PROGRAM 6:30 P.M.—7:00 P.M.
MNYN CHAPTER EVENT Hosted by Suni E. Unger LONG ISLAND CHAPTER EVENT Hosted by Anthony Acampora and Sammy Chu
7:00 P.M.—8:00 P.M.
MAIN PROGRAM Hosted by Ashleigh Banfield Welcome Mary Barneby, CEO, American Red Cross, Greater New York Region Introduction of Humanitarian Honoree Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Chairman, Board of Governors, American Red Cross Humanitarian Honoree: Accepted by Mrs. Carolina Herrera I ntroduction of Excellence in Service Award Koby Langley, Senior Vice President, Service to the Armed Forces, American Red Cross xcellence in Service Honoree E Gold Star Family Michael J. Jordan, U.S. Marine Combat Veteran, Lynn M. Jordan, Connor M. Jordan
Introduction of Corporate Leadership Award John Osborn, Chair, Board of Directors, American Red Cross Greater New York Region Corporate Leadership Honoree: Accepted by Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner Special Musical Performance: Bon Jovi Visit redcross.org/heroesforhumanity to bid on our auction. Auction will remain open until April 23, 2021.
WELCOME Dear Friends, On behalf of the American Red Cross Greater New York Region, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our virtual Heroes for Humanity event, an occasion to celebrate and honor everyday heroes and civic leaders. While I wish we could all be together in person, this online experience is a unique opportunity to celebrate our universal mission of hope and compassion. This has been such a remarkable and challenging year for each of us and for our communities. From disaster relief and Service to the Armed Forces to blood collection and International Services, every Red Cross program has needed to adapt and innovate to continue to deliver our lifesaving mission. Though the work of the American Red Cross may look a bit different today, our teams are doing everything we can to keep people safe and healthy during this pandemic. I want to congratulate tonight’s honorees and thank them for their humanitarian spirit and commitment to service:
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CAROLINA HERRERA
GOLD STAR FAMILY
2021 Corporate Leadership Honoree
2021 Humanitarian Honoree
Michael J. Jordan—U.S. Marine Combat Veteran Lynn M. Jordan, Connor J. Jordan 2021 Excellence in Service Honoree
And I am so grateful to our sponsors and supporters this evening, and to all of you for joining us tonight. Your generosity and friendship have taken on added significance this past year. I look forward to a time when we can all celebrate together again. Continue to stay safe and take care of each other. Sincerely,
Mary Barneby CEO, American Red Cross Greater New York Region
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS MISSION IMPACT ROOM SPONSOR
CHAPTER PRESENTING SPONSOR
VISIONARY SPONSOR
INNOVATION SPONSORS COLLEEN AND PHILIP HEMPLEMAN
GIOVANNA AND BRIAN MILLER
COMPASSION SPONSORS
CARE SPONSORS
CON EDISON
JOHN B. RHEA
BEYONDSPRING INC. (BYSI)
L&K PARTNERS INC.
JILL AND JOHN COYLE
SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW
ENTWISTLE & CAPPUCCI LLP
NEW YORK AMERICAN WATER
MASTERCARD
VERIZON
EQUITABLE
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
PAMELA FARR AND BUFORD ALEXANDER
WEBSTER BANK
COMMUNITY IMPACT SPONSORS MARY AND KIRK BARNEBY
EDGEWISE ENERGY
LEAH AND JASON BUTLER
FOUNDATION MEDICINE, INC.
NASSAU FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK FOUNDATION
CYNTHIA AND SIMON WASSERBERGER ELISA AND TOM WILSON
CARLSON & CARLSON, INC.
