2019 Fall Benefit
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The 2019 Fall Benefit & Silent Auction, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” was held on Thursday, November 21 and featured an extensive silent auction, dinner, cocktails, and a night full of dancing. This black-tie themed event annually brings together over 500 supporters to celebrate the impact of our life-changing programs and to relive the spirit of childhood!
Fall 2019 Event Leadership
Benefit Chairs
Isabelle B. Krusen
Courtney Alexis Langer
Tamie Peters Thomas & Richard D. Thomas
Vice Chairs
Scott K. Banerjee
Jason Bordainick
David Cotterman
Catherine Dewey
Keisha & Troy Dixon
Marjan Mehrkhast
Dana Pollock
Frank A. Zimbaro
Ticket Chairs
David Mehlman
Amanda K. Starbuck
Auction Chair
Mara Upson
Benefit Committee
Alyson Cambridge
Gwen Chelidze
Katie N. Currell
Marianna Dimentman
Bernard Guinyard
Alexander Hamer
Trey Hanlan
Heather Hays
Nicholas Harris Hemmerly
Sade Henry
Mollie Huff
H. Branch Johnson
Sol Kassorla
John J. Kelly IV
Meghan & Adam Klopp
Lola Linarte
Mary Stewart Malone
Gerard Mayorga
Ngozi Oghedo
Christina S. Ronac
John Schutty
Katrina A. Steel & Alexander Zweig
James T. Tang
Samantha Zager
Supporters
Gold Underwriters
- Blavatnik Family Foundation
- The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
- Hillside Capital Incorporated /
- John & Jeanet Irwin
- K Period Media
- Thalle Industries
Underwriters
- Atlantic, Tomorrow’s Office
- Michael Bogner
- Chelsea Piers
- Con Edison
- Cravath, Swaine, & Moore LLP
- Wendy R. Flanagan & Chris O’Malley
- Donald L. Hawks III
- Krusen Family Foundation
- The Nicholas Martini Foundation
- Mats & Lydia Carlston / Winston & Strawn
- The Witten Family
Patrons
- Academy Bus
- Scott K. Banerjee
- Dime Community Bank
- Anne Davey
- Joseph J. & Allison F. Magliocco
- David & Nilam Perpich
- Sharon Davis
- Interaudi Bank
- Max Wygod
Sponsors
- Kayanna Dewey Charitable Trust
- Sol Kassorla
- Alex Kupferberg
- Dana Pollock & David Cotterman
- Wallerstein Foundation
Council
- Isabelle B. Krusen
- Ashton Abbot
- Peter Harris Alden
- Ian Bain
- Scott K. Banerjee
- Taryn and Alex Berkett
- Michael Bogner
- Meghan Borden
- Anne Davey
- Steve DeLuca
- Elizabeth Harrow
- Sade Henry
- Lindsay K. Herron
- Cristen Koufakis
- Tolly Krusen
- Alex Kupferberg
- Courtney Alexis Langer
- Amelie Lonergan
- David Mehlman
- Marjan Mehrkhast
- Elizabeth Morgan
- Cecilia Mortimore
- Nina Morton
- Benji Nwachukwu
- Will C. Page
- Nicolas K. Rafferty
- Megan Petrie Ramm
- Daniel Kosinski
- Will Rodd
- Chanler Rutherfurd
- Alexandra and Edward Shaheen
- Anthony Shropshire
- Amanda K. Starbuck
- Clifton and Tina Teagle
- Tamie Peters Thomas
- Evan W. Uhlick
- Mara Upson
- Lauren Wallerstein
- Emily Weiss
- Dwight Williams