Wednesday, October 26
Starts 6:30PM
The Lighthouse
Pier 61, Manhattan
On a balmy October evening—and for the first time since the start of the pandemic—we welcomed 360 guests back to The Lighthouse in New York City to celebrate Womankind's 40th Anniversary! After being apart the last two galas, our hearts were brimming with joy to be in the same room and bask in the warmth of new and old friends, allies, and supporters once again.
The gala raised a historic and record-breaking $760,000—a reaffirmation of our community's collective commitment to building a solid foundation for Womankind's work with survivors of gender-based violence and their children, for decades to come. THANK YOU for standing with Womankind as we Rise Above Violence!
Lifetime Achievement Award
Karen Elizaga
Executive Coach & Author, Find Your Sweet Spot
Learn about Karen's work.
Phoenix Woman of the Year - Law
Maxine Lum Mauricio
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, EMCOR
Learn about Maxine's work.
Phoenix Woman of the Year - Government
Grace Meng
US Congresswoman, D-NY-06 Queens
Learn about Grace's work.
As of October 26
Vice Chair / $100,000+
J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation
Phoenix / $75,000-$99,999
Karen Elizaga & Jay Ptashek
Innovator / $25,000-$49,999
EMCOR Group, Inc.
Jenifer & Brendan Garvey
Ong Family Foundation
Benefactor / $10,000-$24,999
Alliant Insurance Services
Kathy Chuy & Jay Huang
CompuNet, Inc.
Evercore
Susanna Hong
Mae Hsieh, Gregory Bylinsky & Family
Maxine & Dino Mauricio
Mary & Jason Minard
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Zubkoff/Lee Family Fund
Host Committee / $5,000-$9,999
AlixPartners
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Harris Chan
Day Pitney LLP
Jennifer & Richard Geller
IvyBound Consulting
Lucy & Victor Kan
Mintz Levin
Janet Akie Masamitsu & Merv Garretson
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Robinson + Cole LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Jane Tran
WABC-TV
Kyoko Waseda-Hida & Norio Hida
Patron / $2,000-$4,999
Anonymous Sponsor (3)
Ariel Property Advisors
Yogesh Bahl
Brown Rudnick LLP
Chung Pak LDC
Sujata Dayal
Flora Feng
Winnie & Michael Feng
Annie & David Hausmann
Narges Kakalia & Marc Merriweather
Jessica S. Lee & Steven Jacoby
Littler
Frank Liu, Brand Justice
Pat & Deborah Manocchia
Allen Murabayashi
Nixon Peabody LLP
Mara Burros Sandler
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Verrill Dana LLP
In-Kind Supporters
Harris Chan
Equinox
Juice Press
Kavant & Sharart
Rao's
Larry Rogowsky
Sundays
Sushi Nonaka
Womankind also thanks all those who contributed at the Friend and Supporter levels!
CeFaan Kim
Reporter, WABC-TV New York
Sloane Ptashek
Special Musical Guest
Nina Pineda
Co-Chair, Host & Board Vice Chair
Consumer Reporter, WABC-TV
Narges Kakalia
Board Chair
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Mintz
Jennifer Geller
Co-Chair
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Douglas Elliman
Maria Ho-Burge
Co-Chair
Global Head of Corporate Communications, Tunecore and Believe Americas
