TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025 PIER SIXTY, NYC
SO THAT 3 , 0 0 0 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS CAN THRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025
Peter R. Orszag
CEO and Chairman
Lazard
Bianna Golodryga
Anchor, Senior Global Affairs Analyst
CNN
DINNER CHAIRS
RODGIN COHEN
Senior Chairman
Sullivan and Cromwell LLP
JOEL KLEIN
Former Chancellor
New York City Schools
RAYMOND J. MCGUIRE
President
Lazard
NICOLE SELIGMAN
Former Executive VP and General Counsel
Sony
New Alternatives for Children, Inc. (NAC) was founded on the belief that all children have the right to be nurtured within a safe and permanent family.
NAC’s mission is to provide innovative high quality services in support of birth, foster, and adoptive families caring primarily for medically complex children, which includes children with severe physical disabilities, emotional and behavioral challenges, and developmental disabilities. NAC’s services enable children to remain in or to be returned to their families whenever possible or to be adopted by loving families. Working with children whose birth families live in poverty, NAC’s continuum of services ensures that children’s physical, social, educational, recreational, medical, and mental healthcare needs are met.
By supporting families NAC prevents lengthy stays in foster care, hospitals, or other institutions. NAC builds on family strengths, provides opportunities, and assists all family members in reaching for and achieving their potential.
Opening Doors to Children with Special Healthcare Needs
825 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
Tel 212.696.1550 | www.NacKidsCan.org
EMCEE
RAYMOND J. MCGUIRE
President, Lazard
6:00 Cocktails & Silent Auction
7:00 First Course & Welcoming Remarks
David Sorkin, Board President
David Goldstein, Executive Director
Arlene Goldsmith, Founder
7:30 Main Course
8:00 NAC Video
8:15 Live Auction & Paddle Raise
Erin Ward, Auctioneer
8:30 Honoree Presentation
Peter R. Orszag & Bianna Golodryga
................Presented by Raymond J. McGuire
8:45 Dessert
David J. Sorkin
President
Vivian Farah
Vice President
Jonathan A. Knee
Vice President
Mark H. FitzPatrick
Treasurer
Fern June Khan, MSW
Secretary
Elizabeth S. Pforzheimer
Founding President
Robert L. Friedman
President Emeritus
Steven C. Amato
Terri D. Austin, Esq.
Bryan R. Beller
Marian A. Bott, Ed.D.
Hazel M. Carter
Pascal Desroches
Adam F. Epstein
Jill Sabin Garner, RN
Susan G. Gevertz
Joseph R. lanniello
Ronald lervolino
Mark N. Kaplan, Esq.
Michelle Kim
Robert D. Marcus
Adam L. Miller
Thomas Newman
Laura Parsons, Psy.D.
Allison D. Penn, Esq.
Jennifer Perkins
Eugene A. Pinover
Julia Pinover Kupiec, Esq.
Glenn Rufrano
Robert B. Schumer
Meryl Sherman
Taryn Siglain
Thomas C. Uger
Brandon VanDyke
Nicole Washington
Virginia Aaron
Diane Abbey
Dale G. Berger
John R. Cannell, Esq.
Thomas K. Duane
Alan R. Fleischman, M.D.
David Fox
Matthew Gilroy
Margaret Grey, Dr. P.H.
Carol Gutman
K.D. Hendricks-Muoz, M.D.
Andrew P. Mezey, M.D., MS
Barbara R. Rauch, L.C.S.W
Lorraine Tregde, MPA
David Goldstein, Psy.D. Executive Director
Arlene Goldsmith, Ph.D., LCSW Founder
Jennifer & Benjamin Adams
Terri Austin
Megan & Bryan Beller
Lisa & Jeff Clyde
Yvette & Pascal Desroches
Andra & John Ehrenkranz
Tracy Elstein & David Togut
Vivian & Roger Farah
Barbara & Robert Friedman
Jill & Charles Garner
Susan & John Gevertz
Arlene & Mark Goldsmith
Caitlin & Scott Goldsmith
Carol & Steve Gutman
Helen Haje
Lori Henle & David Goldstein
Jennifer & Joseph Ianniello
Trish & Ron lervolino
Mark Kaplan
Mrs. Louis Lipschitz
Chaille Maddox
& Jonathan Knee
Wendy & Rob Marcus
Elizabeth & Carl Pforzheimer
Eugene Pinover
Jane Polin
Mary & Glenn Rufrano
Caryn Schacht & David Fox
Samantha Schreiber
& Thomas Newman
Meryl & Kenneth Sherman
Stacy & Farrell Slater
Amy & David Sorkin
Gloria Tarigo
David Sorkin
David Goldstein, Psy.D
Dear Friends,
We welcome you to New Alternatives for Children’s 44th Annual NAC Kids Can Gala.
