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Marquis Who’s Who Recognizes Most Influential Financial Leaders of 2021 with Market Maker’s List

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Marquis Who’s Who Recognizes Most Influential Financial Leaders of 2021 with Market Maker’s List

(UNIONDALE, NY – April, 2021) – Marquis Who’s Who (MWW), the world’s leading biographical publisher, has released the Market Maker’s list in recognition of Financial Literacy Month. The list spotlights 75 honorees carefully selected from thousands of qualified and influential leaders across the United States in the field of finance. Led by Erica Lee, MWW CEO and Star Jones, award-winning media personality, women’s and diversity advocate and executive editor of the MWW Maker’s Lists, the selection committee compiled this month’s list to shine a light on the men and women who have meaningfully influenced finance, the public markets and business across all industries during an unprecedented financial cycle. Notably, the committee recognized significant leaders, such as Isabella Casillas Guzman of the Small Business Administration, who have risen to the economic challenges posed by COVID-19 to bring financial relief and stability to struggling businesses.

“Our Market Makers are true trailblazers in the world of finance, and we are pleased to say that some of the people on this list may surprise the public,” said CEO Erica Lee. “At Marquis Who’s Who, we want to inspire the general public to learn about these new names across the business and finance landscapes, bringing to light their prowess and accomplishments.”

“The current financial cycle has been like none in recent memory, but these Market Makers have unflappably shepherded the sector through a volatile market with incredible finesse and success,” said Star Jones, executive editor of the Marquis Maker’s Lists. “The Market Maker’s list celebrates not only known industry titans who’ve come to define the sector, but leaders who reflect the growing diversity of leadership and discipline that are redefining the industry as we know it.”

Each month, as executive editor of the MWW Maker’s Lists, Jones spearheads the curation and release of themed lists to spotlight the most important industry thought leaders who evert power and influence to shape policy within their respective fields. According to Jones,“‘recognizing those who represent, and champion inclusion and diversity is a major consideration for each month’s list.” So far this year, MWW has released The Thought Leaders list for January, Catalysts for Change for Black History Month in February, and the Women Luminaries list for Women’s History Month in March. The series will continue through the duration of 2021 and will highlight figures in STEM (Science, Technology, Education and Medicine), the LGBTQ community, American law, philanthropy, arts and culture, and more.

Selected honorees for the Market Maker’s list include the following:

      Abigail Johnson: Johnson is the CEO of Fidelity Investments and the eighth richest woman in the world with approximately $26.5 billion. Fidelity manages $3.8 trillion in discretionary assets and as the CEO and president, Johnson has full control with 45,000 employees worldwide.

    David M. Solomon: Solomon is CEO, chairman and a member of the board of directors of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Previously, he was president and COO, and formerly served as co-head of the Investment Banking Division from 2006 to 2016. Additionally, Solomon was global head of the Financing Group, which includes all capital markets and derivative products for the firm’s corporate clients.

     David Steward: Steward is the billionaire founder and chairman of IT provider, World Wide Technology, which is one of the largest black-owned businesses in America. In 2018, Forbes named Steward a billionaire with a net worth of $3.4 billion. His current net worth is $3.5 billion.

      Evens Charles: Charles operates Frontier Development and Hospitality Group LLC, one of the nation’s largest black-owned businesses with annual gross revenue of more than $50 million. Charles controls a BE 100s company with a hotel portfolio of Marriott, Hilton and IHG hotels in urban and secondary markets that is worth more than $200 million.

      Isabella Casillas Guzman: Guzman is the administrator of the Small Business Administration under President Biden. She and the Small Business Administration have been instrumental in helping companies remain afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing PPP loans and grants.

      Meredith Jenkins: Jenkins is the CIO for Trinity Church Wall Street, where she is responsible for the investment management and oversight of the church’s endowment and real estate holdings. She previously served as the co-chief investment officer of Carnegie Corporation of New York, Andrew Carnegie’s foundation, from 2011 to 2016. She joined in 1999 as its first investment associate and was an integral part of the build-out of the corporation’s investment capability under its first chief investment officer.

      Sheila Johnson: Johnson is the co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first African American woman to attain a net worth of at least one billion dollars. She received the Order of Lincoln Award and the Billie Jean King Leadership Award in 2019.

      Warren Buffett: Buffett is an American investor, business tycoon, philanthropist, and the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world with a net worth of over $85.6 billion as of December 2020, making him the world’s fourth-wealthiest person.

·       Yie-Hsin Hung: Hung is the CEO of New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) and Executive Management Committee member. She has been named a Most Powerful Woman in Finance by American Banker. She mapped a path for NYLIM’s growth that led to the division’s nearly three-fold increase in third-party assets to more than $311 billion.

In addition to the Market Maker’s, MWW has also released the Future of Finance 50, which spotlights the entrepreneurs, start-up developers, disrupters and deal makers who impact the way the world does business during a global pandemic and beyond. Honorees include:
      Cyrus Massoumi: Massoumi is the founder of the Dr. B website, which notifies people of leftover vaccines that are available for distribution. Massoumi is an entrepreneur and investor who is on a mission to make health care access more efficient and equitable. Massoumi is also the founder and former CEO of Zocdoc and member of the board of advisors of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

·       Janice Bryant Howroyd: Howroyd is the founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the United States.  Howroyd is the first African American woman to build and own a billion-dollar company. The agency has more than 17,000 clients and 2,600 employees in 19 countries.

·       Ron Penna: Penna is the CEO of Quest Nutrition, which was acquired in late 2019 by Simply Good Foods Co. for $1 billion. The company offers the fastest-growing line of keto foods, snack and protein bars, which are now sold in chains such as Walmart, 7/11, Target, GNC and Vitamin Shoppe.

