Millennial & Gen Z Awards 2021 by Westfair Business Journal

MILLENNIAL & GEN Z

WINNERS

Nov. 18, 2021

Millennial & Gen Z

AWARDS 2021

1 Presented by Westchester and Fairfi eld County Business Journals

Millennial & Gen Z

AWARDS 2021 Millennials represent half of the workforce and it’s predicted that by 2025, Gen Z will make up about 27% of the workforce in the world. Many individuals from this generation are coming of age and establishing their place in society. The awards celebrate this new era in the workforce and recognize some individuals who are leaving their footprints in the technology and business communities of Westchester and Fairfield counties. Congratulations to all of tonights winners!

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5:30 - 6:15 pm: Cocktail hour Cocktails • Buffet • Networking and Vendors 6:20 - 7:30 pm: Awards ceremony & Keynote Speaker Rooting for the young emerging professional leaders in our region! 7:30 - 8 pm: Closing Dessert, coffee and tea 8:30 - 9:30 pm: Afterparty Join us for drink specials at Towne Parlor, 112 Bedford St, Stamford, CT Use #Millennial2021 To share tonight’s event on social media.

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Leadership that inspires. At Deloitte, we believe in building a culture of purpose and inspiring leadership within and outside our organization. We are proud to recognize the 2021 Millennial & Gen Z Award recipients, including our own, Tiffany Wyszkowski, Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP. www.deloitte.com Copyright © 2021 Deloitte Development LLC. All rights reserved.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

AUSTIN MCCHORD AUSTIN MCCHORD is the founder and former CEO of Datto, an innovative provider of comprehensive backup, recovery and business continuity solutions. He led Datto from its inception through its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in 2017, and subsequent IPO in 2020. McChord is a Forbes 30 Under 30, was named Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016 and earned recognition as one of the nation’s top 50 philanthropists in 2017. He holds several patents and has been a featured keynote speaker at national technology conferences. In June 2020, McChord became the CEO of Casana, a health care technology startup with a mission to transform care management for patients with chronic conditions.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY EXCEPTIONAL DAUGHTERS

JENNIFER APICELLA & JESSICA APICELLA

YOU ARE INCREDIBLE BUSINESS LEADERS, I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS! LOVE ALWAYS, Dad , Tara & Stella

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WINNERS

JENNIFER APICELLA

JESSICA APICELLA Account Director BUZZ CREATORS

New Business Account Executive LEVITT FUIRST ASSOCIATES LTD.

An account director at Buzz Creators with more than 11 years of experience in public relations and marketing, Jessica Apicella has a strong passion for helping clients create and enhance their brands through strategic public relations, marketing and events. At Buzz Creators, Jessica assists clients with developing strategic PR campaigns, media relations, social media, writing and editing, grand openings and special events, thought leadership, advertising, graphics design, branding and more. She and the Buzz Creators team leverage their PR, social media and marketing expertise to help national and regional businesses as well as nonprofits increase their visibility. Clients include HEINEKEN USA, CareMount Medical; Barrie House Coffee Roasters; Ridge Hill; WestHab; ProHEALTH Dental; Westchester County Association; Stamford Symphony and many more. Jessica graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, majoring in both media and communications and psychology. She also serves as a board member of the Child Care Council of Westchester. Passionate about supporting the local community and fresh food, on weekends you can find her managing the TaSH Farmers Market where she lives in Tarrytown, New York.

As a new business account executive at Levitt Fuirst Associates Ltd., Jennifer Apicella specializes in commercial real estate insurance with a concentration in habitational risks. Her focus is on new opportunities resulting in overall agency growth. Jennifer’s combination of dedication and enthusiasm for her work creates a unique passion for her professional endeavors. With more than 10 years of experience in the commercial and personal insurance industry, Jennifer utilizes her relationships with colleagues and underwriters in the field to yield successful results. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Penn., majoring in political science. She resides in Westchester County where she enjoys spending time with her fiancé and their two rescue dogs.

