In a three-hour-long gala ceremony Saturday night on the Queens Museum of Artwork, the Far Rockaway, Queens-based La “V” en Rose Productions honored 13 distinctive girls throughout its 10th Annual Phenomenal Girl Awards.
“At the moment, we’re right here to have enjoyable,” stated Haitian-born Rose Guerrier, founder and president of La “V” en Rose Productions, after she was escorted on stage, to a standing ovation, by her back-up dancer Seph, to Diana Ross’s “Aint No Mountain Excessive Sufficient.”
“We’re right here to honor some phenomenal girls that I like,” added Guerrier – a cultural affairs liaison, high-end occasion producer and worldwide public relations specialist – who shared the position of Grasp/Mistress of Ceremonies along with her cousin, Jacques M. Leandre, an lawyer.
Leandre stated: “Let’s have fun our girls. They’re so completed.”
The honorees have been: Nicole Grogan (Phenomenal Rising Star Award); Nicole Hollant-Denis (Phenomenal Artistic Ace Award); Micheline Charles (Phenomenal Silent Hero Award); Denise Jordan (Phenomenal Advocate Award); Jacqueline C. Peck (Phenomenal Affect Award); Rose Graham (Phenomenal Educator Award); and Dr. Bessie Blake (Phenomenal Legacy Award).
The opposite honorees have been: Renee McWilliams (Phenomenal Neighborhood Service Ambassador Award); Nancy Herard-Marshall (Phenomenal Well being & Wellness Spirit Award); Marie Antoine-Pierre (Phenomenal Neighborhood Service Chief Award); Nancy Martinez (Phenomenal Entrepreneur Award); Ayanna Mays (Schooling Advocate Award); and Anna Walker (posthumous Enterprise Advocate Award).
Guerrier — additionally acquired a proclamation from New York State Meeting Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the Haitian-American chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Celebration and consultant for the 42nd Meeting District in Brooklyn.
The ceremony – sponsored by BE-U (Black Edfluencers United), HCC, The Pearl Alliance, RDRC and BLocal 372 – was held beneath the theme, “Tickled Pink”, in assist of breast most cancers consciousness.
It featured singers, Jamaican Norman Alexander, of Rosedale, Queens, and Trinidadian Anselm Douglas, of “Who Let the Canines Out” fame; and comedienne “Mugga.”
The band, Alegba & Associates, supplied pre-awards gala leisure to greater than 300 patrons.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the son of Grenadians immigrants, briefly addressed the ceremony, telling patrons: “We have now such phenomenal girls in our management – Tish (Letitia) James (New York State Lawyer Basic) doing her factor. We have now, for the primary time, girls within the majority within the Metropolis Council.”
Dr. Blake stated she was “touched” by the dignity.
“That is actually a present to me,” she advised patrons. “I wish to thank my sister, Rose, for doing this yr after yr.”
Hollant-Denis additionally advised the ceremony that the dignity was “so deeply significant.”
“I really feel I’m honored for greater than my architectural work however for the particular person I’m,” she stated, asking her mom to face. “It couldn’t be with out you.
“My phenomenal husband, thanks for the whole lot,” she added.
Together with her granddaughter, Dior, on stage, Jamaican-born Graham stated it was “an honor, a privilege to serve the youngsters of the town.
“I settle for this honor on behalf of the youngsters of this nice Metropolis of New York,” she added.
Guerrer advised Caribbean Life afterwards that she was “elated” that the gala “went splendidly.
“The whole lot turned out so fantastic, visually, spiritually,” she stated. “It was stunning. The vitality that was given from the company to the honorees and the whole lot that was shared in that room have been pure love and care, and was very uplifting, very motiving and really united.
“I couldn’t have requested for something extra,” she added. “With over 300 company on the Queens Museum to assist the tenth Annual Phenomenal Girl Awards clearly reveals the arduous work we put in and what we get again.”
Guerrier stated proceeds from the occasion will assist breast most cancers consciousness, with donations to the ICARE Basis.
She stated the theme, “Tickled Pink”, represents “our dedication to assist breast most cancers consciousness,” thanking “the essential individuals in my life who’ve been a supply of inspiration and assist to me.
“To my household, my pillar of energy, I’d not be the place I’m with out them,” she stated. “My wonderful co-host, cousin Jacques Leandre, thanks for at all times standing by my facet.
“And to all my sponsors and supporters who’ve been with me because the starting, I’m without end grateful,” Guerrier added. “Particular because of Estee Lauder for his or her presents and sort consideration to this occasion.
“Collectively, now we have lifted La ‘V’ en Rose Productions Phenomenal Girl Awards to the place it’s right this moment,” she continued. “For that, I’m without end grateful.”
Extra concerning the honorees
Nicole Grogan’s contribution as a revered trade skilled “caught our consideration once we met her,” Guerrier stated. “Her skill to construct partnerships with group stakeholders to garner assist for small companies and non-profits, serving to to enhance their lives and investments, proves to be a terrific asset to our monetary and enterprise communities.”
