This January, City & State & AARP will honor 50 of the most distinguished public servants in New York who have committed decades of their lives to making New York a better place for our fourth annual 50 Over 50 event. These 50 accomplished citizens will be profiled in a special edition of City & State Magazine and celebrated at an evening reception at Prince George Ballroom. Join us for a celebration with New York’s most prominent leaders in government, business, media and beyond over the age of 50!
Lifetime Achievement Honorees:
Ethan Geto, Principal, Geto & de Milly
Luis A. Miranda Jr., Founding Partner, MirRam Group
Ronnie Eldridge, Host, Eldridge & Co.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, Commissioner, New York City Department for the Aging
David Paterson, Former Governor; Senior Vice President and Special Adviser, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Preet Bharara, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, New York University School of Law
Ed Wallace, Co-chairman, New York Office, Greenberg Traurig
Charles John O’Byrne, Executive Vice President for Policy, Related Companies
David R. Jones, President and CEO, Community Service Society of New York
H. Carl McCall, Former New York State Comptroller and SUNY Board Chairman
Honorees:
Adrienne Adams, New York City Councilwoman
Dwayne M. Andrews, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates
Stuart Appelbaum, President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
John D. Bennett, President and CEO, CDPHP
Leonard Boxer, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Patrick Brown, Co-founder, Brown & Weinraub, PLLC
Ralph Bumbaca, New York City Market President, TD Bank
Thomas P. Butler, President, Butler Associates Strategic Communications & PR
James W. Cahill, President, New York State Building & Construction Trades Council
Mark Cannizzaro, President, Council of School Supervisors & Administrators
Frank V. Carone, Executive Partner, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP
Mario Cilento, President, New York State AFL-CIO
Louis J. Coletti, President and CEO, Building Trades Employers’ Association
Doug Cotter, President, Grant Associates
Rick Cotton, Executive Director, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Leecia Eve, Vice President of Public Policy, Verizon
Felice Farber, Senior Director, Policy and External Affairs, The General Contractors Association of New York
Kenneth J. Fasola, CEO, Magellan Health
Jay Hershenson, Vice President for Communications and Marketing and Senior Adviser to the President, Queens College
Helen S. Jarrett, Mobilization Coordinator and Executive Board Member, Communications Workers of America Local 1180
Mark A. Kirsch, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Peter Krokondelas, Vice President, Kasirer
Bob Master, Assistant to the Vice President, Communications Workers of America District 1
Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Chancellor, City University of New York
Michael McKee, Treasurer, Tenants Political Action Committee
Michael McKeon, Partner, Mercury
Jeanne Mullgrav, Executive Vice President, Capalino+Company
Stuart Rabinowitz, President, Hofstra University
Jeffrey Rodus, Senior Vice President, CMW Strategies
Patrick Roohan, Senior Leader, Data and Analytics, MVP Health Care
Peter John Sacripanti, Chairman Emeritus and Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Katie Schwab, Practice Director, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
Bart M. Schwartz, Chairman, Guidepost Solutions
Louis A. Shapiro, President and CEO, Hospital for Special Surgery
Jeremy Singer, President, College Board
Michael J. Smith, President, Berkeley College
Dr. Ramon Tallaj, Founder and Chairman, Somos Community Care
Gary G. Terrinoni, President and CEO, The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Anne Welsh McNulty, President, John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation
Joni A. Yoswein, Founder and CEO, Yoswein New York, Inc.