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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.

Here is the list of our 2022 Responsible 100 Honorees: 

Claire Brockbank Director of Policy Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds
Seth Pinsky CEO 92NY
Andrew Simmons Founder and President A&S Rebar
Michael Farrell Senior Director of Development The AES Corp.
Eric Henry Director of Government Affairs Altice USA
Jennifer Cruickshank Director of Public Policy and Community Affairs Amazon
Yvette Bairan CEO Astor Services for Children & Families
Fernando A. Bohorquez Jr. Partner BakerHostetler
Sheila Sarem Founder Basta
Sherrille Shabazz Vice President of Student Development and Campus Life Berkeley College
Espa Sergiou Director of Education  Birch Family Services
Michael Zeto Chief Commercial Officer Boingo
Joseph DeRosa Lobbyist Bolton-St. Johns
Samara Daly Partner Bolton-St. Johns
Michael Cassidy Senior Adviser Brown & Weinraub
Mark Thompson Executive Vice President and Group Leader Capalino
Chris Bombardier President Catalyst Government Relations
Kristin Malek Global Director of Business Diversity CDW
Johanna Meadows Managing Director, Head of the Centerbridge Foundation Centerbridge Partners
Nicole Bryl CEO Children’s Health Homes of Upstate New York
Katherine Grainger Managing Partner Civitas Public Affairs Group
Floyd Vergara Director of State Governmental Affairs Clean Fuels Alliance America
Mike Fishman President and Executive Director Climate Jobs National Resource Center
Kathleen B. Cudahy Lobbyist CMW Strategies LLC
Trevor Packer Senior Vice President of AP and Instruction College Board
Erwin de Leon Chief Diversity Officer of School of Professional Studies and Lecturer in the Nonprofit Management Program Columbia University
Denise Arboleda Vice President of Sales Compulink Technologies Inc.
Rose Christ Senior Principal Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
Nicole Overley Senior Manager Deloitte
Shango Blake Member Education Equity Action Plan Coalition
Nazneen Rahman Assistant Vice President of Neighborhood Care EmblemHealth 
Siri Espedal Kindem Project Director Equinor 
Kevin Brown Principal, Consulting Services and Life Sciences Technology Lead EY
Winston Fisher Partner Fisher Brothers
Camesha Grant Vice President of Community Connection and Reach Food Bank for New York City
Jerry Goldfeder Director of Voting Rights and Democracy Project Fordham University School of Law 
Andrew Walrond Vice President of Loan Programs Fund for the City of New York
Greg Caito Key Account Executive, New York Public Sector Google 
Kimberly Hardy Watson President and CEO Graham Windham
William Wolfe Associate Harris Beach PLLC
Jina Park Vice President of Family Transitional and Early Learn Services HELP USA
Sean Doolan Principal Hinman Straub
Angel Audiffred Vice President of Government Affairs and Community Relations  HITN
Cynthia Wolff Secretary-Treasurer Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation
Patrick Donohue Founder and Chair International Institute for the Brain
Nichol King Executive Director of Community Banking  JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Deborah Shames Transfer Admissions Adviser Kaplan Educational Foundation
Felix Garcia Associate, Legislation Kasirer
Michael Mandel Member KM&M
Lorna Stark National Industry Leader for Government and Public Sector KPMG
Faith Taylor Global Sustainability Officer Kyndryl
Luis Mares Director of Community Mobilization Latino Commission on AIDS
Chun Yee Yip Vice President of Social Impact Lendlease
Gwen Nichols Chief Medical Officer Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Valerie White Senior Executive Director LISC NYC
Richard J. Mollot Executive Director Long Term Care Community Coalition
Hannah Lupien Managing Director of Social Services Met Council
Talya Schwartz President and CEO MetroPlusHealth
Fatima Omarufilo Patient Navigator Montefiore Einstein Starfish Program
Lisa Dughi CEO NAF
Natalie Edwards Global Chief Diversity Officer National Grid
Sonia Ossorio President National Organization for Women New York City
David Goldstein Chief Operating Officer New Alternatives for Children
Lisa Payne Wansley Vice President of Environmental Justice New York Power Authority
Monika Sheikh Program Manager for Sustainability, Benefits Health and Well-Being, Total Rewards NewYork-Presbyterian
Mary L. Pulido Executive Director The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Patrick Purcell Executive Director New York State Laborers-Employers Cooperation & Education Trust
Rachel Sabella New York Director No Kid Hungry 
Jack O’Donnell Managing Partner O’Donnell & Associates Inc.
Darlene Williams  President and CEO Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Bharati Kemraj Senior Associate Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates
Sharon Prise Azurin Partner Phillips Lytle LLP

