At the awards: REBNY honors Winkler and Frankel.

The Real Estate Board of New York presented its third annual Residential Management Leadership Awards at a breakfast sponsored by REBNY's Residential Management Council on Tuesday, November 18 at The Yale Club.

At the event, which drew several hundred attendees, Leslie Bogen Winkler of Penmark Realty Corp. received the Residential Management Executive of the Year Award. Sherry Frankel of Caran Properties received the Community Service Award.

Kenneth Henyan of Milford Management, co-chair of the Residential Management Council, presented the Management Executive of the Year Award to Ms. Winkler, a former president of Bellmarc Property Management and member of the Residential Management Council.

Mr. Henyan noted that in her 28 years in the industry, Ms. Winkler's dedication and commitment have made her an ideal candidate for the honor.

"Leslie Bogen Winkler and Sherry Frankel are longtime members who have been influential to the Real Estate Board in many different ways.

"Leslie with her many career accomplishments, and Sherry with her tireless dedication to community service, truly are deserving of these awards," said Steven Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York.

"The Real Estate Board will continue to recognize and praise the efforts of our dedicated residential managers," added the president.

Sherry Frankel of Caran Properties, Inc. received the Community Service Award for her involvement in organizations benefiting the homeless. Presented by Ronni Lynn Arougheti of Heron Ltd., the award recognizes a professional who has made significant efforts to better the community.

Ms. Frankel is involved with numerous organizations, particularly Women in Need, a group that assists homeless families and is dedicated to improving the lives of needy women and children.

At the event, guest speaker Kenneth Jackson, president of the New York Historical Society and Jacques Barzun Professor at Columbia University, discussed New York's long history and unique characteristics.

John Sicree of Brown Harris Stevens provided opening remarks and cited the accomplishments of the Residential Management Council in the last year, including strengthening the code of ethics, working to modify rent laws and helping to establish new lead paint legislation.

Sponsors of the event included the Habitat Magazine and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP; Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.; Gutman, Mintz, Baker & Sonnenfeldt; Meridian Capital Group; and National Cooperative Bank.