Annual Benefit for Kids

2024
Heather Kahn, Senior Vice President, BXP

John Drew, President, District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

John O’Hare, Managing Director, Building Contractors Association.

Tom Hill, Senior Vice President, BXP
(Lifetime Achievement Award)

2023
Peter Brindley, Executive Vice President – Head of Real Estate, Paramount Group

Scott Corneby, Executive Vice President, Structure Tone

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

2022
Robert Scheinman, Principal, J.T. Magen

Brian Goldman, Chairman, Newmark Division

2021
Whitney Arcaro, Head of Marketing & Retail Leasing, RXR

NY Family Court,
Accepted by the Hon. Karen Lupuloff

2020
Jerome Montrone, Managing Director, Beacon Capital Partners

NYC Department of Health, Active Design in Schools,

Accepted by Teddy Swenson, MPH, Program Manager

2019
John P. Maher, Executive Vice President, CBRE

Donald Notice, Executive Director, West Harlem Group Assistance

2018
Dave Cheikin

Brookfield Properties
(Represented by Jerry Larkin, Exec. Vice President)

Felipe Franco, Deputy Commissioner,
NYC Administration for Children’s Service

2017
Glen Weiss, Executive Vice President, Vornado

David Fanning, Principal, A. Philip Randolph Campus HS

2016
Neil Goldmacher, Vice Chairman, Newmark

Ben Lev, Principal, Hamilton Grange Middle School

Marcia Sells, Dean of Students, Harvard Law School, & former Associate Dean, Columbia University School of the Arts, a community partner

Brookie Maxwell, Founder, Creative Art Works (in memoriam)

2015
Scott Panzer, Vice Chairman, JLL

Rick Wise, CEO, Lippincott

Olga Quiles, Principal, MS 328

Jim Cole, Assistant Principal, MS 328

2014
John Cephaly, Executive Vice Chair,
Cushman and Wakefield

Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson,
NY Family Court

Glenn Palmer-Smith, Artist and Author, “Murals of New York City”

Robert Selsam, Executive Chairman,
Boston Properties
(Lifetime Achievement Award)

2013
Michael Laginestra, Vice Chairman, CBRE

Debbie Schaefer, Principal, PS 192

Colin Thompson, Artist

2012
Paul Amrich, Vice Chairman, CBRE

Peter Passidomo, Chief Clerk, NY Family Court

Tom Lunke, Planning Director, Harlem Community Development Corp.

2011
Frank Doyle, Vice Chairman, JLL

2010
Andy Levin, Senior Vice President, Boston Properties

Pam Haller, Program Manager, Health Education and Outreach,
NY Presbyterian Hospital