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On November 20th, 914INC. proudly celebrated 21 exceptional women at the 2025 Women in Business Awards. Featured in the Nov/Dec issue, these honorees represent diverse industries and exemplify extraordinary leadership, innovation, and dedication in their fields. The program was elevated by inspiring remarks from New York State Attorney General Letitia James and guest speaker Alyson Young Castillo, C-Suite Revenue Leader and Board of Advisors member at TechR2.

We extend heartfelt thanks to our sponsors for making this celebration possible, and to all who joined us in honoring these trailblazers. Congratulations to the 2025 Honorees on their remarkable achievements—we look forward to continuing to champion and celebrate the incredible women shaping our community.

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Guest Speaker
Alyson Castillo
Alyson Young Castillo
C-Suite Revenue Leader, Board of Advisors, TechR2
Alyson Young Castillo is a C-Suite Revenue and Technology Leader with more than 20 years of experience scaling B2B SaaS and enterprise technology companies into $100M+ growth businesses. She currently serves on the Board of Advisors for TechR2, a data security company, and has held executive leadership roles at Shellman, EY, Broadridge, Oracle, KPMG, and IBM.

Alyson is a passionate advocate for women in technology and the next generation of leaders. She has spoken at the Grace Hopper Conference, Mastercard’s Women in Technology programs, EY’s Daughters in Technology event in New York, and the EY Athletes Program for Olympians, Paralympians, and professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and WNBA. Her true passion lies in developing talent and building cultures where people thrive.

Deeply rooted in Westchester, Alyson celebrates local women-owned businesses including Mimi’s in Mt. Kisco (Mimi Wieland-Tesfaye), NY Dolls in Mt. Kisco (Robin White), The Reading Room in Katonah (Gretchen Menzies), Honeybee Grove Flower Farm in Somers (Sarah Coldwell), and Decota Naturals in Mt. Vernon (Deandra).

She lives in Westchester with her husband—her college sweetheart—and their two children, Kayla and Jared.

Honorees
Caren Amicone
Project Executive
Consigli Construction Co, Inc.

Jennifer Bello
Vice President, Patient Care Services
White Plains Hospital/Montefiore Health System

Deborah Blatt
Executive Director
The Sharing Shelf

Robyn Bordes
Founder & CEO
Illumination PR

Debbie Burrell-Butler
Executive Director
Mount Vernon Youth Bureau (MVYB)

Andrea Cefarelli
Senior Vice President & Chief Operation Officer of Blood & Laboratory Operations
New York Blook Center Enterprises

Sherri G. Cohen
Principal, Client Advisory and Accounting Services Group
Grassi

Robin Davies-Small
Executive Director
Yes She Can, Inc.

Stacy Gallo
CEO/Casting Director
Stacy Gallo Casting

Lisa Herman
Partner
Abrams Fensterman, LLP

Jodi Kimmel
Town Justice
Town of Bedford Justic Court

Patricia Kitson
Founding/Managing Partner
Kitson Haffner & Hyde, LLP

Janelle Luk
Co-Founder & Medical Director
Generation Next Fertility

Lauren Medalie
Founder
Do Some Good Consulting

Weezie Mullaly
Owner
Weezie Mullaly Insurance Agency

Elizabeth Nunan
President & CEO
Houlihan Lawrence

Marria Pooya
CEO & Founder
Greenwich Medical Spa

Tara Ritchie
Vice President
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Jamie Steinthal
Owner
Meritage Restaurant

Lindsay Tanne
Founder & CEO
LogicPrep

Marialisa Zywochencko
President/Owner
Cyrus Contracting

This year’s Women in Business honorees will be announced in the Nov/Dec issue of 914INC.
Click here to see last year’s honorees and read about them in the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of 914INC.

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Nominations
914INC. is pleased to honor some of the most successful, influential, and inspirational female executives, entrepreneurs, and government and nonprofit leaders in the region with our annual Women in Business cover story and luncheon.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Nominee may live anywhere, but must work in Westchester
• Nominee must have been in her current position for at least one year.
• Anyone (colleague, peer, superior, subordinate, friend, relative) is eligible to nominate a candidate. Self-nominations are accepted.

The nomination period for 2025 ran through July 3, 2025.

Our Women in Business nomination form is closed. Thank you for your interest.

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