JUNE 15, 2016 GREYSTON`S ANNUAL GALA

JUNE 15, 2016
G RE YSTON ’ S
ANNUAL GALA
X20 XAVIAR’S ON THE HUDSON
YONKERS, NEW YORK
“The important thing is
not to stop questioning.
Curiosity has its own reason
for existing.”
—ALBERT EINSTEIN
To the great Greyston Mandala:
Let’s be curious!
DEBORAH STEWART AND JIM MINTZ
BENEFIT WELCOME
Welcome to Greyston’s annual gala! We are delighted to be celebrating
Yonkers and Greyston’s work here since 1982. We are thrilled to work hard
for the people of Yonkers and to begin sharing our core practice of Open
Hiring beyond Westchester County. We are working to help businesses
around the country to embrace and practice Open Hiring—arguably the
best thing to be developed in Yonkers since the Otis Elevator.
We are so grateful to all of our guests and contributors who have joined
us this evening. Through Open Hiring, we do not simply create jobs, we
generate the infrastructure that is needed for a community to thrive.
By sharing the things we have learned in Yonkers with the world we are
building opportunities to create thriving communities for people who have
been underserved and excluded for generations.
This year’s honorees exemplify so much of what is meant by Open
Hiring. Sobeida Cruz’s commitment to environmental justice at the
New York Power Authority changed the game for the low-income
communities that are most often located near power plants and who have
the most to lose from environmental consequences. Her founding of the
Charter School of Excellence in Southwest Yonkers has raised the bar at
both the entry point for elementary education and the transition to
secondary education. She has also played a key role in changing the
landscape for women and immigrants in our communities by founding
the dynamic organization 100 Hispanic Women.
Ken Jenkins has been a long time member of Greyston’s Board of
Directors and has been a good friend to Southwest Yonkers. Ken’s life of
public service and community involvement has included leadership roles
at the United Way, the Westchester County Crimestoppers, the District
Attorney’s Community Advisory Committee and a five year term as president
of the Yonkers NAACP. As an elected official, Ken has played a significant role
in legislatively protecting the rights of the people of Westchester County and
his role as President/CEO of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency
continues to bring businesses, and with them jobs, to our city.
Your support at the gala is critical for us to be able not just to continue
our existing work but to raise the bar for our own programs, clients and
team members. By doing so, we create a ripple effect that begins with the
individual and impacts families, neighborhoods, and ultimately our entire
community.
Finally, on behalf of the entire Greyston community, I would like to
thank Deborah Stewart for her leadership as Chair of the Greyston
Foundation Board of Directors. During Deborah’s tenure Greyston has seen
significant growth and positive change. We are indebted to her for all her
hard work and, perhaps most importantly, to the love that she has brought
to Greyston.
Thank you for gathering with us this evening as we celebrate Greyston
and Yonkers. I hope you will all join us saying loud and proud “I am Open
Hiring” as we work together to change the world.
Sincerely,
Mike Brady
President & CEO
BENEFIT SPONSORS*
UNDERWRITER
Diane & Marc Greenwald
Deborah Stewart &
Jim Mintz
GOLD
Deborah & Alan Annex
Anonymous
Pat & Ed Falkenberg
Karen Kochevar
SILVER
Joan Binstock &
David Silver
Entergy
Denise & Jeff Koslowsky
Paraco Gas
People’s United
Alexander Shapses
Ruth & Andrew Suzman
The Westchester Bank
Suzanne &
Andrew Yearley
Sybil Wailand &
Barry Willner
BRONZE
Joseph & Sophia Abeles Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous
Jonathan Atwood
Benchmark Title
Agency, LLC
Betty & Stewart Cotton
Joan Fishman &
Gregg Lerner
Michelle &
Darren Friedman
Hermione Foundation
Mary Celeste &
Steven Howard
M&T Bank
PKF O’Connor Davies
Simone Development
Smith Buss & Jacobs
Susan & Alan Yoss
PATRON
Sandra Cohen
Crown Products
Jeremy & Lisa Gans
GHP Office Realty
Linda Guiliano
Bulbul Gupta &
Aman Verjee
Miki Kapoor
Amy & Frank Linde
Robert & Diane Noelke
Julie Persily &
David Lefkowitz
Andrea & Andrew Potash
Jaimin Rangwalla
Jonathan Rose
Sterling National Bank
Jonathan Tisch
Matt & Jennifer Wells
Wexler Healthcare
Properties at The Corcoran Group
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AUCTION
Joseph Armentano
Ben & Jerry’s
BrandTwist
Cabot Creamery
Jerry Greenfield
Greyston Culinary
Arts Program
Andrea Jurgrau
King Arthur Flour
Liberty Hill Farm
Paraco Gas
Sound Associates
Deborah Stewart &
James Mintz
The Public Theater
Wilson and Son Jewelers
Yonkers Brewing
Company
Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club
X20—Xavier’s
on the Hudson
*List in formation
as of printing date.