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WINNERS

ENRICO COSTANTINI

KYLE FALLON

Partner FLW LAW, PLLC

Credit Analyst I FIRST COUNTY BANK

With a focus on commercial and residential real estate, land use, zoning and commercial transactions, Rick Constantini represents prominent developers, landlords, tenants and lenders in transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leases and financing. He also represents national hospitality groups, local businesses, municipalities and individuals that require counsel related to real estate and business matters. An experienced transactional lawyer, Rick structures and closes deals to protect his clients’ goals both efficiently and cost effectively. He delivers practical solutions to the most complex development projects, financing matters and lease agreements. He also represents small businesses in a variety of ways, including business organization and governance, acquisitions and stock and asset sales. He regularly counsels clients on all aspects of a business’ lifecycle and provides a creative and cost-effective approach to deal-making. Rick resolves zoning and land-use issues for commercial and residential development projects of all sizes and complexity. He is particularly adept at understanding these hurdles and solving them to the satisfaction of both his clients and the commissions and boards that approve them. He regularly appears before various municipal agencies, boards and commissions across Connecticut. Rick has worked on some of the firm’s notable projects, including the Norwalk Art Space, Garavel Subaru’s new dealership under construction on Main Avenue in Norwalk, and Maplewood Senior Living Westport.

A May 2020 graduate of the University of Miami Herbert Business School, where he majored in finance and minored in accounting and classics, Kyle Fallon previously worked as a seasonal bank teller and community banking intern at First County Bank while enrolled in his undergraduate studies. After graduation, he began working in his current role as a credit analyst at First County Bank. He is continuing his education at the Connecticut School of Finance and Management, with an expected graduation in April 2023. Kyle is a resident of Stamford, Connecticut.

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WINNERS

ROBERT HAYES

TOM LAMBERT

Owner/Operator BEECHMONT TAVERN

Commercial Litigation Attorney PULLMAN & COMLEY LLC

Robert Hayes owns The Beechmont Tavern, the awardwinning restaurant serving the best wings in Westchester. He began as a busboy at The Beechmont at age 18 and continued working there while he attended Iona College. He advanced to server, bartender, manager and in 2018, sole owner. Robert uses social media to interact with clientele, offering unique specials and codes on Instagram and special Snapchat-only offers for events and merchandise. He attends the Nightclub & Bar Show in Las Vegas annually to stay ahead of trends, and supports and serves local beer and cider brewers. Robert is a board member of the Iona Alumni Association and the Huguenot and New Rochelle Historical Association. He is an executive board member of New Rochelle Pride and at age 28 he became the youngest president of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, now serving his second term. He supports local PTAs; NRHS teams; Iona College teams and clubs; HOPE Community Services; WestCOP; the Boys & Girls Club; New Rochelle Police Department National Night Out; Toys for Tots; Stockings for Soldiers; and New Rochelle Chamber events, including its Street Fair, Thanksgiving Parade, Holiday Tree Lighting — in which he annually sponsors the Christmas tree — and more. During the pandemic, Hayes was a participant in the city’s NourishALL Program and Westchester County’s Community Table Project supplying meals to the food insecure. He helped supply and deliver food (often delivering himself) to first responders and hospital workers. His achievements have been recognized by the city of New Rochelle and Westchester County. He graduated from Iona College in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

Clients looking for high-quality solutions to their litigation challenges are represented by Tom Lambert, who regularly assists them in reaching resolution of their litigation matters through zealous courtroom advocacy. Tom has a wide range of experience in representing individuals and businesses in both state and federal court, as well as probate court. He represents clients in all phases of litigation in multiple practice areas, including commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, complex personal injury, probate disputes and construction litigation. Tom has successfully defended numerous cases to their conclusion, regularly resolving cases through dispositive motion practice, settlement negotiation and mediation, arbitration, and trial. Tom has also dedicated himself to the practice of law, both within the firm and in the Fairfield County area, where he was born and raised. Since 2019, he has served as the chair of the Civil Litigation Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association and was elected to its Board of Directors in 2020, as well as the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association’s Board of Directors in 2021. Tom is a 2021 Presidential Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Association. He maintains an active pro bono practice and is committed to public service as a candidate for Fairfield’s Representative Town Meeting.

