Annual Benefit for Kids

2025: Equip. Connect. Inspire.
Jeffrey Sussman, Executive Vice President, Edward J. Minskoff Equities

Joseph Fitzpatrick, Partner and President, TDX Construction Corporation

Paul Capurso, Executive Secretary-Treasurer Pro Temp, NYC & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters

Charles Reilly, Principal, The William B. Lynch School (PS368)

2024: The City, Our Canvas
Heather Kahn, Senior Vice President, BXP

John Drew, President, District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

John O’Hare, Managing Director, Building Contractors Association.

Tom Hill, Senior Vice President, BXP
(Lifetime Achievement Award)

2023: Building a Brighter Future
Peter Brindley, Executive Vice President – Head of Real Estate, Paramount Group

Scott Corneby, Executive Vice President, Structure Tone

Gary LaBarbera, President, Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York.

2022: Dreams of a Creative Revolution
Robert Scheinman, Principal, J.T. Magen

Brian Goldman, Chairman, Newmark Division

2021: For a Better Tomorrow
Whitney Arcaro, Head of Marketing & Retail Leasing, RXR

NY Family Court,
Accepted by the Hon. Karen Lupuloff

2020: Bringing It Home
Jerome Montrone, Managing Director, Beacon Capital Partners

NYC Department of Health, Active Design in Schools, Accepted by Teddy Swenson, MPH, Program Manager

2019: Real Art, True Stories
John P. Maher, Executive Vice President, CBRE

Donald Notice, Executive Director, West Harlem Group Assistance

2018: Dream, Discover, Soar!
Dave Cheikin

Brookfield Properties
(Represented by Jerry Larkin, Exec. Vice President)

Felipe Franco, Deputy Commissioner,
NYC Administration for Children’s Service

2017: Framing the Future
Glen Weiss, Executive Vice President, Vornado

David Fanning, Principal, A. Philip Randolph Campus High School

2016: 30 Years of Empowering Youth & Inspiring Possibility
Neil Goldmacher, Vice Chairman, Newmark

Ben Lev, Principal, Hamilton Grange Middle School

Marcia Sells, Dean of Students, Harvard Law School, & former Associate Dean, Columbia University School of the Arts, a community partner

Brookie Maxwell, Founder, Creative Art Works (in memoriam)

2015: Imagine the Possibilities
Scott Panzer, Vice Chairman, JLL

Rick Wise, CEO, Lippincott

Olga Quiles, Principal, MS 328

Jim Cole, Assistant Principal, MS 328

2014: Together, Creative Art Works
John Cephaly, Executive Vice Chair,
Cushman and Wakefield

Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson,
NY Family Court

Glenn Palmer-Smith, Artist and Author, “Murals of New York City”

Robert Selsam, Executive Chairman,
Boston Properties
(Lifetime Achievement Award)

2013: Invitation to Reach New Heights
Michael Laginestra, Vice Chairman, CBRE

Debbie Schaefer, former Principal, PS 192; Deputy Network Leader, Children First Network 611 NYC DOE

Colin Thompson, Artist

2012: Third Annual Benefit for Kids
Paul Amrich, Vice Chairman, CBRE

Peter Passidomo, Chief Clerk, NY Family Court

Tom Lunke, Planning Director, Harlem Community Development Corp.

2011: Second Annual Benefit for Kid
Frank Doyle, Vice Chairman, JLL

2010: First Annual Benefit for Kid
Andy Levin, Senior Vice President, Boston Properties

Pam Haller, Program Manager, Health Education and Outreach, NY Presbyterian Hospital