Spring Gala
Spring Gala 2023
June 1, 2023, 7:00 pm
Couldn’t make it?
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2023 Spring Gala Supporters
Brooklyn Hero
Larkyn and Jim Sinclair
Amanda and Patrick Nichols
Ms. Sipi Bhandari and Dr. Ravi Kamble
Community Champion
The Campbell-Metzger Family
Anna and George Sampas
Ambereen Sleemi and Sean O’Neal
Neighborhood Sustainer
Anonymous
Sanam Akhlagh and Morad Masjedi
The Basu-Leon Family
The Futrell Family
Kristina and Earl Hunt
Julie and Larry Kwon
Wendy and Justin Moore
Sheila Peluso and Alex Benjamin
Dana and Seth Pouwels
Kiesean Riddick
Tiger Baron Foundation
Angela Tribelli and Andrew Cohen
Alicia Wang and Humayun Khalid
Freya Zaheer and Whit Bernard
Barbara and Michael Zimmerman
Host Committee
Shelly Banjo
Craig B. Brod
Cristin Frodella and Conor Sheridan
Shirley and Frederic Golen
Langan
Tanya Levy-Odom
Kyoko Takahashi Lin
Alison Maschmeyer and Guy Dorsainvil
Tristan Nadal, Pointsfive
NCheng
Ohashi-Freed Family
José Rolon
Rashmi Singh and Yan Chow
Jessica Schumer
Marc Treviño
Urban Atelier Group
Malcolm J. Williams
Alycia and Aaron Zimmerman
*lists in formation
Special Thanks to our In-Kind Sponsors
Thank you to our Board of Trustees for their ongoing support
Amanda Sue Nichols, Chair
Malcolm J. Williams, Vice-Chair
Larry Kwon, Treasurer
Darian Futrell, Secretary
Sanam Akhlagh
Shelly Banjo
Olivia Basu Leon
Corey Baylor
Prabha Sipi Bhandari
Bonnie Campbell
Michael Frazier
Adam Freed
Cristin Frodella
Frederic Golen
Adam Hess
Kristina Hunt
Humayun Khalid
Tanya Levy-Odom
Justin Moore
Tristan Nadal
Sean O’Neal
Sheila Peluso
Dana Pouwels
Kiesean Riddick
José Rolon
George Sampas
Jessica Schumer
Jim C. Sinclair
Rashmi Singh
Niles D. Stewart
Angela Tribelli
Sharon Volckhausen
Freya Zaheer
Alycia Zimmerman
Ex-Officio
Eric L. Adams, Mayor
Adrienne E. Adams, Speaker of the New York City Council
Laurie A. Cumbo, Cultural Affairs Commissioner
Brad Lander, Comptroller
Antonio Reynoso, Brooklyn Borough President
Martin Maher, Brooklyn Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation