Join us to celebrate a successful year with our members, sponsors, and the Board of Directors to honor those who have contributed to our chapter. We will celebrate the contributions of all volunteers and celebrate this year's award recipients. The current president, Sylvie di Giusto, CSP will welcome the incoming president, Jay Townsend, and the new Board. After the luncheon, join us for a celebratory sail to the Statue of Liberty alone the Hudson River.

Crystal Washington, CSP works with organizations that want to leverage technology to increase profits and productivity! As a technology strategist and certified futurist, Crystal takes complex social media, app, and web topics, and makes them easy to understand and accessible for everyday people. Crystal’s clients comprise Fortune 500 companies including Google, Microsoft, and GE and as a sought-after keynote speaker, she has entertained and educated audiences around the globe.

Lenora is the co-author of TRAILBLAZERS: How Top Business Leaders are Accelerating Results through Inclusion and Diversity. A frequent guest on TV around the globe, she has presented in over 20 countries on six continents. She is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and an inductee in the Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame.

Scott is the President of Un-Marketing and considered one of the world’s leading experts in viral, social and authentic marketing. His clients include PepsiCo, Adobe, Saks Fifth Avenue, Deloitte and Fidelity Investments. With 175,000 twitter followers who follow is daily ‘rants,” he was named one of the top 5 social media influencers in the world on Forbes.com.

Anna is a communications consultant specializing in generational leadership, diversity and sales solutions. An award-winning speaker and business consultant, she has presented to Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Amazon, the PGA, NBA, and United Way. Named a Top 40 Business Leaders Under 40 by the Puget Sound Business Journal, she currently serves as President of the National Speakers Association.

Kelly Swanson is an award-winning storyteller, comedian, motivational speaker, Huffington Post Contributor, and cast member of The Fashion Herotelevision show airing on Amazon Prime. She is also author of Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale, The Land of If Only, The Story Formula, and The Gutsy Girls Pocket Guide to Public Speaking. She was a featured entertainer for Holland America Cruise Lines, keynote speaker for the International Toastmasters Convention, and has keynoted major conferences and corporate events from coast to coast.

Chad inspires, motivates, and moves audiences, creating an experience that touches hearts for a lifetime. He is one of the youngest ever to receive the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) and to be inducted into the prestigious National Speaker Hall of Fame.