Greyston extends
our heartfelt thanks
to all supporters of
the 2016 Gala.
GREYSTON ANNUAL GALA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
6:30PM
X20 XAVIAR’S ON THE HUDSON
YONKERS, NEW YORK
HONOREES
SOBEIDA CRUZ
Founder, Charter School of Educational Excellence
KEN JENKINS
Westchester County Legislator
CHAIRPERSONS
Karen Kochevar
Greyston Board Vice Chair
Joseph Simone
Simone Development
Deborah Stewart
Greyston Board Chair
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HONOREE
SOBEIDA CRUZ
FOUNDER AND TRUSTEE OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL
OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN YONKERS
SOBEIDA CRUZ
was appointed
in 2013 as
Commissioner
of the League of
United Latin
American
Citizens Women
Commission.
LULAC is the oldest
Latino civil rights organization
in the United States.
In 2013 she retired as Vice
President for Environmental
Justice at the New York
Power Authority, NYPA’s
primary liaison in addressing
environmental justice needs
in communities near NYPA
facilities from Long Island to
Western New York.
Before joining NYPA
Ms. Cruz was
appointed
by Community
Planning Board
#1 in the South
Bronx, as its first
female district
manager.
In 1995 she
co-founded 100
Hispanic Women Inc., a
not-for-profit organization
dedicated to mentoring,
empowering and advocating
for Hispanic women. She is
President of the organization’s
Westchester chapter.
She currently resides in
Yonkers with her husband,
Eddie, and two daughters,
Amelia and Eleana.
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HONOREE
KEN JENKINS
WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS IN 2016
KEN JENKINS
was elected to his
fourth full term on
the Westchester
County Board of
Legislators in 2015.
From 2010-2013,
Ken served as the
Board’s Chairman.
Ken also serves
as President/CEO
of the Yonkers Industrial
Development Association—
whose mandate is to create
job growth in Yonkers—a
position which affords Ken
the opportunity to continue
the work he cares most about:
economic development, jobs
and affordable housing in
Westchester.
Ken’s many years
of public and community
involvement include service
on the boards of many
distinguished community
groups and
organizations,
such as Greyston
Foundation,
United Way, the
Westchester
County District
Attorney’s
Community
Advisory
Committee, Westchester
County Crimestoppers and
the Community Planning
Council of Yonkers. He was
President for over five years
of the Yonkers Branch of the
NAACP. He also has served
as President of the Yonkers
Community Action Program.
Ken and his wife,
Deborah Hudson-Jenkins,
have resided in Yonkers since
they were married in 1982
and have three children
Alana, Jamal, and Terrell.
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GREYSTON LEADERSHIP
COMMITTEE
Karen Kochevar
Greyston Board Vice Chair
Joseph Simone
Simone Development
Deborah Stewart
Greyston Board Chair
Deborah & Allen Annex
Joseph Armentano
Anthony Bailey
Betty & Stuart Cotton
Michelle &
Darren Friedman
Joan Fishman &
Gregg Lerner
Alexander Shapses
Ruth & Andrew Suzman
Susan & Alan Yoss
GREYSTON’S
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Deborah Stewart
Chair
Karen Kochevar
Gregg Lerner
Vice Chairs
Edward Falkenberg
Acting Treasurer
Martin Ball, Jr.
Secretary
Mike Brady
President & CEO
GREYSTON’S
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Michael Brady,
President & CEO
Joseph Armentano
Anthony Bailey
Joan Binstock
Brian Fielding
Michelle Friedman
Diane Greenwald
Kenneth Jenkins
Francisco Lugovina
Daniel Magnus
Gloria Mirrione
Arthur Murphy, Jr.
