HERE TO EXPLAIN THE VITAL ROLE OF MILITARY POLICE, IS SERGEANT FIRST CLASS RAUL LOPEZ, A U-S ARMY RESERVE MILITARY POLICE INSTRUCTOR.

GUEST BIO:

SFC Lopez is originally from Naranjito, PR. and enlisted in the United States Army on 17 November 2009. He completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, SC in April 2010 and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO in July 2010 which included Heavy Equipment Construction Repairer training. SFC Lopez’s’ assignments include: 448th FSC Co, Ft. Buchanan, PR; 301st MP Co, Ft. Buchanan, 215th MP Det, Ft Buchanan, PR, 166th RSG, Ft. Buchanan, PR, 368th MP Co, Guam. He is currently assigned to The Army School System as a ALC Instructor, Jolon, CA. SFC Lopez assignments include, Gunner, Driver, Team Leader, Squad Leader, Section Leader, Operations Sergeant, Protective Services Agent and currently ALC Instructor.

SFC Lopez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ. SFC Lopez military education includes: Basic Leader Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leader Course, Heavy Equipment Construction Repairer Course, Basic Military Police Course, Interment Resettlement Course, Protective Services Training Course, Basic Anti-Terrorism Officer Course, Conventional Physical Security Course, Unit Movement Officer Course, Combatives Level 1, Common Faculty Development Program Instructor Course, Master Fitness Trainer, Company Leaders Course, Battle Staff NCO Course, Unit Training Plan Course, Master Resilience Trainer.

SFC Lopez’s awards and decorations includes, ARCOM (4OLC), AAM (1SLC, 1OLC), MUC, AGCM, ARCAM (2OLC), NDSM, AFSM, HSM, MOVSM, GWOTSM, GWOTEM,

NOPDR (Numerical “3”), ASR, OSR (Numerical “2”), AFRMM ((Numerical “2”), NATOMDL, ASUA, ACM-CS, Drivers Wheeled Mechanic’s Badge, Army Basic Instructor Badge.

SFC Lopez is working towards getting the Army Senior Instructor Badge as well as completing his master’s degree within the next 24 months.

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Newly evolved music company aligns production, marketing, promotion, publicity, social media, publishing, web design, merchandising and more under one umbrella

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Airgo Entertainment, the multi-service music company launched by proven music industry professionals, is uniquely positioned to provide customized services for today’s independent and established recording artists. The newly developed Airgo Entertainment is an expansion of the highly successful Airgo Music, in existence since 2008, which has mounted numerous successful artist campaigns and productions.

With the newly expanded Airgo Entertainment, artists can now remain in control of their content while availing themselves of all of the services once offered only by the major record labels. The multi-faceted Airgo Entertainment, drawing upon its executives’ extensive knowledge and insight into the music industry, has formed strategic alliances to partner with artists at all levels seeking to develop and grow their presence within today’s D.I.Y. music-business climate.

Airgo Entertainment’s new team brings a forward-thinking, innovative solution from the upper echelon of music-business insiders, headed by Jimmy Greco (CEO), Bill Porricelli (Executive VP and General Manager), Russ DeSalvo (Director of Production and A&R) and Doreen D’Agostino (VP of Publicity). Among the company’s recent alliances is Phil Quartararo, who will serve on Airgo Entertainment’s Advisory Board of Directors.

Directing Airgo Entertainment are five skilled industry professionals whose outstanding credentials distinctly qualify them to succeed in bringing together multiple services under one umbrella.

Jimmy Greco (CEO)—Grammy-nominated producer and hit songwriter. Mr. Greco founded Airgo Music and Airgo Entertainment. He will oversee all aspects of the company, including production, artist development and strategic company growth. His credits include Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Carlos Santana and Miley Cyrus, among others.

Bill Porricelli (Executive Vice President and General Manager)—Paul McCartney’s longtime senior executive for MPL Communications Inc. He served as Senior Vice President of Licensing, Promotion & New Product Development. He also supplied music for dozens of major films, television shows, live stage productions and commercials.

Phil Quartararo (Advisory Board of Directors)—Mr. Quartararo’s years as CEO of Virgin Records and Warner Bros. Records and as President of EMI Music Marketing make him a most valuable asset as Airgo Entertainment launches its services. Mr. Quartararo has worked with legendary artists such as the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Coldplay, as well as marketing the estate catalogs of Frank Sinatra, and the Beatles. He is eager to bring his capabilities and vision to this exciting and evolving endeavor.

Russ DeSalvo (Director of Production and A&R)—Hit songwriter, accomplished producer, arranger and professional musician. His credits include Celine Dion, Marc Anthony, Elton John, Carlos Santana, Disney, Mattel and Universal Animations.

