Business Council of Westchester honors Hall of Fame choices

From left, Ron Cohen, of Acorda Therapeutics Inc.; Dr. Laura L. Forese, of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester; Tom Kallish, of Tommie Copper; Dani Glaser, of Green Team Spirit; and Bruce Bernacchia and Joe Murphy, of Liberty Lines Transit.
From left, Ron Cohen, of Acorda Therapeutics Inc.; Dr. Laura L. Forese, of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester; Tom Kallish, of Tommie Copper; Dani Glaser, of Green Team Spirit; and Bruce Bernacchia and Joe Murphy, of Liberty Lines Transit.

More than 500 people turned out April 23 for The Business Council of Westchester”™s 2014 Hall of Fame Awards at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle.

The winners were:

Corporate Citizen: Dr. Laura L. Forese, group senior vice president and chief operating officer of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division in White Plains.

Entrepreneurial Success: Tom Kallish, founder of Tommie Copper Inc. in Mount Kisco.

Small Business Success: Ron Cohen, CEO of Acorda Therapeutics Inc. in Ardsley.

Women in Business: Dani Glaser, founder and CEO of Green Team Spirit in Croton-on-Hudson.

Family Owned Business: Bruce Bernacchia, Joe Murphy and Gerard Bernacchia, managing partners at Liberty Lines Transit Inc. in Valhalla.

Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester, and Stephen Jones, the Business Council”™s board chairman, presented each winner with a glass trophy.

Since its inception 13 years ago, the Business Hall of Fame has inducted more than 60 business leaders. The name of this year”™s winners will be added to a bronze plaque honoring Business Hall of Fame honorees on display at the Westchester County Airport.