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Shefik Returns as Judge for 2021 Vega Digital Awards
The awards jury panel is exceptional in the depth of expertise it draws on from its extensive judging community.

May 25, 2021 Judging

For the third year, Shefik returns as a judge for the 2021 Vega Digital Awards, where he served alongside a panel of esteemed judges. This year's winners include HP, State Farm, National Air and Space Museum, and Graduate Management Admission Council.

Tags: Esteemed Judges • Judges • Panel • National Air and Space Museum • State Farm

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Shefik Returns as Judge for 2019 Vega Digital Awards
The awards jury panel is exceptional in the depth of expertise it draws on from its extensive judging community.

January 7, 2020 Judging

For the second consecutive year, media personality Shefik returns as a judge for the 2019 Vega Digital Awards, where he will serve alongside a panel of esteemed judges. Last year's winners include Motherboard/VICE Media, McCann Stockholm, and Vox Media.

Tags: Judges • VICE Media • McCann Stockholm • Depth of Expertise • Judging

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Shefik Named a Judge for National American Miss Pageant
Those crowned will move on to the national pageant, to be held in Anaheim, California.

August 10, 2018 Judging

Media personality Shefik has been named a judge for the National American Miss pageant, where he will serve alongside a panel of esteemed judges. Shefik will aid in the official judging for the New York and New Jersey state contestants.

Tags: Garden State • Judges • Panel • State Contestants • National American Miss Pageant

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Kemet: One Nation, Many Journeys

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Joe Young is sharing a powerful message of history and unity through "Kemet: One Nation, Many Journeys", filmed at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The PSA is part of a campaign that draws focus on America's immigrant history that spans 250 years.

Tags: Kemet • Immigrants • America250 • Immigration • Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan

Emmy Award Winner Sir Shefik

November 24, 2025 Appearances

Shefik is media personality, philanthropist, and technology maven, whose work spans television, technology, science, and the arts. He recently earned an Emmy Award for his role as Technical Production Manager with NBC and Peacock.

Tags: NASA Space Apps Yonkers • Price Attractions • United Nations • President Joe Biden • Virtual Concert Halls

Sir Shefik Macauley with New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader) and Mayor Mike Spano of Yonkers, New York. — Photo Credit:

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October 4, 2025 Accolades

On the occasion of the 2025 NASA International Space Apps Challenge presented by NASA Space Apps Yonkers, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins honored philanthropist and technology maven Sir Shefik Macauley with a Proclamation from New York State Senate.

Tags: Sir Shefik Macauley Day • Mayor Mike Spano • Equestrian Order of Michael Archangel • New York State Senate • United Nations

Royal Ghassanid Academy of Arts and Sciences

September 5, 2025 Announcements

Royal Ghassanid Academy of Arts and Sciences is a high academic institution, with representation in Lebanon, Jordan, Brazil, United States, and Canada. Its purpose is to congregate scholars to promote culture in all its manifestations and expressions.

Tags: YWCA • NASA Space Apps Yonkers • Yonkers, New York • Science • NASA International Space Apps Challenge

Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan

August 13, 2025 Announcements

Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan is a cultural institution with ancient roots in the Middle East, recognized by Lebanon through presidential decree and holding Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

Tags: Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan • NASA • Science • Technology • NASA Space Apps Yonkers