A celebration of extraordinary women
In November, we celebrated our fourth annual Extraordinary Women Awards, honoring five women who are cutting new pathways. Emily Tisch Sussman, moderated a conversation between our honorees.
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Judy Glickman Lauder, photographer, humanitarian, philanthropist and author of the book Beyond the Shadows
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Shantell Martin, an artist who makes connections between art, education, design, philosophy and technology
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Lisa Blau, co-founder of _able Partners, an investment fund focused on supporting visionary female founders and their early-stage brands in the positive, healthy living space
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Amanda Eilian, co-founder of _able Partners, an investment fund focused on supporting visionary female founders and their early-stage brands in the positive, healthy living space
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Dre Thomas, Extraordinary Women Impact Award honoree, nominated by the community for her work with Smile on Me
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Emily Tisch Sussman, progressive strategist, host of the podcast Your Primary Playlist, and frequent commentator on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News
Meet some of the extraordinary women in 92Y’s community
92Y Recanati-Kaplan Talks—a forum for today’s biggest thinkers
92Y Talks forges a diverse, multi-generational community where the worlds of art, business, politics and pop can meet to enliven one another—a crucial part of the bedrock of American culture. Curating almost 500 conversations each year with the world’s foremost thought leaders and cultural icons, the program is now the largest of its kind housed within a cultural and community organization. Stacey Abrams, Jean-Paul Agon, Julie Andrews, David Brooks, Arielle Charnas, Laura Dern, Tan France, Ina Garten, Frank Gehry, Jeff Goldblum, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Grisham, Tom Hanks, Robert Iger, Glenda Jackson, Alex Katz, Gayle King, May Lin, Lizzo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Mulaney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Itzhak Perlman, David Rubenstein, Wanda Sykes, Oprah Winfrey, and many more inspired and engaged tens of thousands of people in person from our stage, and millions more via livestream and on-demand video. And speaking of audiences, membership of XYZ, the new initiative of 92Y that curates special experiences and events for younger audiences, has grown to 21,500+ people. It’s all about creating a space for real dialogue that everyone can be part of.
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