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Celebrate Long Island's Young Professionals

The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce will honor 30 recipients at its “Celebrate Long Island’s Young Professionals” recognition event from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the Cold Spring Country Club.

The event showcases 30 young people under the age of 30 who make a notable impact on their business, industry and community. “The honorees, who represent the public, private, government and not-for-profit sectors, are truly committed to their business and civic communities and deserve to be recognized. Each honoree exemplifies a winning spirit and has dedicated their efforts to achieving remarkable success here on Long Island. It says a lot for the future of business within our local communities,” says Robert Bontempi, Huntington Chamber chairman.

Please join us in congratulating the following award recipients:

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* Katherine Aquirre – Suffolk County Community College

* Kimberly Alarcon – Alcott Group

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* David Borg – Borg and Borg

* Jamie Brazier – Briarcliffe College

* Matthew Burke – Cerini and Associates, LLP

* Shante Burrell – The Prudential Insurance Company of America

* Karyn Cerena Bush – Briarcliffe College

* Meagan L. Devine – Atria Senior Living Group-Atria Huntington

* Steven Garofalo – Maxburst Web Design

* James A. Johnston – King Kullen Grocery Co. Inc.

* Jennifer Koehler – Farrell Fritz, PC

* Richard Liebowitz – Splashes of Hope

* Justin T. Littell – Suffolk County Legislator Lou D’Amaro

* Ever Martinez – Bethpage Federal Credit Union

* Kiera McCourt – Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Co.

* Jeannine McGoldrick – Capital One Bank

* Dennis Negron - Citigroup

* William Penza – JVKelly Group

* Gerard Anthony Petrella – L.I. Regional Director, Sen. Charles Schumer

* Diane Marie Portigiano - Digho

* Lenae McKee Price – Action Long Island

* Jeffrey Price – Price and Price Enterprises

* Bryan Proctor – Harborfields Central School District

* Anuj Rihal – AXA Advisors, LLC

* Charles Santangelo – Fire Department, City of New York

* Christopher Scarpati – Long Island GLBT Services Network

* Jeremy Smith – Advantage Payroll

* Randall Wong – IKON Office Solutions

* Travis R. Woolley – ADP: Automatic Date Processing

* Violetta Yushuvayeva – Leviton Manufacturing

Sponsors to date include: AXA Advisors, Alcott Group, Ballroom on the Bay, Briarcliffe College, Cerini and Associates LLP, Digho, JVKellyGroup Inc., National Grid, North Shore Financial Group office of Metlife, TLC Events, and Verizon.

For ticket information, sponsorship opportunities or to place a congratulatory ad in the event’s program, please call Linda Mitchell at (631) 423-6100 or visit www.huntingtonchamber.com.

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