The complete Market Maker’s list is included below in alphabetical order by first name:
Abigail Johnson
Anne Ackerley
Apoorva Mehta
Barry Silbert
Barry Sternlicht
Bill and Melinda Gates
Bill H. Gross
Bob Iger
Brian Armstrong
Brock Pierce
Bryn Talkington
Carla Harris
Charles de Ganahl Koch
Charles Payson “Chase” Coleman III
Claire Wasserman
Corey Ahlawat
Dan Price
David M. Solomon
David Steward
David Tepper
Elon Musk
Ethan Brown
Evens Charles
George Soros
Gina Raimondo
Helima Croft
Isabella Casillas Guzman
Israel “Izzy” Englander
Jack Dorsey
Jacqueline Reses
Jamie Dimon
Jane Fraser
Janet Yellen
Jeff Bezos
Jerome Powell
Jim Cramer
John Stankey
Kalpesh Kapadia
Karen S. Lynch
Katy Knox
Ken Howery
Kenneth Chenault
Larry Ellison
Larry Fink
Lauren Simons
Lloyd Blankfein
Margaret Keane
Mark Cuban
Mark Zuckerberg
Mary Callahan Erdoes
Mellody Hobson
Meredith Jenkins
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Saul Dell
Mike Belshe
Mortimer J. Buckley
Novisi Nirschl
Ray Dalio
Robert Smith
Ron Coughlin
Rosalind Brewer
Ruth Porat
Sallie Krawcheck
Satya Nadella
Sheila Johnson
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Suni Harford
Suzanne Shank
Thasunda Brown Duckett
The Walton Family
Tim Cook
Tony Xu
Tonya Rapley
Warren Buffett
Yie-Hsin Hung

The Future of Finance 50 list honorees appear below in alphabetical order by first name:
Adam Karp
Adelle Archer
Alex Bouaziz
Alyson Friedensohn
Annetta Powell
Arlan Hamilton
Brian Chesky
Charlene Izere
Christopher Grey
Cyrus Massoumi
David Meltzer
Derrick Reyes
Dr. Chanda Macias
Emmett Shear
Evan Spiegel
Helen Chen
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Jason Capital
Kayla Pendleton
Kevin Systrom
Larry Page
Lauren Kassan
Lisa D. Kastner
Lisa Skeete Tatum
Logan Green & John Zimmer
Marcel Botha
Marcelo Claure
Maya-Camille Broussard
Nathan Blecharczyk
Ninos Shamo
Patrick Finnegan
Paul Davison & Rohan Seth
Paul Orfalea
Peter Yang
Ran Harnevo & Hanan Lashover
Reed Hastings
Rianka Dorsainvil & Lazetta Rainey Braxton
Ron Penna
Ruben Harris
Ryan Cohen
Ryan Williams
Sadie Kurzban
Sara Blakely
Shark Tank Investors
Sima Sistani
Steven Galanis
Tony Xu
Vinay Hiremath
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Woody Mawhinney

American Humane’s Pups4Patriots Gala- Saving Lives on Both Ends of the Leash

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American Humane’s Pups4Patriots Gala- Saving Lives on Both Ends of the Leash

American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, hosted a special gala celebration last week at the Brazilian Court Hotel that paid tribute to recent graduates of its lifesaving Pups4Patriots program which puts healing leashes in the hands of veterans suffering the invisible wounds of war – post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.

“As we continue to face uncertain times, this celebration serves as a rallying point to bring us together to provide veterans in need with the healing power of our four-legged friends,” said Robin Ganzert, CEO and president of American Humane. “Service dogs are an invaluable asset to veterans with trauma, and our annual Pups4Patriots gala literally helps us save lives on both ends of the leash.”

Dr. Robin Ganzert with K9 Cody _ Credit Annie Watt

This year’s celebration featured quarantine bubble seating as well as virtual seating so all guests were comfortable and able to fully enjoy a night under the stars listening to live music courtesy of Alex Donner Entertainment. Notable guests spotted at the event included Lois Pope, American Humane’s First Lady of Compassion; Jean and Martin Shafiroff; Herb and Sharon Jablin; Sharon Bush and Bob Murry; and Judith Miller, among many others.

Jean Shafiroff and Tyler Biddle _ Credit Annie Watt

Through the generous support of its donors, including the DAV Gold Coast Chapter 133 which was also in attendance, American Humane is able to provide highly trained service dogs to veterans in need.

DAV Gold Coast Chaper #133 _ Credit Annie Watt

For more information or to support these lifesaving programs, visit www.AmericanHumane.org or stop by our office at 251 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach.

Carlton Fine Arts Ltd. Presents “Asian Art SPA” by Linjie Deng

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Carlton Fine Arts Ltd. Presents “Asian Art SPA” by Linjie Deng

NEW YORK, NY- Carlton Fine Arts Ltd. is pleased to present a new exhibition of works by conceptual Chinese artist, Linjie Deng, titled Asian Art SPA, due to popular demand after his “Lost Museum” exhibition nearly sold out. The works will be showcased alongside a curated set of works by Keith Haring, Marc Chagall, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Mr. Brainwash.  Asian Art SPA is currently on display and is up until Monday, March 29 through May 24 at Carlton Fine Arts Ltd. location at 543 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

Asian Art SPA features different works, which Deng created after he was attacked at a New York subway station at 86th street. His attacker referred to him as f**king yellow while violently shoving him to the ground. Reclaiming the Asian slur, Deng has created three works that are all yellow, paying respect to the pain the Asian community has felt during this time. These pieces include I am White, Black and Asian, in which a panda is depicted holding two guns; I don’t like the way he looked at me either, and 8 Deadly Shots. The proceeds from these works will be donated to Think!Chinatown, a non-profit whose mission is to foster inter-generational community through neighborhood engagement, storytelling & the arts.