Barry Willner
Susan Yoss
Rich Jamesley,
General Manager
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Jonathan Greengrass,
VP, Development &
Public Relations
Patrick James,
General Manager of
Healthy and Sustainble
Communities
Andy Rosengarden
VP, Finance
OPEN HIRING embraces an individual’s future potential
by providing employment regardless of educational
attainment, work history, or background, while bringing
together services and support needed to succeed in
the workplace and thrive in the community. It includes
an apprenticeship program and job training to those
who come from extreme low-income, high-barrier
communities, alongside a holistic approach to
transforming those individuals and their families into
thriving community members.
The model is a collaborative approach of all sectors:
business, social and public services providing the
support for individuals and families to fulfill their path
to self-sufficiency beginning with a job and extending
to all facets of life.
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The Greyston Foundation Board of Directors
gratefully acknowledges Greyston’s leadership
team and staff for their dedication to fulfilling
Greyston’s mission:
Farrah Adams
Jessica Alicea
Lisa Altman
Bernard Anderson
Shanikqua Anderson
Gena Anderson
Freda Attadjei
Angel Aviles
Elizabeth Bailey
Ebony Bannister
Thomas J Betz
Jaime Bishop
Gregory Boney
Juan Carlos Bravo
Esther Josefina Brea
Lisa Bryant
Tanika Campbell
Jasmine Campbell
James Campbell
Davone Cardwell
Amanda Castillo
Nelson Castro
Alicia Chong
Michael Clemons
Mary E Coleman
Memunatu Conteh
Walkiria Correa
Yvette Cousins
Albert Dalipi
Ariel Daniel
Erika D’aquino
Arthur Davis
Tito Davis
Jo Ann Dawes-Gonzalez
Eduardo Delgado
Kapila Devkota
Margarita Diaz
Monsurat Dindi
Sharon Douglass
Dion Drew
Philip Dulin
Mark England
Lateefah Everett
Eric Finnie
Genesis Flores
Maria Flores
Jason Ford
Augustus Franks
Kareem Frazer
Quentin Frederick
Maria Galeno
Claudia Gallego
Gregory Garrison
Ariella Gastel
Robin Gibbs
Jayleen Gonzalez Gomez
Yaschica Goulbourne
Karon Graham
Shanese Gray
Matthew Griffin
Luis Guzman
Jon Haber
Robert Hackett
Robert Hamilton
Jaime Hatcher
Ariel Hauptman
Lee-Wan Hayes
Sarah Ann Haynes
Jacqueline Howell
Taurean Jacobs
Kirk James
Richard Jamesley
Shaquana Jennings
Kemraj Jewth
Morris Johnson
Douglas Johnson
Tyrone Jones
Charles Jones
Reginald Jones
Anthony Josephs
Rudraani Ketwaroo
Rudraani Ketwaroo
Samuel Kodua
Kwadwo Konadu
Harry Kraklow
Cynthia Lares
Delene S Lewis
Robert Little
Larry Logan
Vincent Lombardo
Stefan Long
Robert Losco
Oscar Lozada Diaz
Melissa Lynch
Mariela Machado
Joseph Mancini
Jermaine Mckiver
Lizanne Middleton-Jaimson
Amalia Miguel
Thomas Minter
Clifford Mitchell
Luz Moreno-Casanova
Willie Morgan
Dail Moses Taylor
Edward Naggie
Randy Newell
Richard Newton
Daniel Norwood
Lasharraha Oliver
Lewis Olivo
Samuel Oppong Kyekyeku
Diqual Owens
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Nefatia Parrish
Michelle Pedraza
Yahaira Perez
Laura C. Perez
Sharon Peterson
Koren Pitts
Resena Porter
D’andre Pressley
Stephon Redmond
Dolline E. Riggins
Celia Robinson
Teal Robinson
Carol Robinson
Doris Rodrigues
Maria Rodriguez
Keith Rogers
Benjamin Roman
Michael Rudolph Sr.
