The winners of our inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards were announced during an award presentation at the BizBash New York Expo on Wednesday at the Javits Center (and tweeted live at @BizBash_News). Readers were first invited to nominate local event professionals in five categories, then later vote on the finalists through our interactive voting site. After more than 13,000 votes, the winners are:
Corporate Event Planner of the Year
Daniele Menache, managing director, global head of events, AllianceBernstein LP
Event Designer of the Year
Bronson van Wyck, president, Van Wyck & Van Wyck
Event Caterer of the Year
Carla Ruben, president and owner, Creative Edge Parties
Event Producer of the Year
Maneesh Goyal, president and founder, MKG
Nonprofit/Association Event Planner of the Year
Elizabeth Irving, special events manager, Autism Speaks