Deng will also feature other works including works from his Yin-Yang Series, a selection of contemporary calligraphy works consisting of a set of mutually opposing and coexisting words: freedom and hope, you and me, me and we, proud and humble. These reflect the different reactions and perspectives of Eastern and Western cultures throughout the last year.

The Teeth Falling Out series will also be spotlighted with works including The Tooth, Water, Sunshine, Soil, and Leaves. Deng has chosen five basic elements of life and painted them individually, aiming to magnify the small and potentially invisible visual characteristics of each. After spending time painting these, Deng feels connected to them, not just physically but spiritually.  He was able to respect their value and to not treat them as inconsequential, which is what he hopes his audience will feel.

Linjie Deng’s “Asian Art SPA” exhibition will be on display with all works available for purchase at Carlton Fine Arts Ltd. 543 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022 location. Exhibition hours are Mondays – Thursdays: 10 AM – 6 PM; Fridays: 10 AM – 4 PM; Saturdays: Closed; Sundays: 11 AM – 6 PM and by appointment. For those interested in checking out the exhibition outside of open hours, appointments can be scheduled by calling 212-593-2800 or email: info@carltonfa.com. Visit http://carltonfa.com/, for more information.

ABOUT LINJIE DENG

Linjie Deng is a multi-talented conceptual artist in New York City. The 28-year-old artist moved to NYC in 2015 after graduating from art college in Beijing, then received his MFA degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Multimedia art, such as ink art, participatory art and performance art have always been a passion and hobby in Deng’s life. He started studying Chinese ink art and calligraphy at six years old. Now, his artwork has also migrated to a space within digital media and video. He also experiments with new media art from a Conceptualist position. Deng’s works have been shown in China, the Museum of Chinese in America, The Hamptons Virtual Art Fair, and have been featured by The United Nations.

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Enough. – A Film Directed by Caleb Slain

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Enough. – A Film Directed by Caleb Slain

Powerful consciousness is learned. Consciousness has flourished as humans have not had to be forceful to survive. When contemplating the concept of consciousness, words used in the documentary surfaced. Words like love and fear. There’s a specific demarcation in consciousness where a person becomes able to think proactively. In the documentary, the young black boy feels the weight of history’s expectations. Consciously he decides all he is going to do is love. He’s a live performer now. There is a Q and A with noteworthy Africans discussing the film. In it, Nathan’s ability to captivate was highlighted. It’s because consciousness radiates!

Watch: Enough.

It’s 13 minutes long. Think about it. Feel it.

If you want educated, thoughtful commentary on what you just experienced, listen to the panel discussion titled, “The Societal Impact of Art & Storytelling,” with moderator Chris Jenkins. You can find the discussion HERE.

The discussion is between four people: Nathan Nzanga, the main character of the film; Caleb Slain, the director; Chelsea Miller, a leading Voice of Policy Change and worked for president Obama as an intern and Michael Eric Dyson.

First the listener gets some backstory. Caleb and Nathan met at a concert. Nathan sent Caleb some tracks and the words of them reflected conversations Caleb was having with his friends at the same time. Nate’s music was “Pumping a spirit though,” which is noticed by many others.

Michael has written a lot about identity. “What came up for you,” asks Chris. Michael replies, “It was extraordinary because I have the same feeling as my beloved brother. I just finished my book on Obama..anguish, trauma spill onto paper.”

Michael feels “Enough.” is the visual accompaniment to his book.

“When I watch the film I see the power and the beauty of image and tension between truth and the criminalization of that truth. “

Q:”what can art do that politics can’t?

A: “Art can tell the truth. So many truths are compromised in politics.”

“Art stitches together confused feelings, ways of being, distances, orientation that politics can’t.”

“Something immediate that connects with the heart.”

“… culture that refuses to recognize your humanity.”

Chris to Chelsea – What came up for you when you first saw this film?

“When you talk about black children they tend to be criminalized and the journey of becoming. As you get older there are so many boxes that come to confine you. You’re protected from that anxiety as a child but even as a black child he had dreams about being killed.”

“In dreams, we let reality go. In dreams, we can put our expectations down.”

“I’m willing to be as vulnerable as possible.

“Humanity needs to be put back.”

Humanity should create a post racial society with the goal being to step outside the bounds of white supremacy – race being a social construct. Existence in emotional halves – this is how the film is both a dream and a nightmare.

 What stuck with me is Nathan’s assertion that he was going to love going forward and anything else is nonsense. He talked of fear of who he’d become, passed down through his culture. About the same time I encountered a quote about ancestral trauma being carried in our psyches. A book I can’t forget is, Power Vs Force by Dr. David Hawkins. In it he writes about the vibration of feelings like love and hate. He does not talk about how they are passed down through generations but the 13 minutes of enough I hear the fight of consciousness to rise above fear, which any human has to do. Enough adds the black skinned aspect of the struggle to be conscious.

Since I penned this, an auction opened up with a poster designed by Akiko Stehrenberger.

Enough. has inspired the multi-award-winning artist and celebrated Hollywood movie poster illustrator to create a one-of-a-kind piece, as a dedication to amplifying the film’s powerful message.  

Capturing the essence of a film within a single image, Akiko’s signature emotive and nostalgic artistry can be seen on posters for the recent Spike Lee film, Da 5 Bloods, and the Sundance award-winning film The Last Blackman in San Francisco.
A virtual auction has been launched for a chance to own her artwork inspired by the enough. film.


