THE NETWORK JOURNAL TO HONOR TOP BLACK WOMEN EXECUTIVES AT BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON

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THE NETWORK JOURNAL TO HONOR TOP BLACK WOMEN EXECUTIVES AT BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON


UPN 9 News Anchor Brenda Blackmon is Mistress of Ceremonies

at the New York Marriott Marquis Event


NEW YORK, N.Y. (March 2005)—The Network Journal (TNJ), a Black professional and small business magazine based in New York City, will hold its seventh annual 25 Influential Black Women in Business Awards Program on March 24, 2005. The event will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, located at 1535 Broadway (between 45th & 46th St.) in New York City.



The select group of honorees will be saluted for achieving significant levels of success in their businesses and professional careers. The list includes Penda Aiken, President, Penda Aiken, Inc; Della Britton Baeza, President & CEO, Jackie Robinson Foundation; Marsha E. Butler, Vice President, Global Professional Relations and Marketing, Colgate Palmolive; Kerry D. Chandler, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, ESPN, Inc.; Tammie B. Cottom, Vice President, Retail Markets - Operations & Technology, Verizon Communications; Lynda D. Curtis, Senior Vice President & Executive Director, Woodhull Medical Center; Thelma Dye-Holmes, PhD, Executive Director & CEO, Northside Center for Child Development, Inc.; Michelle Ebanks, President, Essence Communications; Elaine Edmonds, Executive Director, the Harlem YMCA; Verna Eggleston, Administrator/Commissioner, Human Resources Administration, City of New York; Deborah Elam, Manager, Diversity & Inclusive Leadership, General Electric Co.; Janine Fondon, President & CEO, UnityFirst.com/African American Newswire; Katherine Giscombe, PhD, Senior Director, Catalyst Inc.; Carla Harris, Managing Director , Morgan Stanley; Marsha Haygood, Executive Vice President, Administration, New Line Cinema; Marilyn D. Johnson, Vice President, Marketing, IBM; Michele M. Moore, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, National Urban League; Ijeoma Nduka-Nwosu, M.D., President & CEO, Comprehensive Primary Care Services; Rita J. Sallis, Deputy Comptroller for Public Finance, New York City Comptroller’s Office; Debra A. Sandler, General Manager, The Americas, McNeil Nutritionals, LLC; Marva Smalls, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, and Chief of Staff, Nickelodeon; Marjorie A. Staten, Executive Director, General Motors Minority Dealers Association; Millicent Sutton, M.D., Director, Sickle Cell Center, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital; Gwendolyn Y. Taylor, Senior Vice President, Operations & Administrative Services, Arch Insurance Group, Inc.; Linda Zango-Haley, Vice President, Marketing, Cosmetic International, Del Laboratories, Inc.



The program entails a cocktail networking reception, followed by lunch and presentation of the awards accompanied by video profiles. The Mistress of Ceremonies will be Brenda Blackmon, UPN 9 News lead anchor. The event annually attracts a ‘Who’s Who’ of prominent business executives in various industries. Tickets are $150 if purchased before March 18 and $200 thereafter.



TNJ Publisher Aziz Gueye Adetimirin said, “The women we are honoring this year are in the forefront of American leadership and symbolize the diversity and advancement that has occurred across industry lines.”



In addition to the awards program, the honorees are profiled in the special March/April issue of the magazine. This year, the event is being sponsored by AXA Financial Advisors, AETNA, Bronner Brothers, Bermuda Department of Tourism, Verizon Wireless, L’Oreal USA, The African American Golfer’s Digest, WBLS and WNYC Radio.



For more information call 212-962-3791, or visit the web site: www.tnj.com.