World Trade Centers Day Dinner - May 21, 2008
On May 21, 2008, 325 leaders of the Greater Philadelphia international business and maritime communities gathered at the Union League in Philadelphia to celebrate World Trade Centers Day and recognize this year's honorees: James T. McDermott Jr., executive director of Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA), and Joseph A. Balzano, executive director and CEO of South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC). In addition, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia honored its 2008 Business Member of the Year: Burt, Hill in Pennsylvania and Wheaton Industries, Inc. in New Jersey. The WTCGP would like to thank the following sponsors for making this event a success:
Pennoni Associates Inc. (Gold Sponsor)
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (Gold Sponsor)
South Jersey Port Corporation (Gold Sponsor)
Urban Engineers (Silver Sponsor)
White and Williams LLP (Silver Sponsor)
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Anthony S. Bartolomeo, P.E., President and CEO of Pennoni
Associates Inc., and WTCGP Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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Joanna Savvides, President of WTCGP. |
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Newly elected WTCGP Board member and 2008 WTC Day Dinner honoree James T. McDermott Jr., PRPA with his family.
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Newly elected WTCGP Board member and 2008 WTC Day Dinner honoree Joseph A. Balzano, SJPC, with Joanna Savvides of the WTCGP and Michael J. Gabor, P.E., of Urban Engineers, Inc.
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Anton Germishuizen, AIA, Principal of Burt, Hill, accepts the award, presented by WTCGP Board member Gary P. Biehn Esq. of White & Williams LLP and Joanna Savvides of the WTCGP.
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2008 WTCGP Business Member of the Year in New Jersey:
Wheaton Industries Inc. delegation headed by Stephen R. Drozdow, president of the company.
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Joseph A. Balzano, executive director and CEO of
South Jersey Port Corporation.
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James B. Ginty of Right Management was recognized for
his hard work, dedication and commitment to the WTCGP
while serving as Chairman from 2005 to 2007. |
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Left to right: Nissen Isakov, LCR Eleectronics; Andrea Townrow, WTCGP, and Julian Krinsky of Julian Krinsky
Camps and Programs.
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Left to right: Carol and James Ginty,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lavelle, Kendria McWilliams. |
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Left to right: WTCGP Board member Martin Schiffman of
Carl Marks & Co. with WTCGP Board member
Thomas Leonard, John Ryan and Martin Weinberg
of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell and Hippel LLC.
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Left to right: Shanna Hu, Kuma Liu, John Szamiak,
Peggy Lin and Ruth Wu (Devon International Group). |
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Left to right: Stephen Drozdow and Wheaton team.
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Left to right: Jacqueline Tannenbaum, M&T Bank; Timothy Charlesworth, Fitzpatrick, Lentz & Bubba; William Burns,
Asher & Company; and Scott Conrad of M&T Bank. |
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Left to right: Raymond G. Heinzelmann, Bob Callegari of Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc.
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Left to right: Christian Sado, Sean McConnell, Jay Meadway and
WTCGP Board member Bernardine Munley
(Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC). |
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Left to right: Meredith Cox and Jeff Briggs of UPS, with
Anne Rivers. of AmeriClic.
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Left to right: Constantine Larigakis and John
Stefankiewicz from Commerce Bank, Maria Rassoulis from Wachovia. |
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Left to right: James Walsh, PRPA; Matt Sullivan, Philadelphia Pilots' Association, and Mark Petroski, PRPA.
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Left to right: Denise Lane of Continental Airlines, Ayoma Finley
of PortaScience and Dr. Arvind Phatak of Temple University. |
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Left to right: Julie Brion and Adeline Abdesaken of Philadelphia
Convention and Visitors Bureau with David Webster of
AgraCo Technologies International.
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Left to right: Roseann Paclotti and Glenn Dooley of Wachovia Bank
with Mark Cohen of Citibank. |
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Left to right: Neil Gillespie of Dunmore Corporation,
Dale Foote of the WTCGP, Tom Rimel of Dunmore Corporation, and
Joseph Burke of the PA OIBD.
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Left to right: Ron Drozd, WTCGP, with Joseph and Jean Barendt
of Chiral Technologies, Inc.
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Left to right: Denise Lane and Giovanna Cilia-Wheatley of
Continental Airlines with Joanna Savvides of the WTCGP.
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Left to right: Nancy Mifllin of M&M Solutions; Carol Brooks,
City of Philadelphia, Department of Commerce, with
Beth Pomper, Consulate General of Canada.
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