Bids for the painting and additional information can be found here:
https://www.prodigycamp.org/enough-poster-auction



Cuisine Solutions Chief Scientist, Dr. Bruno Goussault, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Académie Culinaire de France

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Cuisine Solutions Chief Scientist, Dr. Bruno Goussault, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Académie Culinaire de France

Sterling, VA, March 22, 2021) –  Dr. Bruno Goussault, Chief Scientist of Cuisine Solutions, Inc. (CUSI), the global leader and largest premium food company in pioneering and perfecting the sous vide cooking technique, and the founder of the Culinary Research & Education Academy (CREA), has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award (Fauteuil de l’Academie) by the USA Chapter of the Académie Culinaire de France. He was honored worldwide virtually for his unwavering commitment to educating acclaimed and aspiring chefs about the sous vide cooking process.

Dr. Goussault is widely recognized as the founder of modern sous vide, having recently celebrated the cooking techniques’ 50th anniversary on January 26, 2021, International Sous Vide Day. As the Chief Scientist at Cuisine Solutions, Goussault continues to work with his team of culinary experts to fine-tune the art of sous vide cooking, sharing his knowledge and methodology with chefs across the globe. Since its launch, CREA and Dr. Goussault have trained over 80% of the three Michelin-starred chefs around the world in the application of the sous vide technique including Yannick Alléno, Heston Blumenthal, Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, Anne-Sophie Pic and Joël Robuchon.

Dr. Goussault sits on the board of the Association des Chimistes (Association of Chemists) and Ingénieurs et Cadres des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires (Engineers and Managers of Agricultural and Food Industries) in France and was also named one of the 100 visionaries in the Albert Einstein Legacy Project’s Genius: 100 Visions of the Future initiative.

“I am truly honored to be in the company of those awarded before me,” said Dr. Goussault. “I have devoted my life to continuing to perfect the sous vide cooking process and it’s been a blessing to have been able to train chefs throughout the world over the last 50 years.”

The Académie Culinaire de France was founded in 1879 and is made up of 1080 members. The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to those whose life’s work is set to have a prominent and lasting impact on the culinary industry.

Further information can be found at: www.cuisinesolutions.com and www.lecrea.com.

Hope for Depression Research Foundation Raises Over $350,000 in Virtual Race of Hope, Winter 2021

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Hope for Depression Research Foundation Raises Over $350,000 in Virtual Race of Hope, Winter 2021

Music Icon Gloria Estefan Appears in Virtual Race of Hope Live Broadcast from Palm Beach

Over 1,000 participants nationwide signed up nationally for the virtual event

On Saturday, February 27 at 8 am the Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) held a live video broadcast for its Virtual Race of Hope to Defeat Depression, Winter 2021. Although the program originated from Palm Beach, more than 1,000 men, women and children participated from coast to coast to raise over $350,000 for HDRF’s advanced depression research to find new treatments for depression and its related mood disorders. The race is the same one that has been the charity’s signature winter event in Palm Beach since 2019, but the only difference is that this year HDRF’s virtual race allowed participants to share the excitement of the starting line from a safe distance via a live broadcast show due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Ginny and David Sydorick _ Credit: Courtesy of

HDRF Chair Audrey Gruss and Advisory Council member Scott Snyder were Race Co-Grand Marshals and hosted the live broadcast from Palm Beach, while racers from around the country posted messages as they were watching the broadcast before doing their actual 5K races.  Music legend Gloria Estefan made a surprise special appearance and performed a moving song, We Needed Time, from her own living room. 

Gloria Estefan_Credit: Courtesy of Hope for Depression Research Foundation
 

Gruss and Snyder shared selfies from Palm Beach Committee Members and top donors. SFC Ben Pattison for the U.S. Army Chorus sang the national anthem. Gruss and Snyder sounded the starting horn at 8:30 AM and wished all participants good luck in their races that were being run all around the country, from Florida to New Hampshire to Wisconsin to California. 

Palm Beach Committee Members who sent video messages of hope were:  James R. Borynack & Adolfo Zaralegui/Findlay Galleries who underwrote the finisher medals, Frances Fisher, Eleanora Kennedy, Melanie & Roger Lawson, Heidi McWilliams, William A. Meyer, Sharon Bush and Robert C. Murray, Lucy Musso, Amy Phelan, Pauline Pitt, Frannie Scaife, Felicia Taylor, Lynne Wheat, Ellen Wilner, and Nancy Yanofsky and Ed Brown.  Sponsors who sent video messages of Hope included James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui of Findlay Galleries, James Remez of Livingston Builders, Inez Fogel Heery of Betteridge Jewelers and Hank Siegel of Hamilton Jewelers.

James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui of Findlay Galleries _Credit: Courtesy of Hope for Depression Research Foundation

The broadcast also thanked event sponsors including Addison Hines Charitable Trust, Livingston Builders, Findlay Galleries, The Royal Poinciana Plaza, Impala Assets, Frances Valentine, Black River Caviar, Gunster, HIVE, Smith & Elkin, CPA’s, P.A., Hamilton Jewelers, La Clara | Great Gulf, PACE Gallery, Brown Moving and Storage, Sant Ambroeus, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Palm Beach Illustrated and Sunreef Yachts. 

Audrey Gruss said: “HDRF’s mental health mission is more important than ever, when research shows that over 40% of Americans are affected by depression and anxiety.  We are so grateful for the generosity of the Palm Beach community and from runners across the nation.”

Scott Snyder added: “We had to cut off registration at 1,000 participants, only because we ran out of gear!  We were absolutely bowled over by the response the Race of Hope has received in Palm Beach and nationally.” 

Creating the Starting Line Experience Virtually

The Race of Hope to Defeat Depression is a 5K Walk/Run traditionally held in Palm Beach, FL in February and draws hundreds of participants each year since its launch in 2019. This year, participants ran on their own instead of gathering at a common location.

Many participants completed their races early, before the official race day.  They sent in selfie photos and videos which were played on the race day broadcast.