For over four decades, NAC has been driven by a shared belief that every child CAN reach their full potential. Tonight, we celebrate and honor the work our community does day in and day out. We celebrate the caring social workers, doctors, nurses, educators, and administrators, and the committed supporters, who go above and beyond to give NAC children the real help and hope they deserve.
At NAC, we strive to help children live safely and permanently in families of their own and set them on a path to a productive life. We have always believed that a child’s place is in their home—not a hospital—and that with the right support and advocacy, every child can achieve what some may have thought impossible. For nearly 45 years, we have witnessed NAC kids graduate from college, get master’s degrees, work, have families, and become advocates for people with disabilities.NAC kids and their families are the proof of our success. We take great pride in our community for uplifting generations of NYC’s most vulnerable children, ensuring they are never alone in the pursuit of their dreams.
None of our accomplishments would be possible without the support of our friends here tonight. We are especially proud to honor two such friends, Peter Orszag and Bianna Golodryga, for their extraordinary commitment and generosity to NAC children. We extend an extra special thank you to our Dinner Chairs Rodgin Cohen, Joel Klein, Nicole Seligman, and Raymond McGuire, for helping to make this evening a spectacular success.
We thank all of you for being a part of our NAC family and for being our children’s champions. NAC Kids CAN, thanks to your support! We hope you enjoy the evening.
With much appreciation,
David Sorkin President, Board of Directors
David Goldstein, Psy.D Executive Director
Peter R. Orszag CEO and Chairman Lazard
Peter R. Orszag is CEO and Chairman of Lazard, one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. With a focus on strategic growth and innovation, Orszag has raised the firm’s relevance and ambitions to provide the most sophisticated and differentiated advice and investment solutions for clients. Prior to his current role, Orszag served as CEO of its financial advisory business and global co-head of its healthcare practice.
Orszag served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under President Barack Obama, where he also helped craft the Affordable Care Act. He previously served as Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), providing economic data and analyses to Congress. His career in public service began under the Clinton administration, where he served as a Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and as a Senior Economist and Senior Adviser on the Council of Economic Advisers. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Orszag has also made notable contributions to academic literature, including hundreds of published articles and several books. As a senior fellow at Brookings, he co-founded and directed the Hamilton Project, and he currently serves as a Board Director for the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Orszag graduated summa cum laude in Economics from Princeton University and obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics, which he attended as a Marshall Scholar.
Anchor
CNN
Bianna Golodryga is a CNN anchor and senior global affairs analyst. Based in New York, she anchors One World with Zain Asher and Bianna Golodryga on CNN International and CNN Max. Golodryga has reported extensively on Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, interviewing former hostages and their families about their harrowing experiences. For the sixmonth anniversary of the deadliest attack in Israel’s 75-year history, she traveled to Israel to speak with family members of some of the men, women and children kidnapped by Hamas for a special episode of The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, “Hostages: The Road Home.”
Prior to joining CNN full-time, Golodryga served as co-anchor for CBS This Morning. She began contributing to CNN in 2017, bringing expertise in financial news and Russian political affairs to coverage of everything from stock market volatility, the President’s historic 2018 summit with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, to the Mueller investigation. She previously served as the news and finance anchor for Yahoo News, co-anchored Good Morning America weekend edition, and was ABC News’ Business Correspondent. Golodryga began her career in television news in 2001 as a bureau producer from the New York Stock Exchange for the cable news channel, CNBC. Prior to her career in television, Golodryga worked in the financial services sector.
Golodryga has received several awards and recognition, including the Keystone Policy Center Leadership Award, the University of Texas at Austin Pro Bene Meritis Award, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program, Good Morning America. She is also the co-author of the book “Don’t Feed the Lion,” which is to be released on November 11, 2025. Golodryga graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Russian/East European and Eurasian Studies and a minor in economics. She is fluent in Russian.
Raymond J. McGuire
President Lazard
Raymond J. McGuire was named President of Lazard in April 2023. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. McGuire held a 13-year term as Citigroup’s Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, the longest tenure for this position in the history of Wall Street. Afterwards, he was the Vice Chairman of Citigroup and Chairman of Citi’s Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory business. Previously, Mr. McGuire was the Global Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc and was one of the original members of Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. He started his career in 1984 in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of The First Boston Corporation.
Mr. McGuire is currently a member of the corporate boards of the Hess Corporation and Vornado Realty Trust. He was formerly a board member of KKR & Co., Inc. He holds leadership roles on several not-for-profit boards including: the American Museum of Natural History, the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, the Hotchkiss School, the New York Public Library, the Regional Plan Association (Chairman), the Studio Museum in Harlem (Chairman), and the Whitney Museum of American Art. He received his M.B.A. and J.D. from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School and an A.B. from Harvard College.
