Irish Business Association announces 2015 Awards Dinner honorees
Brian Reilly, Centric Benefits Consulting – Man of the Year
Kathleen Connelly, Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, PC – Woman of the Year
Scomage Information Services – Company of the Year
Clark, NJ – May 18, 2015 – The Irish Business Association (IBA) of New Jersey has announced its slate of honorees for its Seventh Annual Awards Dinner, to be held Thursday, June 25, 6:00–9:00 p.m., at the Westwood in Garwood, New Jersey.
Brian Reilly will be honored as the Man of the Year. Reilly is senior account executive at Centric Benefits Consulting. He is the immediate past president of the Irish Business Association and current board member. Reilly also is a member of Irish Executives, the Irish Business and Professional Network, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Knights of Columbus. He resides in Somerville with his wife, Erin, and their two daughters Bridget and Deirdre.
Kathleen Connelly is a partner in the law firm Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper and concentrates her practice in employment law. She has more than 20 years of experience representing employers and individual members of management in both the private and public sectors. Connelly is the chairperson of Lindabury’s Women’s Business Initiative. In 2015 she was named in New Jersey Super Lawyers. In 2009 she was included in the list of New Jersey Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ Magazine and named to Monmouth County’s “Mothers Who Make a Difference.” Connelly is also serves as first vice chair on the board of CPC Behavioral Healthcare. She resides in Fair Haven with her husband, Harry M. Agnostak, and their daughters Kathleen and Alexandra.
Scomage Information Services, Inc was founded in 1999 to provide software development, system integration and computer support services to small and mid-sized businesses in the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area. Scomage develops and deploys practical solutions that transform business challenges into technological advancements, with particular experience in telecommunications, insurance, pharmaceuticals and wholesale distribution. They are located in Scotch Plains.
“Each year the Irish Business Association recognizes a broad slice of the New Jersey business community with Irish roots,” said Thomas Farrell, a wealth advisor at PWM Advisory Group and IBA president. “There are 1.3 million New Jersey residents claiming Irish descent and Irish-Americans are found in every corner of commerce and community. This year’s honorees reflect both the breadth of the Irish in our state and the widening footprint of the IBA. Congratulations to each of them.”
The cost of the dinner is $90 and includes open bar. To register, visit www.gatewaychamber.com and click Events, go to June 25 and click on Irish Business Association 7th Annual Dinner.
About the Irish Business Association
The Irish Business Association is an association of New Jersey business professionals and business owners launched in March 2008, committed to promoting business relationships and personal interaction within the Irish-American business community in New Jersey, based on a shared heritage. The IBA is part of the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce, the largest business association in the New York/Northern New Jersey Region, comprising 14 regional and local chambers. Visit us at http://irishbusiness.org/ and via Twitter at @irishbusinessNJ.
Submitted by Christopher Reardon
