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SUMMARY:2025 Washington DC Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invite you to the \n39th Annual Washington DC Awards Gala\nLet’s Celebrate!\nFriday\, November 7\, 2025 \nReception 6:30 pm Dinner 7:30 pm \nHONORING: \n\n \n\n2025 FATHER BOB BROWN\, OSFS GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD\nDennis J. Dee\nExecutive Director\, Father McKenna Center\nDennis J. Dee was named Executive Director of The Father McKenna Center in January 2024….Read more. \n\n\n\n \n\n2025 SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL AWARD\nThe Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians\, Inc. (LAOH)\nThe Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians\, Inc. (LAOH) is an Irish American Catholic Women’s Organization established in 1894….Read more. \n\n\n\n \n\n2025 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nCardinal Robert W. McElroy\nArchbishop of Washington\nRobert Cardinal McElroy was appointed by Pope Francis in 2025 to serve as the eighth Archbishop of Washington….Read more. \n\n\nFor more information\, please contact Jennifer Christiano\, Director of Special Events at events@soar-usa.org.
URL:https://soar-usa.org/event/2025-washington-dc-awards-gala/
LOCATION:Embassy of Italy\, 3000 Whitehaven Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 New York Awards Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invite you to the \n39th Annual New York Awards Dinner\nLet’s Celebrate!\nThursday\, September 18\, 2025 \nReception 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm \nDownload the Invitation \nHONORING: \n\n \n\n2025 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nJeannie Gaffigan\nProducer\, Writer\, Philanthropist\nJeannie Gaffigan is a director\, producer\, and comedy writer….Read more. \n\n\n\n \n\n2025 FATHER VICTOR YANITELLI\, SJ AWARD\nSister Norma Pimentel\, MJ\nExecutive Director\, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley\nSister Norma Pimentel has become one of the most recognized leaders in our nation today….Read more. \n\n\n\n \n\n2025 SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL AWARD\nJ. Eustace Wolfington\nExecutive Producer\, “Cabrini”\nPresident\, Cabrini Asset Management\nJ. Eustace Wolfington is a native of Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, and has enjoyed a career marked with significant global entrepreneurship….Read more. \n\n\nFor more information\, please contact Jennifer Christiano\, Director of Special Events at events@soar-usa.org.
URL:https://soar-usa.org/event/2025-new-york-awards-dinner/
LOCATION:New York Athletic Club\, 180 Central Park South\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gala Dinners
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SUMMARY:2024 Washington DC Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invite you to the \n38th Annual Washington DC Awards Gala\nJoin Us in Celebration!\nFriday\, November 1\, 2024 \nReception 6:30 pm  Dinner 7:30 pm \nHONORING: \n2024 SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL AWARD\nKerry Alys Robinson\nCatholic Charities USA\nKerry Robinson is President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. \nKerry was the founding executive director of Leadership Roundtable and now serves as a member of its Board of Trustees. Leadership Roundtable is dedicated to promoting excellence and best practices in the management\, finances and human resource development of the Catholic Church by harnessing the managerial expertise and financial acumen of senior level lay executives. \nA member of the Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities and FADICA (Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities)\, Kerry has been an advisor to and trustee of more than 25 grant-making foundations\, charitable nonprofits and family philanthropies. Kerry served as the executive director of the Opus Prize Foundation which is responsible for an annual international million-dollar prize honoring people of faith whose lives are dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering. \nKerry served as the director of development for Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University and led a successful $75 million dollar fundraising drive to expand and endow the Chapel’s intellectual and spiritual ministry and to construct a Catholic student center\, designed by Cesar Pelli\, on Yale’s campus. \nKerry is the author of the prize-winning book\, Imagining Abundance: Fundraising\, Philanthropy\, and A Spiritual Call to Service. \nShe and her husband\, Dr. Michael Cappello\, a professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale School of Public Health and a professor of Pediatrics and Microbial Pathogenesis at Yale Medical School\, have two children\, Christopher and Sophie. \n2024 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nLiz McCloskey and Peter Leibold\nCommunity Leaders\nPeter Leibold and Liz McCloskey first met in 1982 in Washington DC. After college\, they attended Yale Divinity