2013 Women of Achievement Awards
MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 at 6:00 pm

Honoring 
Joanna Coles
Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan 

Helen Gurley Brown
(Posthumously) 

Donna Kalajian Lagani
SVP/Publishing Director, The Cosmopolitan Group

Sheila Nevins
President, HBO Documentary Films 

Charlotte St. Martin
Executive Director, The Broadway League

Special Guest Presenters
Andre Bishop, Nina Lannan, Donald J. Loftus, Rosie O'Donnell

Host
Judy Gold

Featuring the world premiere short musical GURLEY,
in tribute to the legendary Helen Gurley Brown
Book by Lynn Rosen, Lyrics by Laura Brenneman and Lynn Rosen, and Music by Laura Brenneman.
Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch.

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At Three Sixty˚--10 Desbrosses Street, NYC

Click here to Meet the Honorees,
Presenters and Gala Chair

Click here for our online auction featuring
Rene Balcer, Kathleen Turner, Jimmy Fallon,
golfing, and more!

Special Thanks to our Benefit Committee (in formation),
without whom this event would not be possible.

CHAIR
Lucia Hwong Gordon (Award winner 2009)

HONORARY CHAIRS
Sallie Bingham (Award winner 1998)
Iris Cantor (Award winner 2008)
Tina Chen (Award winner 2003)
Bonnie Pfeifer Evans (Award winner 2011)
Annette Green (Award winner 1997)
Francine LeFrak (Award winner 2006)
Estelle Parsons (Award winner 2009)

CO-CHAIRS 
Paola Bacchini Rosenshein * Jennifer Chambers
Cassandra Del Viscio * Wendy Federman * Angelina Fiordellisi
Cheri Kaufman * Donald Loftus * Pamela Morgan
Chau-Giang Thi Nguyen * Barbara Regna
Arlene Scanlan *Cassandra Seidenfeld * Jean Shafiroff

COMMITTEE
Carolyn Hsu Balcer & Rene Balcer * Bettina Bennett
Payal Chaudhri * Susan Ciminelli * Julie Crosby
Lauren Day Roberts * Nina Eisenman * Lisa Fane * Rick Friedberg
Yaz Hernandez * Casey Kemper * Yung Hee Kim
Karen Klopp * Hilda Kraker * Marcia Gail Levine
Ida Liu * Helen Marx * Kathryn Mayer
Adrienne Saldaña * Lisa Simonsen * Dara Sowell
Joan Vail Thorne * Deborah Zeigler

Click here to view all the Award winners

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2012 Women of Achievement Awards
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.

Honoring
Thia Breen
Award to be presented by Lynne Greene
Liz Duffy Adams
Award to be presented by Julie Crosby
Barbara Goldsmith
Award to be presented by Nora Ephron
Cornelia Guest
Award to be presented by Mark Badgley and James Mischka

Mistress of Ceremonies
Cindy Adams

At the Copacabana-- 268 West 47th Street, New York City

Click here to meet the honorees, emcee & presenters

Click here for a video of festivities!

Thia Breen & Lynne Green
(photo by Rob Rich)

Cassandra Seidenfeld Lyster, Nora Ephron, Cornelia Guest,
Barbara Goldsmith, and Lucia Hwong Gordon
(photo by Rob Rich)

Jann Leeming & Annette Green
(photo by Rob Rich)

Liz Duffy Adams
(photo by Rob Rich)

 

 

2011 Women of Achievement Awards

WP's 26th Annual Women of Achievement Awards Benefit, honoring (l to r) Mindy Grossman, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans & Bebe Neuwirth
(photo by Rob Rich)

On Monday, March 7, 2011, WP presented its 26th Annual Women of Achievement Awards honoring Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Mindy Grossman & Bebe Neuwirth. The event was hosted by the legendary Kathleen Turner--who was honored by WP in 1990--at 42nd Street's Espace.

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Right: Board Chair Jann Leeming with Host Kathleen Turner. Below: WP Board members Cassandra Seidenfeld Lyster & Jin Hu. (Photos by Rob Rich)

Board Member and 2009 Honoree Lucia Hwong Gordon.

 

2010 Women of Achievement

WP's 25th Annual Women of Achievement Awards Benefit, honoring
Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne & Suzanne Vega
(photo by Sylvain Gaboury)

Following an extraordinary concert and awards ceremony hosted by Todd Robbins at WP's Julia Miles Theater, honorees and guests enjoyed a feast prepared by NYC's top female chefs: NIKKI CASCONE (Chef and co-owner of 24 Prince, Manhattan; “Cheftestant” on Emmy nominated show TOP CHEF), ALEXANDRA GUARNASCHELLI (Executive Chef of Butter, Manhattan; Judge on TV show CHOPPED & own series THE COOKING LOFT); ANNE KIM (Pastry Chef at Jo's, Manhattan); SHANNA PACIFICO (Chef de Cuisine at Back Forty, Manhattan); and LEE ANN WONG (Executive Chef of Event Operations at French Culinary Institute; Culinary Producer for TOP CHEF & webcast:"Top Recipe: The Wong Way to Cook").

Laurie Anderson (L) and Suzanne Vega (R)

Joan Osborne (L) and in photo at right, Sonja Morgan,Marie Antonia McCombe, Jean Shafiroff, Lucia Hwong Gordon, & Cassandra Lyster

L to R: Martha H. Jones, Jann Leeming, Cassandra Del Viscio, Joan Osborne, Julie Crosby, and Julia Miles.

The 2010 Party for the Women of Achievement Awards

 

2009 Women of Achievement

WP's 24th Annual Women of Achievement Awards Benefit
From Left: Honoree Susan Sobbott, Presenter Nell Merlino,
Presenter Serene Jones, Honoree Susan K. Reed, Presenter Arthur Penn, Honoree Estelle Parsons, Presenter B.D. Wong,
Honoree Lucia Hwong Gordon, Host Diana Williams

Check out this fabulous video diary by Adriana Kaegi of the 2009 Awards at the Pierre Hotel during the blizzard of March 2, 2009!

2008 Women of Achievement

WP's 23rd Annual Women of Achievement Awards Benefit
From Left: Presenter Marcia Gay Harden, Honoree Kerry Washington,
Honoree Iris Cantor, Presenter Tony Bennett,
Honoree Laurie Tucker, Presenter Merrie Spaeth

2007 Women of Achievement

WP's 22nd annual WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Benefit took place on Monday, March 12, 2007. Diana Williams was the emcee for this luminous evening in the Rainbow Room, Pegasus Suite, where we honored playwright and activist Eve Ensler, international philanthropist Kathy Hilton and
fashion designer Vivienne Tam. The honorees were introduced by
Kerry Washington, Bebe Neuwirth, and Yoko Ono.

Click here for one guest's record of our awesome 2007 Awards benefit.

On May 15, 2006, Women’s Project honored three New York icons at the 21st Annual Women of Achievement Awards Benefit at Cipriani's 23rd Street: Francine LeFrak-- Award winning film, television, and Broadway Producer; Susan Lucci -- Emmy winning actress and star of All My Children; and Muriel Siebert -- Founder and president of Muriel Siebert & Co., and the first female member of the New York Stock Exchange.

Music at the 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Galas provided by Max Salpetrier

Photos by Rob Rich.

Deane Brosnan (Front) and Kimberly Faith Hickman (Behind) party at the 2009 Gala at the Pierre Hotel.