Nonprofit CEO Brissett-Andre Among 2016 Brava Award Honorees

Avatar
Published on May 16, 2016, 12:18 am
FavoriteLoadingAdd to favorites 3 mins

Yvette Brissett-Andre, Executive Director, Unique People Services (UPS), is a recipient of New York SmartCEO’s 2016 Brava Awards.

Brava Awards

Ms. Brissett-Andre joins a distinguished group of women business leaders in the area honored for their passion, dedication and exemplary efforts to make a difference in the lives of others. Combined, the 40 Brava Award recipients generate more than $1.29 billion in annual revenue while employing 9,410 staff.

Ms. Brissett-Andre has been leading Unique People Services since 2008. Through her continued commitment to impactthe lives of countless New Yorkers, she has been instrumental in executing major fundraising campaigns while enhancing the agency’s programs and services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, developmental disabilities and other health challenges.

Ms. Brissett-Andre and her fellow Brava Award winners will be profiled in the July/August issue of SmartCEO magazine. The awards ceremony will take place at Hudson Mercantile in Manhattan on July 27, 2016.

“It is a privilege to be recognized, and an even greater privilege to be among such a wonderful array of women business leaders,” Ms. Brissett-Andre said. “This award comes at a very special time for Unique People Services as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary and embark on our first affordable housing initiative, Lynn’s Place, set to open in the fall of 2017. Many thanks toSmartCEO, and to my extraordinary staff for helping Unique People Services deliver life-changing services to individuals in need.”

About Unique People Services, Inc. (UPS)

Unique People Services, Inc. (UPS), founded in 1991, is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing residential and support services to individuals with special and challenging needs. The agency operates 24 supporting housing programs across New York City and Westchester, providing opportunities for greater independence, community inclusion and an enhanced quality of life for the 1,000 individuals UPS serves annually. For more information, please visit here

About the Brava Awards

The Brava Awards program celebrates high-impact female business leaders in three categories: CEOs, Executive Directors of Nonprofits, and C-suite executives. Brava award winners combine their irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for giving back to the community, and are exemplary leaders of both their companies and their communities. They encourage local philanthropy, mentor up-and-coming leaders and set their companies on the path to tremendous growth. Each year, an independent committee of local business leaders selects winners based on company growth, community impact and mentoring. SmartCEO shares their inspiring stories in SmartCEO magazine and celebrates their success at a high-energy awards gala. For more information, please visit here.

About SmartCEO

SmartCEO’s mission is to educate and inspire the business community through its award-winning magazine, connections at C-level events and access to valuable online resources. SmartCEO’s integrated media platforms reach decision makers in the Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Long Island, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, metropolitan areas. For more information, please visit here.

 

Avatar
Jonas Bronck is the pseudonym under which we publish and manage the content and operations of The Bronx Daily.™ | Bronx.com - the largest daily news publication in the borough of "the" Bronx with over 1.5 million annual readers. Publishing under the alias Jonas Bronck is our humble way of paying tribute to the person, whose name lives on in the name of our beloved borough.