BLACK ROSE 2007 SPEAKERS

Keynote Speaker
Lola-Gayle Patrick-Odeen
Restaurateur 
LOLA Restaurant 

Lola-Gayle Partrick-Odeen is a female, black entrepreneur and restaurateur who owns the only black owned business in the fashionable SoHo neighborhood of New York.  With her corporate background, as VP at JP Morgan Chase and her cultural background, born and raised in Barbados, Lola leads her company with the ethics and values marked by distinction, professionalism, warmth and optimism.  She maintains these leadership characteristics despite the political and social injustices that have faced her business.

Mistress of Ceremonies
Audrey Smaltz
President & CEO, The Ground Crew

Invocation
Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Hartman
Co-Host, The God Squad
Founder & President Emeritus, Telecare

Benediction
Senior Pastor Reginald Tuggle
Memorial Presbyterian Church
AVP Nassau Community College