Member Announcements
For a SUNY campus better known
for its excellence in the arts,
Purchase College is making waves
in the natural and social
sciences, too. Biology and
psychology are now two of the
most popular undergraduate
majors at Purchase, and the
National Science Foundation
recently ranked Purchase College
seventh out of 77 public
colleges in the number of
graduates who went on to earn
Ph.D.s in the natural sciences
between 1994 and 2003.
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Two Westchester women are merging
both their talents and their
businesses. Kelley Briggs, former
owner of DesignWorks NY and Cindy
Penchina, former owner of Penchina
Web Design have merged their
businesses to form Hudson Fusion, an
integrated marketing firm.
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EZKR, Westchester’s leading full
service accounting and consulting
firm announced that Steven M.
Kaplan, CPA/ABV, MBA has joined the
firm as a principal. Mr. Kaplan,
formerly a partner with Blaustein,
Lynne & Co. LLP., will be in charge
of EZKR Business Valuation, Forensic
Accounting and Litigation Support
Services.
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Girl Scouts of Westchester*Putnam
will host a Healthy Kids and Family
Day at Purchase College on Saturday,
May 5 from noon until 3:00 pm.
Children and families are welcome to
walk along a healthy mile path and
participate in games, activities,
entertainment, and education.
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ResourceDevelopment Counsel (RDC),
recently initiated philanthropy
advisory services for several new
clients, Paramount Center for the
Arts, Westchester Library System,
and the Westchester Visiting Nurse
Services Group. Rob recently
completed a Certificate in
Philanthropy from the NYU.
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The Gold Standard, a marketing
communications firm based in
Katonah, has recently been granted
New York State certification as a
woman-owned business enterprise.
Also celebrating its fifteenth
anniversary this year, (1992-2007),
The Gold Standard is a full- service
marketing communications agency,
helping businesses grow through the
use of strategic planning,
advertising, public relations,
special events and website
development.
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The Leon Lowenstein Foundation has
pledged a $3 million gift to White
Plains Hospital Center (WPHC) to
fund creation of the John & Maxine
Bendheim Family Urgent Care Center.
The new Center will be part of the
Hospital’s $9.5 million expansion of
its Flanzer Emergency Department,
now underway.
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Mercury Solar Systems completed the
installation of a 14,400 watt solar
electric (or photovoltaic) system at
Chatsworth Auction Rooms, located at
151 Mamaroneck Avenue. The system is
comprised of 72 Sanyo solar panels,
three inverters, and a custom-
designed non-roof penetrating
racking system, among other
components. The system will produce
most of the electricity consumed by
Chatsworth Auction Rooms. .
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Alfred E. Donnellan, of DelBello
Donnellan Weingarten Wise &
Wiederkehr, LLP of White Plains, was
announced as the incoming President
of the Board of Directors of Legal
Services of the Hudson Valley
(LSHV). Immediate Past President
Robert Hermann, formerly of Thacher
Proffitt and Wood, made the
announcement on behalf of LSHV
(formerly Westchester/Putnam Legal
Services). Mr. Hermann has served as
Board President for two terms. Mr.
Hermann was recruited to serve
Governor Eliot Spitzer as Director
of the New York State Governor's
Office of Regulatory Reform.
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Barbara Branagan-Mitchell, Director
of Branagan Communications
Consultants (BCC), a public
relations, publicity placement and
marketing communications consulting
specialist in New Milford, CT, has
announced that her agency’s services
have been retained by Dinners In
Thyme in Brookfield, Connecticut.
BCC’s 20+ years of publicity
placement and marketing
communications expertise has been
secured by co-owners Dawn Keenan of
Danbury and Liza Melendez of New
Milford to build awareness of the
newly opened dinner entrée assembly
kitchen located at 317 Federal Road
in Brookfield. .
