Forty-three influential and impactful women were honored recently by the Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey and Commerce Magazine.
The honors represented a wide range of industries and sectors, including higher ed, health care, law, IT, human resources, accounting, construction, commercial real estate and more.
The event, held last week, included a keynote address from Aparna Khurjekar, the chief revenue officer for Verizon Business and had more than 200 attendees.
Attendees also heard from an esteemed panel of women professionals who shared their journey and lessons learned in their careers.
Panelists included Jacqueline Adelfi (PSEG), Dr. Kelly Blundy (The Functional Medicine Center of New Jersey), Susan Osgood (Sharp Electronics Corporation) and Jenny Mundell (the Mayor of Bloomfield). The panel was moderated by Lucy Sorrentini, the Founder & CEO of Impact Consulting.
The honorees:
- Laura Crowley – Citrin Cooperman
- Garima Kaushal – AECOM
- Kylie Cimmino – Mikula Contracting
- Zarah Thanasides – EAI, Inc.
- Christine Lezette – ESA Environmental Consultants
- Michele Zolezi – Pure Soil, A Division Of Earle
- Dr. Efia James – Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
- Angela Prestifilippo – Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
- Suzanne Juliano, MSN, RN, NE-BC – Holy Name Medical Center
- Anastasia Rivkin – Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Tracy Miceli – Bergen Community College
- Nishika Gupta – Bergen Community College
- Lynn Stamatelatos – Berkeley College
- Linda Vinci, RN, MSN – Eastwick College
- Corinne Collina – The Earle Companies & American Asphalt
- Kimberly Amicucci – DataScreening
- Melissa A. Peña, Esq. – Norris McLaughlin, P.A.
- Gemma Giantomasi – Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi’s (CSG Law)
- Alexa Robbins – The Earle Companies & American Asphalt
- Tayla Frey – Denholtz
- Melissa Nascimento – Larken Associates
- Carolina Gutierrez – Alfred Sanzari Enterprises
- Kim Kocur – NAI James E. Hanson
- Daria Larsen – Atkins Companies
- Shana Cohen – Keller Williams
- Dina Opici-Wallach – Opici Family Distributing
- Joanne Cimiluca – Bergen County Division of Economic Development
- Roberta Carrassi – Case Medical, Inc.
- Jen Mannino – LAN Associates
- Kelly Martins – Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
- Alyssa Bartholomew – Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi’s (CSG Law)
- Dr. Patricia Lemmerman – Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Brielle Freda-Seminerio – Brewster Washers
- Christiana Foglio – Community Investment Strategies
- Sukhmani Mohta – Samsung Electronics America
- Nadine Leslie – Middlesex Water Company
- Angela Pandolfo Roy – Gibbons P.C.
- Gail Gordon, Esq. – GBGordon & Associates
- Amy L. Towers – Rutgers University
- Cathleen Davey – Holy Name Medical Center
- Andrea Vargas – Apple Montessori Schools
- Alsion Wilson – Jamaica Consulate General, New York
- Marie Mathews – Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi’s (CSG Law)