Other participants chose to start their races at the designated start time of 8:30 am EDT on Saturday, February 27.  They ran in their own hometowns and chose their own race routes.  They brought their phones to their starting lines and watched the program and countdown online, and sent messages as they were racing.

For example, Committee member Eleanora Kennedy met with friends Priscilla Rattazzi, Nicholas Varney and Kara Ross  to run the traditional 5K course in West Palm Beach, starting at the Royal Poinciana Plaza.  They wore special race of Hope gear including face masks and ran safely distanced, per CDC guidelines.

“We are so excited to be out for this cause today,” said Kennedy.  “After our run we are going to have lunch outdoors at Sant Ambroeus as a reward!”

At the very same time, Peggy Schnack was running her 5K in snowy Concord, New Hampshire.  She said: “You give me hope that better treatment is possible.  I have major depressive disorder that went undiagnosed for many years. I haven’t run since moving to NH in August. It’s been a hard adjustment and being active is a struggle. Thank you for helping me get out the door this morning where I proved to myself that I can still do a 5K and that it feels good to run, no matter how slow.”

Ginny and David Schnack _ Credit: Courtesy of Hope for Depression Research Foundation

Race of Hope Virtual – Winter 2021 Committee Members include: Karen Berger, Bruce Bierman & William Secord, James R. Borynack & Adolfo Zaralegui, Becky & F. William Bryan, Janet & J.J. Cafaro, Annabelle & Denis Coleman, Jr., Deborah & Philippe Dauman, Jennifer & David Fischer, Frances Fisher, Helen C. Fitzgerald, Inez Fogel Heery, Manager, Betteridge, Joanie & Murray Goodman, Heidi Hanna, Lawrence Herbert, J. Ira & Nicki Harris, Eva & Herb Jacobi, Ann Folliss Jeffrey, Jayne T. Keith, Eleanora Kennedy, Melanie & Roger Lawson, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Lehrman, Stephanie Loeffler, Laura Lofaro & James Freeman, The Honorable & Mrs. Earle Mack, Heidi McWilliams, William A. Meyer, Anita & Sam Michaels, Peggy & Dudley Moore, Mr. and Mrs. John & Carole Moran, Renée and Carlos Morrison, Sharon Bush & Robert C. Murray, Lucia N. Musso, Mario Nievera, Linda Olsson, Amy & John Phelan, Sallie B. Phillips, Robin Pickett, Mrs. Pauline B. Pitt, Thomas C. Quick & Michael Donnell, Tricia Quick, Joanna Roland, Hilary Geary Ross, Frances G. Scaife, Nancy Schaffel, Barbara & Randall Smith, Scott Snyder, Felicia Taylor, Betsy & Wally Turner, The Beam Team, Donna Ward, Ellen & James Wilner, Lynne Wheat, Nancy Yanofsky & Ed Brown, Clelia & Tom Zacharias, and David Zislin.

For any embedded video needs, the Race of Hope Virtual Program is also available on YouTube at:

2021 Winter • Virtual Race of Hope – YouTube

About HDRF

Audrey Gruss founded HDRF in April 2006 in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled with clinical depression. Today, HDRF is the leading nonprofit organization focused solely on depression research. Over 350 million people annually struggle with depression globally, but despite its prevalence, depression is still misunderstood, underfunded and under-researched. The mission of the HDRF is to fund cutting-edge neuroscience research into the origins, medical diagnosis, new treatments, and prevention of depression and its related mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder and suicide. To date, HDRF has provided more over $40 million through over 140 grants for accelerated breakthrough depression research that promises to lead to new and better medications and treatments. 

Gabe Langholtz + Karen Lederer: COMMON PLACE on view March 20th – April 10th 2021

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Gabe Langholtz + Karen Lederer: COMMON PLACE on view March 20th – April 10th 2021

NEW YORK CITY – Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Common
Place, our debut solo exhibitions with Austin-based Gabe Langholtz and
Brooklyn-based artist Karen Lederer. Both artists celebrate the everyday in
their work, reframing the familiar through their varied explorations of color, cropping, pattern and unfinished storytelling. Utilizing the gallery as a common place to explore overlapping concepts, the artists observe and
embrace the commonplace, honoring the simple moments that may
ultimately prove to be the most memorable.


In the tradition of folk art, Gabe Langholtz routinely depicts mundane
objects and activities to establish a contemporary narrative, drawing on
humor, parody and pastiche as tools for social commentary. Langholtz aims to dismantle preconceived notions around the concept of repetition,
consciously embracing the inherent beauty and psychological comfort of
patterns and recurring motifs. Langholtz’ works carry a sense of anticipation,evoking curiosity for the un-known next scene. The self-taught artist has exhibited nationwide, including at
BravinLee programs and The Painting Center in NYC, and Good Mother Gallery in Oakland. The artist was also featured in New American Paintings Issue No. 144.


Karen Lederer emphasizes the role of curation, artistic influence, consumerism, point-of-view, still-life and aesthetics in our daily life in her work. Her paintings are full of contradictions, being abstract and
representational, grounded yet placeless, mundane yet surreal. The artist focuses on color exploration in her practice, playing with the inherent qualities of ink and paint, incorporating printmaking techniques to create a
collaged effect on the singular, continuous surface. Calling attention to the act of looking and our relationship to the images, Lederer creates environments that are simultaneously constructed and artificial, both private and personal. The artist has exhibited extensively, including at Tennis Elbow, Morgan Lehman, and Field Projects in NYC. Lederer was also an artist-in-residence at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Lower
East Side Printshop, and the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program.


The gallery will be open by appointment only. In order to ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff, note that masks are legally required for entry. To schedule an appointment, please click HERE.