Angelca Saint-Hilaire
Denise Saintil Riviere
Lisa Saltzman
Steven Sanchez
Oliva Sanchez
Abdul H. Sarder
Pamela Sarner
Abigail Saunders
Curtis Savage
Kamisha Scales
Claudia Schonten
Kerry Sesil
Tyler Seward
Glenda Smith
Linnette Soto
Mindy Srebnik
Latonia Stevenson
Jihad Stockdale
Deborah Stokes
Isaiah Tennyson
Brendan Thomas
Kathleen Torres
Karen Tumelty
Amarilis Valentin
Jacqueline Vance
James Wallace
Earnest Ware
Cheryl Washington
Raven Washington
Eric H. Watkins
Gary White
John Wilson Jr.
Travis Yarborough
Michael Younge
Jordan Zanetis
GREYSTON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
WE ARE ALL PATHMAKERS
Since 1982, Greyston has viewed employment as the first and
most critical piece on an individual’s path to breaking the
cycle of poverty. Building on Greyston Bakery’s
apprenticeship program, Greyston’s Workforce
Development provides individuals with the resources they
need to become successful, valuable employees.
Technical training, including nationally recognized
certification, is available in an assortment of professions
including security guard, office aid, culinary arts and
building maintenance.
Workforce Development candidates also receive intense
soft skills and work readiness training, financial literacy
training, adult basic education and GED preparation. Paired
with long-term, intensive case management and local job
placement in jobs with career advancement and wage growth
opportunities, these individuals are positioned to take
significant strides on their paths to self-sufficiency.
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5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Hire
our Culinary Arts graduates to cater
your next event
Learn
about how you can practice Open Hiring
at your business
Sponsor
a Workforce Development candidate to
complete their accreditation and receive soft
skills training and supportive services to
find a job ($2,000)
Underwrite
an instructor to train up to 40 students in the
culinary arts ($30,000)
Sponsor
the launch of Greyson’s Community Center
Saturdays where our Workforce Development
space will be turned into a community center
open to Yonkers residents to have a safe place
to play and interact ($50,000)
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GREYSTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY
For the past 20 years, providing parents with reliable
affordable, high-quality childare has been an important part
of Greyston’s mission. Through our Early Learning Center, we
give parents the support they need to pursue self-sufficiency,
while helping their children stay on track both
developmentally and academically.
Greyston’s Early Learning Center provides infant care,
as well as care for toddlers and preschoolers. To help
them prepare for elementary school, the center utilizes
the Creative Curriculum, which is fully aligned with
New York State’s prekindergarten guidelines and
Common Core standards.
Children in low income communities often fall behind in
cognitive and emotional development because they lack
access to educational resources and training between ages
zero and five. One of the most effective ways to close this
gap is to provide early childhood education and preschool.
For older children, the center has developed a school-aged
childcare program to provide after-school homework help
and recreational activities. Parents served by the Center
are able to pursue employment while knowing their
children are cared for in a safe, nurturing environment.
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5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Visit
the Early Learning Center and read
to the children
Donate
art supplies, books, musical
instruments, and toys for learning through play
Sponsor
tablets and computers for pre-K to start to build
their computer literacy ($5,000)
Sponsor
an instructor to teach a Mindfulness Curriculum,
to bolster emotional development through
practices like meditation and yoga ($20,000)
Seed Capital
to launch full STEAM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics)
curriculum, to foster critical and
scientific thinking while also engaging
the arts ($50,000)
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PETER KELLY AND THE X20 TEAM
are delighted to join Greyston
and their guests as
we Celebrate Yonkers!
We are so grateful for all the work
you do in our community.
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Congratulations to
Sobeida Cruz
and Ken Jenkins
Your tireless work
to improve our
community and
create opportunities
is inspiring.
REGARDS,
PAT AND ED FALKENBERG
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GREYSTON COMMUNITY GARDENS
COMMUNITY CENTER WITHOUT WALLS
Since 1995, Greyston’s Community Gardens have provided
greenspace and urban farming opportunities for the
Southwest Yonkers community.
In addition to beautifying and improving the environmental
health of this community, the gardens provide nutritional
food, educational opportunities, and an increased
sense of community.
The Enviro-Earth Club, which serves the children of our
gardeners, cultivates local environmental leaders by
educating and motivating urban youth about gardening and
the environment, while promoting healthy eating and living
among the participants and their families.
