21st Annual Leadership Awards Gala 2017
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Portuguese-American Community Center
117 Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York
Cocktail Reception: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
Speaking Program & Awards: 8:00 p.m.
followed by entertainment
Honorary Gala Chair
H.E. João Vale de Almeida
Head of Delegation of the European Union to the
United Nations, New York
Distinguished Guest
Keynote Speaker and
Honored Guest
"Xanana" Gusmão
named
PALCUS
Honorary Member
H.E. Kay Rala "Xanana" Gusmão
Minister of Planning and Strategic Investment, First President and former Prime Minister, Republic of Timor-Leste
2017 Leadership Awardees
Leadership in the Arts
ANA VENTURA MIRANDA
Founder & Director, The Arte Institute
Leadership in Scholarship
FRANCISCO COTA FAGUNDES, PhD
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Leadership in Entrepreneurship -
MARIA LAWTON
Author: "Azorean Cooking:
From my family's table to yours"
Leadership in Education
ALAN TENREIRO
2016 National Principal of the Year
Leadership in Community Service
ROSA LEAL
Founder & President, Daughters of Portugal
Young Portuguese-American "Promessa" Award
ADAM COSTA
2017 United Kingdom Fulbright Scholar
Gala Highlighted on RTP "Hora dos Portugueses"
