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Jane Phillips Donaldson (pictured here with Lois Braverman), the recipient of the Arthur Maslow Distinguished Service Award, joined Ackerman’s Board of Directors in 2000 and served as Chair from 2003 to 2008. During her tenure as Chair, she successfully guided the Institute in succession planning, steered it through the current economic downturn, expanded its international […]

Alec Haverstick with Ackerman CEO Lois Braverman S. Alexander Haverstick II, this year’s recipient of the Ackerman Corporate Award, began his career as a Trusts & Estates attorney and later worked in financial services on Wall Street. He was, successively, a Managing Director at Kidder Peabody, Prudential Securities, Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank, and served

Thanks to the generosity of its friends and supporters, the Ackerman Institute for the Family’s third annual Tribute to Families Gala raised more than $495,000 in support of the Institute’s programs and services. More than 230 guests attended the October 20th event, held at Guastavino’s. The Gala was co-chaired by Ackerman Board members Diana Benzaquen

A group of 13 colleagues from the Academy of Counselors in Japan, along with several Academy faculty members and translators, visited the Ackerman Institute for training in mid-November. The Academy of Counselors has participated in Ackerman’s international training program for many years.

An enthusiastic capacity crowd filled the Ackerman Institute Library on Friday, November 20th for a two-hour lecture/workshop on “Breath-Mind-Body” presented by Dr. Richard P. Brown, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University. The author of How to Use Herbs, Nutrients and Yoga in Mental Health Care, Dr. Brown teaches Aikido (4th Dan), yoga and meditation,

Two deputies from the Women’s Ministry of Malaysia visited the Ackerman Institute on April 2nd. The deputies discussed mental health issues in their country with Lois Braverman, President of the Ackerman Institute.

Thirteen colleagues from Argentina came to the Ackerman Institute for two weeks of training from April 27th to May 8th. Faculty member Mary Kim Brewster and her husband, Blair Brewster, Secretary of the Ackerman Board of Directors, graciously hosted a dinner at their home in Brooklyn for the group. Faculty member Judith Stern Peck also

The Ackerman Alumnae/i Association presented its final program of the 2008-09 academic year on Friday, June 12. The program was a lecture by Martha Edwards, PhD, and Gillian Walker, LCSW, on Working with Affect: A Work in Progress. In an introduction to the topic, Dr. Edwards explained that for many years, she considered thought and