Gala Leadership
Honorary Chairs
Chita Rivera
Yoko Ono Lennon
Event Chairs
Scott & Kateri DePetris
Scott DePetris is Co-Founder and CEO of Liquid Digital Holdings, LLC and a proven serial entrepreneur. Prior to Liquid Digital, Scott was a founding member and President of Portware, LLC as well as a co-founder and SVP of ExchangeLab, Inc. He serves on numerous for-profit boards, is a board member of the prestigious Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and is an active philanthropist, serving as the Chairman of LSA Family Health Service and a board member at Domus Kids in Stamford, CT.
Kate DePetris is a versatile, high energy, results-oriented sales professional with Halstead Properties. She is a member of the New Canaan Board of Realtors, the New Canaan Multiple Listing Service and the Greater Fairfield County Multiple Listing Services. Kate lives in New Canaan with her husband and two children and is very active within the community.
Event Committee
Jean Ackerman |
Stacy & John Louizos |
Sonia Balcazar & Amb. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra |
Susan & Tom McInerney |
Pat & Tom Barry |
Margo M. Nederlander |
Richard & Linda Bonforte |
Nick Sala |
Barbara Brenner & Robert A. Rosengard |
Glenn & Grace Sarno |
John T. Capetta |
Lisa & Bob Semple |
Virginia Chambers |
Ralph A. Siciliano & Steven Rosandich |
Stephanie Cooper-Clarke |
Rebecca L. Smith |
Margaret Duffy |
George & Christine Stonbely |
Ted & Jessica Hopper |
Robert Swanton |
Liz King & Paul Farrell |
Darren & Sara Wilson |
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Cecilia & Mark Vonderheide |
Honorary Committee
Hon. Diana Ayala, NYC Council Member
Hon. Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President
Amb. Trudy Deans, Consul General for Jamaica in NY
Hon. Ruben Diaz, Jr., Bronx Borough President
Hon. Inez Dickens, NYS Assemblywoman
Hon. Kirsten Gillibrand, US Senator
Hon. Leticia James, NYC Public Advocate
Hon. Bill Perkins, NYC Council Member
Amb. Diego Gomez-Pickering, Consul General for Mexico in NY
Hon. Robert J. Rodriguez, NYS Assemblyman
Hon. Charles E. Schumer, US Senator & Democratic Leader
Hon. Jose M. Serrano, NYS Senator
Hon. Scott M. Stringer, NYC Comptroller
Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of NYC