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2011 STAR BREAKFAST
Marriott Marquis in Times Square, New York City
BILLIE JEAN KING winner of the
ELINOR GUGGENHEIMER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
presented by CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR
EMCEE
JUJU CHANG
Correspondent, ABC News Nightline
STARS
TARA CORTES
Executive Director, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU College of Nursing
JUDITH HARRISON
Senior Vice President, Staffing and Diversity & Inclusion, Weber Shandwick
KIM MARTIN
President & General Manager, We tv & Wedding Central
MITZI PURDUE
Science Writer, Health Expert, Philanthropist
HONORABLE MEN-TION
The Honorable CORY A. BOOKER
Mayor, Newark, NJ
RISING STARS
ADITI MOHAPATRA
Senior Sustainability Analyst, Calvert Investments
LAUREN RUOTOLO
Director, Entertainment Promotions, Hearst Magazines
AND OUR GALAXY AWARDEES selected by NYWA member organizations
STAR Breakfast 2010 Highlights
The STAR Breakfast is NYWA’s major annual fundraising event. Proceeds from the Breakfast are used to develop and maintain a full calendar of programs and special events which further NYWA’s mission and support its diverse agendas, including Equal Pay Coalition NYC, Breaking the Silence to End Domestic Violence, New York Reads and Sees Together, Economic Empowerment and NYU/NYWA Certificate Program in Strategic Business Leadership.
Since 1992 the STAR Breakfast has honored women and men who exemplify the qualities embodied in NYWA’s mission to advocate and collaborate for the interests of New York women in public policy decisions that affect our lives, to increase women’s participation in public policy discussions on economic, political and social issues and to support member organizations in their individual efforts.
PAST HONOREES INCLUDE:
ELINOR GUGGENHEIMER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Linda Fairstein, Former NYC Sex Crimes Prosecutor, Author (2010)
Jane Fonda, Actress and Activist, (2009)
Barbara Walters, Broadcaster and Journalist (2008)
STARS
Barbara Corcoran, The Corcoran Group
Evelyn Lauder, The Estee Lauder Companies
Michelle Y. Lee, Wachovia/Wells Fargo
Nell Merlino, Count-Me-In and Make Mine a Million Dollar Business
Sheila Nevins, HBO
Muriel Siebert, Muriel Siebert & Co.
Kathy Sloane, Brown Harris Stevens
Anne M. Sweeney, Disney Media and Disney/ABC Television Group
HONORABLE MEN-tions
Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York
Frank Bennack, The Hearst Corporation
John Catsimatides, The Red Apple Group
Kenneth Chenault, American Express
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Columbia University, NY Presbyterian Hospital
Richard D. Parsons, Citigroup, formerly of Time Warner
Ronald O. Perelman, MacAndrews & Forbes
2011 STAR BREAKFAST ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Linda Fairstein, Elinor Guggenheimer
Lifetime Achievement Honoree (2010)
Karen Karpowich, Immediate Past President, NYWA
Dr. Sal Cumella
Joannie Danielides, STAR, 2006
Michelle Y. Lee, STAR, 2010
Gena Lovett, STAR, 2009
Nell Merlino, STAR, 2009
Nadine Schramm, STAR, 2006
During the program, NYWA also presents the Galaxy Award which honors representative from NYWA's member organizations who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and accomplishment.
Past STAR Breakfast Journals
Help plan this wonderful event! Join the STAR Breakfast Committee:
The STAR Breakfast committee plans, promotes and conducts the annual breakfast. Expertise and/or services are needed in:
-Development and Fundraising
-Journal Advertising Sales
-Journal Editorial
-Event Management
-Public Relations
To join the Star Breakfast Committee, write to: info@nywa.org