Where every sick child gets the c a r e they need.
Where every abused child gets the p r o t e c t i o n they need.
Where every neglected child grows up in a l o v i n g h o m e.
We provide an integrated program of health and social services to assure that every family member is supported toward stability and independence. NAC families have the ability to defy odds, and NAC children have the potential to excel in school, graduate from college, find a job, and live independently.
Special Medical Child Welfare & Aftercare Programs
• Preventive Services (of abuse and neglect)
• Foster Care & Adoption
• Partners In Parenting (PIP)
Post Preventive Program
• Post Legal Adoption Network (PLAN)
• Family Permanency Center Health & Special Services
• Article 28 Medical Clinic
• Article 31 Mental Health Clinic
• Building Blocks: Nurturing Parent-Child Bonding
• Peter Haje Center for Autism
• Healthy@ Home
• Champions for Children’s Health Home
Interdisciplinary Program Support Services
• Educational Services & Advocacy
• Early Childhood Services
• College Bound Program
• Parent Education Classes
• Preparing Youth for Adulthood
• Art Therapy
• Music Therapy
• Pet-Assisted Therapy
• Mentoring & Tutoring
• Support Groups
• Vocational Support & Advocacy
• Recreational Programs
• Safe Haven LBGTQI Program
• Transportation Services
• Emergency Family Assistance
• Food, Clothing & Toy Bank
NAC’s services are delivered by a team of on-site professionals – from master’s level Social Workers to Nurses, Pediatricians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Education Specialists and many more – who work together to ensure that our children and families receive the highest quality, and most compassionate care possible. NAC’s team approach makes all the difference. When families feel supported, they are better able to support and nurture their children.
• Autism
• Cerebral Palsy
• Spina Bifida
• Renal Failure
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Heart Disease
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Cancer
• HIV/AIDS
• Burn Victims
• Developmental Disabilities
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• Blood & Genetic Disorders
• Failure to Thrive
• Seizure Disorders
We are looking for young leaders with unique talent, passion, and commitment to join the NAC Junior Board! As a Junior Board Member, you will have the opportunity to work with other dynamic young professionals to think big about innovative ways to fundraise, advocate, and volunteer to help support NAC’s mission.
Why Join the NAC Junior Board:
• Giving back – help to change NAC kids’ lives directly through fundraising and exclusive volunteer events throughout the year.
• Networking - meet, mingle, and work with other like-minded young professionals throughout New York City.
• Entrepreneurial and leadership opportunitynetwork and collaborate with NAC’s Board of Directors and learn what it takes to serve on a Board of Directors.
• Utilize and strengthen skills - participate in activities such as public speaking, fundraising, events, social media, advocacy, corporate engagement, and marketing. To learn more about becoming a NAC Junior Board member, please visit www.NACKidsCan.org/JuniorBoard or email Junior Board President Amanda Manthey at JuniorBoard@NACKidsCan.org.
Join the NAC family and give back directly to children and families in need in our community. Every year, NAC works with over 300 individuals and 75+ company and corporate partners to deliver real help and hope to children with special medical needs.
Join us an individual volunteer or corporate partner for any of the below opportunities:
• Corporate Giving Drive – Organize company drives for toys, books, winter coats, or school supplies using our easy-to-distribute Amazon Wish Lists.
• Corporate Volunteer Day – Sponsor and participate in fun events with NAC kids, from bowling to educational workshops to outdoor activities.
• Tutoring & Mentoring – By becoming a tutor or mentor to a NAC youth, you will get the opportunity to work one-on-one with a child and help shape their future.
• Recreation & Special Events – Join our numerous yearly events, from holiday parties to recreational outings, and help create unforgettable experiences for NAC kids.
If you are interested in partnering on a giving drive or volunteer opportunity, please contact NAC’s Director of Volunteers and Community Relations, Shelsey Valdez at svaldez@nackidscan.org
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 l Pier Sixty, NYC
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 l Pier Sixty, NYC
Vivian & Roger Farah
Bianna Golodryga & Peter Orszag
Jurate Kazickas & Roger Altman
Lazard
The Marcus Family Foundation
Crystal McCrary McGuire & Raymond J. McGuire
Amy & David Sorkin
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP
Barbara & Robert Friedman
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Michael Peterson
Allison & David Blitzer
Marian & Richard Bott
Betty Ann & Jack Cannell
Covington & Burling LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Deloitte
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Laura Parsons
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
Jennifer & Ari Perkins
Elizabeth & Carl Pforzheimer
Julia Pinover Kupiec & John Kupiec
Ropes & Gray LLP
Taryn & Kirk Siglain
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Nicole Washington & Damien Dwin
Advance Publishing, Inc.
