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Friday, October 6th, 2023 | 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

NETWORKING & FUNDRAISER EVENT

Cierra Britton Gallery 202b Plymouth Street Brooklyn, NY 11211

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

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PARTNER SPONSOR

Jerry Britton Samantha Ng Kimberly Steward

SUPPORTER Victoria Fortune Darnell Gilet

Chrystin Nevarez Jacklyn Renard

Meet Our Panelists:

CIERRA BRITTON

Cierra Britton (b.1996, Baltimore, MD) is a curator and art dealer living and working in New York City. As the founder/director of the Cierra Britton Gallery, her mission is to make space for artists who are creating exploratory work across all mediums.

The Cierra Britton Gallery is the first NYC-based gallery dedicated to representing BIPOC womxn artists whose work contributes to the contemporary cultural dialogue across the globe. The gallery’s mission is to make space for artists who are creating exploratory work inclusive of all mediums such as painting, photography, drawing, and performance.

Starting as a nomadic and online gallery, our programming has focused on a diverse roster of artists making work that is rooted in storytelling, exploration, and cultural commentary.

Meet Our Panelists:

CARLOS FLEMING As a Department Head of WME Basketball, Carlos Fleming oversees career management, marketing strategy, recruiting and staffing for the department. WME Basketball established itself as a full-service basketball agency in 2021 in a joint venture with Bill Duffy and Associates (BDA), which it then acquired in March of 2023. The agency now represents over 60 NBA clients including Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, DeAndre Ayton, Jimmy Butler, RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Candace Parker, Sabrina Ionescu, Anfernee Simons and others.

Throughout his career Carlos has represented the number one tennis player in the world (Venus Williams); the number one NFL Draft Pick (Cam Newton); the number one American professional male soccer player (Christian Pulisic); the number one professional female golfer (Michelle Wie) and the top-rated NCAA Men's basketball player (Chet Holmgren).

Carlos played collegiate tennis at Kansas University where he was an All-American. He started his career at IMG as an agent in the tennis division where he represented clients including Venus and Serena Williams, James Blake, Nick Kyrgios, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and others.

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ANDRÉ RICHARDSON

André currently serves as Senior Advisor to Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. With nearly two decades of experience in the field of local and national politics, André is an expert political consultant, delivering successful strategies to candidates, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations at the municipal and federal level. In 2011, he launched Paragon Strategies, offering comprehensive consulting services with a track record of excellence in specialized areas including direct mail targeting, mobilizing large constituencies, field operations, voter micro-targeting and accountability, polling, message development, and overall campaign management.

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BENJAMIN G. SCHULTZ, AUD

Dr. Benjamin G. Schultz embarked on his career as an audiologist in February 2013, graduating from the State University of New York at Fredonia (BA) and Illinois State University (Au.D.). He garnered clinical experience at SIU and The Veterans Administration, followed by a clinical fellowship at the Eastern Virginia Medical School and The Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. Joining Hudson Valley Ear, Nose, & Throat in February 2013, he transitioned to a clinical Audiologist role at ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP in October 2013. Dr. Schultz is a licensed Audiologist and hearing aid dispenser in New York State, specializing in audiological diagnostic services for patients of all ages, with a particular emphasis on hearing aids and communication strategies.

His dedication to auditory well-being spans across all age groups and he is deeply committed to his field.

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