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2018 gOLf OutINg tO HONOR LINDA ROSAtOMRCC’s 2018 Golf Outing on Septemer 18 will honor
Linda Rosato of Pony Power Therapies as the Chamber’s2018 Humanitarian of the Year.
Linda has been a volunteer and active member of PonyPower Therapies’ Board of Directors since 2011. Her ener-gy, dedication and support have been unwavering. In addi-tion to volunteering as a side walker with riders fromorganizations like Children’s Aid and Family Services andOasis, Linda actively represents the Board on Pony Power’sDevelopment and Event Committees. For the past nine years,Linda and her husband, JP, have generously sponsored and hosted a benefit Golfand Tennis Outing to support Pony Power’s programs, participants and ponies.
Linda’s commitment to Pony Power extends beyond her work on the farm. Shealso sits on the committee that organizes the annual Susan Zabransky HughesMemorial Run in support of the HackensackUMC Foundation. The event helpsfund several weeks of summer programming at Pony Power Therapies for pedi-atric patients and their families from the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital atHackensackUMC.
What’s insidePresident’s Message 2
Member News Briefs 2
Upcoming Events 3
Hitch a Ride 3
New Members 4
Spirit Cruise 4
Annual Lunch 5
Snapshots 6
WIBI 7
Member Spotlight 8
MRCC Directors 8
What Our MembersAre Saying 8
B2B Expo 9
Member Biz Discounts 9
Register today!MAY 6
MRCC - Ramapo College
5K RUN - 3K WALK
Ramapo College
Enjoy the picturesque course,
plus food, awards and prizes.
Register at RunSignUp.com
MAY 22
Dinner Networking Cruise
Spirit of New Jersey
Weehawken
Meet other local business people
on a splendid cruise with a tasty
dinner and spectacular views.
See page 4
Save the dateJuLY 12
MRCC Who’s Who BBQ
Crowne Plaza Hotel
& Conference Ceenter
JOIN uS. SuPPORt uS. MAKE A DIffERENCE.
Spring is finally here and MRCC has paired up with Ramapo College this yearfor our 4th Annual 5K Run/3K Walk. Come join us on the morning of May 6thfor a FUN FILLED Event to raise funds for Scholarships. The first 250 attendeeswho register through RunSignUp.com will receive a complimentary shirt and pro-motional bag. Be sure to bring the family as we have a new, low student rate ofjust $10.00. Also, this is a great Team-Building event for a group of employees. Inaddition to taking place entirely on Ramapo's picturesque campus, there will befood, restrooms, door prizes and awards for multiple age categories. Check-instarts at 7:30a.m. with Race/Walk beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m.
If you want to advertise your busi-ness by engaging the hundreds of at-tendees, there is still time. A merchanttable is available for only $75 mem-ber/$100 non-member rate. Unable tomake it? Send a Gift Certificate to theChamber and we will announce yourbusiness and offer it as a door prize.For more, check out RunSignUp.comor Mahwah.com.
Hope to see you there!
MRCC-RAMAPO COLLEgE 5K SCHOLARSHIP RuN
Sara Subramanian
Sara Subramanian is an experi-
enced hospitality and certified
meeting professional with more
than 15 years of experience in
hotel operations
and management
including Front
Office, Food &
Beverage, Hotel
Sales, Catering
and Convention
Services. She is currently the
Director of Sales and Marketing
at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel.
Prior to joining the Sheraton
Mahwah Hotel, she was the
Director of Sales and Marketing
for Crowne Plaza and Holiday
Inn Express in Stamford, Con-
necticut.
The Sheraton Mahwah hotel is a
landmark property that boasts of
225 well-appointed guest rooms
with 24,000 square feet of func-
tion space and surrounded by 100
acres of manicured outdoor space.
Sara and her team of five Sales
Managers work with individuals
and business alike in both Mah-
wah and the surrounding areas to
provide them with a memorable
guest experience, while increasing
visibility for the town.
A graduate of Johnson and Wales
University, Sara holds a bachelor’s
degree in Hospitality Manage-
ment and an MBA in Global
Business Leadership. She resides
in Connecticut with her family.
Bergen County’s Premier Chamber of Commerce™
Director Spotlight
MRCC Rocks!
SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS MAY 4• Do you or one of your employees have an immediate family member who will
be a full-time student attending Bergen Community College, Lincoln Technical In-
stitute or Ramapo College of New Jersey in the fall of 2018?