School and Yale Law School respectively\, then married at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in DC in 1987. They raised their three\, now adult\, children at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Arlington\, with both serving on its parish council. \nIn 1988\, they both joined Senator Jack Danforth’s staff. Liz worked on education\, labor and health care ethics\, shepherding the Patient Self Determination Act into law. Peter worked on health care and civil rights\, spending significant time and energy helping enact the bipartisan Civil Rights Act of 1991. \nAfter leaving the Hill\, Liz became a columnist for Commonweal while beginning work on her doctorate in Spirituality from Catholic University. She received her doctorate while serving as the President of the Faith & Politics Institute. Peter also left the Hill to join the Catholic Health Association as its General Counsel\, focusing on legislation and regulations that provided Catholic health care the freedom to deliver health care consistent with our Catholic faith. \nAfter 15 years at the American Health Lawyers Association\, Peter joined Ascension in 2014 as its Chief Advocacy Officer. Liz and Peter moved to Ascension’s headquarters in St. Louis for three years\, where Liz was a Visiting Scholar at Washington University. \nWhen they returned to Washington\, DC\, Liz and Peter joined Holy Trinity where– after spearheading the Five Theses for Catholic Church reform–Liz founded the “Women Who Stay\,” a program that lifts up women’s experiences and leadership in scripture and the Church. Liz is a spiritual director\, lay preacher\, and member of the Ignatian Spirituality Project women’s team which provides spiritual companionship to women who have experienced homelessness and addiction. She teaches theology at Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park. \nPeter has served for the last ten years as the Chief Advocacy Officer for Ascension. He will retire from his role as an Executive Vice President at Ascension on November 1\, then will serve on the Board of the Ascension Foundation and plans to re-mission as a teacher\, coach or possibly a chaplain. At Ascension\, Peter was a leading voice for Catholic health to remain true to the charism of its founding sisters and to continue to live out their mission to “advocate for a compassionate and just society through their actions and their words.” \n2024 FATHER BOB BROWN\, OSFS GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD\nJames D. Bishop\, Esq.\nCatholic Charities Legal Network\nCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington\nJim’s entire professional career has been serving low-income and homeless residents for close to forty years. Prior to accepting the position as Director of Catholic Charities Legal Network of DC in December 1993\, he was employed for eight years at the mandatory District of Columbia Bar in several public interest positions. \nJim has directed Catholic Charities Legal Network for over 30 years. He is a parishioner of Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church in downtown DC and a third generation native Washingtonian. Jim was a family mediator in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division for over 30 years. He has served on the Board of Governors of The John Carroll Society\, the Civic Board of Directors of the Council for Court Excellence\, and the District of Columbia Bar Foundation’s Scoutt Prize Committee. Among Jim’s honors include the Equal Justice Award from the University of the District of Columbia’s David A. Clarke School of Law\, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia’s Suzanne V. Richards Award\, the Jerrold Scoutt Prize from the DC Bar Foundation\, The John Carroll Society Medal\, The Archdiocese of Washington’s 75th Anniversary Cardinal’s Award\, and Catholic Charities’ Griffin Award. \nWhile Jim has been at the helm of Catholic Charities Legal Network\, the program has assisted approximately 85\,000 low-income and homeless District of Columbia and Maryland residents with a variety of civil law cases such as child custody\, Social Security\, and bankruptcy matters. He has made sure that residents are educated about their legal rights in such areas as consumer/fraud\, child custody\, and wills and advanced medical directives by conducting seminars at local churches\, senior citizen organizations\, transitional and low-barrier shelters. \nJim is magna cum laude graduate of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. He was President of Lincoln’s Alpha Chi Honor Society\, and a graduate of Howard University School of Law. Jim holds a certificate from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business for completing the Nonprofit Business Excellence Program for Catholic Leaders. Jim is a member of the Knights of Columbus\, Council 224. He is a member of the United States Supreme Court\, District of Columbia\, and Pennsylvania Bars. \nFor more information\, please contact Jennifer Christiano\, Director of Special Events events@soar-usa.org.