Nicole Hollant-Denis: As an award-winning architect and founding father of AARIS Design Architects, PLLC in New York, Nicole’s 25-year profession has ranged from creating the historic African American Burial Floor Memorial and creating Harlem’s first indoor plant residing wall for Columbia College to renovating Met life’s Fifth Avenue workplaces and constructing a everlasting Hurricane and earthquake secure home group in Haiti. “We honor Nicole for her considerate consideration of her designs and her ardour for utilizing inspiration and her research to develop architectural areas which are secure and academic for the group,” Guerrier stated.
Micheline Charles: As an expert in Hospitality Administration and the music trade, Micheline has mixed her work in each fields to assist make a distinction on this planet. “Our group took nice pleasure in recognizing people like Marie, who’ve contributed considerably to their respective fields by her dedication to offering wonderful service to others whereas additionally giving again to their group. Whether or not it’s her interplay with individuals or managing her employees, Marie ensures that everybody has a optimistic expertise and has by no means regarded for acknowledgment. We applaud her excellence in service,” Guerrier stated.
Denise Jordan: As a mom of a kid with autism, Denise has poured her coronary heart into serving the mother and father of kids with autism and different creating disabilities by My Time, Inc. “We honor Denise for her sturdy advocacy and dedication to discovering options to the challenges that have an effect on kids with autism,” Guerrier stated. “She is the creator of ‘Seeing Autism By a Completely different Lens,’ which outlines her distinctive journey along with her son, sharing her story to assist others.”
Jacqueline C. Peck has been a nurse for over 35 years on the Memorial Sloan Kettering Most cancers Middle, the place she has nationwide certification in oncology nursing and is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society. “We honor Jacqueline for her compassionate look after sufferers with many various malignancies and the love she shares along with her group by her volunteerism,” Guerrier stated. “We’re proud to honor Jacqueline.”
Rose Graham is an educator and group Advocate for NYC, who has served the youngsters in New York in numerous capacities. “We selected Rose for her work as a literary specialist, a instructor of The Gifted and Gifted, an assistant principal of Early Childhood and Elementary Schooling, and quite a few positions within the DOE,” Guerrier stated, including that Graham serves her group because the director of group affairs and attendance coordinator at District 17 and as a web site supervisor for the “Companions in Studying” program and the NYC Summer season within the Metropolis STEM pilot program. “Rose has been adorned with quite a few awards by her friends and elected officers for her longstanding, passionate work in schooling,” Guerrier stated. “We honor her service, tenacity and educating.”
Dr. Bessie Blake was honored for her advocacy and journey in civil rights and cultural schooling. “She is an creator whose presence within the firm of Ms. Rosa Parks and notable others has achieved super instructional actions for the African American group,” Guerrier stated. “We honor her for her unimaginable legacy and continued work.”
Renee McWilliams: Because the chief working officer of the Rockaway Improvement & Revitalization Company, “Renee works diligently within the communities to meet the group’s mission of helping its residents in securing an improved high quality of life,” Guerrier stated. “Renee has confirmed her skill to have interaction the youth by actively making ready them for school and quite a few careers. She continues to empower others as a company mentor for the Massive Brothers, Massive Sisters program. We honor Renee for her ministry, management, and specific curiosity in our youth.”
Nancy Herard-Marshall: “Nancy’s work within the artistic arts as a dancer/actress, instructor, therapist, and healer is genuine, highly effective and emotionally compelling,” Guerrier stated. “We acknowledge her as a affected person advocate and member of the Komen’s MBC Steering Committee who’s enthusiastic about sharing her information with others.”
Marie Antoine-Pierre, a group member for pupil life at Medgar Evers School, serves the Brooklyn group as an advocate for psychological well being (despair and anxiousness), girls’s well being, and excellence in enterprise and charitable causes regionally and globally. “Her resilience and compassion for ladies in misery, whether or not from home violence, breast most cancers, or psychological well being consciousness, have proven us that she is certainly a worthy honoree,” Guerrier stated.
Nancy Martinez acquired the Phenomenal Entrepreneur Award for “efficiently utilizing her companies and compassion to assist and help these much less lucky with profession paths in healthcare, job coaching and charity,” Guerrier stated. “Nancy is an award-winning skilled who’s dedicated to her group within the Rockaways.”
Ayanna Mays is the proprietor of Monitor Stars Tutoring and a fierce advocate for schooling serving the Queens group. Guerrier stated Mays was honored for “her advocacy for creating assets for kids in want and her continued partnership with quite a few organizations that work collectively as a united power for adults and the youth. She is a much-needed glue.”
Anna Walker was the Panamanian-born govt coordinator of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Business (CACCI), who died in January of most cancers. “She was nominated for award earlier than she handed,” Guerrier stated. “She did her finest to proceed the legacy of CACCI,” Guerrier stated. “I and Anna labored intently collectively. She was devoted to CACCI.”
