About the Event

New York Institute of Technology’s Gold Coast Classic is the ultimate celebration of culinary and oenology achievement.  For more than a decade, NYIT and the Quarterly Review of Wines have bestowed their prestigious Professional Excellence Award on elite leaders of the food and wine community from around the world. 

Join us for one unforgettable evening and support student scholarships and educational programs at NYIT.  The ballroom will swing with the red-hot sounds of the Craig Scott Orchestra and our auctioneer will entice you with one-of-a-kind auction lots.

About QRW

Quarterly Review of Wines, one of the country’s largest and most respected wine magazines, turns 31 years old this spring.  Created by publisher Richard Elia, this leading wine magazine has some of the most prestigious wine experts contributing to every quarterly issue.

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NYIT Board of Trustees

Linda Davila - Chairperson
Bharat B. Bhatt - Vice Chairperson

Paul F. Amoruso	Peter A. Ferentinos	Cristina L. Mendoza, Esq.
Kirstin Cole	Louis C. Grassi	Michael J. Merlo
Rory J. Cutaia	Edward Guiliano, Ph.D.	Kevin D. Silva
Richard J. Daly	G. Bruce Leib	Norman Sveilich, D.O.
Ronald D’Agostini, D.O.	Frank Liguori	Richard Torrenzano
Robert Evanson	Deborah Verderame Marciano	Eli Wachtel

Gold Coast Benefit Committee

Joy Billhardt - Co-Chair
Rory Cutaia ’82, Corinthian Capital Group, LLC - Co-Chair
Linda Davila ’78, Merrill Lynch - Global Wealth Management - Co-Chair
Aldo Smith - Co-Chair

Steven Bellini ’71 Future Brands LLC	Lori Potts Marsh USA Inc.
Domenick Chieco ’89 Milrose Consultants Inc.	Carmen Schuller ’82 Carmen Schuller DDS
Louis Grassi Grassi & Company	Ralph Sepe ’97 Chernoff Diamond
Lisa Holland Commerce Bank	Roger ’78 and Connie ’78 Smith Burton, Behrendt & Smith
Deborah Marciano ’83 Verderame Architecture & Interior Design	Michael Spinelli ’87 Cashin, Spinelli, Ferretti LLC
Paul Marino ’97 Federated Investors	-

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