URL:https://soar-usa.org/event/2024-washington-dc-awards-gala/
LOCATION:Embassy of Italy\, 3000 Whitehaven Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gala Dinners
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SUMMARY:2024 New York Awards Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invite you to the \n38th Annual New York Awards Dinner\nJoin Us in Celebration!\nWednesday\, October 9\, 2024 \nReception 6:00 pm  Dinner 7:00 pm \nHONORING: \n2024 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nMario J. Paredes\, K.G.C.H.S.\nCEO\, SOMOS Community Care\nMr. Paredes\, a native of Chile\, has over 30 years of experience as an executive in healthcare administration and is recognized as a leader in business development with nonprofits\, governmental organizations and religious entities. \nSince 2015\, he has served as the CEO of SOMOS Community Care in New York City. The network includes over 2\,500 physicians and 800 providers. \nBefore joining SOMOS\, Mr. Paredes was Vice President of Business Development at Merrill Lynch. He also served as personal advisor to John Cardinal O’Connor\, Archbishop of New York. He was a consultant to the Justice and Peace Commission of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops and the Latin American Commission of the Vatican. Mr. Paredes also founded and was the first director of the Regional Center established by the Catholic Bishops of the Northeast to care for Spanish-speaking immigrants. \nMr. Paredes is a Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Board for Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL)\, a member of the Board of Trustees at American Bible Society (ABS)\, a board member of the Latin American Catholic Leaders Organization\, America Media\, En Familia Radio\, Notes for Growth\, and a Director and former President of the North American-Chilean Chamber of Commerce of New York. \nMr. Paredes was created Knight Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (K.G.C.H.S.) in 2012. The Holy See awarded him the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (“For Church and Pope) for service to the Catholic Church. \nHe earned his Doctor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Argentina\, his Masters in Religious Education at Loyola University in Chicago\, and undertook his postgraduate studies at Georgetown University \n \n2024 FATHER VICTOR YANITELLI\, SJ AWARD\nMother Dolores Hart\, OSB\nAbbey of Regina Laudis\n \nMother Dolores Hart\, OSB\, is a Benedictine nun at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem Connecticut. During her seven-year career in film and on Broadway she starred in ten films\, most notably opposite Elvis Presley in Loving You and King Creole and Stephen Boyd in Lisa.  She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the Pleasure of His Company on Broadway.   \nAt the height of her career\, Dolores stunned the world by making the decision to become a cloistered nun and entered the Abbey of Regina Laudis in 1963. “I just knew that this was what God wanted from me\,” she said years later. Mother Dolores’ mission as an actress did not end\, but rather took a contemplative turn. “I never felt I was ‘walking away from Hollywood'” she said recently. “I felt I was walking into something more significant and by that\, I took Hollywood with me.” At first\, her radical choice to enter a cloistered Abbey shocked and then inspired those who admired her as an actress and public figure. In collaboration with actors such as Academy Award winner Patricia Neal\, Mother Dolores founded The Gary-The Olivia Theater at the Abbey in 1982. “It wasn’t until we started a theater on the Abbey land that I really could see how I could help young people find their vocation in Christ through the medium of the theater” she said.  \nShe is the recipient of two Honorary Doctorates: in Jurisprudence from Fairfield University in Connecticut and in Fine Arts from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The HBO Documentary Film God is the Bigger Elvis about Mother Dolores’ life was nominated for a 2012 Academy Award in the Documentary Short category. Her acclaimed autobiography The Ear of the Heart: An Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows was released in 2013 and is now in its third printing.  Mother Dolores continues to inspire and encourage through the witness of her life given to God and generously shared with all by example and through love.  \n2024 RITA HOFBAUER GRANT RECIPIENT\nThe Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary\nThe Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and their Presentation partners share a mission to bring hope\, justice\, freedom and human dignity to those in need. We commit ourselves to addressing the needs of women and children\, especially as they are impacted by economic\, environmental and racial inequity. \n  The congregation will accept the Rita Hofbauer Grant\, which is named after the first person to serve as the SOAR! president. Rita held the position for 15 years and helped to form the organization that has given more than $32 million in aid to aging religious.  \nFor more information\, please contact Jennifer Christiano\, Director of Special Events at events@soar-usa.org.
