Westchester County Association Honors Region's Business Leaders

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Over 700 business leaders from Westchester County honored the accomplishments of several regional organizations at the Westchester County Association’s recent Fall Leadership Dinner, which was one of the most memorable in recent history.

Bill Mooney, right, President and CEO of the Westchester County Association, celebrates at the Fall Leadership Dinner with Joe DePaolo, Judy Huntington and Wilson Kimball.
Photo Credit: *Lynda Shenkman Curtis*

Tom Donohue, CEO, US Chamber of Commerce, speaks at the Westchester County Association's Fall Leadership Dinner.
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Wilson Kimball, Commissioner, Planning & Development, City of Yonkers received one of the night's Leadership Awards for spurring economic development.
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Leadership Award recipient Ron Cohen, MD, CEO of Acorda Therapeutics in Ardsley, speaks at the dinner.
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Dr. Edward Halperin, of New York Medical College accepted a Leadership Award on behalf of the college at the Fall Leadership Dinner.
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Joe DePaolo, CEO of Signature Bank, speaks at the dinner. He received the Alfred B. DelBello Visionary Award.
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Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino speaks at the dinner.
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Dr. Damon DelBello speaks at the dinner.
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Dee DelBello remembers her late husband at the WCA's annual Fall Leadership Dinner.
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Paula Mandell of M&T Bank gestures while speaking at the dinner.
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Bill Mooney of the WCA speaks at the dinner.
Photo Credit: *Lynda Shenkman Curtis*

Tom Renner

12/02/2015 10:00 a.m.

Among the highlights was a heartfelt celebration of the life of Al DelBello, the former Westchester County Executive and Mayor of Yonkers, business giant, and chairman emeritus of Westchester County Association who died in May.

Dee DelBello said she was proud to have so many people remember her late husband and his work. She discussed his many accomplishments, and his approach to life, noting, "Al always said, with vision, creativity, and good people, you can accomplish anything," Dee DelBello said in discussing her husband’s accomplishments.

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