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New York, NY (January
19, 2010) – Honorary Chair Anh Doung, and
Chairs Alexis Tobin and Samantha Thompson
welcomed guests as they hosted cocktails in honor of
Vital Voices Global Partnership at the Bowery Hotel
on January 19, 2010. Guest mingled while sipping on
Stoli signature cocktails and viewed an extensive
photo gallery of Vital Voices most recent trip to
Cambodia.
Alyse Nelson, President
& Co-Founder of Vital Voices delivered brief remarks
on the organization’s mission and success,
particularly within Haiti. The evening was
sponsored by Stoli.
The Host Committee
included Natalia Allen, Asia Baker, Ariane de
Bonvoisin, Amanda Brooks, Whitney Dickerson, Mark
Langrish, Adelaide Mueller, Bettina Prentice,
Catherine Petree, Lauren Remington-Platt, Courtney
Treut, Michael Vollbracht, and Sissy Yates.
Guests who attended were
Hamish Bowles, Robert Couturier, Nina Griscom,
Miranda Brooks, Duane Hampton, Jennifer Creel, Cathy
Hardwick, Sharon Hodge, Yvonne Force-Villareal,
Valerie Zilkha, and Lynda Johnson Robb.
About Vital Voices:
At Vital Voices Global
Partnership our mission is to identify, invest in,
and bring visibility to extraordinary women around
the world by unleashing their leadership potential
to transform lives in their communities. We provide
emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs with
the capacity, connections, and credibility they need
to create positive change around the world. Our
international staff and team of over 1,000 partners,
pro bono experts and leaders, including senior
government, corporate and NGO executives, have
trained and mentored more than 5,000 emerging women
leaders from 127 countries in Asia, Africa, Eurasia,
Latin America, and the Middle East since 1997.
These women have returned home to train and mentor
more than 100,000 additional women and girls in
their communities. They are the Vital Voices of our
time.
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