40 Under Forty Awards 2009

On June 18,2009  The Network Journal held its 12th annual 40 Under Forty Awards dinner. The event was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Times Square, and hosted by Shon Gables, anchor of Black Enterprise Business Report, and Randal Pinkett, CEO of BCT Partners. To read the complete profiles of the honorees, order the June issue of The Network Journal. Photos by Margot Jordan and Gerald Peart.

Honorees Joy Booker and Tiffany Cooper Gueye

Andrew Morrison and Jason Murray.

(L.) Host Randal Pinkett; Darlene Abubakar,

Marilyn Crawford, IBM, and Aziz Gueye

(L. to r.) Honoree Karlyn Lothery and guests.

(L. to r.) Honorees Brian Banks; Lawrence

(L.) Honorees Dionne Mack-Harvin and Jeanine

(L. to r.) Shon Gables; honoree Dionne

(L. to r.) Shon Gables; honoree Lawrence

(L. to r.) JR Dorsainvil, interactve media

(l.) Honoree Thomas Penny III and past

(L) Host Randal Pinkett and Debert Cook,

(L. to r.) Honorees Tiffany Cooper Gueye;

(l. to r.) Honoree Jeanine Liburd; Rosalind

(L.) Guest and honoree Melani Wilson Smith.

Honoree Nathaalie Maxwell.

Honoree Dallas Austin.

(l. tor.) Aziza Albou, TNJ; Rosalind

Honoree Joy C. Booker

(L.)Jodi Brockington, Merrill Lynch; and host

Honoree Monica Burch.

Honoree Terri Coaxum

Honoree Tiffany Cooper Gueye

(L. to r. ) Honoree Dallas Austin; Mr. van

Honoree Michellene Davis.

Honoree Ronald D. Dixon

(L.) Actor/comedian Doug E. Doug; and Rev.

Honoree Indira Etwaroo

Honoree Keisha-Ann Gray

(L.) Max Hamiltom, Black Enterprise magazine;

(L. to r.) Honorees Lawrence Hibbert; Melani

Honoree Lawrence Hibbert

Honoree Cecyl Hobbs

Honoree Windy Lawrence

Honoree Nicole Learson

Honoree Daphne Leroy

Honoree Jeanine Liburd

Honoree Karlyn Lothery

(L. to r.) Kyle Donova, publisher, NV

(L.) Host Randal Pinkett, and Rev. Conrad

Event assistants from Jennifer Temps.

Honoree Shari Slate

Honoree Navarro Wright