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WINNERS

JESSICA LANE

KRISTEN MOTEL

Savvy, skillful, with unmatched work ethic, Jessica Lane is a breath of fresh air in the Greenwich real estate scene. She is a full-time real estate advisor and has successfully represented both buyers and sellers in a variety of situations — from first-time home buyers to investors to international relocations. She prides herself in her ability to provide honest and data-driven advice stemming from almost 10 years of industry experience. Jessica is a part of the three-person Nest Seekers ultraluxury team in Greenwich, Conn., and has overseen more than $150 million dollars of residential real estate transactions. She was born at Greenwich Hospital and grew up between Greenwich and Purchase/Rye, New York. She moved to the Park Slope area of Brooklyn to pursue her career in the corporate real estate sector, then decided to move back to the suburbs to work in a boutique service model setting that encouraged creative solutions. In her off time, she can be found under the shade at Tod’s Point with a good book or hiking one of the area’s many nature preserves. Jessica is a proud Lupus Foundation advocate and she donates a portion of her commission to her clients’ charity of choice.

An associate in the land use, zoning and development, energy and environmental and telecommunications groups at Cuddy & Feder LLP, Kristen Motel’s practice includes federal, state and local environmental permitting and compliance, real estate development and wireless telecommunications siting. Prior to becoming an attorney, she worked as an environmental consultant serving as a compliance advisor for clients. Her practice also includes advising clients in the emerging field of cannabis law. An active member of the Westchester County Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Committee and the Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Association, Kristen helps coordinate the progression of legal services needed to bring cannabis businesses from idea to reality. She serves on the firm’s diversity committee and is co-chair of the Summer Associate Program, and advances the firm’s diversity initiatives and its commitment to recruiting, retaining and promoting diverse attorneys and staff. Her unique perspectives have helped close the generational divide to attract and retain the best talent by understanding how to motivate the youngest generation of lawyers. Kristen is a member of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association where she has served as vice president and state director, and as a member of the environmental and land use and new lawyers committees. She mentors Pace Law School students to positively impact the development of the legal profession. Kristen and her son reside in North Salem, New York and enjoy flower gardening together.

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WINNERS

MICHAEL REED

TIFFANY WYSZKOWSKI

Counsel YANKWITT LLP

Audit and Assurance Senior Manager DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Focusing his practice on complex federal litigation, with an emphasis on employment litigation, Michael Reed has served as counsel in national class and collective actions, as well as individual litigations and arbitrations. He has successfully resolved complex employment matters that could have otherwise bankrupted his clients. Michael is known as a creative problem-solver and a pragmatic advisor. Prior to joining Yankwitt LLP, he practiced at Am Law 100 and Kirkland & Ellis, where he represented BP in the governmental investigations that arose out of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He also served as a law clerk to William J. Martini, U.S. District judge for the District of New Jersey. Recognized as a thought leader in employment law, Michael has lectured extensively throughout the country on the topic and has written articles on overtime law, federal practice and procedure, choice of law and arbitration for the New York Law Journal, the New Jersey Law Journal, Bloomberg Law Insights and Westchester Lawyer. He also holds leader positions within the New York State and Westchester County bar associations. Michael has been recognized for his accomplishments by being named to New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars and The Business Council of Westchester’s Rising Stars.

An audit and assurance senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Stamford, Conn., Tiffany Wyszkowski currently provides audit and accounting advisory services to a number of Deloitte’s largest public and private insurance clients. She has helped advise clients through complex restatements, acquisitions, remediation of material weaknesses and financial transformation projects. She has served as the Stamford Audit and Assurance Learning Champion for the last five years and has been a member of the Deloitte National Audit and Assurance Faculty for even longer. She is the co-leader of Deloitte LLP’s Stamford office corporate citizenship activity. As the co-leader of corporate citizenship activities, she has guided Stamford office professionals to provide a mentorship program with more than 35 students who become reading tutors to local first graders, provide holiday gifts to over 250 children in need, host drives to provide multiple school supplies and food and sponsor local walks and runs. Tiffany is a certified public accountant licensed in Connecticut and New York and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She joined Deloitte in 2008 after graduating from Siena College, lives in Stamford and enjoys running and traveling.

