I'm so proud of my wife. This woman is an absolute hero. I don't know how she does everything that she does. She is the BEST mom to our son Leo, a PR superstar, a volunteer, a daughter, a sister, etc..
Here's the write up from The Rochester Business Journal:
The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has named 24 finalists for the inaugural IGNITE Future Leaders Award.
The IGNITE award recognizes a young professional between 21 and 40 years old for their leadership, community service and personal and professional achievements. The award will be presented at the chamber’s third annual Re:Generation: Empowering Rochester’s Future Leaders event on June 13 at Arbor at the Port.
The IGNITE award finalists are:
·Alex Amorese, Commercial Real Estate Associate, CBRE Rochester
·Catyra Polland, Founder, Polland Enterprises, LLC
·Charles “Chip” Murphy, Regional Vice President, HUNT Real Estate ERA
·Duwaine Bascoe, Associate, Abrams Fensterman
·Emily M. Smith, P.E., Vice President / Director of Transportation, Fisher Associates
·Emmylou L. Duell, Staff Accountant, Sydor Technologies
·Herbert Escher, President, Dale Carnegie
·Jazzmyn Ivery-Robinson, Human Resources Coordinator, Nazareth College
·Jessica Spann, Performance Solutions Specialist, Remedy Intelligent Staffing
·John Loury, President, CAUSE + EFFECT Strategy and Marketing
·Joseph Sayre, Associate Director of Recruitment, Simon Business School
·Julia Maddox, Director, iZone, Barbara J. Burger iZone at the University of Rochester Libraries
·Kaitlin Alfvin, Marketing Specialist, ProNexus, LLC
·Krystle Ellis, Director, Communications and Special Events, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester
·Oscia Miles-Wilson, Cultural Competency Coordinator, YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County
·Ronieka Burns, Program Specialist, 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund
·Ryan Trevas, Business Services Representative, NYS Department of Labor
·Ryann Bouchard-Guglielmo, Public Relations Supervisor, Dixon Schwabl
·Shirah Cahill, Landscape Designer, SWBR
·Stefano Daza Arango, Founder/CEO, Zeyba
·Stephanie Nott, Associate, Abrams Fensterman
·Taren Greenidge, Attorney, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
·Tashanda Thomas, HR Business Partner, Rochester Regional Health
·Yana Khashper, CEO, ROCovery Fitness
The diverse group of professional leaders from the Rochester and Finger Lakes business community make up the selection committee who determined the finalists and recipient. Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick, one of the youngest people elected mayor in the United States, will present the keynote address.