Hazel Dukes
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Dr. Hazel Dukes
An important civil rights activist of the 1960s and 1970s and a campaigner for over 30 years, Dr. Hazel Dukes is a leading figure in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and has served as the organization’s President of its New York State Conference for over two decades. She is also a board member of the NAACP National Board of Directors.
Dr. Dukes is President of the Hazel N. Dukes & Associates Consultant Firm, specializing in the areas of public policy, health and diversity. Dr. Dukes is on the Board of Trustees of the Assembly of Prayer Baptist Church, a member of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., and National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc.
Dr. Dukes is former President of the Metro-Manhattan Links Chapter, in 2010 was appointed the National Links NGO Representative and is a former trustee of the State University of New York and Stillman College. Recognized for her outstanding leadership, she has received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, YWCA City of New York John La Farge Memorial Award for Interracial Justice and the Guy R. Brewer Humanitarian Award. Dr. Dukes also received a Proclamation at the New York City Council’s Third Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Awards ceremony.
An active member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Northern Manhattan Alumnae Chapter, Dr. Dukes received its Althea T.L. Simmons Social Action Award in August 2010. Dr. Dukes was incorporated in 2007 as a Pi Eta Kappa Fellow, and her biography has been published in many journals including: Fisk University Library, Minority Women Contribution, American Biographical Institute Personalities of Northeast, Who’s Who Among American Women and Who’s Who Among Black Women.
Dr. Dukes received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Adelphi University. She holds three honorary doctorate degrees from the City University of New York Law School at Queens College, City University of New York’s Medgar Evers College, and Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Margot Freedman
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Margot Freedman
Since graduating from Smith College in 1962, Margot Freedman has devoted her efforts to charitable causes in the areas of medical research, health care for older adults and arts education.
Serving on The New Jewish Home’s Board of Directors for the past 35 years, Ms. Freedman has helped lead our long term planning, development and compensation committees. In 1989, to honor her father who also served on the board for many years, the Eisner family established the Lester Eisner Jr. Center for Geriatric Education.
In 1997, Ms. Freedman joined the Board of the Irvington Institute of Immunological Research and established a post-doctoral fellowship in her late mother’s name, Margaret Dammann Eisner. In 2007, she joined the Board of the Cancer Research Institute, which merged with the Irvington Institute of Immunological Research.
In addition to serving as a docent at the Whitney Museum of American Art since 1990, she sits on its education committee. Ms. Freedman is also a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Patron committee.
Margot and her family own an apple farm in Saxtons River Vermont, where they grow and sell apples throughout New England. Recently the farm has established an arts residence program.
Ms. Freedman and her late husband, Norman, have two grown children and five grandchildren. Margot enjoys skiing, golf, traveling, photography and playing bridge and canasta.
Barbara Freitag
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Barbara Freitag
Barbara H. Freitag, along with her late husband, Buddy, formed B Square + 4 Productions in 2004 with the mission of producing original musicals and plays. Their work has garnered multiple Tony Awards, and an Olivier Award, along with multiple nominations. Past highlights include: A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder, All The Way, Memphis, August: Osage County, and The Drowsy Chaperone. She is currently represented on Broadway by Mrs. Doubtfire, Girl From The North Country, and Come From Away. Barbara also serves as a member of the Hunter College Theatre Advisory Board, and has served on the board of the Transport Group Theatre Company. Prior to her work in the theatre, Barbara worked as a freelance writer in her home state of Florida, profiling artists, covering travel and architecture, and wrote a column for the Orlando Sentinel, “On The Job”, as well as contributing the restaurant chapter for Fodor’s Guide to Orlando and Walt Disney World. A proud mother of two daughters, two sons, and a grandmother of seven, she is happy to share her passion for the arts with them, and proud to bring forward-thinking entertainment to theatre lovers everywhere.
Betsy Gotbaum
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Betsy Gotbaum
Elisabeth “Betsy” Gotbaum has been active in civic affairs and public service in New York City for over 40 years. Ms. Gotbaum is currently the Executive Director of Citizens Union and the Citizens Union Foundation.
Prior to her current role, Ms. Gotbaum served in key staff positions for Mayors John Lindsay, Abraham Beame, and David Dinkins. Under Mayor Dinkins, she was the first women to serve as NYC Commissioner of the Department of Parks & Recreation. She subsequently served as President of the New York Historical Society and opened the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture. In 2001, she was elected to the position of NYC Public Advocate, becoming the third woman elected to a citywide post in New York City history, and was re-elected in 2005. Ms. Gotbaum studied at Connecticut College, Barnard College and earned her bachelor’s degree from George Washington University. After teaching high school English in Recife, Brazil, she earned a master’s degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Darlene Love
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Darlene Love
Legendary singer and actress Darlene Love has been captivating audiences for more than 60 years. In 2011, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone ranked Darlene Love as number 84 in its list of 100 Greatest Singers, and she is the recipient of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation’s Pioneer Award.
In the early 1960s, she began her career as a member of The Blossoms, where she sang lead vocals and was featured weekly on Shindig!, one of the most popular music television shows during that period.