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JUDGES

ANTHONY R. DAVIDSON ANTHONY R. DAVIDSON is a visionary leader, growth agent, consultant and award-winning educator who draws upon a distinctive combination of experiences as a dean, professor and entrepreneur to establish excellence and build consensus while generating new growth opportunities. He is recognized as a strategic thinker whose multidisciplinary expertise enables him to solve complex challenges using innovative approaches that align with organizational objectives. He has more than 35 years of consulting experience to C-level management of corporations, not-forprofits and government in the technology, education, finance, health care, consumer products, telecommunications, travel, manufacturing, construction, oil, publishing and entertainment industries. After 15 years of teaching and developing curricula at major universities, he was recruited by New York University where he became the founding dean of the SCPS division of programs in business. Davidson promoted lifelong learning by building connections among education and industry at all levels, from graduate and undergraduate to postgraduate and executive. He developed rigorous, cross-disciplinary, globally focused on-site and online curricula that were attuned to market demands resulting in it becoming the highest-performing division in the school. Subsequently Davidson was recruited by Manhattanville College where he redesigned its graduate and undergraduate programs, each with a new focus and specific career path geared toward current and aspiring business professionals that led to his founding of a School of Business. The international appeal of the new curricula convinced the government of the Dominican Republic to fully sponsor 60 high-performing Dominican students to go to his school for their graduate education. Davidson also created and launched a widely acclaimed Women’s Leadership Institute with annual conferences and a certificate program designed by women for women. In August 2016, following a national search, Davidson was appointed Dean of Fordham University’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies and within four months launched a Real Estate Institute with a notable advisory council comprised of industry-leading, professionals. In addition to three master’s degrees that have received industry acclaim and market popularity, it currently offers graduate certificates and several professional certificates. After one year, Davidson’s strategies resulted in the school’s first year-over-year increase in revenue and enrollments in many years, a trend that has continued to date and, along with other growth initiatives, resulted in a doubling of the school’s revenues after just three years. Davidson is currently expanding his reach to locations in London; England; Beijing, China; and Pretoria, South Africa, launching programs in business, real estate and applied health informatics. He is the author or co-author of numerous invited presentations and papers and has been featured as an expert in articles and on many television and radio shows in segments dedicated to business, e-learning, education and professional development. He holds a BBA in marketing, an MBA in business policy/finance and a Ph.D. in management and systems science. Davidson sits on a number of advisory boards and lists the Literati Award for Excellence and a doctor of humane letters among his various honors. 18

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MICHELLE LIPPOLIS MICHELLE LIPPOLIS, director of marketing for Lippolis Electric Inc., is responsible for developing marketing strategics, managing social media, community outreach, sponsorships and so much more. Lippolis Electric has been a part of Michelle’s life since the day she was born. Growing up she watched her father and uncle work hard in order to create the successful company they have today. It was destined for Michelle to end up working for the family business. She is the third generation of the Lippolis family working at Lippolis Electric.

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Save the Sound leads environmental action in your region. We fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems. What makes us unique among regional nonprofits is the breadth of our toolkit and results. We work in many ways, from legislative advocacy and legal action to engineering, environmental monitoring, and hands-on volunteer efforts. Our on-the-water team works to protect your clean water and hunts down pollution at its source. We restore habitats in the Long Island Sound region, creating lasting physical change that strengthens natural ecosystems to benefit both wildlife and people. We take bold climate action through policy leadership and on-the-ground projects that help your neighborhoods and ecosystems adapt to escalating climate threats, and our legal team has been winning battles to preserve our region’s threatened forests, islands, and riverfronts for decades, enforcing laws that protect your natural resources and public health. Together, we restore and protect all that impacts the Long Island Sound region’s environment, from rivers and shorelines to wetlands and forests, from the air we breathe to the waters of the Sound itself. For more than 40 years we’ve been ensuring people and wildlife can enjoy the healthy, clean, and thriving environment they deserve—today and for generations to come. Learn more about us, and then join our community as a member, volunteer, or activist at www.savethesound.org.

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With 52 years in business and a staff of 70, Levitt-Fuirst Insurance, headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, is the largest independently owned insurance and bonding broker in Westchester. Levitt-Fuirst is the insurance advisor to the Building & Realty Institute, and has been recognized by “Insurance Business America” magazine as a Top Specialist Broker for both real estate and construction insurance; by Business Insurance magazine as a “Best Place to Work;” by The Business Council of Westchester as a Hall of Fame family-owned business; and was honored with Westfair Communications’ Family-Owned Business Award in 2015. Levitt-Fuirst focuses on providing comprehensive insurance coverage, risk mitigation and boutique service for commercial and personal insurance clients, with a goal of always “Protecting your Priorities®.”

Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services to many of the world’s most admired brands. Our people come together for the greater good and work across the industry sectors that drive and shape today’s marketplace — delivering measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in our capital markets, inspire clients to see challenges as opportunities to transform and thrive and help lead the way toward a stronger economy and a healthier society. Building on more than 175 years of service, our network of member firms spans more than 150 countries and territories. Deloitte offers a strong local practice with a global reach. As a proud member of the Stamford community, Deloitte invests substantial resources to support the growth and potential of this marketplace reaching across Westchester and Fairfield counties. Deloitte’s Stamford practice includes more than 1,100 professionals — including over 225 partners, principals and managing directors. Deloitte’s Stamford practice serves clients across multiple industries from emerging growth companies to large multinationals, including more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Greater Stamford marketplace. In addition to traditional client service practices, the Stamford office includes Deloitte’s audit and accounting technical national office and also includes professionals who lead specialized practices such as independence and ethics and compliance groups. Deloitte helps many of the area’s most respected organizations through periods of dramatic growth, challenges and life changing events. Please see www.deloitte. com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.

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More than 700,000 people in 60 cities and towns across Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire receive their water from the Aquarion Water Company. Our heritage of providing quality drinking water to every community we serve dates to 1857 and the Bridgeport (Connecticut) Hydraulic Company. Today, we are a subsidiary of Eversource. We are also one of the ten largest investor-owned water utilities in the U.S., providing Connecticut customers with tens of millions of gallons of water every day. Safe, clean drinking water is essential to individual health and well-being as well as to society. That’s why water has been described as the world’s most precious natural resource – and it’s also why Aquarion’s top priority is to provide customers with high-quality drinking water and related services. Our water comes from networks of pristine reservoirs and deep wells. We distribute it through treatment plants and pumping stations to over 3,000 miles of underground pipes. To maintain the quality of our water and consistency of our service, we conduct more than 160,000 tests of water throughout our service areas each year. Aquarion and its employees have long been known as “stewards of the environment.” We carefully safeguard the integrity of our reservoirs and wells, as well as tens of thousands of acres of watershed land surrounding and feeding them. Recognizing that we provide a finite, critical resource, we work with our customers and local officials on year-round conservation measures to help ensure a reliable supply, even in times of drought. In addition, each year we honor the many volunteers working to protect and enhance natural resources through the Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards Program. Aquarion also strongly supports the communities it serves. We encourage employees to volunteer for community organizations. In addition, we provide a wide range of assistance to leading environmental, educational and social service institutions in our service area. In an employee survey of corporations throughout Fairfield County conducted by Hearst Media, Aquarion was ranked one of the best places to work in the state. For more information about Aquarion, please visit www.aquarionwater.com.

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Blossom Flower Shops, which was established by the Kegan family in 1925, is now in its fourth generation of continuous family service offering a combined experience of more than 200 years. With a central distribu-tion facility in Yonkers and an additional sat-ellite location in White Plains, Blossom has the ability to provide same-day, hand-delivery service throughout Westchester, the Bronx and Greenwich, Connecticut. We spe-cialize in creating designs that are specific to you. Each designer carefully curates a combi-nation of texture, color and composition to best represent you and to speak the senti-ments that words cannot. Years of experience combined with an unbridled passion for our craft set the footprint for extraordinary ser-vice, outstanding designs and the highest quality product. Kevin Kegan’s main focus is to maintain the ability to provide a level of service that cannot be found anywhere else. As a family-owned, neighborhood florist, our customers and community are our top priority.

Val’s Putnam Wines & Liquors specializes in international and domestic wines, liquors and craft beers. Family owned for more than 60 years, Val’s has been an integral part of the Greenwich community since 1957 serving local residents as well as supporting and partnering with local charity organizations, caterers, event planners and various businesses. Its primary goal for two generations has been to be the source for all beverage needs for any occasion in town. Striving to cater to each and every customer’s demands by listening intently and forming longstanding relationships, Val’s feels it is important that its customers have an opportunity to experience the multitude of products available today and to learn about them in the process. As a commitment to its clientele, Val’s has an on-going educational platform that is central to its goals. The many services Val’s provides include wine cellar-collection consultation, event planning, corporate gifting, free weekly wine tastings and full delivery service throughout the country. For more, visit us at our two locations: Greenwich, Connecticut: 125 W. Putnam Ave. (in Stop & Shop Plaza) 203-869-2299 Glenville, Connecticut: 21 Glenville St. (next to Shop & Stop) 203-813-3477 Or visit us at our website

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