HORIZON MEDIA
CATHOLIC HEALTH
IHEARTMEDIA
CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE
NANCY AND REX KNIGHT
THE ONWARD AND UPWARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
STEVEN AND ROBERTA DENNING
MEDIALINK
PRAY BODY SHOP
MARSHA AND KEN MIFFLIN
SILVERMAN ACAMPORA LLP
MEDIA SPONSOR
JULIA AND ULRIK TRAMPE
YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH GREENWICH HOSPITAL
THANK YOU THANK YOU TO OUR BENEFACTORS AND PATRONS BENEFACTORS
PATRONS
Brescome Barton Inc./Chrissy von Oiste
Elizabeth and David Boutry
Nichols MD
The Crabtree Family
Lisa and Don Callahan
Thompson Family
Joan Shapiro Green and Frank Green
Lisa and Wayne Cooper
Nikol and Jeff Thompson
Lesley and John Osborn
Danielle and Andrew Earls
UPS Foundation
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Joel Greenberg
Heather and Eric Wise
Unger Family Fund
Janine and Bobby Kennedy
GREATER NEW YORK EVENT COMMITTEE Ashleigh Banfield
Elizabeth McCaul
John Osborn
Peter Riguardi, Co-Chair
Tim Castelli
LONG ISLAND EVENT COMMITTEE Kim Ciesinski, Esq, Co-Chair
Chelsea Clark
Jaime Franchi
Karyn Kemp-Smith
Lee Mueller
Joseph Link, Co-Chair
Chris Chaffee
James Condron
Katie Bielawski
Maureen Regan
Alanna Russo
Devon Giordano
John DeCelle
Kitty Greer
Neela Mukherjee Lockel Steven Melnyk
THANK YOU METRO NEW YORK NORTH EVENT COMMITTEE Leah Butler, Co-Chair
Courtney Fischer
Jen Danzi
Kris Hermann
Nikol Thompson
Olivia Walker, Co-Chair
Didi Whitman
Jocelyn Gjuraj
Lisa Cooper
Rita Fine
Anna Cappucci
Elizabeth Boutry
Julia Nix Trampe
Lissa Schiele
Stephanie Christian
Christine Calzolano
Giovanna Miller
Katie Fortunato
Mary Ann Henry
Tori Mercado
Colleen Hempleman
Janine Kennedy
Katie Morgan Deaton
Molly Boyle
Whitney Marciano
RED CROSS PARTNERS AND TEAM Ali Velshi, MSNBC
Chi Kong Lui
Joe Spaccarelli
Mary Barneby
SE Cupp, CNN
Alissa Pollack, iHeartMedia
Dawn Neilson
Kaitlyn Van Dyke
Matthew Hillsberg
Sebastian Franks
Alisyn Camerota, CNN
Deb Servinskas
Kate Lee
Stephanie Christiansen
Allen Nigrello
Deepti Bherwani
Kate Smith
Michael Batt, Food Design Catering
Amanda Paktinat Anneliese Ashley Anthony Tavarez
Deirdre Dolan Desiree Ramos Reiner Elizaveta Chernov
Kelly Carr Kim Kentolall Koby Langley
Bon Jovi
Erika Byrnes
Krista Coletti
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Gallia Batt, Food Design Catering
Lea Chiu-adisa
Caitlin Lima Caitlyn McGarty, Food Design Catering Charlotte Ashley
Graham Bridgeman Jasmine Clerisme Jocelyn Gjuraj, J Bella Favors
Leslie Anthony Madison Bedard Margot Brady, Unger Publishing
Michael Devulpillieres Morgan Kennedy Nancy Kingston
Stephanie Crumpton Stephanie Dunn Ashley Stuart Cubbon
Neela Mukherjee Lockel
Suni E. Unger, Unger Publishing
Norma Maynard
Tamika Mccaskie
Rafael
Tom Morris, Jr.
Racquel Piscitelli, SERENDIPITY
Travis Tam
Raymond T. Sikorski, RTS Reimagined Experiences
Vanessa Broskie Wolf Blitzer, CNN Yaneth Arevalo
FEATURED GUESTS
Anthony Acampora Emcee, Heroes for Humanity Long Island Pre-Event
Ashleigh Banfield Emcee, Heroes for Humanity Main Program Host, Banfield News Nation
Mary J. Barneby CEO, American Red Cross Greater New York Region
Stephanie Dunn Ashley Executive Director, American Red Cross Metro New York North Chapter
Wolf Blitzer Anchor, CNN
Leah Butler Co-Chair, Heroes for Humanity
Alisyn Camerota Anchor, CNN
Sammy Chu Emcee, Heroes for Humanity Long Island Pre-Event
Kim Ciesinski, Esq. Co-Chair, Heroes for Humanity
S.E. Cupp CNN Correspondent
Koby Langley Senior Vice President, Service to the Armed Forces, American Red Cross
FEATURED GUESTS
Joseph Link Co-Chair, Heroes for Humanity
Neela Lockel Volunteer, American Red Cross on Long Island
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Chairman, Board of Governors, American Red Cross
Giovanna Miller Chair, Board of Directors, American Red Cross Metro New York North
Tom Morris, Jr. Celebrity Host
John Osborn Board Chair, American Red Cross Greater New York Region
Joe Spaccarelli Interim CEO, American Red Cross on Long Island
Suni E. Unger Emcee, Metro New York North Pre-Event, Publisher, Unger Media
Ali Velshi Host, Velshi, MSNBC
Olivia Walker Co-Chair, Heroes for Humanity
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS GREATER NY REGION John Osborn, Chair
Matt Barr
Mylan Denerstein
Radford W. Klotz
Peter Riguardi
Jill Coyle, Vice Chair
Tonia Bottoms
Scott Gilbert
Shailesh Kotwal
Mark Shelton
David Owen, Vice Chair
Katherine Brennan
Heather Goodchild
Inderdeep (Nick) Malik
Matthew Sniffen
Funmi Afonja
Tracy Brown
Joan Shapiro Green
Elizabeth McCaul
Meredith Spatz
Dorothy L. Alpert
Don Callahan
Edwin B. (Ted) Hathaway
H. Conrad Meyer, III
Jeffrey Vacirca, MD
Lou Aversano
Tim Castelli
Steven Joenk
Joseph Montesano
Ashleigh Banfield
Robert (Bob) Coghlan
Surya Kant
John Rhea
LONG ISLAND Anthony Acampora, Co-Chair
J. Bryan Anthony (ex-officio)
Samuel Chu
Dr. Tochi Iroku-Malize
Frank Palma
Kim Ciesinski, Esq.
