EMPACT Awards
On Saturday, May 20, 2023 we recognized today's "Change Makers" who are continuing the work and working with our "Living Legends" many who have laid the foundation and re-enforced the foundation of our ancestors. The Empact Awards, brought these change makers and living legends together in one space.
48 Honorees! 170 Guests! Endless ways to network and build.
Black Owned Businesses supported for this event:
Bisou Event Space, Lindenhurst NY
Bayview Kitchen, Amityville NY
Culture Trees Design, Long Island NY
Ajada Reigns, New York, NY
LI Color Print, Long Island, NY
CRUX Kitchenware, Bronx, NY
Proceeds from this event benefits EMPACT Inc. programming. EMPACT Inc. is a 501c3 tax exempt organization.
For more information, please email info@empactincny.org
Platinum sponsors for the Empact Awards 2023
Gold and Silver Sponsors for the Empact Awards 2023
2023 CHANGE MAKERS
Dr. Monique Akil
Uniondale Union Free School District Superintendent
Fred P. Banny
Conversations With Kings ®️ Founder
Siela Bynoe
Nassau County
2nd Legislative District
Kevan Abrahams
Nassau County
Minority Leader
1st Legislative District
Laura Harding, Esq.
Erase Racism, President
Pastor Sedgwick Easley
Union Baptist Church
Taylor Darling
New York State Assembly
District 18
Brandon Ray,
Synergy Me! Master Networker and Community Advocate
Black Legacy Partners, LLC
Juneteenth Cultural Festival and Community Venture
Apryl Hargrove, Sgt.
Suffolk County Police Department
Dr. Subrina Oliver
O-High Technologies
Founder and CEO
Jacob Dixon
Choice For All
Founder and CEO
Renee Flagler
Girls Inc. Long Island
Executive Director
Thurston D. O'Neal, Community Advocate and Erica E. O'Neal, Esq. Founder and Principal of EEO Consulting
Magdalonie
Paris-Campbell
Manager of External Affairs, AT&T Services, Inc.
Dr. Heather Hines
One Love Midwifery and Director of Midwifery Education at Stony Brook University
Dan Lloyd
Minority Millennials, Founder & President
Karyn Kemp
External Affairs, District Manager PSEG Long Island
Bumi Ojo
Halo Network Services Inc.
Chief Operating Officer
Miya Jones
Shades of Long Island
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Rochelle Kelly-Apson
Association of Black Lobbyists and Consultants
Co-Founder
Keishan Rowe
Financial Education
Andrew Ayodegi
Bolden Mack Basketball, Co-Founder
Marie E. Saint-Cyr
Saint-Cyr Art Studio Community Muralist
Adesuwa Watson
Suffolk County Office of Minority Health, Director
Dr. Odette Hall
Suffolk County Chief Medical Examiner
Dr. Timothy E. Sams
SUNY Old Westbury President
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
New York State Assembly
District 11
Jason Richberg
Suffolk County
Minority Leader
15th Legislative District
Dawn Lott, Esq.
Executive Director, Suffolk County Human Rights Commission
Waylyn Hobbs Jr.
Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Hempstead
Michaelle Solages
New York State Assembly
District 22
William G. Ford
Appellate Division Second Judicial Department, Associate Justice
Kennetha Pettus
Director of Nassau County Housing & Community Development
Dr. Carolyn McCummings
Nassau County Health Equity, Director
Dr. Adrian S. Goodwin
Negotiation Strategist and Educator at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
LIVING LEGENDS
Joye Brown
Newsday Columnist
Bonnie Cannon
Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center, Executive Director
Fred K. Brewington, Esq.
The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington
Tracey Edwards
N.A.A.C.P.
Long Island Regional Director
DuWayne Gregory
McBride Consulting, Senior Vice-President
Hon. Derrick & Dr. Pamela Allen-Robinson
Retired Supreme Court Justice and Executive Director of Keep Your Change
Madeline
Quintyne-McConney
Babylon Town Democratic Committee Chairwoman
Rev. Charles Coverdale
First Baptist Church of Riverhead
Wilma Holmes Tootle
National Coalition of 100 Black Women Long Island Chapter President
Lionel Chitty
Executive Director at Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs
Dorothy Goosby
Town of Hempstead Senior Councilwoman
Theresa Sanders
Urban League of Long Island, President
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