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The Fresh Start for Families Program has received a $75,000 grant from HELP USA, the organization that operates the homeless shelter where Fresh Start is provided. Fresh Start for Families is a program developed by the Ackerman Institute’s Center for Work and Family. The Center provides programs for families living in homeless shelters, including families […]

Robert Ruckh joined the Ackerman Institute Board of Directors in December 2009. Mr. Ruckh brings major, significant financial experience to the Board. With more than 27 years of experience in the field, he is one of the more experienced Transaction Advisory Services partners in Ernst & Young’s New York office. He joined Ernst & Young

  New Board Member Paul H. Rich The ideal Board of Directors of a non-profit organization includes individuals with expertise and experience in a variety of fields, including law, finance and real estate. Paul H. Rich, who joined the Ackerman Institute Board of Directors in 2007, is a seasoned consultant who has worked for many

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,