Doreen D’Agostino (Vice President of Publicity)—Accomplished senior level music publicist who has held executive publicity positions at Sony Entertainment and EMI Music. She served as Sr. Director of Publicity at Sony Masterworks, Sony Classical and BMG Classics and Director of Publicity at EMI Classics & Jazz.

Airgo Entertainment’s network of industry executives and aligned partners possesses all of the skills and tools necessary for today’s emerging and established artists under one umbrella. Airgo Entertainment’s business model fills a huge void and points the way toward the future of the music industry itself.

www.airgoentertainment.com

For further information:
Doreen D’Agostino
Doreen@airgomusic.com
212-772-2050

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ArtCenter’s 30th Anniversary Year: Pioneer Legacy Shaped Miami’s Art Evolution 

ArtCenter/South Florida, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors per year to its Lincoln Road location, launches its 30th anniversary initiatives during Art Basel in Miami Beach by debuting a new international visiting artist/curator program that begins with Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), dedicated to the promotion of Spanish heritage and culture around the world.

Madrid artist Juan López is the first of five artists from Spain invited to create and present work in Miami Beach, alongside two Spanish curators. “Between Walls” is on view at the Richard Shack Gallery, 800 Lincoln Road through January 12 (including the week of Art Basel in Miami Beach).

Concurrently, López will also exhibit new work as part of Temporary Contemporary in collaboration with the Bass Museum, on view at ArtCenter’s windows located at Lincoln Road and Meridian Avenue.

López is a featured artist this year at Art Basel’s “Positions” via a one-person show with Nogueras Blanchard Gallery.  

Throughout ArtCenter’s 30th anniversary year of 2014, the organization will continue to invite artists from other cities and countries for residencies in Miami Beach, and plans to send ArtCenter resident artists abroad.

ArtCenter’s Executive Director María del Valle says: “This is a bold exchange of art across borders. We have traveled nationally and internationally and conducted extensive studio visits to develop our Visiting Artists Program.”

“These international artists bring fresh new perspectives to the art communities in Miami and the United States. We hope that by sending our artists from Miami to work and exhibit in other countries they can also impact artistic landscapes abroad,” adds del Valle.

“Spain is thrilled to select ArtCenter/South Florida for this new cultural exchange with the United States,” said the President of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), Teresa Lizaranzu.

“ArtCenter/South Florida helped pioneer Miami Beach’s evolution into a global art destination, and continues to shape its future with innovative programming. The unparalleled visibility of its landmark location on Lincoln Road makes ArtCenter the perfect place to launch Spain’s new international partnership with the U.S. during Art Basel in Miami Beach,” adds Lizaranzu.

López’s site-specific work is known for playing with spaces and exploring urban environments via designs of complex iconic buildings, mixing video projections and installation, and even drawing directly on the surface of walls to alter perceptions of space and architecture.

In his work lies a deep interest in direct contact to the language developed in the street with different artistic codes – within the scope of both the private and the institutional.

His productions are filled with elements that reference urban space, including the use of tape, waste, graffiti, placards, posters, stickers, photocopies and fanzines. His work has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries including La Casa Encendida (Madrid); Fundació Joan Miró (Barcelona); Centrum Linz (Austria); National Museum of the Republic (Brasilia); Tokyo Wonder Site (Japan); and Liste Art Fair (Basel).

ArtCenter opened its doors in 1984 and has provided more than 1,000 artists with space to create and exhibit work on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. 

In its first 30 years, ArtCenter has provided residencies to artists from throughout the U.S. and abroad, and alumni include such artists as Carlos Betancourt, William Cordova, Luis Gispert, Beatriz Monteavaro and Jen Stark.

The Richard Shack Gallery, located at 800 Lincoln Road, is free and open to the public.

Hours during Art Basel Miami Beach:

Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 10:00 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Sunday-Monday: 10:00 a.m. –  9:00 p.m.

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About ArtCenter/South Florida

The cultural epicenter of South Beach’s Lincoln Road, ArtCenter/South Florida welcomes more than 100,000 visitors every year and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014. The mission of ArtCenter/South Florida is to support the artists and advance the knowledge and practice of contemporary arts and culture in South Florida. ArtCenter creates opportunities for experimentation and innovation, and encourages the exchange of ideas across cultures through residencies, exhibitions, outreach and education. Since its founding in 1984, ArtCenter has been home to more than 1,000 resident artists. ArtCenter also offers over 100 studio and artist development classes per year at its South Beach location and satellite venues. More information is available at 305/674-8278 and artcentersf.org.

About Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)

Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) is a public institution whose purpose is to further and promote Spain’s culture and heritage within and beyond Spain’s borders through a wide-ranging program of activities including exhibitions, conferences, cycles of lectures, cinema, theatre, music, audio-visual productions and initiatives designed to encourage the mobility of professionals and artists.

Boosting the internationalization of Spanish creators and artists is one of the strategic courses of action of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E). As Spanish culture is a thriving sector—not only in the traditional areas of culture but also in the new modes of production and distribution—AC/E should foster its internationalization. For this purpose AC/E has devised the Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE) featuring different tools for enabling it to travel abroad, acting as facilitators.

The PICE is based on two pillars, a Visitors Program that enables influencers and planners from different artistic disciplines to learn about the situation of their sector in Spain in order to incorporate Spanish creators into their program; and a Mobility Program that makes it possible for benchmark public or private cultural institutions interested in including a Spanish artist or creator in their programs to receive an economic incentive to encourage them to do so. Both tools are thus complementary and need to be coordinated. More information www.accioncultural.es

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ARIANNA HUFFINGTON & BARBARALEE DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL TO BE HONORED AT THE 2ND ANNUAL ELLY AWARDS LUNCHEON BY THE WOMEN’S FORUM OF NEW YORK ON FRIDAY, MAY 18, AT THE PLAZA HOTEL BENEFITTING THE EDUCATION FUND OF THE WOMEN’S FORUM OF NEW YORK

SIX TIME EMMY® AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST KATIE COURIC & PRESIDENT OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM EMILY RAFFERTY TO PRESENT THE KEY AWARDS

THREE TIME EMMY® AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST GAYLE KING TO LEAD A CONVERSATION WITH HONOREES ARIANNA HUFFINGTON & BARBARALEE DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AT EVENT

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of The Education Fund of The Women’s Forum of New York

WHAT: The Women’s Forum of New York will present the 2nd Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefitting The Education Fund of The Women’s Forum on Friday, May 18 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for The Women’s Forum founder Elinor Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders. Arianna Huffington & Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel will be the honorees.

WHEN: Friday, May 18. The Elly Awards will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a reception & VIP arrivals.

Press Check in is 11:00 a.m. RSVP is required as space for press is limited.

The Luncheon and Presentation will be from 12:15 to 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: The Plaza Hotel in New York City.

WHO: CONFIRMED CELEBRITIES & VIPS ATTENDING THE ELLY AWARDS INCLUDE:

The Elly Award Recipients (both in attendance)::

•             Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Writer; Vice-Chair, NYSCA; Chair, Historic Landmarks Preservation Center.

•             Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post Media Group.

Participating Celebrities: (all confirmed to attend):

●             Katie Couric, six time Emmy® Award winning journalist.

●             Emily Rafferty, President of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

•             Gayle King, Emmy® Award winning journalist, will lead a conversation with the honorees following the presentation of the awards.

VIPS confirmed to attend:

•             Doris P. Meister, President – US Markets – BNY Mellon Wealth Management, President of The Women’s Forum of New York.

•             Carolyn Carter, former President & CEO- Europe, Middle East & Africa, GREYgroup. Co-Chair of The Elly Awards.

•             Jane Chesnutt, former Editor-in-Chief of Women’s Day. Co-Chair of The Elly Awards.

•             Lucy Jarvis, Legendary television producer. Legendary Chair, The Elly Awards.

•             Muriel Siebert, The first woman to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Legendary Chair, The Elly Awards.

•             Diana Taylor, Managing Director, Wolfensohn Fund Management. Former Elly Awards Honoree & Honorary Chair of The Elly Awards.

•             Matilda Cuomo,  Former First Lady of New York

•             Martha Stewart, Founder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

•             Silda Wall Spitzer, Founder and Chair, Children for Children, Former First Lady of New York

•             Loreen Arbus, President & Executive Producer, Loreen Arbus Productions

•             Molly Ashby, CEO, Solera Capital LLC

•             Candace K. Beinecke, Chair, Hughes Hubbard & Reed

•             Jessica M. Bibliowicz, Chief Executive Officer, NFP

•             Lisa Dennison, Chairman-North and South America, Sotheby’s

•             Janice Reals Ellig, Co-CEO, Chadick Ellig, Inc.

•             Moira Forbes, President & Publisher, Forbes Woman-Forbes Media

•             Suri Kasirer, Founder and President, Kasirer Consulting, LLC

•             Catherine M. Keating, CEO, Americas Institutional Asset Management, JPMorgan

•             Rikki Klieman, Attorney, Former TV Anchor

•             Liz Krueger, Senator-New York State

•             Deanna Mulligan, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

•             Liz Neumark, CEO, Great Performances

•             Barbara G. Novick, Vice-Chairman, BlackRock Inc.

