Past Honorees

    Courtney Burke                            Year 2013


    Deputy Secretary for Health


    NY State


    Linda Tempel                               Year 2013


    Executive Director


    Developmental Disabilities Services


    HeartShare Human Services of NY


    Linda B, Laul                                Year 2013


    Chief Operatinf Officer


    Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Inc.


    Maria C. Willis                            Year 2013  


    Chief Operating Officer


    Paul J. Cooper Center for Human Services


    Gerald R. Huber                          Year 2014


    Deputy Commissioner for


    Person Centered Supports


    O.P.W.D.D. NY State


    Arthur Palevsky                           Year 2014


    Executive Director


    Independent Living Association


    Myrta Cuadra-Lash                      Year 2014


    Former Executive Director


    Sinergia Inc.


     Duncan Whiteside                       Year 2014


     Parent - Advocate


     Amy Bittinger                              Year 2015


     Director Operations


     Family Supprt Services


     U.C.P. New York City


 Paul Cassone                      Year 2015


    Executive Director and CEO


    The Guild for Exceptional


    Children Inc., NY


    Ray DeNatale                     Year 2015


    Executive Director


    Independence Residences Inc. ,NY


    Peter Pierri                          Year 2015


    Executive Director


    I.A.C., NY


    Charles Archer                   Year 2016


    C.E.O Thrive Network


    Mariette J Bates                   Year 2016


    CUNY School of Professional Studies


    Swaminathan GiriDharan  Year 2106


    Endocrinologist


    Thomas M Hopkins             Year 2016


    President and C.E.O.


    EPIC Long Island NY


    Yvette Brissett Andre            Year 2017


    Executive Director


    Unique People Services Inc.


    Susan Z Constantino            Year 2017


    President and CEO


    Cerebral Palsy Associations of NYS


    Edward R Matthews            Year 2017


    CEO


    Adapt Community Network


    V.K.Raju                                   Year 2017


    Founder President


    The Eye Foundation of America