• Do you or one of your employees have an immediately family member who will
be starting school at an Eastwick College campus full time in 2018-2019?
If the answer is yes, scholarship applications are now being accepted and are due
to the Chamber office on or before May 4, 2018.
mahwah.com/scholarships
• Julie Belardinelli, Senior Director and Inde-pendent Wine Ambassador with The BoissetWine Collection is proud to report that she hasearned her company’s France Incentive Trip.
Every year, The Boisset Collection puts togethera wonderful 6 day luxury getaway with theirowner Jean-Charles Boisset, where the winnersget to discover “his” France where art, passion,culture and wine unite. Thewinners have to qualify byaccumulating a specificnumber of points over a 6month period. The pointsare accumulated based onsales, volume, and other leadership aspects of thebusiness. Julie will be enjoying Paris as well asbeing whisked away to Chablis, Beaune andMeursault in the heart of Burgundy. After spend-ing time in these wonderful historic towns, theywill heading to Champagne and will explore thelandscape and vineyards and mountains of Reims.Along the entire journey they will discover thefinest wines and discover French gastronomy withJean-Charles, his family and their winemakers.
This trip is earned by a few select Ambassadorsin the company due to the unique qualification cri-teria involved in earning this trip.
• The most advanced imaging technology wasrecently unveiled at Good Samaritan Hospital, amember of the Westchester Medical Center HealthNetwork (WMCHealth). Good Samaritan Hospi-tal is the only hospital in the region with thisgame-changing new angiography medical imag-ing equipment for a 3D imaging platform.
“This new platform allows doctors the ability toaccomplish the procedures more quickly and effi-ciently, which benefits the patient,” said ScottLuchs, MD, Director of Radiology at GoodSamaritan Hospital. “It offers physicians opti-mized imaging visualization, convenience and theability to provide superior care.”
The imaging technology evaluates every arteryand vein (except the heart) to identify blockagesmore precisely, allowing physicians to clear theblockages and remove plaque. This new equip-ment benefits patients because it utilizes the low-est dose x-ray possible, thereby leading to betteroutcomes.
• Unity Bank recently held a ribbon cuttingceremony with the Mahwah Regional Chamber ofCommerce and the Ramsey Chamber of Com-merce to celebrate the opening of its new Ramseybranch at 475 Franklin Turnpike. Jodi Reyes,Unity Bank Ramsey Relationship Manager, is pic-tured center with James A. Hughes, Unity BankPresident & CEO, who are joined by bank staffand local residents and business representatives.Unity Bank provides financial services to busi-nesses and consumers at 18 branches throughoutNew Jersey and the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
• For the second year in a row, Stryker hasbeen named a Best Workplace for Giving Back.The company ranks #22 out of 50 companies, andthey were the only medical device company thatmade the list.
Employees are proud of the impact they make intheir community, especially with the partnershipthey have with K9’s For Warriors. K9’s For War-riors is a nonprofit organi-zation that providesservice dogs to veteranssuffering from PTSD as aresult of post-9/11 mili-tary service. Since firstcollaborating with the or-ganization in 2015, Stryk-er has sponsored sixteenservice canines to date.
Featured here is Army veteran Jennifer DiLuzio with the
first service dog, named Stryker, that the company spon-
sored. Stryker’s proud to support the organization’s goal
of empowering warriors to return to civilian life with digni-
ty and independence.
• Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco visitedThe Body Image Boutique, a wellness facilityowned by county residents Melanie Struble andJen Kraft. The Body Image Boutique offers sup-portive services for women, men, and childrenwho are struggling with or in recovery from neg-ative body image, eating disorders, and addictionissues. “I really enjoy the opportunity to travelthroughout Bergen County and strengthen the re-lationships between government and the privatesector,” said County Executive Tedesco. “Busi-nesses like the Body Image Boutique fill an im-portant role in our communities by supporting thehealth and wellness of our residents.
PRESIDENt’S MESSAgE
This is an exciting time of year as we move
towards warmer weather. We have some really
great events planned! Our annual 5K run/3K
walk is coming up on May 6th. It’s a great
opportunity to be outside and enjoy time with
your families and friends while supporting local
businesses and scholarships. I hope to see you
there!
