Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:34 PM

NEW YORK CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY
SERVICES IS “CELEBRATING WOMEN”
At NYCCS,Headquaters Brooklyn ,NY
March 30th 2006

On Thursday, March 30, 2006, New York Congregational Community Services hosted its second annual “Celebrating Women” event, back by popular demand!  “Last year’s event was so successful,” said Celia Zuckerman, President and CEO, “The hardest part was actually determining who would be honored this time because there are so many accomplished and exemplary women serving the community!”  Among the honorees were The Honorable Betsy Gotbaum, the City of New York Public Advocate, Dr. Evelyn Castro, Dean of Liberal Arts and Education, City University of New York Medgar Evers College, Antonia Yuille Williams, Director of Public Relations Brooklyn/Queens Customer Service, Consolidated Edison Company, Inc., Gina Bolden-Rivera, Sr. Vice President & Chief Credit Officer, Community Capital Bank, Dr. Esther Siegel, Management Consultant, Therapist, and Member of the Board of Directors, Dr. Margaret McClure, Professor, New York University and Member of the Board of Directors,  Lucille Nicholson, Retired Administrator, Calvary Cathedral of Praise, Sharon Rose, President & Chief Executive Officer, New Dimensions in Care, Inc., B.J. Smith, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Retired and former Member of the Board of Directors.

New York Congregational Nursing Center also honored four very special residents based upon their life experiences.  Residents thoroughly enjoyed the festivities, many with their family members. Women with over 20 years of service to the Center were honored: Barbara Adamson, Nurse Manager, Czarine Alder, Food Production Manager, Prudence Crawford, LPN, Josephine Gatto, Accounts Payable Manager, Agenise Jasmin, CNA, Maureen Messa, CFO and Associate Administrator, Linda Noel, LPN, Paulette Paulo, CNA (Retired), Veronica Pilgrim, CNA , Marie Sangiovanni, Medicaid Coordinator and women who achieved professional licensure and/or Masters Degrees: Allison Depass, RD, Betty Nwaokolo, RN, Magalie Marc, MSW, and Esther Wright, MSW.  Two dedicated members of the Caregivers Advisory Network, Josephine Earley and Helen Greenidge, were acknowledged for their devotion in acting as “family” for those residents who are alone and hospitalized.

New York Congregational Nursing Center is a 200-bed, national and state award winning skilled nursing facility.  The Nursing Center provides short-term care for patients with complex medical needs who require rehabilitation therapy before going home and long-term care for residents seeking skilled services while living in a stimulating and caring environment.  Also located on the campus at, the Center for Community Life offers renovated program and office space at below market rent for non-profit entities.  The New York Congregational Long Term Home Health Care Program will be located in the CCL and in July will begin serving the needs of those who require skilled nursing care but elect to remain in their homes. The newly renovated University Children’s Day Care Center is already registering children for its September grand opening.

Other Guests in attendance were  Designer,Courtney Washington, Deputy Boro President Yvonee Graham, Councilmember Yvette Clark, CGID President Rickford Burke, Women of Great Esteem,Founder and President, Bishop Sylveta Gonzales,and many more in attendance, we at Liberty News Online Like to thank Ms Celia Zuckerman President of NYCCS for her kind invite, for more information feel free to view their website at www.nycnc.org   

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