URL:https://soar-usa.org/event/2024-new-york-awards-dinner/
LOCATION:New York Athletic Club\, 180 Central Park South\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gala Dinners
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SUMMARY:2023 Washington DC Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invite you to the \n37th Annual Washington DC Awards Gala\nCOME CELEBRATE!\nWednesday\, November 1\, 2023 \nReception 6:30 pm  Dinner 7:30 pm \nHONORING: \n2023 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nCardinal Wilton D. Gregory \nArchdiocese of Washington\nWilton Cardinal Gregory is the seventh Archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington (D.C.) and the first African American Cardinal in the Catholic Church. Cardinal Gregory has served in many leading roles in the Catholic Church including as President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001-2004\, where he led the church’s response to its clergy sex abuse crisis\, presiding over the adoption of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.” The Charter is a binding national policy of zero-tolerance in addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy.  The Charter also includes guidelines for reconciliation\, healing\, accountability and prevention of future acts of abuse. \nCardinal Gregory is a leading voice in the Catholic Church for racial and social justice\, immigration reform\, ecumenical and inter-religious affairs\, and numerous life issues that challenge our unity in our shared humanity and ability to treat each other with dignity and respect. \nCardinal Gregory currently serves as a Member of The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity\, Family and Life and on the Board of Trustees for the Papal Foundation. Additionally\, he is the Catholic Co-Chair of the National Council of Synagogues Consultation for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). \nCardinal Gregory is Chancellor of The Catholic University of America and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. \n2023 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nGeoff and Lulu Gonella\nCommunity Leaders\nGeoff and Lulu Gonella believe in the power of service\, giving back and paying it forward. Motivated by the example of Catholic religious in their own lives\, they think that to whom much is given\, much is expected. \nThey are both native Washingtonians. They are 30-year members of Holy Redeemer Parish in Kensington\, Maryland\, where they have been active volunteers\, including serving on the Home and School Association as well as the Athletics Committee. Geoff has also served as a coach for the Catholic Youth Organization. \nThe Gonellas believe in the benefit of Catholic education\, and they support organizations including the Washington Jesuit Academy\, Don Bosco Cristo Rey\, and the Shepherd Foundation. Catholic religious have played an important role in their lives and positively impacted their family. “We are both grateful and inspired by the dedication and work of the religious leaders in our area to serve the underrepresented\, the marginalized and those in need\,” they said. \nLulu is a past president of the Christ Child Society and a member of the President’s Council of Catholic Charities. Geoff is a past president of the Catholic Business Network of Montgomery County\, where he was named their 2019 Business Person of the Year. He is a member of the Board of Regents for the University System of Maryland\, and is a past chair for the Washington Jesuit Academy\, Mater Dei School\, and the University of Maryland Foundation. He is also a past board member of Suburban Hospital Foundation; has served as an advisor to the leadership of the Archdiocese of Washington for development\, communications and marketing; and is a member of the Order of Malta. \nGeoff is the president and managing director of Cornerstone\, a Washington D.C.-based consulting firm which he helped found. Since 2002\, Cornerstone has contributed over $2 million to local and national causes\, including SOAR!\, and allowed employees to dedicate thousands of hours to giving back to their communities. \n2023 FATHER BOB BROWN\, OSFS GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD\nSister Mary Bader\, DC\nCEO\, St. Ann’s Center for Children\, Youth and Families\nSister Mary Bader has been a member of the Daughters of Charity for 31 years. Her various ministries have focused on vulnerable children and families. Currently she serves as CEO of St. Ann’s Center for Children\, Youth and Families\, an agency that provides supportive transitional housing to homeless and vulnerable mothers\, children\, and pregnant and parenting teenagers. St. Ann’s families benefit from an on-site Early Head Start child care center\, education and employment programs\, and clinical and social work services in a nurturing environment where they strengthen and journey to self-sufficiency. \nPrior to entering the Daughters of Charity\, Sister Mary taught at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Washington\, DC for seven years. Simultaneously she worked in multiple roles at St. Ann’s\, then known as St. Ann’s Infant and Maternity Home\, as a teacher\, tutor\, and summer program coordinator for young foster children in residence. It was at these institutions where Sister Mary was introduced to the Daughters of Charity. \nAs a Daughter of Charity\, Sister Mary has taught in Catholic grade schools in West Virginia\, Richmond\, and Baltimore. In Baltimore she served as principal of Mother Seton Academy\, a Nativity Model\, tuition-free middle school for boys and girls. Arriving two years after the school opened\, Sister Mary was privileged to be part of an innovative school that had been founded by 6 religious communities who collaborated in bringing a strong holistic education to an underserved community. \nSister Mary holds a BA in Child Study from Tufts University and a M.S. in Education from The Catholic University of America. She has served on the boards of schools\, hospitals and other organizations including her alma mater\, Georgetown Visitation\, St. Anselm’s Abbey School\, Loyola Blakefield High School\, Providence Hospital\, Providence Foundation Board\, St. Vincent’s Hospital\, SOME and Mission and Ministry\, Inc. \nFor more information\, please contact Jennifer Christiano\, Director of Special Events at events@soar-usa.org.
