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The
9th Annual Moving Families Forward Gala |
2015 Ackerman Award
Winners Jimmy Smits, Alice K. Netter, William H. Donaldson
and Jacqueline Woodson.
Photo
by: Erico Leopoldo Ribeiro Photography |
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Over 300
attend
The 9th Annual
Moving Families Forward Gala
Benefiting
The
Ackerman Institute for the Family
Hosted by
Tamsen Fadal
Honoring Alice K.
Netter, Jimmy Smits, William H. Donaldson
and Jacqueline Woodson
At the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City
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New York, NY – The
9th Annual
Ackerman Institute for the Family “Moving Families Forward
Gala” was
held Monday, October 26th at The
Waldorf Astoria Hotel in
New York City. |
The 2015 Moving Families
Forward Gala honored:
Jimmy Smits with
the Ackerman
Leadership Award
Alice
K. Netter with
the Ackerman
Distinguished Service Award
William
Donaldson with
the Ackerman
Partner Award
Jacqueline Woodson with
the Moving
Families Forward Award |
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The gala was hosted
by Tamsen
Fadal, seven-time
Emmy-Winning Anchor, PIX 11 News, Host of Broadway
Profiles and
best-selling author. This is the fourth consecutive year
that Tamsen has supported the gala, and her second as host.
The gala benefits the vital programs and ongoing services
for children, families and adults at the Ackerman Institute
for the Family. |
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This year’s Moving
Families Forward Gala Co-Chairs were Martha
Fling and Deborah
Werner. They are members of the Board of Directors of
the Ackerman Institute for the Family, and staunch
supporters of its work on behalf of the well-being of
children and families of our communities. |
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VIP attendees
included: Lois
Braverman, President & CEO, Ackerman Institute for the
Family; Tamsen
Fadal, seven-time Emmy®-winning Anchor, PIX 11 News at
5pm, 6 pm, and 10:00 pm; Jimmy
Smits, Golden Globe & Emmy-winning star of the new
series The Get Down, past
star of Sons of Anarchy, Dexter, The West Wing, NYPD
Blue, L.A. Law, star
of several films and of Broadway; Alice
K. Netter; Ackerman Distinguished Service Award
recipient; William
Donaldson, former
Chairman of the SEC, Ackerman
Partner Award recipient; Jacqueline
Woodson, Moving
Families Forward Award recipient; Martha
Fling, Gala Co-Chair and Ackerman Institute Chair of the
Board of Directors; Deborah
Werner,Gala Co-Chair, member, Ackerman Board of
Directors, and intake specialist and family and couples
therapist; Cheryl
Wills, award-winning NY1 News Anchor and author; Camilla
Barungi, model,
entrepreneur and activist of Project Runway fame; Javier
Gomez, People
Magazine’s “Sexiest Artist Alive,” noted fine art
photographer & entrepreneur; Marie
Wilson, author, founder and President Emeriti of the
White House Project and the Ms. Foundation for Women, and
creator of Take our Daughters to Work Day; Nicole
Poteat, Goldman Sachs;Emilie
Dubois, Goldman Sachs; Patricia
Von Musulin, jewelry designer; Enid
Nemy, former columnist for The
New York Times; Hugh
Hildesley, Executive
Vice President, Sotheby’s; Bruce
& Lois Zenkel, philanthropists; Victoria
Kahn; Gisella
Lemos de Moraes, fashion
stylist; Laurie
Sprayregen, Trustee,
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services; Patricia
Shiland, The
Studio Fitness; James
Park, Owner,
The Studio Fitness; Jane
Donaldson, Phillips
Oppenheim.
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Ackerman Board
Members in attendance included: Jeannie
Ackerman Curhan, Mary Bijur, Blair Brewster, Linda Dishy,
Alfred G Feliu, Martha Fling, Doris Kempner, Arthur Maslow,
Alice Netter, John R. O’Neill, Paula Oppenheim, Judy Stern
Peck, Dan Rocker, Leslie Roberts, Robert Ruckh,Sheri
Sandler, Mark Schneider, Stephen Sokoloff, Arnold Syrop,
Nina Taselaar, Debbie Werner, and Clement
Wood. |
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About the Ackerman
Institute for the Family |
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Since 1960, the
Ackerman Institute for the Family has achieved international
prominence and earned national awards for the development of
innovative models of family therapy, professional training,
and community programs for families facing major life
challenges. One of the first training institutions in the
United States committed to promoting family functioning and
family mental health, Ackerman is dedicated to helping
families at all stages of family life. |
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