We have 2 special interest groups, WIBI and
YPN that are gaining a lot of traction; I hope
that you will take time to check them out on our
website. At our annual luncheon we announced
that Linda Rosato is our Humanitarian of the
year. We are having a Business After Hours on
May 16th where we encourage you to come to
the Pony Power farm and meet her.
For our newer members and for those of you
that may want a refresher on the many benefits
the MRCC has to offer, I encourage you to join
us on May 22nd for our Member benefits
overview. Lastly, but certainly not least, we have
our annual dinner and networking cruise the
evening of May 22nd and we hope that you will
join us.
Shannon LazarreMRCC President
M&T Bank
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SMEMBER NEWS BRIEfS
From left: Scott Luchs, MD; Frank Hagen, Trustee of theVillage of Suffern; Mary Leahy, MD, CEO of Bon SecoursCharity Health System; Rockland County Executive EdDay; Michael Israel, President and CEO of WestchesterMedical Center Health Network; and Sen. David Carlucci.
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uPCOMINg EvENtS
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PLEASE JOIN US AND INVITE OTHERS!
MAY 6* MRCC/Ramapo College Scholarship Run; Sponsored by Good
Samaritan Hospital, Hughes Environmental Engineering, Inserra
Supermarkets, Inc., Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.,
M&T Bank, Ramsey Outdoor Store, TD Bank, Valley Health System,
Visions Federal Credit Union, Bagel Express, CDT Resources,
LLC, Lincoln Technical Institute, Mahwah Bar & Grill, Inc., Ramsey
Farmers’ Market, Speedpro Imaging Inc., and Terrie O’Connor Re-
altors; Ramapo College of New Jersey
9* Women In Business Initiative (WIBI); Sponsored by TD Bank;
Chamber Office
15* “Opioid Crisis” Breakfast; Mahwah Bar & Grill
16 Women In Business Initiative (WIBI); Sponsored by TD Bank;
Chamber Office
16 Free Business After Hours “Meet MRCC’s 2018 Humanitarian”;
Sponsored by M&T Bank; Hosted by Pony Power Therapies
22 Free Member Benefits Overview; Sponsored by M&T Bank; Cham-
ber Office
22 Dinner & Networking Cruise with Fort Lee Regional CoC, Hudson
County CoC, Meadowlands Regional CoC, and Newark Regional
Business Partnership; Sponsored by Good Samaritan Hospital,
Spirit of New Jersey
JuN 5 Young Professionals Networking “Mastermind Table”; Sponsored
by TD Bank; Eastwick College
7 Scholarship Awards Luncheon; Sponsored by Bergen Volunteer
Center and M&T Bank; Ramsey Golf and Country Club
14 Beyond Bergen B2B; Sponsored by Bergen Volunteer Center, En-
vision Video Services, M&T Bank, Bergen Magazine, Crystal
Springs Golf Resort, and Family Promise of Bergen County; Host-
ed by Sheraton Mahwah Hotel
20 Women In Business Initiative (WIBI); Sponsored by TD Bank;
Chamber Office
JuL 11 Women In Business Initiative (WIBI); Sponsored by TD Bank;
Chamber Office
12 MRCC Who’s Who BBQ; Sponsored by M&T Bank; Hosted by
Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
17 Inspirational Women’s Luncheon with Rockland Business Women's
Network; Sponsored by M&T Bank; HNA Palisades Premier Con-
ference Center
18 Women In Business Initiative (WIBI); Sponsored by TD Bank;
Chamber Office
26 Business After Hours; Hosted by Mahwah Bar & Grill
*Sponsorships still available. Please inquire at the office.
All dates and events are subject to change. Please visit mahwah.com for up-to-date information and to register for all events.
HItCH-A-RIDE in MRCC’s Quarterly Mailer
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in a mailbox —
not just an inbox.
We’ll send your promotional material to approximately
1,000 local businesses for only $250! 2018 Flyer deadlines: July 17 • October 16
• On February 24, 2018, Business Machine Technologies (BMT)took part in the Polar Plunge at Seaside Heights, NJ. Several employ-ees of the company jumped into the 40-degree water, raising morethan $9,500 in donations for Special Olympics New Jersey.
“We jumped into this plunge with full force, exceeding ourfundraising goal by several thousand dollars”, said Matt “Beluga”Pellitteri, Vice President of BMT and Official Team Captain. “Theevent proved to be a great team experience while benefitting atremendous cause. We are proud to support the athletes of SpecialOlympics New Jersey”.