Madeline Marquez

Dennis Walcott

Senior Vice President, Chief External Affairs Officer

President

Ponce Bank

Queens Public Library

Michelle Stoddart Vice President of Community Development Resorts World New York City
Rashanna Lynch Chief Medical Officer Ryan Health
Thamara Ramirez-Walker Global Vice President for Sustainability Marketing and Solutions SAP
Jorge R. Petit President and CEO Services for the UnderServed
Jajaida Gonzalez Vice President of Day Services Services for the UnderServed
Michael Trunzo Director of Government Affairs Shenker Russo & Clark LLP
Marjorie Meek-Bradley Corporate Chef Starr Restaurants
Kerry T. Cooperman Special Counsel and Director of Pro Bono Program Stroock
Vanessa Lockel Executive Director Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Jeannette J. Phillips Executive Director of Housing Preservation Company and Executive Vice President of Business and Community Development Sun River Health
Joyce Christanio Senior Program Manager for Supplier Diversity T-Mobile
Andrew Bregenzer Executive Vice President and Regional President for Metro New York TD Bank
Adam Katz Associate Director of Government Programs Teach Coalition
Ira Goldstein Executive Director The Black Car Fund
Barbara Bernstein Chief Planning Officer The Mental Health Association of Westchester
Reïna Batrony Vice President of Community-Based and Education Strategies The New York Foundling
Saima Anjam Senior Vice President The Parkside Group
Yvonne Riley-Tepie Senior Vice President of Social Impact Real Estate Board of New York
Carter Strickland State Director Trust for Public Land
Baron McCombs Regional Education Services Specialist, First Army Recruiting Brigade U.S. Army New York City Recruiting Battalion
Jennifer Falk Former Executive Director Union Square Partnership 
Jerrod Crockett First Vice President and Chief of International Security United Forces International Organization
Ann Marie Curd Counsel Windels Marx
Shani Chill Executive Director of iHOPE YAI
Michael Rivadeneyra Vice President of Government Relations YMCA of Greater New York
Victoria Lamberth Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer ZenFi Networks
Carol J. Patterson Senior Partner

Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

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Speakers

 

Keynote Speakers


 

Antonio Reynoso
Brooklyn Borough President

 

Jumaane D. Williams
Public Advocate

 

Vanessa Gibson
Bronx Borough President

 

Marjorie Meek-Bradley

Corporate Chef, Starr Restaurant Group & Top Chef Season 13 Finalist

 

Ariel Palitz

EMCEE

Executive Director, Office of Nightlife, New York City Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment

 

Sponsored Speakers


 

Diane Recinos, EdD
President, Berkeley College

 

Kristin Malek
Global Business Diversity Director, CDW

 

Steven Garibell
Vice President, TD Bank

 

Mike Nieves
President and CEO, HITN

 

Patrick Donohue
Founder & Chairman, International Academy for the Brain, iBrain

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Details

Thursday, December 15th, 2022 from 11:00AM - 2:00PM EST

Sony Hall, 235 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036

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Agenda

11:00 AM

Reception Begins

12:00 PM

Sponsored Remarks By Jason Patton, JP Morgan Chase

12:00 PM

Emcee: Ariel Palitz, Executive Director, Office of Nightlife, New York City Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment Welcomes Everyone

12:00 PM

Opening Remarks By Diane Recinos, EdD, President, Berkeley College

12:03 PM

Keynote Remarks By Jumaane D. Williams, Public Advocate 

12:10 PM

Sponsored Remarks By Kristin Malek, Global Business Diversity Director, CDW 

12:13 PM

Keynote Remarks By Antonio Reynoso, Brooklyn Borough President 

12:20 PM

Sponsored Remarks By Steven Garibell, Vice President, TD Bank

12:23 PM

Keynote Remarks By Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President 

12:30 PM

Sponsored Remarks By Mike Nieves, President and CEO, HITN

12:33 PM

Keynote Remarks By Marjorie Meek-Bradley, Corporate Chef, Starr Restaurant Group & Top Chef Season 13 Finalist

12:40 PM

Sponsored Remarks By Patrick Donohue, Founder & Chairman, International Academy for the Brain, iBrain 

12:43 PM

Recognition of 2022 Responsible 100

2:00 PM

Reception Ends

 

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