2023 Gala Honorees
As a proud product of NYC Public Schools, Superintendent Glenda Esperance’s daily motivation for being an educator is to ensure that the enriched opportunities often reserved for some become the standard for all students regardless of zip...More
Dieunait Jules immigrated to the United States from Haiti. He has always been fascinated with refrigeration and that led him to TCI College of Technology and New York City College of Technology where he obtained a degr...More
Rickard Jean-Noel is a Fordham University trained Social Worker with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work. Rickard has a rich history of providing social and emotional support services to diverse communities throu...More
Monique M. Simpson is a Certified Health, Nutrition, and Wellness Coach, Behaviorist, Kemetic Yogi, and Managing Director of Renew'd LLC – the holistic health and wellbeing company she founded just under a decade ago in Brooklyn, New York....More
Denese Veira-Wilson is the CEO of Better Together Counseling LLC and The VFW Investment Group LLC. She is also a Counselor, dancer, wife, and a mother. With over thirty (30) years of experience in counseling, teaching,...More
Passionate about her work and dedicated to her obligations. She is recognized as an Apostle, missionary, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, leader, coach, mentor, author, public speaker, event planner, and facilitator...More
Nancy Duchâtellier-Esposito, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where she attended school at Notre Dame du Perpetuel Secours, in Bel-Air. She emigrated to Canada and the United States where she completed her undergradu...More
For more than two decades, the leadership of The Bridge Multicultural Advocacy Project has played a historic role advocating for UNITY among all of NYC diverse populations. That impact has been most evident in its ability to petition and ...More
Atia serves as the Muslim Women Liaison at the NYC Mayor’s Office and she is the Founder of PASWO, Pakistani American Skilled Women Organization. Atia worked tenaciously during the COVID-19 pandemic to support thousand...More
Julius Adeoye attended the University of Ilorin, Nigeria and completed his National Youth Service at the College of Education, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. It was while serving Nigeria, his country of birth, that his interest in education...More
Rev (Dr) Michael Akintayo graduated with honors from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and received a bachelor's degree in Sociology. He attended and graduated from Metropolitan College of New York with a Master of Science in Administrat...More
Ms. Chui Man Lai joined the staff of New York Downtown Hospital in 2001. Following her mother-in-law’s hospitalization, the previous June, Ms. Lai brought her deep awareness of the critical importance of communication ...More
Former Honorees of the MIPO Inc.Outstanding Citizenship Hall of Fame Award
2023
Julius Adeoye
Dr. Michael Akintayo
Apostle Dr. Natacha Chloe Aurelien
Bridge Multicultural and Advocacy Project
Nancy Duchâtellier-Esposito
Glenda Esperance
Rickard Jean-Noel
Dieunait Jules
Chui Man Lai
Atia Shahnaz
Monique Simpson
Denese Wilson
2022
Evens Blaise
Alvin Clayton
Dr. Matthew E. Fink
Danielle Jones
Ketler Louissaint
Dr. Giulia M. Pasinetti
2021
N/A
2020
Dr. Olugbenga Alaba Ajala
Ronald Aubourg
Dr. Michel-Jose Charles
Dr. Magalie Emile-Backer
Gabrielle Gallucci
Retired Sergeant Herve Guiteau
Dr. Maurice Hinson
Gilbert Hippolyte
Council Member Rita Joseph
M. Joane Pillard
Dr. Jean Eddy Saint Paul
Rolanda Telesford-Hastick
2019
Dr. Abraham Jules
Khyrie Alleyne
Gaye Anderson
LaTayvia Brown
Mark Cannizzaro
Aldrin Enis
Fritz Fils-Aime
Shaun D. Francois
Rose Guerrier
Katia Guillaume
Tessa Hackett-Vieira
Dr. Max Jean Paul
Sam Pierre
Past. Nicholson Pierre
Khalilah Webster
2018
Dr. Isabelle Barriere
Maria Casteneda
Hon. Yvette D. Clarke
Dr. Humphrey Crookendale
Donald Etienne
Supt. Samuel Eugene
Meisha Gattis
Ernest Michel, MD
David Morisset, Esq.
Dr. Nelson Moses
Hon. Alvin C. Vanessa Ogar
Dr. Marcelin Watler
Joel Widmaire
Dr. Elizabeth Wilson
2017
Chris Achong
Ochendo Damus
Rubain Dorancy, Esq.
Officer Arthur Egner
Monalisa Jean-Ferrari
Hon. Raymond Alcide Joseph
Natasha Pierre McArthy
Vicky Sylvain
Rona Taylor
St. Paul’s Episcopal Young Adult Ministry
2016
Mark Meyer Appel
Jerry Jordan Brown
Rick Davy
Keisha T. Christie
Steve A. Dorcely
Dee Frazier
Marie E. Hyppolite
Nerland Malvoisin
Patricia Marthone, MD
Hon. Nick Perry
Greta Rosalie Strong, Ed.D.
2015
Hon. Judge Christina C.
Bonne-Annee
Gerald J. Cadet
Marie Desforges
Mathylde Frontus
George Hulse
Jeff Lindor
Tricia Ocona
Henry Per Juste
Earl Phillip
Jackson Rockingster
Robert Scott
2014
Herman Merritt
Hon. Simon Dieuseul Desras
Jihan Marielle Antoine
Hon. Charles Barron
Patricia F. Robinson
James C. Richmond
Commander Rocky Robinson
2013
Dr. Una S. T. Clarke
Sandra Barnes
Stephanie & Floyd Rance
(Run and Shoot Film)
Dr. Stephen Appea
Marcell Toussaint
Hon. Annette Robinson
Marie Yolaine Eusebe
2012
Dr. Walter Kyte
Mercedes Narcisse
Pastor Samuel Nicolas
Yolaine Milfort
Sandford Rubenstein
Martine Guerrier