URL:https://soar-usa.org/event/37th-annual-washington-dc-gala/
LOCATION:Embassy of Italy\, 3000 Whitehaven Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gala Dinners
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SUMMARY:2023 New York Awards Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invite you to the \n37th Annual New York Awards Dinner\nCOME CELEBRATE!\nWednesday\, September 13\, 2023 \nReception 6:00 pm  Dinner 7:00 pm \nHONORING: \n2023 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nTania Tetlow\nPresident\, Fordham University\nTania Tetlow is the first woman and the first layperson to be named president of Fordham University. Prior to beginning her tenure at Fordham on July 1\, 2022\, she was the first woman and first layperson to lead Loyola University New Orleans\, where she had served as president since 2018. \nPrior to joining Loyola\, President Tetlow served as the Felder-Fayard Professor of Law at Tulane University\, where she was also senior vice president and a key strategic advisor to President Michael Fitts. As a law professor\, her research helped persuade the U.S. Department of Justice to reimagine its regulation of constitutional policing. She also directed Tulane’s Domestic Violence Law Clinic\, for which she raised millions of dollars in federal grant funds. \nBefore her career in academia\, she was an associate at Phelps Dunbar\, litigating complex commercial transactions. She also served as an assistant U.S. attorney\, prosecuting cases involving everything from violent crime to fraud. \nPresident Tetlow graduated cum laude from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies and is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School\, where she earned a Juris Doctor degree and was a Harry S. Truman Fellow. \nPresident Tetlow has lifetime connections to the Catholic religious: she was educated by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the Sisters of Mercy; her uncle is Rev. Joseph Tetlow\, S.J.\, and great uncle\, the late Rev. P. Malcolm Mullen\, S.J.\, are both Jesuit priests. \n \n2023 FATHER VICTOR YANITELLI\, SJ AWARD\nSister Eileen McCann\, CSJ\nSisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood\nSister Eileen McCann has spent her life embodying the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Brentwood– Uniting all in God’s love. Born in the Bronx and raised in the Queens neighborhood of Astoria\, Eileen first met the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Bishop McDonnell High School. After entering the congregation in 1956\, she was missioned as a teacher in parish elementary schools in struggling Brooklyn neighborhoods. At Transfiguration School in Williamsburg\, Brooklyn\, Sister Eileen began to immerse herself in the lives of the families whose children she taught. In the 1960s\, Williamsburg was an immigrant community marked by poverty and gang violence. Sister Eileen worked hard…and she loved it! \nIn the years that followed\, Sister Eileen earned a Masters degree in Theology from Providence College\, and went on to serve for eleven years as a high school religion teacher and elementary school principal at congregational schools in Puerto Rico. \nUpon returning to New York\, Sister Eileen found herself back at Transfiguration; this time focusing her energies on outreach to immigrants and the poor. By the mid-1980s\, she had become an accredited representative for persons in immigration court\, accompanying them to hearings and advocating on their behalf. \nIn the late 1980s\, Sister Eileen enrolled in CUNY Law School. While studying\, she shared life with women impacted by poverty and the criminal justice system at Providence House in Brooklyn. After receiving her degree\, she embarked on a 20-year ministry as an attorney with the Legal Aid Society\, dedicating herself to immigrants\, family law\, and domestic violence cases. \nMost recently\, Sister Eileen has put her love of the dear neighbor and her sharp legal mind to use at Long Island Immigration Clinic\, a “pro-se” clinic founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph in 2021. Here\, she reviews cases\, provides oversight to volunteers\, and works directly with persons seeking asylum in the United States. In her retirement\, Sister Eileen can be found at the clinic 4 days a week! \nFor more information\, please contact Jennifer Christiano\, Director of Special Events at events@soar-usa.org.