Dale & Max Berger
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Rebecca & Adam Epstein
Elizabeth & Mark FitzPatrick
Friedman Kaplan Seiler
Adelman & Robbins LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kramer (US) LLP
Jennifer & Joseph Ianniello
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Michelle Kim & William Seward
Chaille Maddox & Jonathan Knee
Leo Wealth
Carol & William Lewis
Tobey Lipschitz & Family
Jennifer & Marc Lipschultz
NBCUniversal
Allison Penn & Armin Harris
Andrew Perry
Rubicon Founders
Mary & Glenn Rufrano
Samantha Schreiber & Thomas Newman
Jennifer Plitsch
Nicole Seligman & Joel Klein
State Street
Bonnie & Thomas Uger
Brandon Van Dyke
Williams & Connolly LLP
Virginia Aaron
Terri Austin
Wendy Belzberg & Strauss Zelnick
Lorna Bowen
Catherine M. Clarkin
Mark Colodny
JoAnne & Malcolm Davis
Dechert LLP
Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky LLP
Cheryl & Blair Effron
Barbara & Joseph Ellis
Deb & Michael Festa
Anthony Ford Charitable Foundation
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Chris Gallea
Jill & Charles Garner
Susan & John Gevertz
Maarit & Tom Glocer
Candice & Richard Goldstein
Karyn & Bruce Greenwald
Frances & Jack Harris
Vicki & Craig Holleman
Imperial Cleaning
Jessica Jacobson & John Sorkin
Sydney & Robert Kindler
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
Lisa & William McGahan
Sherry & Phil Meeks
Scott D. Miller
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Keith A. Pagnani
Elaine & Simon Parisier
Mary Penniman & Garrett Moran
Richard Plepler
Tal & Ariel Recanati
Jill & Thomas Robey
Vik Sawhney
Michelle & Matthew Serra
Gillian Shepherd & Eduardo Mestre
Audrey Sokoloff & Tim Hosking
Marc Trevino
Trilogy Capital Management, LLC
Pat Waldeck & Victor Goldberg
Amy & John Weinberg
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
WilmerHale
Lisa & Scott Wilson
Jody & Frank Adams
Jennifer & Ben Adams
Helen & Elliot Adler
Esther & Richard Altman
Kelly Annunziato
Norman Atkins
Al Baker
Margaret Bartelme
Nicole Bartelme
BBR Partners LLC
Addison Berger
Jennifer Berger
Dalia & Merrill Berman
Dennis Berry
Allison & Joshua Berwitz
Anne & Jeff Bingaman
Joanne & Leonard Brumberg
Lisa Cappiello
Peter E. Carlson, Jr.
Mallory Carlson
Hazel Carter
Michela Catalano &
Ellen & Casey Cogut
Andres de Lasa
Anna & Daniel Devine
Meredith & Banks Edwards
Anne Eisenhower &
Peter Thomas
Allegra & John Erickson
Lisa & Michael Feiner
Linda & Alan Fleischman
Allison Fumai
Geto & de Milly, Inc.
Simran Gidwani
Arlene & Mark Goldsmith
Caitlin & Scott Goldsmith
Louise & Stephen Grayer
Fleur & Leonard Harlan
Lori Henle & David Goldstein
Ellen Herman
Janet & Thomas Hough
Margery & Everett Jassy
Kate Kaufman &
Karen Sommerfeld
Fern Khan
Liliya Latkovskaya
Amanda & Pete Lesueur
Andrew Levander
Amanda Manthey
Mynette & Richard Marcus
Joanne & Norman Matthews
Mary McCord & Alex Okun
Eileen & Ronald Oleet
Alex Michael
Jackie & Steven Miron
John Monsky
Laura Morrison
Benjamin Neschis
John O’Hanlon
Giri Pawar
Mary & Gary Pforzheimer
Zelie & Andrew Pforzheimer
Annie Pforzheimer & Ivan Fadul
Jane L. Polin
Barbara Rauch
Kevin Rooney
Andrew Rosenberg
Lorraine & Michael Saitowitz
Nan Sandleitner
Continued
Josh Sapan
Merryl Schechtman
Stacy & Glenn Schiffman
Jodi & Michael Schuman
Cornelia Sellers & James Abramson
Sirovich Family
Peggy & David Tanner
Jeffrey Shell
Harriet Sobol
Jaison Thomas
Carolyn & Christopher Turner
Jeff Zimmerman
as of October 24, 2025
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING AND HELPING TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL FUTURES FOR NAC KIDS!