The Seaside Polar Plunge is an annual event that this year broughtapproximately 7,000 participants to the frigid Atlantic waters, raisingover $2.0 million for Special Olympics New Jersey. Celebrating 25years, this event has challenged thousands of brave jumpers fromaround the state. All funds raised go towards programming andevents for more than 25,000 athletes statewide. This is the secondtime BMT has participated in the Plunge at Seaside.
Bergen County’s Premier Chamber of Commerce™
WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Bank of America, Bridgewater
Bergen County Auto group, Mahwah
C3Workplace, Montclair
Capacity Marine, Mahwah
Carrera Brokerage, LLC, Franklin Lakes
Cartridge World Mahwah, Mahwah
Certified financial Services, Paramus
CheckAlt, Valley Cottage
Color Street Independent Stylist, Mahwah
DNS Computing Inc., Red Hook
EisnerAmper LLP, Iselin
finish Line Marketing, Wyckoff
Hartie's touch Window Cleaning, LLC, Spring Valley
Human Resources Innovative Results, LLC, Tappan
LC Marketing Communications, Ramsey
Mann & Co. Inc., Montvale
Minuteman Press Ho-Ho-Kus, Ho-Ho-Kus
NJ | Mobile HealthCare, Mahwah
NJ Lenders Corp, Mahwah
PAtH Health Consultants, Paramus
Residence Inn Marriott, Saddle River
Safari Solutions, Riverdale
the Scott Lask Wealth Management group LLC, Monroe
YWCA Bergen County, Ridgewood
Effective April 23, 2018
Left to Right front row: Jodi Reyes of Unity Bank, Ramsey; William Torino of NJ Lenders
Corp, Mahwah; Susan Payne of Susan Payne & Associates Inc., Dumont; Christina Nemec
of PATH Health Consultants, Paramus; Wendy Cotes MRCC Membership Coordinator,
Mahwah; Jessica & Jill Zolotorofe of DZ Foundation, Montvale; Julie Lee of Christian
Health Care Center, Wyckoff; Samantha Paris of PKF O’Connor Davies, Woodcliff Lake
Left to Right back row: Shannon Lazare President of MRCC of M&T Bank, Paramus; Mary
Ciani of Unity Bank, Ramsey; Julie Seda of PATH Health Consultants, Paramus; Raphael
Toussaint of Hartie’s Touch Window Cleaning, LLC, Spring Valley; Aaron Klein of Klein
Publishing Group, Teaneck; Conway Wong of Minuteman Press Ho-Ho-Kus, Ho-Ho-Kus;
Mark Fairman MRCC Director of New York Life Insurance Company, Saddle Brook; Patty
Ciardullo of PKF O’Connor Davies, Woodcliff Lake
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SPONSORED BY
Dinner &Networking
CruiseON THE
Spirit of New Jersey
TUESDAY
May 22, 20186:15 – 8:45 pm
CRUISEDINE
NETWORKwith 5 Regional Business Groups
$65members$90 non-members
REGISTER AT mahwah.com
A N N U A LL U N C H
2018
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MRCC’s Annual Luncheon was held on
March 23 at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel
with 145 guests in attendance. Shannon
Lazare, MRCC President introduced
MRCC’s Member Biz Discount Program
(see page 9).
SNAPSHOTS from Chamber Events
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Mastermind Luncheon“Auld Lang Syne” Mastermind
Luncheon was run by Gene
Bohensky of The Alternative
Board (TAB).
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tax Reform LuncheonPanelists included David Hass of
Cereus Financial Advisors, LLC;
Emery Duell of Beattie Padovano,
LLC; and Brian Wasser of Goldstein
Lieberman & Company LLC.
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YPNMRCC’s Young Professionals
enjoyed bowling and net-
working hosted by Lucky
Strike West Nyack.
MRCC After HoursBiggies of Ramsey hosted
“Mardi Gras” for MRCC
members.
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MEMBERS IN ACtION
Members of the Directory Committee (left) and 5K Committee (right) have been hard at work the first quarter of 2018.
Members of the Women’s In Business Initiative (WIBI) enjoy flexible bi-monthly meetings and the March
TOTALLY SOCIAL event hosted by Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, sponsored by TD Bank.
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WIBIWIBI is an acronym for the Women in Business Initiative which began as the brain childof our co-founders, Shelley Kohen Frank and Beth Donalds, was given birth by theMRCC, and has been nurtured by our Sponsor, TD Bank.
