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cutive officer of First Data Corporation, who will receive the NIAF Special Achievement
Award in Business. Bisignano will be joined by Michael J. Inserra, Americas vice chairman
at EY, who will receive the NIAF Achievement Award in Financial Services; and Arthur J.
Mirante ll, principal and tri-state president at Avison Young, who will receive a NIAF Special Achievement Award in Real Estate.
NIAF will also honor Joseph R. Guccione, managing director of Freeh Group International Solutions LLC, with the Mario M. Cuomo Award in Public Service. This is the second
year that NIAF has presented this award.
The evening will also include a posthumous honor for Honorable Marie L. Garibaldi, NIAF
executive vice president and former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice.
Held at the legendary Italian Renaissance-inspired Cipriani 42nd Street on April 28, the
evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m
Special to the evening’s event, the Sicilian Tenors, including Aaron Caruso, Elio Saccio
and Sam Vitale, will serenade the guests with a selection of songs. The gala also includes
opera singer Cristina Fontanelli, singing the U.S. national anthem and “Inno di Mameli,”
Italy’s national anthem.
NIAF’s New York Gala is chaired by Gerard S. LaRocca, a member of NIAF’s Board of Directors and chief administrative officer, Americas, Barclays Capital.
Proceeds from NIAF’s New York Gala will benefit the Foundation’s philanthropic and educational programs. Tickets: $500 (Gold Ticket); $1,000 (Platinum Ticket). Attire: Cocktail.
For more information or sponsorship opportunities, visit: www.niaf.org/nyc
or contact Jerry Jones at 202-939-3102 or [email protected].
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