7TH ANNUAL THE BEAUTY OF SURVIVAL MEMORY ALBUM

7th Annual The Beauty of

SURVIVAL

Violence Intervention Program, Inc.

MEMORY ALBUM

The Beauty of Survival

VIP staff, board, and friends celebrated the 7th Annual Beauty of Survival at Museo del Barrio on October 20, 2016.

VIP Board of Directors members and Executive Director: From left to right, Susan Migliaccio, Vanessa Ramos, Cecilia Gastรณn, Silda Palerm, Mayra Oviedo and Betsy Mallow.

The Honorees This year we had the honor and privilege of recognizing four extraordinary women who are being the change we wish to see in the world!

Sonia Manzano While she was not able to attend in person, Sonia joined us via video conference.

Dr. Amarilys Cortijo

Yvonne Saavedra Limb

Eufemia Gonzรกlez

Rachel Strauss-MuĂąiz Juan Bago

The Emcees

Our lovely emcees did a wonderful job of ensuring that we made space for tasteful humor and enlightened the seriousness of our work.

WHEELS

Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School

These four amazing young people performed a very moving spoken word piece written to raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence in their community.

The Voice of the Voiceless From left to right: Sujeiry Santos, Cayleen Polanco, Ashley RodrĂ­guez and Brian Uceta.

The Music

Flor de Toloache

The Party

From left to right: Susan Migliaccio, VIP Board member; Vanessa Ramos, VIP Board member; Silda Palerm, Chair of VIP Board of Directors; Eufemia Gonzรกlez, Honoree; Mayra Oviedo, VIP Board member; Betsy Mallow, VIP Board member and; Yvonne Saavedra Limb, Honoree.

From left to right: Anne Logan, Co-Chair of Circle of Friends of VIP; Katie Graziano, Director Business Development, The Excel Group and also member of Circle of Friends of VIP; and Lillian Vรกsquez, Director of Operations, Pest Elimination Systems Technology.

Dr. Sarah Nosal, The Institute for Family Health and; Saskia Shuman, Research & Grants Manager, The Institute for Family Health.

From left to right: Elizabeth Bizarro, Client Services Officer, Platinum Re; Elba Montalvo, Co-Chair of Circle of Friends of VIP; and Digna Sรกnchez, former VIP Board member.

Lorena Kourousias, Program Coordinator, VIP, Inc.; Eufemia Gonzรกlez, Beauty of Survival Honoree; and her sister Martha Gonzรกlez.

Left to right: María Auciello, Manager, Advocacy & Community Based Programs, Wellcare; Desirée Ramos, Medicaid Sales Manager, Wellcare and; Maggie Fernández, Marketplace Facilitated Enroller, Wellcare.

From left to right: Betsy Mallow, VIP Board member and Executive Deputy Commissioner and COO, New York State Homes and Community Renewal; Mildred Tolentino, CEO, M-To Pros Development Inc.; and Cecilia M. Gastรณn, Executive Director, VIP, Inc.

Celia Gonzรกlez, Director, El Eden Soup Kitchen and; Camille Ferrara, Development Coordinator, Phipps Neighborhoods.

Mayra Oviedo, Secretary of VIP Board of Directors and Director, Morgan Stanley & Co. and; Silda Palerm, Chair of VIP Board of Directors and Co-Chair of The Mayor´s Commission on Gender Equity.

Monika Mantilla, President and CEO, Altura Capital, and Rajni Menon, Apparel & Fashion Professional.

Carmen Rojas, Investor Relations Manager, GenNx360 Capital Partners and; Anne Logan, Co-Chair of Circle of Friends of VIP.

From left to right: Dr. Nereida Correa, Institute for Family Health; Dr. Amarilys Cortijo, Beauty of Survival Honoree and; Dr. Rosa Gil, President and CEO, Comunilife.

From left to right: Michael Gallin, Partner & Executive Vice President, John Gallin & Son; Lillian Robles, Director of Development, VIP, Inc. and Maribel Morรกn, John Gallin & Son.

From left to right: Ivy Hendrickson, Administrative Coordinator, EmblemHealth; Kenya Golston and; Robin Chappelle Golston, VIP Board member and Vice President of Corporate Relations and Government Affairs, EmblemHealth

Douglas Grover, Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

From left to right: Oriana Linares, Ph.d; Milga M. Nadal, Ph.d, VIP Board member and Dean and Vice President for Student Affairs, Brooklyn College; Claudette Guinn, Coordinator of Campus-Wide Student and Veteran Affairs, Brooklyn College and; Moraima Burgos, Coordinator of Student Campus Communications, Outreach & Development, Brooklyn College

From left to right: Anne Logan, member of Circle of Friends of VIP; Michael Logan and; Rita DiMartino, Chairman of the Board Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Trustee, CUNY and member of Circle of Friends of VIP.

See you next year at The 8th Annual Beauty of

SURVIVAL 2017

Violence Intervention Program, Inc. P.O. Box 1161 Triborough Station, New York, NY 10035 T. 212-410-9080 F. 212-410-9117 www.vipmujeres.org 24-Hour Bilingual Hotline 800-664-5880

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