The 2025 Louis R. Miller Leadership Awards

February 12, 2025 at the Hilton Garden Inn

Meet the 2024 Honorees

Recipient highlight stories are published every Monday leading up to the event.

A man in a light purple shirt with a dark patterned tie, wearing a stethoscope around his neck, stands with arms crossed, smiling confidently against a plain light background.

Dr. Vladimir Barayev / Barayev Pediatrics
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A man with a goatee and short hair wearing a maroon blazer with a small pin on the lapel, white shirt, smiling with arms crossed against a gray background.

Roosevelt Board / Chick-Fil-A Staten Island
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A smiling man in a black chef's coat standing in front of a wooden wall, with his arms crossed. The coat has embroidered text including "Chef" and others, indicating he's a professional chef.

Peter Botros / Bread & Butter Hospitality Group
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A woman with dark hair and glasses smiling, wearing a black polka dot shirt and jewelry, posing with arms crossed against a black background.

Candace Gonzalez / NYCID
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Portrait of a smiling African American woman with short black hair, wearing a yellow blazer and a black scarf, against a textured gray background.

Dr. Janet Leslie / The Gift of Experience LLC
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A middle-aged man with reddish hair and freckles, wearing a blue blazer and a white turtleneck, sitting at a desk in front of a black-and-white cityscape mural, with a silver necklace and a medallion, holding a black pen.

Arthur McCarthy / Mammoth, Inc.
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A woman with short brown hair, wearing a beige blazer and red top, sitting in a black leather chair and smiling at the camera.

Arlene Sorkin / Illuminart Productions
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Wednesday, February 12 at 9:00 AM

The Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Avenue

$75 (Members) / $100 (Non-Members)

Thanks to Signature Sponsors:

Gateway Arms Realty Corp logo with a stylized gate and arch design.
The text 'The Vault' in blue 3D letters.
Valley logo in dark blue with an abstract geometric shape to the left of the word 'Valley'.

Thanks to Partner Sponsors:

Logo with shield and keyhole, text reads 'COMSERU CONNECT'.
CRSI logo with green flower emblem and text '70 Years Strong'
Logo of NYCID featuring a white dove, a stylized human figure, and colorful swooshes with the text 'NYCID We Improve Lives'.
Empire State Bank logo featuring a stylized sun rising over a river with the tagline 'We Take Your Business Personally.'

Event Sponsorship

$2,500

Signature Sponsor

  • Four (4) Event Tickets

  • One full-page event journal ad with priority placement

  • Logo placement on journal cover

  • Logo placement on website

  • Prominent logo placement at event

  • Mention in all pre and post-event materials and press

  • Verbal mention during event

$1,000

Partner Sponsor

  • Two (2) Event Tickets

  • Logo placement on website

  • One Full-Page event journal ad

  • Logo placement at event

  • Mention in major pre and post-event materials

  • Verbal mention during event

Poster for the 2024 Louis R. Miller Business Leadership Awards event, hosted by Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, featuring a photo of Louis R. Miller and eight headshots of award recipients, scheduled for February 14, 2024, at The Grand Oaks, sponsored by Gateway Arms Realty Corp.

2024 journal cover included for reference.

The 2025 Louis R. Miller Journal - Ad Spots Are NOW CLOSED

The annual “Lou Miller” journal, which is distributed at the event, features all of this year’s honorees and their stories, presenters, and a history of the awards. Journal ads are available now. All ads are full color.

Pricing:

  • Outside Back Cover (5.5”W x 8.5”H): SOLD

  • Inside Front Cover (5.5”W x 8.5”H): SOLD

  • Inside Back Cover (5.5”W x 8.5”H): SOLD

  • Full Page (5.5”W x 8.5”H): $300 (Members), $450 (Non-Members)

  • Congratulatory Message (5.5”W x 4.25”H): $150 (Members), $225 (Non-Members)

  • Ad design fee, if needed: $50

The 2025 Event Committee

Event Chairs

Solomon Chemo CFP®, Richmond Wealth Management

Janet Langton-Magnuson, Richmond Home Need Services, Inc.

Event Committee

Committee Head: Michele Esposito, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce

John Amodio, SCORE Mentors NYC

Tatiana Arguello, Nonprofit Staten Island

Mike Assenza, Mutual | Stat Land Security Services (a Kastle Company)

Chris Ferrera, Comserv Connect

Donna Long, Crossroads Unlimited Inc.

MaryLee Montalvo, MLM Public Relations

Shawn Stradford, Stradford Home for Funerals and Cremations Inc.

 

Who was Lou Miller?

Learn more about the Staten Island Businessman who inspired generations of business leaders - and our annual leadership awards.

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