The Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) announced the winners of the association’s annual awards during its Holiday Party, held this past evening at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, NY. Supplier, Distributor, John J. Pagano Multiline Representative, Customer Service Representative, Humanitarian of the Year, and more were among the awards presented. The Diamond Award Winners were also announced and the 2021 40 Under 40 Recipients recognized.
The SAAGNY Board of Directors established these awards to recognize those companies and individuals that best represent the ideals of the promotional advertising industry. The winners of these awards were all nominated and voted on by the association’s members in balloting conducted in September and October. A selection committee determined the winners of the SAAGNY Diamond Awards and the 40 Under 40 Recipients. The winners were:
Company Awards
Supplier of the Year (less than $40 million In Sales) Starline
Supplier of the Year (more than $40 million In Sales) Tekweld
Distributor of the Year (smaller) JP Scar
Distributor of the Year (larger) Stackable Sensations
Supplier Technology Award PCNA
Distributor Technology Award HALO
Decorator of the Year Insane Apparel
Individual Awards
John J. Pagano Multiline Rep. of the Year Josh Brooks, Brooks & Brooks
Customer Service Rep of the Year Will Flores, Tekweld
Supplier Representative of the Year John R. B. Cudahy, MAS
Humanitarian of the Year Gail Deutchman, Distinctive Promotions
Diamond Awards
Diamond Award – Goodwill/Non-Profit/Fundraising Beth Silverman, The Vernon Company
Diamond Award – Internal Self Promotion/Employee Incentive Program Stackable Sensations
Some of our deserving award recipients.
40 Under 40 Recipients
Anthony Abatzis
Chris Barlow
Amy Bennedict
Chris Bloomer
Jon Borowka
Adam Brown
Mike Cardin
Dino Ciccarelli
John R. B. Cudahy, MAS
Brian Deissroth
Thomas Deissroth
Ethan Dowie
Sean Dwyer
Chelsea Fishman
Will Flores
David Goldfarb
Scott Gordon
Donald Grant
Jeff Hinds
Tim Howe
Sean Kurtzman
Jenna Larned
Zach LeBlanc
Elyssa Maryasis
Marissa Mattessich
Kevin McLaughlin
Anthony McNally
Mike Newman
Chim Olisemeka
Brendan Pigott
James Przybyszewski
Robert Russell
Amy Serrano
Dylan Sullivan
Rich Susi
Cristina Tarantino
Brittany Tiringer
Nick Valentini
Alexis Wahl
Keith Zasowski
Some of our fantastic 40 Under 40 Recipients
Thank you Orrefors Kosta Boda for donating the SAAGNY awards.
Rachel Levin, CAS, SAAGNY President, remarked, “So many faces both old and new, gathered together to honor and celebrate success! Seeing everyone out of the office and onto the dance floor was a great reminder of how important the SAAGNY community is. It was a night to remember!!!!”
In addition, The SAAGNY Foundation honored Harvey Mackler, MAS+, by installing him into The SAAGNY Foundation Hall of Fame. Harvey who was unable to be in person to accept his award noted in his prepared remarks, “It is an honor to be inducted into The SAAGNY Foundation Hall of Fame, and it is also an acknowledgement of the many industry colleagues who worked tirelessly alongside me. It was easy to follow the leadership paths blazed by the previous Chairs, Bill Lazarus and Joel Schaffer. There were countless volunteers and committed hours. We need to continue to “do good.”
Lynn Millinger and Chris Bloomer, Co-Chairs, The SAAGNY Foundation, noted “Harvey was instrumental in actively fundraising and integral to growth of the Foundation. The Foundation also wants to express our appreciation to Foundation Past President Melissa Casey for the gracious donation of the award created by Pacesetter Awards.”