•             Gillian Sorensen, Senior Advisor, United Nations Foundation

•             Barbara Tober, President, Acronym Inc., Chairman of the Board, Museum of Arts & Design

•             Alair A. Townsend, Columnist, Crain’s New York Business

•             Tracey T. Travis, SVP of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Ralph Lauren Corporation

•             Peg Breen, President, New York Landmarks Conservancy

•             Clive Davis

•             Anita Durst, The Durst Organization

•             Randy and Jane Guggenheimer

•             Kay Krill, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ann Inc.

•             Abbe Raven, President & CEO, A+E Network

•             Paul Steiger, Editor-in-Chief, Pro Publica

Elly Awards Committee:

•             Beverly Beaudoin, President, The Education Fund of the Women’s Forum.

•             Beth Canavan, Executive Vice-President, Tiffany & Co.

•             Patricia Hennessy Chadwick, Bloomingdales SVP, Regional Director of Stores.

•             Irene Cohen, Partner – Cohen and Miners.

•             Suzanne Dowling, President & CEO – SuzanneDowlingAssociates, LLC.

•             Julie Greiner, Chief Merchandise Planning Officer – Macy’s Inc.

•             Doris P. Meister, President – US Markets – BNY Mellon Wealth Management & President of The Women’s Forum of New York.

•             Barbara J. Friedman, Consultant for Career Development/Industry Relations – LIM College.

•             Emita Hill, Chancellor Emeritus – Indiana University Kokomo.

•             Amy Dorn Kopelan, President – Bedlam Productions Inc.

•             Liz Newmark, CEO – Great Performances.

•             Denise V. Seegal, Executive Director – M. Magtague Co. Ltd.

•             Eugenia Ulasewicz, President, Americas – Burberry.

•             Ilene Wachs President, Horizon Casualty Services, Inc., Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

•             Linda A. Willett, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary – Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

The 2012 Elly Awards:

Legendary Chairs: Lucy Jarvis, Muriel Siebert

Honorary Chair: Diana Taylor

Chairs: Carolyn Carter, Jane Chesnutt

Committee: Beverly Beaudoin, Beth Canavan, Patricia Hennessy Chadwick, Irene Cohen, Suzanne Dowling, Julie Greiner, Doris P. Meister, Barbara J. Friedman, Emita Hill, Amy Dorn Kopelan,

Liz Neumark, Denise V. Seegal, Eugenia Ulasewicz, Ilene Wachs, Linda A. Willett

SILVER ANNIVERSARY SPONSOR

BNY Mellon

BENEFACTOR SPONSORS

Anonymous, The Loreen Arbus Foundation, Dede Thompson Bartlett,

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation, Chadick Ellig, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.,

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Adam & Lenore Sender, Linda A. Willett.

PATRON SPONSORS

AECOM Technology Corporation; A+E Networks; Dr.Georgette F. Bennett; Bloomberg; BoomBox, Inc.; Burberry; Amy Butte Liebowitz; Suzanne Clary; Con Edison; Deloitte; Ernst & Young LLP; Great Performances and CPS Events at The Plaza; Greenberg Traurig LLP; Lucy Jarvis; Dorothy Lichtenstein,

J.P. Morgan; Ann Kaplan; Karen Katen Foundation; Barbara Novick; Scotiabank; Muriel Siebert; Diana Taylor; Juliana Curran Terian; Tiffany & Co.; Lulu C. Wang; Marissa C. Wesely.

The Women’s Forum of New York:

The Women’s Forum of New York is New York’s premier organization of women leaders comprised of the highest women achievers across all professional sectors from finance to fine arts.

They advance women’s leadership three ways:

●             through core programing which provides personal and professional enrichment to their members

●             through the Education Fund which provides education awards to high potential women whose careers have been derailed by adversity

●             through their Board Initiative which expands and extends the contribution of women leaders through participation on corporate and civic boards.

The Education Fund is an educational and charitable arm of The Women’s Forum of New York, established under a separate corporate governance as a 501(c)3 tax deductible organization.

Since 1987, the Fund has helped mature women pursue educational goals and enhance their capacities to provide productive and supportive service to their communities. The Award recognizes extraordinary and often heroic effort in overcoming adversity and the most daunting of odds in restructuring lives for success.

Grants are awarded to women over the age of 35 who, after suffering great adversity and an interruption in their education, are now pursuing undergraduate college degrees. Students in this population are often single parents, economically disadvantaged and struggling with the rising costs of a college education. Over the past 25 years, 130 women have been honored by The Education Fund.

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