
Gala Committee
Ankur & Rohit Keswani
Clara Chae & Julian Liau
Claudia Ancalmo
Janet Akie Masamitsu & Merv Garretson
Jarret Yoshida & Daniel M. Moynihan
Jenifer & Brendan Garvey
Joya Dass
Karen Elizaga & Jay Ptashek
Kyoko Waseda-Hida & Norio Hida
Min Zhong & Michael Michetti
Nieva & Fortunato Elizaga
Odile & Phil Birsh
Pauline Lee & Daniel Zubkoff
Shelley & Dirk Wald
Sonal Bhandari & Anand More
Teena & Teddy Lee
Vannita Simma-Chiang & David Chiang
Winnie & Michael Feng
Major Sponsors
(List in Formation)
Womankind thanks all the early sponsors for their incredible generosity towards survivors of gender-based violence and their children. You can join the growing list of corporate and individual sponsors, too. View our sponsorship packet to decide which level is right for you. We'd love to have you on board!
ZUBKOFF/LEE
FAMILY FUND
KAREN ELIZAGA &
JAY PTASHEK





The DONALD R. MULLEN
FAMILY FOUNDATION





Benefactors
Anonymous
Clara Chae & Julian Liau
Dilshad Marolia & Zal Dabhoiwala
Jenifer & Brendan Garvey
Kathy Chuy & Jay Huang
Law Firm of Deborah Chan, P.C.
Mintz Levin
Open Society Foundations
Rohit & Ankur Keswani
Tony Group Autoplex
Winnie & Michael Feng
Yogesh Bahl & Family/Alix Partners LLP
Auction Committee
(List in Formation)
Michelle & Rolando Garcia, Co-Chairs
Cait Morth
Christine Rothstein
Dana Wise
David Jean Bart
Lucy Feaster
Sara Light
Sarah Elizondo
Can't attend the gala, but still want to show your support for Womankind? For the first time ever, Womankind's silent auction is open to everyone. Visit our gala website for the complete list of items. Good luck!
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Gala Honoree: Loida Nicolas Lewis
Mrs. Lewis is Chair and CEO of TLC Beatrice, LLC, a family investment firm. A lawyer by profession, admitted to practice in the Philippines and New York, Mrs. Lewis was the first Filipino woman to pass the New York bar without attending law school in the United States.
Having won her discrimination case against the US Immigration and Naturalization Service in 1987, she integrated the agency, now called Citizenship & Immigration Service (CIS). She co-authored “How to Get A Green Card,” now in its 12th edition and a bestseller in its genre.
Mrs. Lewis served as Chair and CEO of TLC Beatrice International, a $2 billion multinational food company with operations all across Europe, from 1994-2000. She assumed its leadership after the death of her husband, a Wall Street financier Reginald F. Lewis who, in 1987, engineered a leveraged buyout for $985 million of Beatrice International Food thus becoming the 1st African American to create a billion dollar company.
Mrs. Lewis is Chair of the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, which has donated millions of dollars to Harvard Law School, Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, Virginia State University and the Lewis College in Sorsogon her home town in the Philippines. A building has been name at those institutions in Mr. Lewis’ honor.
Mrs. Lewis is member of the Board of Directors of Children’s Orchestra Society, US Philippines Society and the Apollo Theatre Foundation. She is co-founder of several advocacy organizations: Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund, National Federation of Filipino-American Associations, US Pinoys for Good Governance and Global Filipino Diaspora Council. She speaks several languages: Filipino, English, French and Spanish.
Mrs. Lewis is a major contributor to political campaigns. She was a major donor to Hillary’s Presidential campaign as a Hill blazer. She has also contributed to the campaigns of Senator Kamala Harris of California, Senator Carolyn Cortez Masto of Nevada, Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Florida, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and has supported Congressman Charlie Rangel for many years.
Mrs. Lewis has two daughters, both cum laude A.B graduates of Harvard University: Leslie is an actor, writer and producer. Christina is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and philanthropist who founded and heads All Star Code, a non-profit organization designed to empower young men of color with the skills, networks and mindset to create a new future through technology. Mrs. Lewis has four grandchildren.