WIBI’s mission is to give women in business the opportunity to build alliances, foster relationships and share insights unique to women.
• Women now make up 40 percent of the entrepreneurs in the United States.
• Women business owners employ more than 8 million workers.
• Women provide them with more than $264 billion in wages and salaries.
WIBI’s meetings are held on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 8:15-9:45 am.Plan on arriving before and staying after the meeting for schmooze time.
WIBI is all about Women in Business Supporting Women in Business! Come and seewhat we are all about!
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201-529-5566 • [email protected]: Rena Rothman REPORTER: Sharon Rounds
LAYOUT EDITOR: Maja Britton VP MARKETING: Pattie SimoneMRCC reserves the right to edit information as needed.
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“Joining the MahwahRegional Chamber ofCommerce (MRCC)has been an outstand-ing experience for ourorganization. Thereare so many opportu-nities to network andbuild relationships. The events arewell organized and offer something tofit just about every business person’sinterest. Regardless of your size ortype of business, MRCC is a great in-vestment.”
Stew Smith, CISM - VP Business Development
Business Machine Technologies Inc.
WHAt OuR MEMBERS
ARE SAYINg
MRCC
BOARD Of DIRECtORS
PRESIDENTShannon LazareM&T Bank
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTPeter GalloEnvision Video Services
TREASURERBen MillsGoldstein Lieberman & Company LLC
SECRETARY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSharon RoundsMahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce
VICE PRESIDENTS
5K
Paul ScarduffaTD Bank
Board Operations
Christopher Heyer, Esq.Scura, Wigfield, Heyer & Stevens, LLP
Community Relations
Sandi JeanetteGood Samaritan Hospital
Corporate Partner Development
Deborah A. Richin, CFP®
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Directory
Rena RothmanPiano Teacher/Accompanist
Education
Cathleen DaveyRamapo College of NJ Foundation
Events
John FennellCrowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Events
Robin SheppardHampton Inn & Suites Hotel
Marketing
Pattie SimoneWomenCentric
Membership
Mark Fairman, LUTCF, CLTC
New York Life Insurance Company
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS
5K
Andy SulzerTri State Office Interiors
Community Relations
Sara SubramanianSheraton Mahwah Hotel
Directory
Brian F. DurkinDurkin Agency Inc.
Education
Aparna MulchandaniTwo by Two
Women in Business Initiative (WIBI)
Beth DonaldsBusiness Doctor of North Jersey
Young Professionals Network (YPN)
Miri UptonSynergia Financial
Director
Rob AngnerThe Valley Center for Health and Wellness
Director
James D. O’ConnorCheck-M-Out Security Services
& Investigations
MEMBER SPOtLIgHtSeiko Corporation of America
Seiko Corporation of America is awholly-owned subsidiary of SeikoWatch Corporation, which is headquar-tered in Tokyo, Japan. Seiko was found-ed in 1881 by Kintaro Hattori. From thevery start, he was determined to set him-self apart, to be “always one step aheadof the rest.” From founder to son tograndson and beyond, each Seiko headacross the generations has upheld thisdevotion to brand and customer – andhas for over 135 years. As the onlywatch manufacturer with every watch-making expertise including mechanical,quartz, kinetic, Spring Drive, solar,Radio Sync Solar and GPS Solar, Seikoembodies an unflagging quest to in-crease both precision, utility and beautyof its watches which has resulted inmany world-firsts. For more informa-tion on Seiko, visit www.seikousa.com.
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MEMBER BIZ
DISCOuNt PROgRAM
Sign up today! It’s as easy as:
1) go to mahwah.com
2) click on member login
3) follow prompts to add your discount!
A flyer listing participating members will be at all events
and in our Hitch A Ride envelope.
Current Member Biz Discountsavailable at mahwah.comCartridge World Mahwah
Cenzino Ristorante
Color Street Independent Stylist
Danielle Richards Photography
Envision Video Services
FitChick CPR
Hartie’s Touch Window Cleaning, LLC
Horizon Landscape
Kolinsky Wealth Management, LLC
Lightbridge Academy
Mahwah Bar & Grill, Inc.
Mall & Starview Gardens, LLC
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
Payroll Unlimited, Inc.
The Grounds at HNA Palisades Premier Conference Center
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