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Leeann Passaro – COO, The Hidden Opponent
Raising awareness for the mental health of student athletes, while confronting the stigma within the world of sports is the mission of The Hidden Opponent. Chief Operating Officer Leeann Passaro is more than familiar with the pressures of competing. She’s a former student-athlete at a Division 3 school who…
Evetta Petty – Milliner & Owner Harlem’s Heaven Hats
- By Phil W
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For more than 30 years, Evetta Petty has designed hats in her uptown Manhattan shop and studio. Her creations have graced the heads of men and women: runway models, actors, churchgoing seniors. They’ve been worn to the Kentucky Derby and England’s Royal Ascot. Evetta’s hats have appeared in movies,…
Christina Hunger – Speech-Language Pathologist
- By Melanie Breault
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As a Speech-Language Pathologist, Christina Hunger works with both children and adults, teaching them to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices, or AACs to express themselves non-verbally. However, humans aren’t her only clients. In 2018, when Christina brought her new puppy home, she had an epiphany – one that…
Cynthia Kaplan – Author, Musician, Actress, Producer
- By Melanie Breault
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How to describe Cynthia Kaplan? Let us count the ways: author, musician, songwriter, actress, producer, co-host. Called a ‘young Dorothy Parker’ by the New York Times, her credits include 2 acclaimed books of comic essays. She’s acted in numerous plays and several films and… composes and sings hilarious songs,…
Betty Yu – Multimedia Artist, Photographer, Filmmaker, Activist, Educator
- By Melanie Breault
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Betty Yu combines film, new media platforms and community-infused approaches in her work. A tireless promoter of social justice initiatives, she is a co-founder of Chinatown Art Brigade, a cultural collective which uses art to oppose gentrification in the New York City neighborhood, resulting in the loss of affordable…