantic Tomorrows Office
- Heidi M. Winslow, partner/attorney, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP
