2021 Responsible 100

Please join us in honoring New York’s 100 most outstanding corporate citizens at a special December 15th celebration in New York City.

This event is a unique opportunity to meet, mingle with and honor this elite group of NY’s most powerful executives, thought leaders, visionaries and influencers, who are setting new standards of excellence, dedication and leadership in improving their communities and making transformative change.

The luncheon will include special presentations by noted figures from the New York’s business, nonprofit and academic communities working at the forefront of the Corporate Social Responsibility movement.

Congratulations to our 2021 Responsible 100! (Honorees listed in alphabetical order by last name)

J. Phillip Thompson, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives, New York City Mayor's Office

Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO, Partnership for New York City

Nakia Alston-Hendrickson, Development and Communications Director, Community Voices Heard

Denise Arboleda, Vice President of Sales, Compulink Technologies Inc.

Jeffrey Barker, New York State President, Bank of America

Melynda Barnes Oussayef, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Research, Ro

Barbara Brown, Chair, Eastern Queens Alliance

Jeff Buller, Vice President, Charter Communications

Corinne Carey, Senior Campaign Director for New York and New Jersey, Compassion & Choices

Mayra Castillo, Vice President of External Affairs, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp.

Andrew Cavaluzzi, Partner and Co-Founder, Hudson Valley Property Group

Vanessa Cifuentes, Director of Human Resources, Greenman-Pedersen Inc.

Lucius Clay, Vice President – Sales, Trepp

Jennifer Cohen-Smith, Senior Vice President, Medicare, Healthfirst

Alex Dagg, Regional Policy Director for Canada and the Northeastern U.S., Airbnb

Samara Daly, Partner, Bolton-St. Johns

Vijay Dandapani, President and CEO, Hotel Association of New York City

Jess Dannhauser, Former CEO, Graham Windham

Tuhina De O'Connor, Executive Director, Physician Affiliate Group of New York Health and Research Foundation

Alissa Deakin, Chief Program Officer, Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York

Carolina Dominguez-Pasaoglu, Programs Leader, Americas Corporate Responsibility, EY

Nathaniel M. Fields, CEO, Urban Resource Institute

Jonathan Flaherty, Global Head - Sustainability and Building Technology Innovation, Tishman Speyer

Lawrence Fowler, Deputy Director, Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center

Lisa Furst, Assistant Vice President of the Center for Policy, Advocacy and Education, Vibrant Emotional Health

Raymond Garcia, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Anthem

Jeffrey Garcia, President, New York State Latino Restaurant, Bar & Lounge Association

Sara Gardner, Executive Director, Fund for Public Health in New York

Steven Garibell, Vice President of LGBTQ2+ Business Development, TD Bank

Jennifer Gibbs, Associate Director, Community Impact, KPMG

Rosa Gil, President and CEO, Comunilife

Arlene Goldsmith, Executive Director, New Alternatives for Children

Laurence Gottlieb, Managing Director - RMC Bio1, Robert Martin Company

Carley Graham Garcia, Head of External Affairs, New York, Amazon

David Greenfield, CEO, Met Council

Peter Gudaitis, Executive Director and CEO, New York Disaster Interfaith Services

Rahsaan Harris, CEO, Citizens Committee for New York City

Kathryn Haslanger, CEO, JASA

Tasia Hawkins, Program Lead, Social Impact, DoorDash

Ronnie Hector, Executive Director, SUNY Bronx Educational Opportunity Center

Tyquana Henderson-Rivers, President, Connective Strategies Associates Inc.

Alexander Horwitz, Executive Director, New Yorkers United for Justice

Susan Horwitz, Supervising Attorney, Education Law Project, The Legal Aid Society

Matt Hyde, Project Manager, Turner Construction Co.

