Affordable Housing Advocate/Activist
Winner: Lisa Silverstone, Safe Harbors of the Hudson
2nd Place: Rashida Tyler, the Real Kingston Tenants’ Union
3rd Place, 2-Way Tie: Christa Hines, Hudson River Housing and Jonathan Bix, Nobody Leaves Mid Hudson
Artist
Winner: Paul Heath
2nd Place: Jane Bloodgood-Abrams
3rd Place: Cari Marvelli
Author
Winner: Elizabeth Cunningham
https://elizabethcunninghamwrites.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ElizNMaeve/
https://twitter.com/eliznmaeve
2nd Place: Nina Shengold
3rd Place: Holly George Warren
Auto Mechanic
Winner: Van Kleeck’s Tire
2nd Place: Abbott Automotive
3rd Place: Steyer’s Saugerties
Chef
Winner: Ric Orlando
2nd Place: Jesse Frederick, Butterfield Stone Ridge
3rd Place: Samir Hrichi
Environmental Advocate/Activist
Winner: Kathy Stevens, Catskill Animal Sanctuary Founder
2nd Place: Hayley Carlock, Scenic Hudson
3rd Place, 2-Way Tie: Amy Trompetter and Andrew Geher, Environmental Activism Restoring the Hope (EARTH)
Food Justice Advocate/Activist
Winner: Christine Hein, People’s Place
2nd Place: Quay Smith, Rise Up Kingston
3rd Place: Katy Kondrat, Kingston Food Co-op
LGBTQ Advocate/Activist
Winner: Julie Novak
2nd Place: Signy Furiya, Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
3rd Place: Linda Mussman
Local Celebrity
Winner: Paul Rudd
2nd Place: Mark Ruffalo
3rd Place: Jimmy Fallon
Politician
Winner: Antonio Delgado
2nd Place: Jen Metzger
3rd Place: Pat Ryan Ulster Co. executive
Public Health Advocate/Activist
Winner: Jen Metzger
2nd Place: Joe Concra, O+ Festival
3rd Place: Carol Smith, Ulster County Department of Health and Mental Health
Racial Justice Advocate/Activist
Winner: Quay Smith, Rise Up Kingston and Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center
2nd Place: Rashida Tyler, YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County and the Real Kingston Tenants’ Union
3rd Place: Linda Mussmann, Time and Space Limited (TSL)
Radio Personality
Winner: Ida Hakkila, Radio Kingston
2nd Place: Nadine Ferraro, Radio Kingston
3rd Place: Greg Gattine, Radio Woodstock
Social Justice Advocate/Activist
Winner: Jen Metzger, former New York State Senator
2nd Place: Eva Tenuto, TMI Project
3rd Place: Callie Jayne
Youth Advocate
Winner: Tay Fisher, Tay Fisher’s Fundamental Basketball Camp
2nd Place: Drew Andrews, Center for Creative Education
3rd Place: Jessica Jones, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
This article appears in July 2021.