Hashimoto Contemporary
Gabe Langholtz
Karen Lederer

ABOUT THE GALLERY:
Hashimoto Contemporary is located in San Francisco, CA and New York, NY. Our roster consists of an eclectic blend of new contemporary artists. With monthly rotating exhibitions, our programming focuses on a range
of painting, sculpture and installation-based work. You can also visit us at a variety of international art fairs in Miami, New York, London, San Francisco and Los Angeles.


ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Gabe Langholtz is an American painter, living and working in Austin Texas. His work, although primarily representational, is indebted to American Color Field painting, focusing on color relations, pattern making,
form and line with little concern for depth and proportion. His paintings are an amalgamation of color, texture and pattern, with a heavy emphasis on the two-dimensional surface of the canvas. Langholtz is influenced by
the work of Mary Fedden, Philip Guston, Agnes Martin and Gary Bunt, while folk art and collage heavily inform his distinctive style. The self-taught artist has exhibited nationwide, including at BravinLee programs
and The Painting Center in NYC, and Good Mother Gallery in Oakland. The artist was also featured in New American Paintings Issue No. 144.


Karen Lederer received her BFA in Printmaking and Drawing from Washington University in St. Louis in 2008 and an MFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design in 2012. She was an artist in residence at
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Lower East Side Printshop, and the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. Her work has recently been featured in solo exhibitions at One River School, Guilford College Art Gallery, Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery, Grant Wahlquist Gallery, and Field Projects.

She has participated in many group exhibitions most recently at Morgan Lehman, Danese/Corey, Gloria’s Project Space, The Flinn Gallery, and Ortega Y Gasset Projects. In addition to her studio practice, Lederer also currently teaches classes and workshops at LaGuardia Community College, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Lower East Side Printshop, Manhattan Graphics Center, and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. She lives and works in
Brooklyn.

“Honeytrap” by Kanika Batra (A Serial Killer’s Scribe)

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“Honeytrap” by Kanika Batra (A Serial Killer’s Scribe)

A beauty pageant queen and Instagram model may be the last person you associate with Ted Bundy but Kanika Batra’s debut novel, Honeytrap tells the story of the reign of the infamous serial killer – but with a twist. Set in 1974 in Seattle, Washington, the thriller tells the story of not one but two killers who are terrorizing the community, leaving girls fearing for their lives and police running out of time to catch the killer.

Batra had always had a fascination with Bundy and spent five years researching Honeytrap, including spending time in the Pacific North West to research and harvest authentic firsthand knowledge of the subject and terrain. Her work is likened to Gillian Flynn, Stephen King and James Patterson and Honeytrap is a scintillating freshman novel as we hover at the 32ndanniversary (January 24th, 1989) of the notorious killers execution.

The author has many strings to her bow, acting, modelling, social media influencer, coloratura soprano operatic singer, Kanika splits her time between Sydney, Auckland and New York. Honeytrap is her debut published novel which launched in Australia at the end of 2020 and now available in the United States at Barnes and Noble. Her next book will focus on Jeffrey Epstein.

The book is a stroll of witty turns of personality and reflection. Kanika shared a few of excerpts of which you can explore further by owning Honeytrap. It is available at Barnes and Noble.

“I’ve always found that once you put a lot of effort into something, you don’t feel complete until you find a way to preserve it. Once you do it right, you don’t want to forget it. Some people like to keep photographs, but I like tangible mementos I can use to calm myself when the aching bore- dom rises, spreading malignantly from limb to limb, finger to finger, and toe to toe until it consumes me whole. I love a trophy almost as much as I love the hunt. I’m not an idiot. I know better than to cast suspicion on myself by striking too often.”

“When I return at nearly 5 AM, the body appears to be in the early stages of decomposition, hastened by the dewy summer weather. Alone, I struggle to strip him of his jeans and shirt. He weighs a lot more than I’d imagined, and I yank on the clothes with all my force to lift his lifeless body into a more comfortable position for me. It’s a terrible idea to leave clothes on a body. They trap fibers and hair, soil samples, and bloodstains. If the police had any idea what they were doing, they may be able to trace that information back to you.’

“The sun glitters on the water of Lake Sam, now far less crowded than it has been for most of the summer. People are too terrified to go back there, worried that their girlfriends and daughters and wives will disappear into the abyss with no trace of a scream or struggle. The boys and men are emboldened, walking around shirtless with no regard for their safety—only women need leashing, apparently.”

“I didn’t take heed of any of it. I knew there was nothing wrong with me. I knew I had an intellect she couldn’t un- derstand. She was never on my level, and she never will be, as is the case with most other people. I eventually lost my fascination with animals. I knew what they were going to do, how they were going to react. It wasn’t interesting anymore, and my mind wandered. I tried to control it, I did. I wanted to get into medicine, and I wouldn’t be able to do that if I werea deviant. I did all I could to stop myself, to not hurt humans.’

Kanika has also just made the final cut for Miss World Australia which will take place in July in Sydney and will also star in Malibu Crush, an Australian/American movie production released this summer.

Yuval David Teaches ‘How To Be An Advocate’ in Identity Politics Webinar

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Yuval David Teaches ‘How To Be An Advocate’ in Identity Politics Webinar

LGBTQ & Jewish actor, filmmaker and advocate, Yuval David is elevating awareness of the concept of ‘Identity Politics’ — how to be an advocate for one’s beliefs and community – through speaking at events for marginalized communities. Most recent events include Zikaron BaSalon (January 28) and #EndJewHate (February 2) in observation of International Holocaust Remembrance as well as the National LGBTQ Task Force’s annual Creating Change Conference on January 31.

Yuval states, “Identity Politics is a focused perspective on representing oneself and the community of people who share that identity. It is empowering, particularly for members of marginalized communities to develop their voices as advocates.”

