Outstanding Leadership in Queens

The Queens Federation of Churches takes pleasure in recognizing persons who have provided Outstanding Leadership in the Borough of Queens. Individuals are selected variously from commerce, the nonprofit sector, and governmental service on the basis of significant contribution to the well-being of God's children.

The awards for Outstanding Leadership in Queens are presented on the last Friday evening of January at the Federation's annual Celebration of Ecumenical Ministry in Queens at Terrace On The Park.

Those who have been recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Queens are listed below according to the year of their award. Clicking on the name of the honoree will take you to his or her biographical sketch.

Recipients by Year of Presentation

2020

Bryan Carrott
Marc L. Greenberg
Saywalah Kesselly

2019

Dr. Mitchell Katz
The Rev. Micah L. McCreary, Ph.D.
Bishop Erskine Williams

2018

Diana Castillo
Emma G. Porter
Gloria Rochester

2017

Cathy Hung
Helen Irving
Rev. Marcos A. Miranda

2016

Andy Manshel
Kenneth Rudzewick
Imam Ibrahim Sayar

2015

The Reverend Darryl F. James
Clyde Vanel, Esq.
Cheryl Wills

2014

The Reverend Douglas Kurtz
The Reverend Calvin Rice
The Honorable Eric Ulrich

2013

The Reverend Victor T. Hall, Sr.
The Honorable Dennis M. Walcott

2012

The Reverend Dr. Marvin J. Bentley
Brendan Leavy
Verdia M. Noel

2011

The Reverend Dr. Sunder Devaprasad
The Honorable Daniel W. Joy

2010

The Reverend Ojeda Hall-Phillips
The Reverend Jae Hong Han
Charles Lilly

2009
William L. Huisman
Sharon Rumley, RN, MPH
Bishop Lester L. Williams

2008
Dr. Gail O. Mellow
The Reverend Dr. Wal Soo Ro
Joyce Sylvester

2007
Joan Barnes
Bishop Dr. Roderick R. Caesar
Dr. Marcia V. Keisz

2006
The Honorable Helen M. Marshall
The Reverend Dr. Ernestine Sanders

2005
Freddie Dill, Jr.
Pritha Singh
Richard K. Wong

2004
Movyn Bass
Charesse White
The Rev. Dr. Richard Sturm
Ambassador David Molina Vizcaíno

2003
The Rev. Dr. David H. Benke
Grace V. Lawrence
Bernadette Richie

2002
The Rev. Dr. Dwight McCauley Jackson
Jack Thompson
Joan C. Thompson, RN MS MS

2001
Gerald W. Deas, M.D.
Dr. Giho Kim
The Rev. Patrick H. O'Connor

2000
Rudolph H. Auslander
Canute C. Bernard, M.D.
The Rev. Dr. Elaine M. Flake

1999
The Rev. Richard Choi
Daisy Jardine Howell
Frank Russo, Jr.

1998
J. Darryl Edwards
Rose Kryzak
Edwin C. Reed

1997
Hon. Angelo Graci
Bill Tetreault
Helen G. Wright

1996
Most The Rev. Ignatius A. Catanello
Willard Hill

1995
The Rev. Arthur W. Davenport
Marcy Galatioto
Hon. Thomas White, Jr.

1994
The Rev. Charles L. Norris, Sr.
F. Carlisle Towery
Mother Cora Mae Walker

1993
The Rev. Jin Kwan Han
Millicent Jones
Harry T. Stewart

1992
Kevin M. Kearney, Esq.
Susan Wu Rathbone
Richard L. Rowe

1991
The Rev. Coleman Costello
Hon. Claire Shulman
Charles W. Washington

1990
Cole Genn
The Rev. Roy L. Gilmore
Winnie McCarthy

1989
The Rev. Carl L. Baldwin
Nancy DeArruda
Adelaide L. Sanford

1988
Patricia Anne Ardezzone
Dr. E. Lawrence Deckinger
Andrew P. Jackson

1987
June W. Van Brackle
Ronald A. Cox
Gloster B. Current

1986
The Rev. Austin H. Armitstead
Elizabeth W. Arrington
Michael Riccio

1985
The Rev. Floyd H. Flake
John S. Linakis
Joyce L. Royes

1984

Milton G. Bassin
The Rev. James C. Kelly, Sr.
Margaret Swezey

1983
Lawrence J. Cormier
The Rev. Canon Dougald L. Maclean
Therese M. Molloy

1982
The Rev. Robert Ross Johnson
Jane Planken