Thank you for joining us at the Ackerman Institute's 2022 Moving Families Forward Gala!
On Thursday, September 29, 2022, alongside board members, faculty, staff, and many generous friends and supporters, the Ackerman Institute for the Family celebrated its critical work helping families in need and training clinicians in family therapy.
This year, our honorees Beverly A. Greene, PhD, ABPP and Jane Whitney Gruson, were presented with the Moving Families Forward Award in recognition of their meaningful contributions in supporting mental health, advocating for families, and moving families forward.
We were thrilled to have Abby Phillip, CNN Anchor and Senior Political Correspondent, as our host and emcee, along with auctioneer, Mattos Paschal, Senior Sale Coordinator, Christie’s.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Gala a huge success, and for helping to move families forward!
Pictured: Leslie Roberts, Deborah Werner, Beverly Greene, Abby Phillip, Jane Whitney Gruson, Martha Fling / Credit: BFA Photo
2022 Honorees and Hosts
Honorees:
Beverly A. Greene, PhD, ABPP
2022 Gala Honoree
Board Certified in Clinical Psychology; American Board of Professional Psychology Fellow; American Psychological Association, Academy of Clinical Psychology Professor of Psychology, St. John’s University; Mental Health Pioneer, Advocate, and Scholar
Jane Whitney Gruson
2022 Gala Honoree
Host of PBS’s “Common Ground with Jane Whitney”
Mental Health Advocate and Democracy Activist
Hosts
Abby Phillip
2022 Gala Host
Anchor and Senior Political Correspondent, CNN
Mattos Paschal
2022 Gala Auctioneer
Senior Sale Coordinator, Christie’s
Gala Chairs and Benefit Committee
Gala Chairs:
We are grateful for our wonderful Gala Chairs and for the generosity of our Benefit Committee
Chairs:
- Leslie Roberts
- Deborah Werner
Honorary Chairs:
- Gisselle Acevedo
- Lois Braverman
- Linda Dishy
- Jane and Bill Donaldson
- Alan Koenigsberg and John Dotto
- Mike and Jacquelyne Love
- Paula K. Oppenheim
- Jodie Patterson
- Judy Stern Peck
- Kate Snow
- Diane Warren
- Lauren Waterman
Vice Chairs:
- Jeannie Ackerman Curhan and Joseph C. Williams
- Jane and Bill Donaldson
- Martha Fling
- Sandra and George Garfunkel
- Thomas Graham Kahn
- Paula K. Oppenheim
- Imke and Benek Oster
- Leslie Roberts and Andrew Freedberg
- Susan and Ira Sallen
- Sheri Sandler
- Janine Weisenbeck
- Deborah Werner
- Jane Whitney and Lindsey Gruson
Benefit Committee
Benefactor:
- Jane and Bill Donaldson
- Paula K. Oppenheim
Sponsor:
- Deborah Werner
- Jane Whitney and Lindsey Gruson
Patron:
- Jeannie Ackerman Curhan and Joseph C. Williams
- Martha Fling
- Sandra and George Garfunkel
- Thomas Graham Kahn
- Imke and Benek Oster
- Leslie Roberts and Andrew Freedberg
- Susan and Ira Sallen
- Sheri Sandler
- Janine Weisenbeck
Champion:
- Clyde and Diane Brownstone
- Michael & Jacquelyne Love
Advocate:
- Linda Dishy
- Epstein Partners, UBS Private Wealth Management
- Al Feliu and Susan Hobart
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
- Elaine and Ken Langone
- Judy Stern Peck
- Roth-Dishy Family
- Lois and Arthur J. Stainman
- Ethan Wohl and Leslie Meek-Wohl
- David Yount and Erica Hill Yount
- Allen Zwickler
Friend:
- Julie Bailey
- David Beck and Lillesol Kane
- Lois Braverman
- Michael Dennis and Katherine Wenning
- Adam T. Douberly
- Anne Sutherland Fuchs
- Hope Kelaher
- Alan Koenigsberg and John Dotto
- Joann Lang
- Anna Lee and Paul Rougebec
- Lisa Leon
- Louis & Anne Abrons Foundation
- Ellen and Sam Newhouse
- Nicole and Emilie Poteat
- Bob and Shari Ruckh
- Arnold and Joanne Syrop
- Katrina vanden Heuvel
- Nathan and Shana Wasserman
Listing as of September 29, 2022, 5:00 pm (ET)