Special events including environmental fairs,
garden barbecues, art week, bubble week, garden and
snow clean-ups, cultural and holiday celebrations
are held year round.
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5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Organize
a group of family, friends or
colleagues to work on a garden clean up
Support
garden beds for 50 families
to grow fresh produce
Underwrite
one year of environmental
& nutrition workshops on the science
of gardening and farming and understanding
food nutrition labels ($5,000)
Serve
500 people by sponsoring educational trips to
the Liberty Museum, Metropolitan Museum,
Museum of Natural History and
Botanical gardens ($10,000)
Provide
seed capital for the Greyston Bakery
garden ($50,000)
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“A generous heart,
kind speech,
and a life of service
and compassion
are the things which
renew humanity.”
—Gautama Buddha
Thank you
Sobeida and Ken
THE GREYSTON FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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TO TH E E NTI R E G R E YS O N T E A M
Thank you for your boundless
energy and unbelievable
commitment to Greyston
and the people it supports.
Continue on!
WARM REGARDS
JOAN BINSTOCK AND DAVID SILVERS
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GREYSTON YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CREATING PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
Greyston offers young people, aged 14 to 24, the
opportunity to take control of their own paths by
providing extensive workforce development training to
increase their job readiness and overall employability.
Greyston’s training programs include culinary arts,
computer literacy, security guard and building maintenance
programs and offers youth education upgrading,
occupational skills, job placement, tutoring, mentorship,
soft skills training and service referrals.
Since April 2016, Greyston has effectively placed
29 out-of-school, unemployed youth in employment,
occupational skills training and post-secondary education
in Yonkers—achieving a 83% placement rate.
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5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Host
a mock interview to prepare trainees
for the workforce
Donate
gently used professional clothing for interviews
Contribute
to the expansion of the Greyston
Computer Lab ($10,000)
Provide
seed capital to train, mentor, and launch the next
generation of innovators and entrepreneurs
coming out of Yonkers ($50,000)
Hire
our Workforce Development
graduates at your business
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3D Corporate Solutions is a
proud partner of Greyston Bakery.
THE SUZMAN FAMILY
honors
KEN JENKINS
for his efforts to bring businesses
and jobs to those most in need and
SOBEIDA CRUZ
for improving the educational
opportunities for the young people
of Southwest Yonkers.
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Many thanks to
DEBORAH STEWART
for her service on the Greyston Board.
Deborah’s leadership and her commitment
to creating a thriving community
in Southwest Yonkers is exemplary.
Congratulations to Karen Kochevar.
We are looking forward to your leadership.
BARRY WILLNER AND SYBIL WAILAND
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ALE X AN D ER S HAP S E S
congratulates Greyston
on the work they do creating
a thriving community in
Southwest Yonkers.
Alex Shapses, Partner Heritage Strategies LLC
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C H E E R S TO M I K E B R A DY !
We are looking forward to your
continued leadership and the
future of Greyston.
SUZANNE AND ANDREW YEARLEY
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Congratulations to
SOBEIDA CRUZ & KEN JENKINS
for their commitment
to empowering
communities
JOAN FISHMAN
& GREGG LERNER
Thank you to
D E B O R AH STE WAR T
for her service to Greyston and her
leadership of the Greyston Board.
Congratulations to the Greyston Mandala
for another year of making our world
a better place.
Michelle and Darren Friedman
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STEWART AND BETTY COTTON
Salute
KEN JENKINS
For his outstanding
service to
Greyston and
Westchester
applauds Greyston for
providing over 50 years
of service and hope to
the citizens of Yonkers.
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Congratulations to
Sobeida Cruz and
Ken Jenkins.
Congratulations
for another
wonderful evening
to the two finest
people we know.
We have deep
appreciation for the
work that you do for the
people of Yonkers.
KAREN COHEN AND
JACK HAYFLICk
Susan and Alan Yoss
When our
community
succeeds,
we all succeed.
At M&T Bank, we know how
important it is to support those
organizations that make our
communities better places to
live an work. That’s why we offer
both our time and resources and
encourage others to do the same.
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Congratulations to
SOBEDIA CRUZ
and
KEN JENKINS
Thank you for your
commitment to the
Greyston Community
and the City of Yonkers.
DIANE AND MARC GREENWALD
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