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The 13th Annual Moving
Families Forward Gala took place at the Inter Continental
New York Barclay on Monday, October 21st, in
New York City. The
event benefits the vital programs and ongoing services for
children and families at the Ackerman Institute for the
Family.
Abby Phillip, CNN
White House Correspondent,
emceed the evening
for the first time.
The 2019 Honorees:
· Christina
Ackermann, Executive
Vice President, General Counsel of Bausch Health, and one of
the Financial Times’ top 20 General Counsels globally
for 2019, will be receiving the Ackerman Courageous
Leadership Award.
· Ashley
De La Rosa, currently on Broadway as Janelle Woods in Beautiful:
The Carole King Musical, will be receiving the Ackerman
Diversity & Inclusion Award.
· Tamsen
Fadal, 12-time
Emmy-winning journalist for PIX11 News, executive producer
and host of Broadway Profiles for The Broadway
Channel, three-time author, speaker, and active
philanthropist, will
be honored with the Ackerman
Family Advocate Award.
· Maria
Hinojosa, Founder & President of Futuro Media Group,
Anchor and Executive Producer of Latino USA, will be
receiving the Ackerman Humanitarian
Award.
· Kate
Snow, anchor of NBC
Nightly News Sunday, an award-winning Senior National
Correspondent for NBC News, and contributing reporter for Nightly
News with Lester Holt, TODAY, and Dateline NBC, will
be honored with the Ackerman
Champion of Hope Award.
Ackerman’s Social
Work and Diversity Program, the 27-year old initiative that
diversifies the family therapy field, will
be receiving the Ackerman Legacy Honor.
“We are thrilled to be honoring five outstanding leaders who
are inspiring others to embrace hope, courage, and equity,
and let their voices be heard,” says Gisselle Acevedo, President
& CEO, Ackerman Institute for the Family. “Christina
Ackermann is a courageous global business leader with
high ethical standards and passion for diversity and
inclusion. Ashley De La Rosa is a gifted actress
whose commitment to acceptance flows into her art. As our
Gala Emcee for the past five years, the brilliant
journalist Tamsen Fadal has shone a light on
families, of every form and legacy, who come to Ackerman
seeking healthy relationships and improved mental health. Maria
Hinojosa is an inspirational leader, known as a fighter
of indifference and a mentor to the next generation of
diverse journalists reporting in communities whose stories
otherwise go untold. And Kate Snow’s own family
stories of hardship and hope have been told with the grace
and truth of the very talented journalist we know her to be.
Lastly, we are delighted to be honoring Ackerman’s Social
Work and Diversity Program. With more than 150
therapists of color, mentored and supported for 27 years,
the program’s impact exemplifies our whole-hearted belief
that strong alliances, including those undergirded by shared
identities, create change and drive success for our families
and our communities.”
The 2019 Moving
Families Forward Gala Co-Chairs were: Leslie
Roberts and
Deborah
Werner; Honorary
Chair is Jeanette
Monninger; Gala
Planning Committee members
are Gisselle Acevedo, Martha Fling, Victoria R. Kahn,
Gisella Lemos, Nicole Poteat, and Janine
Weisenbeck.
LaChanze presented the Ackerman Family Advocate Award to
Tamsen Fadal. Joseph Papa, Chairman
of the Board & CEO, Bausch Health will
be presenting the Ackerman Courageous Leadership Award to
Christina Ackermann. Board/Committee member Nicole Poteat will
be presenting the Ackerman
Diversity & Inclusion Award to Ashley De La Rosa. Board
member Ira Sallen will be presenting the Ackerman
Champion of Hope Award to Kate Snow.
Corporate sponsors of the Gala included:
· Bausch
Health Companies, Inc.
· Davis
Polk & Wardwell
· Delta
· Farmers
Insurance
· Finnegan,
Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
· Norton
Rose Fulbright
· Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett
“We applaud our corporate sponsors who stand with us
in recognizing the importance of mental health. We are
encouraged by the recognition of employee wellbeing as an
organizational value in corporations locally and globally,”
says Acevedo.
About Ackerman Institute for the Family:
As leaders for nearly 60 years in the training of therapists
and the delivery of family therapy, the Ackerman Institute
for the Family is a defender of the fundamental right to
well-being, which includes access to mental health care for
all families. Our therapists use innovative approaches to
complex and contemporary challenges facing families of every
form and legacy. Ackerman is committed to placing the goals
of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the center of
everything we do, because we whole-heartedly believe that it
is strong alliances that create change and drive success for
our families and our communities.
The Ackerman Institute’s mission is to
provide:
· Innovative couple and family therapy services
through its on-site Clinic (licensed by the State of New
York Office of Mental Health).
· State-of-the-art training programs for mental
health and other professionals on-site, in community
settings, and internationally.
· Cutting-edge research initiatives that focus on
the development of new treatment models and training
techniques.
The Ackerman Institute’s vision is to develop
in all families the relational skills and strengths needed
to prosper and flourish.
Through this dynamic interaction of treatment, training, and
research, Ackerman helps families, serves mental health care
professionals, and brings innovative perspectives to a broad
array of community service agencies and other health care
facilities.
For more information about the
important ongoing work, programs, and services of Ackerman
Institute for the Family go to: www.ackerman.org.
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