Executive Board & Committee Chairs

SCWBEC Board members are volunteers. We are a working board, who have the best interests of the organization always. The board is comprised of the Executive Board which provides leadership. The Committee Chairs work in specific areas to accomplish goals that we have set forth for the organization.

Executive Board

Katherine Cortavarria

Chair

Katherine Cortavarria is a purpose-driven leader with a heart for service, known for her commitment to excellence and her dedication to supporting her community. From a young age, Katherine has embraced challenges and pursued her passions with ...

Nemahun Vincent

Secretary

Nemahun Vincent is a dedicated entrepreneur and founder of tea+munchies, a Long Island-based woman- and minority-owned business. Collaborating with co-owners Nyandai Vincent and H-Soba Vincent, the tea + munchies mission is to provide handcrafted, small-batch loose leaf ...

Christina Nicolia

Treasurer

After graduating with her Masters in Accounting in 2016 from St. John\'s University Christina continued to work at The B&G Group where she later became the controller in 2019. The company was sold in 2020 where she ...

Gina Hill Slater Parker

Director of Economic Development

Gina Hill Slater Parker, President & CEO, Long Island Development Corporation (LIDC), the Long Island region’s leading business development finance agency, established in 1980 and now celebrating over four decades of service and economic contribution to Long ...

Committee Chairs

Sara Miller

Professional Development

Sara Miller is an award-winning professional photographer and owner of Sara Miller Photo Studio in Smithtown, NY. Although her business was started in 2021, she has been working as a professional photographer with various studios on Long ...

Kenia Osorio-Wellington

Co Chair - Operations

Kenia Osorio-Wellington is the Owner and President of Kear Solutions, Inc., a certified minority- and woman-owned and leading provider of Janitorial and Residential Cleaning Services in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. With a B.S. in Human Services and ...

Betsy Maniotis

Membership

Betsy is the president of Betsy\'s Baskets ~ specializing in custom gift baskets, bears, favors florals & home decor items for both corporate and personal use.

Betsy’s Baskets was honored in 2013 to be placed in LinkedIn’s Top ...

Mollie Barnett