3 to be Honored at LIWA Dinner

The Long Island Women's Agenda (LIWA) is honoring three outstanding women leaders and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Long Island at the Fox Hollow Country Club on Monday, June 6 for their "Celebration of Women" annual dinner.

LIWA is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan coalition of women's organizations and individuals that advocates for issues, policies, and programs affecting the lives of women living and working on Long Island such as health, affordable housing, pay equity, women on corporate boards, childcare, and domestic violence.

“Women are the backbone of the family. They are the people who are going to be turning toward a variety of our organizations when they need help, whether it’s  through the medical field, through business and economic development, or a legislative committee on the national level to promote the interests of not only women, but also of their families,” said LIWA President Annamarie Bondi-Stoddard.

Every year LIWA honors women and organizations whose have made exceptional contributions to their community or served as positive role models.

“We look to see who out there is the epitome of what we try to promote. Someone who, in a corporate aspect, who has succeeded in the field and has also given back to the community,” she said.

This year they will be honoring Cheryl Korman, Andrea Jones, Allison Bunin, and the National Coalition on Ovarian Cancer for its educational efforts on ovarian cancer, one of the deadliest cancers for women.

Cheryl Korman, a partner
 at Rivkin Radler, LLP will be receiving the corporate leader award for her work with the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women heart disease awareness campaign.

“It’s a privilege to be honored by such a wonderful grass-roots organization such as LIWA. The work they do in promoting women’s issues in Long Island is phenomenal,” said Korman.

Andrea Jones, Editor of Long Island Business News, will be receiving the Community Leader Award for her publication's support of female business owners and corporate professionals.

“It’s a great honor to be recognized by LIWA for the work that I do at Long Island Business news,” said Jones.

Old Bethpage native Allison Bunin, Senior Director of Internal Communications for the North Shore-LIJ Health System, is receiving the newly introduced Emerging Leader Award for younger women who live and work in Long Island and have the interests of the community at heart.

"Part of being recognized in the emerging leaders award is a nod to being an up-and-comer in the region for excellence in business. Being part of the LIWA allows me to be a women in business and have a personal life as well," said Bunin who manages communications to NS-LIJ's 42,000 employees.

The Celebration of Women dinner on Monday will also be a networking opportunity for non-profit organizations under the LIWA umbrella to promote their services and liaise with community leaders.