Ellen Labita, CPA
Matthew Thompson, Co-Chair
Thomas Attivissimo
James Condron
Joseph Link
Rabbi Barry Dov Schwartz (ex-officio)
Gary Brown
Joel Greenberg, Esq., Co-Vice Chair
Marian Conway, PhD
John Bruckner (ex-officio)
John DeCelle
William Macchione, Chairman Emeritus
Dennis Sheridan, MBA, FACHE (ex-officio)
Lee Mueller
Frank Chau
James Flannery
Dr. Gurmohan Syali
Stuart Richner, Co-Vice Chair Dr. Azad Anand
John O’Connell
Ming Chiang
Jonathan Goldstein
Arvind Vora (ex-officio)
METRO NY NORTH Giovanna Miller, Chair
Christine Calzolano
Ilona Kaali-Nagy
Kim Nichols, MD
Brad Walker
Jill Coyle, Executive Vice Chair
Fred Camillo
Joe Kelly
Shahryar Oveissi
Olivia Walker
Peter Carlson, Co-Vice Chair
Anna Cappucci
Janine Kennedy
Suzanne Packer
Heather Wise
Colleen Hempleman, Co-Vice Chair
Linda Chase-Jenkins
Joseph Lawless
Lissa Schiele
Mary Young
Lisa Cooper
Madeline Liongson
Peter J.Tesei
Elizabeth Boutry, Secretary
Young Patrons
Stephanie Cowie
Jeff Lombardi
Nikol Thompson
Todd Anderman
Prem Itharat
Morgan E. Crabtree, Esq.
Julia Nix Trampe
Taryn Angelos
Andres Moreira, MHA
Patti Glassford
Alessandra Messineo Long, Esq.
Leah Butler, PhD
Jim Heavey
William M. Mooney III, Esq.
Chrissy Magliocco von Oiste
Tomas Fernandez Whitechurch
GREATER NEW YORK YEAR IN REVIEW Manhattan, N.Y. Red Cross volunteers rang in the New Year supporting first responders at the annual Times Square celebration. (Photo Credit: Barry Ritter, American Red Cross) Manhattan, N.Y. On 9th Avenue, just a few blocks from the Red Cross regional HQ in Hell’s Kitchen, a multiple-alarm fire tore through a local business and several apartments above. (Photo Credit: Michael de Vulpillieres, American Red Cross) Bronx, N.Y. The American Red Cross in Greater NY kicked off their new safety program Prepare with Pedro at PS23 in The Bronx. (Photo Credit: Michael de Vulpillieres, American Red Cross) Bronx, N.Y. Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Red Cross volunteers gathered for a special Red Cross Month recognition. (Photo Credit: Michael de Vulpillieres, American Red Cross)
GREATER NEW YORK YEAR IN REVIEW Partnering with Papa John’s Pizza, Red Cross volunteers delivered 1600 pizzas to support The Salvation Army USA food pantry sites in NYC, Freeport, Westbury, New Rochelle, Yonkers, and Spring Valley. (Photo Credit: Kevin Suttlehan, American Red Cross ) Manhattan, N.Y. Red Cross volunteers, in partnership with JASA, assisted in the distribution of meals to seniors coping with COVID-19. (Photo Credit: Kevin Suttlehan, American Red Cross) Red Cross volunteer Irving DeShields with his dog Harley helping out at Jacobi Medical Center distributing care packages to health care workers as part of the NYC Healthcare Heroes program. (Photo Credit: Dan Neiman, American Red Cross) Red Cross volunteer Diana Kiel loading care packages for distribution to healthcare workers at Jacobi Medical Center.. (Photo Credit: Dan Neiman, American Red Cross)
GREATER NEW YORK YEAR IN REVIEW Brooklyn, N.Y. A Red Cross team member delivered diapers and other supplies to a Brooklyn woman the day after she was forced from her home due to an unexpected building vacate. (Photo Credit: Michael de Vulpillieres, American Red Cross) Brooklyn, N.Y. Red Cross volunteers delivered food, household supplies and other items to hospital workers at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital as part of the NYC Healthcare Heroes program to support local workers at the frontlines of COVID-19. (Photo Credit: Kevin Suttlehan, American Red Cross) The very last care package delivered to a healthcare worker as part of the NYC Healthcare Heroes program. (Photo Credit: Kevin Suttlehan, American Red Cross) On January 11, 2021, NASDAQ invited the American Red Cross to ring the Closing Bell virtually in honor of National Blood Donor Month.
LONG ISLAND YEAR IN REVIEW Hempstead, N.Y. The American Red Cross on Long Island partnered with Nassau County to provide face masks. (Photo Credit: Lori-Ann Pizzarelli, American Red Cross) The Red Cross hosted a virtual edition of our Long Island Red Cross Heroes Among Us Gala, celebrating the mission and the extraordinary work of our partners who make our work possible. Long Island Red Crossers deliver face shields to Family Health Centers in Roosevelt, N.Y. (Photo Credit: Bruce Vesloski, American Red Cross) Long Island Red Crossers like Lenia Kiki deployed to Louisiana for Hurricane Laura relief. (Photo Courtesy of Kiki Lenia) Red Cross volunteer Nick Montoro, 22 of Syosset, deployed to Louisiana to help the community recover from Hurricane Laura. (Photo Courtesy of Nick Montoro)
LONG ISLAND YEAR IN REVIEW Ron Petrie was golfing with his sons when another golfer suffered a heart attack. Ron was able to use his Red Cross training to administer CPR and received the Lifesaving Award. DAT Captain Edras Hidalgo and his wife, Daysi Ramirez de Hidalgo, wrapped and delivered gifts from community groups to families who had lost their homes and belongings right before the holidays. (Photo Credit: Celia Vollmer, American Red Cross) The Red Cross responded to a fire that left three families displaced right before the holidays. (Photo Credit: Celia Vollmer, American Red Cross) Long Island Red Crossers honored our nation’s heroes by laying down wreaths at Long Island National Cemetery as part of National Wreaths Across America Day. (Photo Credit: Vivian Moy, American Red Cross) Red Cross volunteers helping at two COVID vaccine sites at Suffolk Community College campuses in Riverhead and Selden. (Photo Credit: Lori-Ann Pizzarelli, American Red Cross)
METRO NEW YORK NORTH YEAR IN REVIEW Somers, N.Y. Red Cross volunteers participated in the annual Valentine’s Day Steph Comfort Kit event at Primrose Elementary School, where they built 100+ supply kits to be provided to children after local disasters. The event honored Stephanie Crispinelli, a young humanitarian who lost her life in the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. (Photo Credit: Barry Ritter, American Red Cross) Metro NY North Red Cross volunteers, including several teams made of family members, supported 70 families with food provided by the Sloatsburg Food Pantry as part of our partnership with the Rockland County VOAD. (Photo Courtesy of Brian Gerber) Metro NY North Chapter CEO Stephanie Dunn Ashley and volunteers participated in a parade to honor healthcare workers at Greenwich Hospital. (Photo Courtesy of Stephanie Dunn Ashley) 90+ year old Red Cross couple Don and Ida can be seen regularly volunteering at the registration desk for blood drives like this one at West Point. (Photo Credit: Vivian Moy, American Red Cross)
METRO NEW YORK NORTH YEAR IN REVIEW Spring Valley, N.Y. COVID-19 survivors rolled up their sleeves at a Red Cross pop-up convalescent plasma collection location in Spring Valley. (Photo Credit: Dan Neiman, American Red Cross) Metro NY North board members spread holiday cheer to emergency services partners in Greenwich, CT (Photo Credit: Callalily Studios) Red Cross held a blood drive at the Paramount Theater in Peekskill during National Blood Donor Month. (Photo Credit: Kevin Suttlehan, American Red Cross) New Greater New York Red Cross CEO Mary Barneby preparing food to be distributed into the community working in partnership with Feeding Westchester. (Photo Credit: Enid Alvarez, American Red Cross)
Mission The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
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