Christian Hylton, Partner, Phillips Nizer LLP

Soo Kim, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Standard General LP

Kiesha King, Senior National Education Administrator, T-Mobile for Education

Elliott Klein, CEO, New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center

Maya Kremen, Senior Executive, Geto & de Milly

Gary LaBarbera, President, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York

Howard S. Lavin, Partner, Stroock

Kenya N. Lee, Chief of Staff - Office of the President, Baruch College

Jeffrey C. LeFrancois, Executive Director, Meatpacking District

Ya-Ting Liu, Director of Government Affairs and Policy, Via

Lynn Loacker, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine

Gentry Lock, Senior Associate, Stantec

Paul Lozito, Director of Housing Policy and Affordable Housing, Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery

Kristin Malek, Global Director of Business Diversity, CDW

Norah McVeigh, Managing Director, Financing, Nonprofit Finance Fund

Anna Mercado Clark, Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP

Dan Mitzner, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Government Affairs, Teach Coalition

Jim Moore, Vice President & Policy Director, O'Donnell & Associates

Michele Neptune, REWS Sustainability Partner, Google

Richard Nightingale, President and CEO, Westhab

Patricia Ornst, Managing Director, State and Local Government Affairs, Delta Air Lines

Diana Ostroff, Managing Director, Ostroff Associates

Rochelle Patricof, Vice President for Administration and Operations & Deputy General Counsel/First Vice President, Grand Central Partnership

Lisa Payne Wansley, Vice President, Environmental Justice, New York Power Authority

Alexandria Perotti, Director of Corporate Initiatives and Strategic Planning, Holt Construction

Gingi Pica, Director of Community Investment, L+M Development Partners

Kenneth E. Raske, President and CEO, Greater New York Hospital Association

Dallas Reed, Co-Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force, Berkeley College

Jennifer Richardson, Senior Vice President, Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates

Lizette B. Ritz, Executive Director, Green Bronx Machine

Jeffrey Rodus, Senior Vice President, CMW Strategies

Jillian Rose, Director, Community Engagement, Diversity and Research, Hospital for Special Surgery

Rachel Sabella, Director, No Kid Hungry New York

Prisca Salazar-Rodriguez, Director - New York, Hilltop Public Solutions

Stasha Santifort, Purpose and Social Impact Leader, Deloitte

Mel Schneiderman, Senior Vice President, Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection, The New York Foundling

Jessica Schreiber, Founder and CEO, FABSCRAP

Allison Sesso, Executive Director, RIP Medical Debt

Zach Silber, Chief Innovation Officer, Kivvit

Peter Siris, Director of Research, Reform Elections Now

Alan Steel, President and CEO, New York Convention Center Operating Corp.

Wendy Stryker, Co-Chair of the Employment Group, Frankfurt Kurnit

Ramon Tallaj, Chair, Somos Community Care

Eddie A. Taveras, New York State Immigration Director, FWD.us

Brandon Thomas, Vice President and New York General Manager, PAN Communications

Omar Toro-Vaca, Senior Vice President, Real Estate, Kasirer

Mark R. Ustin, Partner, Farrell Fritz

Elizabeth Velez, President, Velez Organization

Bridget Waldron, Executive Vice President, Birch Family Services

Bernard Warren, Co-Chair, The Real Estate Board of New York’s Diversity Working Group

Tracy Weiner, Executive Director, Marcum Foundation

David Weinraub, Managing Partner, Brown & Weinraub

Douglas Wirth, President and CEO, Amida Care

Alex Witkoff, Executive Vice President, Development, The Witkoff Group

Rudolph Wynter, President, New York, National Grid

Nicole Yearwood, Founder, Educated Voter

11:00 AM	Luncheon Begins
12:00 PM	Welcome & Introduction By EMCEE Sheryl Huggins Salomon, Advisory Board Chair and Contributing Editor, City & State New York
12:05 PM	Keynote Speaker J. Phillip Thompson, Deputy Mayor, Strategic Policy Initiatives and Co-Chair of the Racial Inclusion and Equity Taskforce
12:25 PM	Keynote Speaker Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO, Partnership for New York City
12:45 PM	Sponsored Remarks By Dr. Ramon Tallaj, Chairman, SOMOS Community Care
12:55 PM	Sponsored Remarks By Kristin Malek, Global Director Business Diversity, CDW
1:05 PM	Presentation of The Responsible 100 Awards
2:00 PM	Luncheon Concludes

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