URL:https://soar-usa.org/event/2023-new-york-awards-dinner/
LOCATION:New York Athletic Club\, 180 Central Park South\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gala Dinners
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SUMMARY:2022 Washington DC Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invite you to the \n36th Annual Washington DC Awards Gala\nIT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE!\nWednesday\, November 2\, 2022 \nReception 6:30 pm | Dinner 7:30 pm \nHONORING: \n2022 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nDr. Irma Becerra\, Ph.D.\nDr. Irma Becerra took office as the seventh President of Marymount University on July 1\, 2018. In her time as President\, she launched the University’s new Strategic Plan\, added market-driven academic programs and overseen the transition to a new academic structure\, acquired a luxury apartment building for residential life use\, improved the University’s IT infrastructure and navigated the school community through the COVID-19 pandemic. \nShe is a nationally recognized educator known for innovation\, entrepreneurship and transformational education. Prior to Marymount\, she served as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at St. Thomas University and spent three decades at Florida International University (FIU) in a variety of positions that included Vice President\, Vice Provost\, Entrepreneurship Center Director and tenured professor. She became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at FIU. \nA Cuban-born American\, Dr. Becerra immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was an infant\, living in Puerto Rico through high school. Those formative experiences ignited her mind\, imbuing her with a passion for knowledge along with a deep-seated belief that “no one can take away your education.” An educator who began her career in the private sector and is the holder of four patents and copyrights\, Dr. Becerra is an ardent advocate for a STEM-educated workforce and holds the mindset of a trained scientist and seasoned entrepreneur. Catholic-educated throughout her primary and secondary years\, she understands the great importance of faith-based instruction and plans to raise Marymount’s profile and spur growth in enrollment and academic programs. This will be accomplished\, in part\, through innovative partnerships\, scholarship opportunities and broad initiatives. \n\n2022 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nNorvell V. “Van” Coots\, M.D.\nPresident & CEO\, Holy Cross Health\nDr. Norvell V. Coots serves as the President and CEO of Holy Cross Health\, and the President and CEO of the Maryland Region of Trinity Health. Holy Cross Health System consists of Holy Cross Hospital\, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital\, Holy Cross Health Network\, Holy Cross Health Foundation\, and the Holy Cross Radiation Treatment Center\, all located in Montgomery County. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Maryland Physicians Care\, a Medicaid MCO\, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Maryland Hospital Association. He is a member of the Maryland Governor’s Covid19 Task Force. \nIn 2016 he retired from the United States Army as a Brigadier General. His final assignment was as the Commanding General of Regional Health Command Europe and as the Command Surgeon for the US Army Europe and 7th Army. His previous assignments have included Deputy Commanding General of the US Army Medical Command\, the Assistant Surgeon General of the Army\, and as the Surgeon General for the US Forces in Afghanistan. From 2008- 2011\, he served as the final Commander of the historic Walter Reed Healthcare System and Walter Reed Army Medical Center\, in Washington\, DC. \nHe is Board Certified in Dermatology\, holds a master’s degree in Strategy from the Army War College\, and a certification in advanced healthcare management from the Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives. His civilian healthcare awards include the Scroll of Merit of the National Medical Association\, the 2020 Exceptional Healthcare Executive of the Year award\, given by the US-India SME Council\, recognition as one of the recipients of the 2018 Distinguished Healthcare Leadership Award from the National Association of Health Sector Executives\, and recognition on the 2017 and 2019 Becker’s Healthcare/American Medical Association list of 105 Physician Leaders to Know. \nHis military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal. He has been awarded the Legion of Honor from France and is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit. He is also a member of the American Academy of Dermatology’s Leadership Circle on Volunteerism. \n\n2022 FATHER BOB BROWN\, OSFS GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD\nMichael F. Curtin\, Jr.\nCEO\, DC Central Kitchen\nAfter graduating from Gonzaga College High School and then Williams College with a bachelor’s degree in religion\, Mike lived and worked in Osaka\, Japan as a teacher\, copywriter\, and bartender in his neighborhood pub. Upon returning to the United States\, he began a career in the hospitality business that included owning and operating his own restaurant\, The Broad Street Grill\, in Falls Church\, Virginia. \nMike joined DC Central Kitchen in 2004 and drawing on his hospitality experience\, has significantly expanded the Kitchen’s revenue-generating social enterprise initiatives. Under his leadership\, DC Central Kitchen’s Fresh Start Catering expanded from traditional catering to include contracts to provide locally sourced\, scratch-cooked meals to schools across Washington\, DC. In order to handle this growth\, the Kitchen launched a second production facility that led to increased investments in purchasing from local farms\, a wholesale business distributing fresh fruits and vegetables to corner stores in DC’s food deserts\, and two cafes. These programs now generate over $8 million annually and employ over 170 people\, half of whom are graduates of the Kitchen’s nationally recognized Culinary Job Training Program. \nMike’s steady leadership through the pandemic enabled the Kitchen to meet the unprecedented increase in demand while keeping the staff safe and healthy over the last two-plus years. During this time\, Mike also led the Kitchen’s development of what will be its new 36\,000 square foot headquarters to open later this year on the banks of the Anacostia River in Ward 6\, a facility that will more than double DC Central Kitchen’s current $80 million annual economic and social impact in our region.  \nThe Kitchen has received numerous accolades under Mike’s leadership\, including the Mayor’s Environmental Excellence Award; the Washington Business Journal’s Green Business Award for Innovation; and the DC Chamber of Commerce 2012 Community Impact Award. \nMike is a recipient of the 2010 Gelman\, Rosenberg + Freedman EXCEL Award for excellence in chief executive leadership\, the St. Aloysius Medal from Gonzaga College High School\, and the Bicentennial Medal from\, Williams College\, the highest honor the college bestows on its alumni. \nFor more information\, please contact Jennifer Christiano\, Director of Special Events at events@soar-usa.org.