As a solo artist, Ms. Love’s Billboard hits included “He’s a Rebel”, “The Boy I’m Gonna Marry”, “Wait ‘Till My Bobby Gets Home”, “He’s Sure the Boy I Love” and the #1 holiday classic “Christmas Baby Please Come Home”.
As an actress, Ms. Love is perhaps most recognized for her role as Trish Murtaugh, the wife of Danny Glover’s character, in the “Lethal Weapon” movies. She also acted in Broadway productions of “Grease” and “Hairspray”. Her documentary film “Twenty Feet from Stardom” was awarded an Oscar, as well as a Grammy Award for the soundtrack.
William Mack
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William Mack
Mr. Mack is the chairman and founder of the real estate investment firm, Mack Real Estate Group. The company specializes in domestic and international real estate development opportunities and the property management of the company’s commercial assets. Prior to launching Mack Real Estate Group, he was the founder and chairman of AREA Property Partners (formerly Apollo Real Estate Advisors). He is the former chairman of the board of directors of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and the president and CEO of the Mack Organization. Mr. Mack is a director of Hudson’s Bay Company and a former director of Florida Community Bank (now Synovus Financial Corporation). Mr. Mack is the chairman emeritus of the board of trustees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and currently serves on its executive committee. He is vice chairman of Northwell Health (formerly known as North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System) and a trustee and member of the executive committee of Lenox Hill Hospital. He is the former chair of the board of overseers of The Wharton School and a former vice chair of University of Pennsylvania’s board of trustees and Wharton Real Estate Center Advisory Board. Mr. Mack is a past director of Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation; Wyndham International, Inc.; the Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.; Vail Resorts, Inc.; and the Empire State Development Corporation. He is a former member of the Regional Advisory Board of JP Morgan Chase, a past chairman of the Long Island Power Authority, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Development Corporation of New York, and the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation.
Mr. Mack attended Brooklyn Technical High School, University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School of Business and Finance, and School of Business of New York University.
Harvey Schulweis
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Harvey Schulweis
Harvey Schulweis is a managing director, Niantic Partners LLC, a real estate investment company in New York City. Before co-founding Niantic Partners, Mr. Schulweis served as Chairman and Chief Executive of The Town and Country Trust, and was also a General Partner of Lazard Frères & Co. and President of Lazard Realty, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary. A CPA, Mr. Schulweis was formerly a partner at a predecessor firm of Ernst & Young.
Active in a number of philanthropic and professional organizations, for the past 30 years, Mr. Schulweis has held numerous positions with UJA-Federation of New York for the past three decades including Annual Fund chair on two occasions. In addition, he has been the Chairman of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous. He is currently Chairman Emeritus of the 14th Street Y in New York, Trustee Emeritus of the Riverdale Country School, and Board and Executive Committee member of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Mr. Schulweis holds an MBA from the City University of New York. Harvey and his wife Barbara reside in Purchase, NY, and are proud parents of eight children and ten grandchildren.
Joe Torre
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Joe Torre
Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Hall of Famer Joe Torre was named a Special Assistant to Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. in February 2020. Torre serves as a liaison to the general managers and field managers of the 30 Major League Clubs and the Major League Umpires. From 2011-2014, Torre was MLB’s Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations under Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. In 2015, he became MLB’s Chief Baseball Officer under Commissioner Manfred.
Torre, a manager for 29 seasons, ranks fifth all-time with 2,326 managerial wins. He led the New York Yankees to four World Series Championships, six American League pennants and 12 Postseason appearances in his 12 years (1996-2007) as manager. The two-time AL Manager of the Year also led the New York Mets (1977-81), the Atlanta Braves (1982-84), the St. Louis Cardinals (1990-95) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008-10), Torre made his managerial debut with the Mets on May 31, 1977, becoming the first player-manager in the Majors since 1959. In 2013, he managed Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. In 2017, he served as the general manager for WBC Champion Team USA.
During his 18-year playing career with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1960-68), the Cardinals (1969-74) and the Mets (1975-77), the nine-time All-Star compiled a .297 batting average, 2,342 hits and 252 home runs. He was the National League’s 1971 Most Valuable Player, batting .363 with 24 home runs and a league-leading 137 RBI.
On December 9, 2013, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that its Expansion Era Committee had unanimously elected Torre to its Class of 2014. Torre was inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27, 2014 in Cooperstown. On August 23, 2014, Torre’s number six was retired by the Yankees, making him the 17th individual to receive such an honor at that time.
Torre is the Chairman of the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation (joetorre.org), which he and his wife, Ali, launched in 2002. The Safe At Home Foundation’s mission is to develop educational programs that will end the cycle of domestic violence and save lives. Since its inception, the Foundation has educated thousands of students, parents, teachers and school faculty about the devastating effects of domestic violence.
Torre is the co-author of three books: The Yankee Years (Doubleday 2009); Joe Torre’s Ground Rules for Winners (Hyperion 1999); and Chasing the Dream (Bantam 1997, 1998). Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He, Ali and their daughter, Andrea, live in New York. His three adult children are Michael, Cristina and Lauren.