Past New York Hall of Fame Inductees
Felice Axelrod
Vice President of Protocol
Vice President of Protocol
Lehman Brothers
Arthur Backal
C.E.O. & Founder
Backal Hospitality Group
Alex von Bidder
Co-Owner
Four Seasons Restaurant
Liz Bigham
Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing
Jack Morton Worldwide
The Late Thom Casadonte
Head of Global Events
Bloomberg
Head of Global Events
Bloomberg
Mary Dearborn
Vice President of Sales
CxRA
Vice President of Sales
CxRA
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS
Joel Dolci
President New York Society of Association Executives
Tom Finn
Principal
Tom Finn Productions
Peter and Penny Glazier
Owners
Glazier Group
Michael and Sunny Halperin
Founders
Party Rental Ltd.
Robert Isabell
Owner
Robert Isabell Inc.
Elyse Kroll
Founder & C.E.O.
ENK International
Gael Greene
Author
Restaurant Critic
Restaurant Critic
Robert Hulsmeyer
Senior Partner & Owner
Empire Force Events
Harriette Rose Katz
Founder & President
Harriette Rose Katz Events
Alan Liebensohn
Show Director
New York International Automobile Show
Jim Kirsch
C.E.O.
Abigail Kirsch Culinary Productions
J.B. Miller
President & C.E.O.
Empire Entertainment
Kathleen Moore
Vice President of Senior Event Marketing
JPMorgan Treasury Services
Bentley Meeker
Owner
Bentley Meeker Lighting and Staging
Julian Niccolini
Co-Owner
Four Seasons Restaurant
Robin Hood Foundation
Katharine Stapleton
Executive Director
Greater New York Chapter of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association
International
David Stark
President and Creative Director
David Stark Design
President and Creative Director
David Stark Design
Peter Scharff
Chairman
Scharff Weisberg
Barbara Tober
Chairman
Museum of Arts & Design
Elliott Winick
Founder
Winick Productions
Dorothy Aschkeneasy
Partner
Event Associates Inc.
Jaclyn Bernstein
President & Partner
Empire Force Events
Liz Neumark
C.E.O.
Great Performances
Gina Rogak
Director of Special Events
Whitney Museum of American Art
Preston Bailey
Owner
Preston Bailey Entertainment & Set Designs
Cathi Culbertson
Executive Director of Event Marketing & Protocol
Forbes Media
Susan Magrino Dunning
President & C.E.O.
Susan Magrino Agency
Elisabeth Familian
Founder
Masterplanner
Chris Giftos
Manager of Special Events
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Elizabeth Harrison
Co-President
Harrison & Shriftman
Robert Isabell
Owner
Robert Isabell Inc.
Ed Kane
Director of Catering
Sheraton Hotels of New York
George F. Little
President & Chief Operating Officer
George Little Management
Fern Mallis
Senior Vice President
IMG Fashion
Jean McFaddin
Owner
McFaddin Associates
Anthony Napoli
President & Owner
Briggs International
Paul Wilmot
Owner
Paul Wilmot Communications
Patrick McMullan
C.E.O. & President
Patrick McMullan Company
Daniele Menache
Managing Director & Global Head of Events
AllianceBernstein L.P.
Gary Pagano
Vice President Special Events
Viacom
Vice President Special Events
Viacom
Peter Rosenberger
Partner
Sports Alliance
Radio City Music Hall
John Schwartz
President & Chief Operating Officer
EventQuest
Suzanne Tobak
Owner
Suzanne Tobak Events
Mark Veeder
C.E.O. & Executive Creative Director
EventQuest
Sylvia Weinstock
Owner
Sylvia Weinstock Cakes
Karl Anden
Chairman
New York Cruise Lines
New York Cruise Lines
Daniel Boulud
Chef-Owner
Daniel
Daniel
Joe Benincasa
Executive Director
Actors' Fund of America
Joe Cozza
Executive Director of Catering
New York Marriot Marquis
Ellin Delsener
Partner
Event Associates Inc.
Edna Greenbaum
Executive Director
Council of Protocol Executives
Karen Shackman
Founder & President
Shackman Associates New York
Lara Shriftman
Co-President
Harrison & Shriftman
Peter Kohlmann
President
PeKo Productions