Yuval understands the larger social ecosystem of the world and how it benefits from creation for the purpose of advocacy, self-expression, and mental health. This is why he personally focuses on creating work that entertains, uplifts, and inspires. 

He encourages those who attend his discussions and workshops to approach Identity Politics as “personal branding,” as one would in Marketing. He strongly recommends using similar vernacular and thought-provoking questions, such as “What is your subtext,” “What triggers and activates you,” “What is your character,” and “What is your narrative.” He finds this exercise to be particularly effective to allow individuals to truly step into and embrace their personal identity by creating and owning their own narrative, and continuously working on their personal story.

Yuval continues, “A person’s identity impacts everything that they do. One way individuals can find resilience – particularly during difficult times as we are in now – is to wholeheartedly adopt and embrace their community. When a person feels they are an active participant in a community, they feel responsible for more than themselves, giving them a greater sense of purpose. Personally, I also find that it’s incredibly powerful to use the elements that comprise a person’s identity as a source of pride. And, when others negatively characterize that identity, it is up to the individual to represent themselves and teach how they actually are and how they want to be seen. If still met with negativity, resilience must kick in, because the individual does not only represent themselves, they represent their community. When others send me hate, I send them back love. Above all, I continuously create and share. It is what an artist does when connecting to an audience.”  

The importance of using creativity to positively impact mental health and maintain resilience cannot be emphasized enough in this moment. According to a survey by The Trevor Project, 40 percent of young LGBTQ people in the United States say they have seriously considered suicide over the past 12 months, in addition to 50 percent for transgender and non-binary youth surveyed.

Yuval works with numerous highly respected US and international organizations that raise awareness for the marginalized and under-represented, using the inspiration of his LGBTQ + and Jewish identity, and his Israeli-American roots, including the The Aguda, The Shoah Foundation, American Israel Cultural Foundation, Chabad, #EndJewHate, the Israeli Consulate, The Jewish Learning Institute, Jewish National Fund (JNF), Keren Kayemet, Stand With Us, A Wider Bridge, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, and Zikaron BaSalon among many other cultural and artistic organizations. Yuval is frequently invited to host, MC, and speak on behalf of cultural, humanitarian, philanthropic, social, and political initiatives and institutions. He is seen in this capacity on television, film, and live events. For example, in 2018, he hosted Israel’s 70th Anniversary Celebration in Times Square in front of 30,000 live eventgoers and millions of viewers around the world.

As an actor, Yuval plays major roles in studio and independent films, television, theatre, web, digital media, and voice overs. These include, “What Would You Do” (ABC), “Madam Secretary” (CBS), “The Michael J Fox Show” (NBC), “Beauty and the Beast” (Disney), in addition to productions with HBO, Comedy Central, DreamWorks, AFI, and theatres across the globe.

Yuval’s exceptional work as a filmmaker has been screened at more than 60 film festivals and taken home nearly 50 awards from international film festivals, including The Big Apple Film Festival, New York International Film Festival, NewFilmmakers Film Festival, NYC Independent Film Festival, Hollywood Just4Shorts Film Festival, Top Shorts Film Festival, Vegas CineFest International Film Festival, IndieFest, Accolade Global, American Picture, Atlanta Film Festival, and Global Webisode Festival, just to name a few.

About Yuval David

Yuval David is an innovative actor, host, and filmmaker with a creative mantra to entertain, uplift, and inspire.

As a TV Host/Presenter, Yuval focuses on societal, humanitarian, and entertainment programming.

Yuval David is a go-to host and narrator for short- and long- form video content and documentary features for Jewish, Israeli, LGBTQ, Arts, Cultural and Humanitarian organizations and initiatives, including the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change Conference, Shoah Foundation, the Jewish National Fund (JNF USA), and Stand With Us.

As a filmmaker, Yuval produces, directs, and writes short and feature films, documentaries, web-series, digital and TV content, including the award-winning episodic series, ‘One Actor Short,’ ‘Pranks of Kindness,’ ‘Better World with Yuval David,’ ‘What Makes You Beautiful,’ and numerous other web series.

For more information about Yuval David, visit https://yuvaldavid.com, and the following social media channels:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/YuvalDavid

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Yuval_David

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YuvalDavid

Twitter: https://twitter.com/YuvalDavid

IMDb: https://IMDB.me/YuvalDavid

Star Jones, New Executive Editor of Marquis Who’s Who Maker’s Lists, Releases Women Luminaries List

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Star Jones, New Executive Editor of Marquis Who’s Who Maker’s Lists, Releases Women Luminaries List

In honor of Women’s History Month, Marquis Who’s Who (MWW), the world’s leading biographical publisher for over 120 years, has released its Women Luminaries list for 2021 as a part of their Maker’s List Series. The series is spearheaded by MWW CEO Erica Lee and American lawyer, award-winning media personality, and women’s and diversity advocate, Star Jones, who serves as the executive editor of the Maker’s Lists. The Women Luminaries list features 58 honorees, representative of the 58 facets of a marquise diamond.  

Released monthly, the Maker’s Lists highlight a specific theme and celebrate the most influential thought leaders, some of whom are well-known and others that are intended to surprise and educate the public. Upcoming list categories will include Finance & Business, Medicine, Health Care & Science, American Education, Engineering & Technology, American Law, Philanthropy, Art & Culture, and more.

“Our aim for the Women Luminaries list is to drive attention to the women in America leading the charge and breaking down different barriers every day,” said CEO Erica Lee. “We wanted to ensure that we paid respect not only to those that have been heavily noted in the media, but those who have yet to be discovered. We want these lists to shine a light on people who haven’t yet been recognized for their incredible achievements.”   

