{"id":75908,"date":"2025-12-19T20:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T20:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/75908\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T20:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T20:55:12","slug":"staten-islands-best-dressed-s-i-business-outreach-center-awards-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/75908\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island\u2019s Best Dressed: S.I. Business Outreach Center Awards Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Featured in this week\u2019s Staten Island\u2019s Best Dressed are photos from the Staten Island Business Outreach Center\u2019s event, the 2025 Empowerment Breakfast on Wednesday, Nov. 12.<\/p>\n

Held at LiGreci\u2019s Staaten, West Brighton, the event brought together community members, business owners, and partners for a morning of celebration, networking, and inspiration. <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event recognized outstanding community leaders whose contributions continue to strengthen Staten Island through service, leadership, and entrepreneurial excellence, inspiring others through their leadership and service.<\/p>\n

For their contributions to the community, the organization honored this year\u2019s recipients: Robert Fitzsimmons, Jr. and Laura Volsario of Gateway Arms Realty Corp, Shawn Stradford of Stradford Funeral Home, Hala Maroc of Build a Dream Incubator, and Stephen Molloy of Molloy Electric. <\/p>\n

\"SIBOC\"Pictured are Dr. Janet Leslie, Barnie Keller, Yonne Stradford, Hala Maroc, Elaine Messi,Kim Avilez, Shawn Stradford. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC<\/p>\n

\u201cEach of our honorees and sponsors truly reflect the mission and values of SIBOC\u2014to uplift, empower, and grow our local business community,\u201d said Nina Flores, Executive Director of SIBOC. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to celebrate these leaders who continue to invest in Staten Island\u2019s success and create meaningful opportunities for our neighbors,\u201d she added<\/p>\n

The community leaders were lauded for their significant impact through their dedication, community advocacy, and support of small businesses.<\/p>\n

The success of the 2025 Empowerment Breakfast was made possible by the generous support of SIBOC\u2019s sponsors, including Lead Sponsor Valley Bank, Networking Sponsor Rucci Oil, Community Sponsors Seamen\u2019s Society for Children and Families, Bridge Preparatory Charter School.<\/p>\n

Also: Tekie Geek, Gateway Arms Realty, Molloy Electric, and Forest Avenue BID, Friend Sponsors Snappy Solutions, Wicked Stitches, Stop & Stor, and CMB Group NY, and Event D\u00e9cor Sponsor Craft Chic Boutique.<\/p>\n

\"SIBOC\"Pictured are Valley Bank sponsors: Rita Pirrone, left, Gail Castellano, and Narmada Tissera. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC<\/p>\n

ABOUT SIBOC<\/p>\n

SIBOC remains dedicated to supporting Staten Island\u2019s entrepreneurs and business community and looks forward to hosting future events that highlight local leadership, economic development, and community impact.<\/p>\n

The Staten Island Business Outreach Center provides technical assistance, business training, support services, and advocacy for local business owners, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, fostering sustainable economic development across Staten Island.<\/p>\n

Scroll below for a glimpse into the networking event.<\/p>\n

To be considered for future installments of this column, please send high-resolution photos with a brief description of the event and names of everyone pictured to gsantos@siadvance.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"SIBOC\"Ayesha Rivera, Teresa Cirelli, Maureen Higgins. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC\"SIBOC\"SIBOC Empowerment 2025: From left, Frank Wilkinson, Elaine Messi, Hala Maroc, Kim Avilez. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)
\nSIBOC\"SIBOC\"SIBOC Empowerment 2025: From left, Tony Fiore, Stephen Molloy, Narmada Tissera. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC\"SIBOC\"SIBOC Empowerment 2025: From left, David Braisted, Esq., Carole Kokell, and Delia Awus. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC\"SIBOC\"From left: Rosanna Gottlieb, Gabriela Velazquez, Nina Flores, Delia Awusi, Linda Rodriguez.
\n (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC\"SIBOC\"Honoree Shawn Stradford is pictured with his family at the awards breakfast. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC\"SIBOC\"Honoree Shawn Stradford is flanked by Teresa Cirelli, left, and Nina Flores. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC\"SIBOC\"Staten Island Business Outreach Center staff and members of the board of directors pose for a photo: From left to right: Gabby Velasquez, Rosanna Gottlieb, Linda Rodriguez, Rachael Fundaro, Narmada Tissera, Nina Flores, Teresa Cirelli, Laura Volsario, Karalyn Buono, Tim Castanza, and Joseph Cuozzo. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC\"SIBOC\"Tiresea Cirelli, far left, and Nina Flores, far right, flank honorees: Stephen Molloy of Molloy Electric; Hala Maroc of Build a Dream Incubator; Laura Volsario and Robert Fitzsimmons, Jr., of Gateway Arms Realty Corp; Shawn Stradford of Stradford Funeral Home.
\n(Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC\"SIBOC\"Stephen Malloy is flanked by Teresa Cirelli, left, and Nina Flores. (Courtesy Catilin Spinelli\/CSPINPHOTOGRAPHY)SIBOC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Featured in this week\u2019s Staten Island\u2019s Best Dressed are photos from the Staten Island…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-75908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}