Long Island Business News has selected the recipients of this year’s Icon Honors.

Icon Honors recognizes Long Island business leaders, over the age of 60, for their notable success and demonstration of strong leadership within and outside their fields. The honorees have moved their businesses and Long Island forward by growing jobs and making a difference in the community.

The list of winners is below:

Frank Amalfitano, United Veterans Beacon House

Phil Andrews, Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce/100 Black Men of Eastern New York

Charles Barragato, BDO USA

Dr. Anthony Basile, Anthony Basile CPA, P.C./Hofstra University

Cheryl Benton, The Three Tomatoes

Gary Ronald Bettan, Broadfield Distributing

Edward Blaskey, Webster Bank

John Buran, Flushing Financial Corporation

John D. Cameron Jr., P.E., IMEG

Angie M. Carpenter, Town of Islip

Michael J. Deering, Long Island Power Authority

Greg Demetriou, Lorraine Gregory Communications

Steven A. Fangmann, P.E., BCEE, D&B Engineers & Architects

Harlan J. Fischer, Branch Financial Services Inc.

Jim Flannery, National Grid Ventures

Patricia Galteri, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein PC

Louis Grassi, CPA, CFE, Grassi

Katherine Heaviside, Epoch 5 Public Relations

Lawrence Kadish, The Museum of American Armor

Evan H. Krinick, Rivkin Radler LLP

Michael Lessing, Lessing’s Hospitality Group

Joseph Musnicki, Ocean Spray Hot Tubs

Paule Pachter, Long Island Cares, The Harry Chapin Food Bank

Guy Page, R.A., CSI, H2M architects + engineers

Rev. Francis Pizzarelli, SMM, LCSW-R, ACSW, DCSW, Hope House Ministries

Hon. Gail Prudenti, Burner Prudenti Law

Michael P. Puorro, Hanover Bank

Frank Sorrentino III, ConnectOne Bank

Marc B. Spector, SPECTOR Companies

Lidia Szczepanowski, Esq., Law Office of Lidia Szczepanowski, Esq.

Ellenmorris Tiegerman, Tiegerman Schools

Frank Vero Sr., Aurora Contractors Inc.

Lawrence J. Waldman, Long Island Association

Alan E. Weiner, Alan E. Weiner CPA, JD, LL.M.

To be eligible for Icon Honors, honorees must have a long-standing commitment to the Long Island business community. Honorees must also have a sustained dedication to community service and mentoring. They may be in the workforce (or retired) and must hold (or have held) senior management-level positions with significant authority in decision-making for their organization. The winners were selected by the editors of Long Island Business News.

“The 2025 Icon Honors recipients are visionary leaders who make a difference for many of us on Long Island and beyond. Their professional achievements, community awareness and action are outstanding, and they are role models for all of us,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Long Island Business News. “They also look to the future by mentoring the next generation of leaders. We at Long Island Business News congratulate this year’s honorees.”

The winners will be honored at a celebration on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury. Registration and networking begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the luncheon and awards celebration at Noon. The event hashtag is #LIBNevents.

Sponsorship includes a table for guests, logo usage, multimedia marketing opportunities and more, depending on sponsor level. If space is available after the sponsorship deadline, a limited number of individual tickets will go on sale. To secure a sponsorship, contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner at [email protected].

Winners will be profiled in a special section that will be inserted into the Aug. 22 issue of Long Island Business News and will be available at LIBN.com.

For more information and updated sponsorship information about Long Island Business News’ 2025 Icon Honors, visit https://libn.com/event/libn-icon-honors/.