Please listen to this articleLong Island Business News has announced the winners of this year’s Executive Circle Awards.
The Executive Circle Awards celebrate C-suites, directors and other senior-level executives who consistently demonstrate leadership skills, integrity, value, vision, commitment to excellence, corporate performance, community service and inclusion. The winners were selected by editorial staff at Long Island Business News.
The list of winners is below.
2025 Executive Circle Award
Carol A. Allen, Federal Credit Union of People’s Alliance
Philip Andriola, Halcyon Financial Partners, Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC’s private asset advisory practices
Karl Awalter, Bayport Flower House
Laura Bonelli, Lifevac LLC
Travis Carey, American Veterinarian/Blind Dog Foundation
Gary P. Carpenter, Gary Carpenter and Associates
LORI ANNE DE IULIO CASDIA, LDC Strategy
Samantha Clark, Center for Conservation of Wealth, Mutual Businesses
Jennifer G. Colbert, a magnificent family of human service institutions
Mary Conway, MKC Strategy
Sean Creedon, Converging Consulting Group
Brendan J. Deridge, Proofer Valin Adler & Heyman LLP
Ronald J. Eagar, CPA, CCIFP, Grassi & Co.
Robert Esposito, Locators Services
Rachel A. Farnbach, Moritt Hock & Hamloff LLP
Harlan J. Fischer, Branch Financial Services Inc.
Sean P. Gallagher, Frisch Financial Group
John P. Giordano and Citrine Cooperman
Michael Kinane, SUNY Old Westbury
Michael Landesberg, Jackson Hole American Bar & Grill
Joel Ripsky, Ripsky Construction
Eric Malame, Summit Facility Solutions
Jaime Metzger, Optum
David Penetta, Cushman and Wakefield
Michael Puff, Long Island Duck Baseball
Suresh Renganathan, Federal Credit Union for Teachers
Yolanda L. Robano-Gross, Community Living Options
Michael N. Rosenblatt, Parker Institute of Jewish Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Jerry Ryan, Emerald Document Imaging
Chris Vaccaro of the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame
Seth Vanunu, my construction salary
Mark Verdino, VMD, North Shore Animal League America Inc.
“The 2025 Executive Circle recipients are change agents that strengthen trendsetters, outstanding listeners, and those who work for them and those who work through community boarding and mentoring. Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, Managing Director, Bridgetower Media/Long Island Business News, said: “They are making a positive impact on the lives of others. We at Long Island Business News are delighted to acknowledge these outstanding leaders.”
The winners will be recognized at the celebration on Thursday, May 22nd, from 11:30am to 1:30pm at Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury. Registration and networking begins at 11:30am, followed by lunch and awards celebrations at noon. The event hashtag is #libnevents.
There are limited attendance and sponsors receive high priority access.
Depending on your sponsorship level, there are various sponsorship levels, including tables for guests, multimedia marketing, and logo use. A limited number of individual tickets will be sold if seats are available after the sponsorship deadline. Tables are available only for sponsorships. Contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner (email protection) to ensure sponsorship so that you and your guests can celebrate together.
The winners will be featured in a special section of the May 23rd issue of Long Island Business News and are available online at LIBN.com.
For more information and the most updated list of sponsors, please visit https://libn.com/event/executivecircle/.
