2024 Champions of Choice

Ziegfeld Ballroom, 141 W. 54th Street, NYC

Thank you to everyone who made the 2024 Champions of Choice a success! Check back periodically for pictures and video highlights. 

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ABOUT CHAMPIONS OF CHOICE

The annual Champions of Choice luncheon supports the National Institute for Reproductive Health and its Action Fund, and our work in cities and states nationwide to advance just and equitable reproductive freedom. This year, NIRH and NIRH AF unveiled our blueprint for the next generation of reproductive freedom advocacy while honoring leading voices of this work on the ground and philanthropically.

2024 Champions of Choice

2024 CHAMPIONS OF CHOICE EMCEEs

2024 CHAMPIONS OF CHOICE HONOREES

2024 CHAMPIONS OF CHOICE HONORARY CHAIRS

RanIa Batrice

Political, Policy & Advocacy
Strategist

Dr. Uché Blackstock

NY Times Best-Selling Author, & Founder & CEO of Advancing Health Equity 

Amy Brenneman

Award-winning Actor, Writer,
Producer & Activist

Deniese DAVIS

Emmy nominated Producer & Founder/CEO of Reform Media Group

ABIGAIL DISNEY

Filmmaker & Philanthropist

dr. JOAN FALLON

Founder & CEO of Curemark

KATHRYN KOLBERT

Reproductive Rights Attorney &
Activist

CINDI LEIVE

CEO, The Meteor

LARA MARCON

Philanthropist

dawn porter

Award-winning Filmmaker

Alysia Reiner

Actress and Producer

ANIKA NONI ROSE

Tony Award Winning Actor, Singer & Author

Melissa Silverstein

Founder of Women & Hollywood, & Artistic Director at Athena Film Festival 

DR. RON SIMONS

Storyteller, Actor, & Tony winning Producer for SimonsSays Entertainment

JOY GORMAN WETTELS

Impact Producer & Founder of Joy Coalition

2024 CHAMPIONS OF CHOICE AWARDS LUNCHEON EVENT SPONsORS

(as of April 23)

Ruby Level
Elyse & Lawrence B. Benenson
Nancy Silverman 

Trailblazer Level
Bob Fertik & Antonia Stolper
BronxCare Health System & Mr. Miguel Fuentes 

Illuminary Level
Select Equity Group
Sharon Weinberg
Agnes Gund 

Visionary Level
The Edward H. Benenson Foundation, Inc. Joyce B. Cowin 
Dolores M. Smith 
Laurie Campbell 

Defender Level 
Anna Berent & Antoinette Danvers, M.D. 
Friends of Lawrence B. Benenson  Jill Braufman & Daniel Nir GFP Real Estate Gil Besing Goldman Sonnenfeldt Foundation 
Meika Hollender Lara Marcon 
Kathleen S. McHugh 
Mrs. Sharon J. Monahan Andrew Siegel 
Janet Y. Yearwood

Protector Level
BakerHostetler 
Bob Horne & Laurie Lindenbaum Gary Jacob Goldfarb & Fleece LLP 
Robert Jaffe Colleen & Robert Millstone
National Basketball Association 
Barbra Rothschild
Jerry Speyer
Tony Tamer
Maria T. Vullo
Weiler Arnow Mgt. Co., Inc 

Advocate Level
David Altman
Lisa Carnoy
Susan R. Cullman
Roxanne Donovan
Kathryn Green
Graciela & Neal Meltzer
Arthur & Susan Cohen Rebell Barbara Rothschild
Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin, LLP
Elizabeth Wang 

 

2024 ChampionS of choice benefit
committee

Meika Hollender
Kathleen McHugh
Nathalie Molina Niño
Daphne E. Ortiz
Abigail Schumer 

2024 nirh board of directors

Abigail Schumer, Board Chair
Antoinette Danvers, MD, Secretary
Janet Y. Yearwood, Treasurer 
Anna Berent, JD
Jill Braufman
Daniel Gonzales, ex officio
Meika Hollender
Jennifer Justice
Kathleen McHugh
Nancy Silverman, emerita
Dolores M. Smith
Sharon Weinberg
Dr. Jen Welter 

2024 NIRH ACTION FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Daniel Gonzales, Board Chair 
Robert Jaffe, Treasurer 
Bob Fertik, Secretary 
Ivelyse Andino 
Gabriela D. Lemus, Ph.D 
Nathalie Molina Niño  
Abigail Schumer, ex officio 
Maria T. Vullo 


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