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The two highly respected and
well-known public relations agencies
of GMG PR in Nanuet, and Branagan
Communications in Katonah and New
Milford, CT, have teamed up once
again to bring their extensive
public relations expertise and
contacts in New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut to assist in building
awareness of the newly opened
Dermacare of White Plains skin care
treatment center. Risa Hoag, Owner
and President of GMG PR, and Barbara
Branagan-Mitchell, Owner and
Director of Branagan Communications
Consultants (BCC), announced that
their agencies have been retained by
the owners of Dermacare of White
Plains for both public relations and
advertising support. .
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Northern Westchester Hospital has
been awarded the “2007 Distinguished
Hospital Award for Clinical
Excellence” and has been recognized
among the top five percent of
hospitals nationwide, according to a
study of mortality and complication
rates by HealthGrades, Inc. Based in
Golden, CO, HealthGrades is
considered to be the nation’s
leading independent health care
ratings company. Northern
Westchester Hospital is the only
hospital in Westchester County, and
one of only four hospitals in New
York State, to achieve this honor
for 2007.
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Please join the Maria Fareri
Children's Hospital on Sunday, May
6, 2007 for its 3rd annual Walkathon
and Family Fun Day....which has been
renamed GO THE DISTANCE. You can
create a team online and help raise
funds for programs and services at
Maria Fareri Children's Hospital!
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Recently, the New York Power
Authority’s (NYPA) main
administrative office in White
Plains became the first building in
New York State to receive Gold-EB
(Existing Building) designation by
the U.S. Green Building Council
under its Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) rating
system.
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Has Compliance Killed Ethics? will
be the topic discussed by a panel of
experts on June 13, 2007 from
6:00-7:30 p.m., at Manhattanville
College, Purchase, NY in Reid
Castle. The program, presented by
Manhattanville's School of Graduate
and Professional Studies, will
feature a keynote address by Keith
Darcy, Executive Director of the
Ethics and Compliance Officer
Association (ECOA).
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Expert's Corner
Gil Elmaleh, Northwestern
Mutual Financial Network
More and more women have decided
that the best boss is the one who
stares at them in the mirror each
morning. According to the National
Foundation for Women Business Owners
(NFWBO), as of 2004, almost
two-thirds (63%) of all women-owned
businesses are privately-held
majority (51%) or more women-owned
for a total of 6.7 million firms,
employing 9.8 million people and
generating $1.2 trillion in sales.
And between 1997 and 2004, the
estimated growth rate in the number
of women-owned firms was nearly
twice that of all firms (17% vs.
9%).
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E-CONNECTIONS Testimonial
Cynthia Rubino, Vice
President, Government and
Community Relations, Pace
University
When Cynthia Rubino was appointed
Vice President for Government and
Community Relations, Pace University
in 1999, one of the first steps she
took was to become a member of the
Westchester County Association.
Given her responsibilities for
advancing the university’s
legislative agenda and identifying
partnerships with external groups to
enhance the student experience, The
WCA has proven to be an invaluable
resource and catalyst for getting
important initiatives underway at a
time when higher education is being
challenged by an increasingly global
economy and changes in the
workforce.
Ms. Rubino lauds the collaborative
work of The WCA higher education
committee, which is chaired by Pace
President David A. Caputo and
includes the presidents of the
county’s other major higher learning
institutions as its members. She
says the committee has been
successful in working together to
“plan for and produce a better
trained workforce to attract
business to Westchester.”
At WCA events, Ms. Rubino has made
several valuable connections
including Pace alumni members who
are indispensable to the
university’s fund-raising efforts.
In addition, as a platinum sponsor
and as a sponsor of the Annual
Report from Congress Luncheon and
Government Reception, Pace
University attracts visibility in
two important ways: “It creates
greater awareness about the
contributions that Pace makes to the
business community and it
strengthens our ties with elected
officials and policy makers. Those
contacts help us in our ongoing
efforts to advocate for legislation
to benefit higher education.”
Ms. Rubino received her Masters in
Public Administration from Pace
University and a Bachelor of Science
degree from Mercy College in Dobbs
Ferry. She and her husband, John,
live in Yorktown. She enjoys
photography and travel.