“As a longtime women’s advocate, it’s probably not surprising that I’ve found true inspiration in women who are pursuing their passions and working to make our world a better place, and over the years that inspiration has fueled me,” said Star Jones, executive editor of the Maker’s List Series. “I believe that by celebrating women and their extraordinary achievements with our Women Luminaries list we do more than simply tell their stories; in fact, we inspire other women to find and pursue their passions, too.”

Selected honorees for the MWW Women Luminaries list include the following:

  • Alexis McGill Johnson: McGill Johnson is an American academic and social justice advocate. She is the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Planned Parenthood provides vital health services to 2.4 million people each year through more than 600 health centers across the country. McGill Johnson is also the co-founder of the Perception Institute, an anti-bias research group, and she co-created the guide for Starbucks’ racial bias training in 2018.
  • Alice Wong: Wong is an American disability rights activist and journalist. She was born with spinal muscular atrophy, which affected her ability to walk at an early age. She is the founder and project coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project (DVP), which collects the oral histories of people with disabilities in the U.S. and is run alongside StoryCorps. Wong also operates the Disabled Writers project, a resource to help editors and disabled writers and journalists connect. She was selected as a Ford Foundation Disabilities Futures Fellow in 2020.
  • Christina Koch and Jessica Meir: Koch and Meir are NASA astronauts that participated in the first all-female spacewalk.
  • Chrissy Teigen: Teigen is an American model, TV personality, author and chef, who gained additional attention in 2020 after posting publicly on social media about her experience with miscarriage. 
  • Cynthia Marshall: CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, Marshall is the first Black woman to serve as a business leader of an NBA team.
  • Deb Haaland: In a groundbreaking year for Indigenous women elected to House and Senate roles, Haaland was selected as President Biden’s Interior Secretary. Upon her selection, she stated that addressing the issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women would be a priority of her service.
  • Evan Rachel Wood: Wood wrote the Phoenix Act domestic violence bill, increasing the statute of limitations on domestic violence felonies from three to five years and requiring police officers to have additional training on intimate partner violence. She recently went public with abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner) and encouraged many more women to come forward to tell their stories.
  • Jennifer Doudna: Doudna is an American biochemist known for her work in CRISPR gene editing. She was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work alongside Emmanuelle Charpentier. Studies have shown that CRISPR technology can be used to alter the DNA of the HIV virus in human cells.
  • Kathrin Jansen: Jansen is the head of vaccine research and development at Pfizer. She is largely responsible for the successful development of the COVID-19 vaccine in collaboration with German startup BioNTech. 
  • Susan Wojcicki: Wojcicki is the CEO of YouTube and was involved in the founding of Google, becoming Google’s first marketing manager as the leader of Google’s original video service. She was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2015 and was later named by TIME as “the most powerful woman on the internet.”
  • Tammy Duckworth: Duckworth is a Junior Senator from Illinois who became the first double-amputee and first Thai American to serve in the U.S. Congress. She has served as an inspiration to female veterans.

Apart from the Women Luminaries list, MWW has also released the Next Wave Ten list, featuring up-and-coming women who are set to make waves in 2021. Honorees include:

  1. Amanda Gorman: Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. The National Youth Poet Laureate performed “The Hill We Climb” at President Biden’s inauguration, and quickly gained international acclaim. Most recently, she performed her poem “Chorus of the Captains” at Super Bowl LV. 
  2. Tara Houska: Houska is an attorney that fights for Indigenous rights and justice. She was a former advisor on Native American affairs to Bernie Sanders and spent six months working in North Dakota to fight the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The complete Women Luminaries list is included below in alphabetical order by first name:

  • Abigail Johnson
  • Alexis McGill Johnson
  • Alice Wong
  • Alicia Garza
  • Andrea Jung
  • Barbara Corcoran
  • Carol Greider
  • Carol Tomé
  • Chrissy Teigen
  • Christina Koch and Jessica Meir
  • Cynthia Marshall
  • Dana Canedy
  • Deb Haaland
  • Dolly Parton
  • Evan Rachel Wood
  • Gretchen Whitmer
  • Gwynne Shotwell
  • Hartina “Tina” Flournoy
  • Indra Nooyi
  • Janet Yellen
  • Jennifer Doudna
  • Jensine Larsen
  • Jill Biden
  • Julie Sweet
  • Kamala Harris
  • Kathrin Jansen
  • Kathy Sullivan
  • Katie Sowers
  • Kimberly Bryant
  • Latanya Mapp Frett
  • Lauren Gardner
  • Lisa Jackson
  • Marillyn Hewson
  • Mary Barra
  • Melinda Gates
  • Michelle Obama
  • Nancy Patricia Pelosi
  • Nikole Hannah-Jones
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Radhika Jones
  • Ramona Hood
  • Rashida Jones
  • Reshma Saujani
  • Robin Roberts
  • Rosalind Brewer
  • Sarah Thomas
  • Serena Williams
  • Sheryl Sandberg
  • Shonda Rhimes
  • Sonia Sotomayor
  • Stacey Abrams
  • Susan Wojcicki
  • Suzanne Clark
  • Tammy Duckworth
  • The “Colored Girls” (Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry & Minyon Moore)
  • Vera Wang
  • Vernetta M Nay Moberly
  • Viola Davis

The Next Wave Ten list honorees appear below in alphabetical order by first name:

  • Amanda Gorman
  • Janelle Monáe
  • Kendall Reynolds
  • Patricia Russo
  • Sandra Lindsay
  • Sarumathi “Saru” Jayaraman
  • Swoon (aka Caledonia Curry)
  • Tiffany Sorya
  • Tara Houska
  • Victoria Moll-Ramírez

About Marquis Who’s Who®
Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the first edition of Who’s Who in America®, Marquis Who’s Who® has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion, and entertainment. Today, Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians, and executive search firms around the world. Marquis® publications may be visited via the official Marquis Who’s Who® website at www.marquiswhoswho.com.

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