Executive Board & Committee Chairs

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 ...

Alyse Parise, LCSW  is a seasoned psychotherapist, certified Life & Business Coach, and an Intentional Creativity Coach with an extensive career spanning more than three decades. My expertise lies in guiding women on a transformative journey toward ...

Lisa held the SCWBEC Chairwoman position from 2013-2016 and has been an active Board Member since 2005. She continues to support the organization through Sponsorship. Lisa is a New York State Licensed Real Estate Broker who ran ...

Peg McCoy is the President of Peggiann McCoy CPA, P.C.  She has over 25 years of progressive experience in providing quality accounting and tax services to closely held businesses.  In 1998 she began a full time endeavor ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gisela Di Fresco is the founder and creative mind behind Balloons by Play Time.  What began as a simple love for decorating and celebrating life’s special moments has grown into a vibrant balloon business serving joyful, custom ...

Dina started doing small business consulting over ten years ago shortly after graduating business school - in fact she met her first client at Whole Foods while sampling in the health and beauty section! Her constant curiosity ...

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 ...