URL:https://soar-usa.org/event/2022-dc-awards-gala/
LOCATION:Embassy of Italy\, 3000 Whitehaven Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gala Dinners
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SUMMARY:2022 New York Awards Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invite you to the \n36th Annual New York Awards Gala\nIT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE!\nWednesday\, October 5\, 2022 \nReception 6:00 pm  | Dinner 7:00 pm \nView Event Invitation \nHONORING: \n2022 SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD\nJohn and Debra MacDonald\nJohn and Debra grew up in Staten Island and attended Catholic school. Debra attended St. Joseph Hill Academy for 13 years and was taught by the Sisters of Divine Charity. John attended St. Charles School and Monsignor Farrell High School where he was taught by the Dominican Sisters\, Christian Brothers and NY diocesan priests. John graduated from Fairfield University\, a Jesuit University. \n“We are appreciative of our Catholic education and thankful for the support and dedication of all the Sisters\, Brothers\, Priests and lay teachers who have contributed to our development over the years. We are grateful that we are able to make a small difference by contributing to such an impactful organization as SOAR.” \nJohn recently retired as Chief Financial Officer of Bessemer Trust\, where he was employed for 34 years. Prior to that he worked for Deloitte. Debra worked at Golf Digest and Tennis Magazine\, which was part of the New York Times Magazine Group and later worked for the Freehold Township\, New Jersey school system while raising three children. Debra taught CCD for 15 years\, including several of those years co-teaching with each of their children. Debra also served as eucharistic minister at St Robert’s. John and Debra are also blessed with 5 healthy grandchildren. \n  \n2022 FATHER VICTOR YANITELLI\, SJ AWARD\nSister Maryann Seton Lopiccolo\, SC\nEpiscopal Delegate for Religious\nDiocese of Brooklyn \n \nSister Maryann Seton Lopiccolo is a Sister of Charity – Halifax\, and a native Brooklynite who has an extensive background in education and administration. Currently\, Sr. Maryann is the Episcopal Delegate for Religious in the Diocese of Brooklyn\, a position she has held since 1998. In this role\, she oversees religious Sisters and Brothers\, religious order Priests and other members of Consecrated Life\, especially those from International countries. \nShe also serves on many diocesan and national committees and is the current President of the National Conference of Vicars for Religious. Experienced in formation work\, Sr Maryann has been involved in many facets of welcoming new members to religious life and assisting those in formation ministry. She has served as a consultant and speaker to many congregations throughout the United States. \nShe received a Masters in Religious Studies from Boston College and a Post Graduate Degree from Fordham University in Spirituality and Spiritual Direction. \nFor more information\, please contact Jennifer Christiano\, Director of Special Events at events@soar-usa.org. \n2022 RITA HOFBAUER GRANT RECIPIENT\nSisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt\, New York\n \nThe Sisters of Saint Dominic arrived in Rockland County nearly 130 years ago. They responded to God’s call by serving as teachers\, ministering to the sick and to orphans. They continue to respond to the signs of the times by advocating for peace and justice and are involved in ministries such as education\, healthcare\, social and family services. The congregation will accept the Rita Hofbauer Grant\, which is named after the first person to serve as the President of SOAR! Rita held this position for 15 years and helped to form the organization that has given more than $20 million in aid to aging religious.
URL:https://soar-usa.org/event/2022-new-york-awards-dinner/
LOCATION:New York Athletic Club\, 180 Central Park South\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gala Dinners
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