Parties of Your Choice 2008
Join the Women’s Campaign Forum for a cocktail reception from 6:00--7:30 P.M.
Featuring special remarks by
Sarah Weddington
the trial attorney who argued and won Roe v. Wade
Appearances by top 2008 candidates from across the nation
Christie’s
20 Rockefeller Plaza (49th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues)
At 7:30 P.M., proceed to the Party of Your Choice for an engaging dinner with special guests from the worlds of arts, fashion, business, television, publishing and politics.
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Read more about our 2008 parties and our special guests and see who’s hosting below.
Hosts
Marjorie & Michael Loeb
Madison Avenue (in the 70’s)
Co-Hosts
Elaine Gilde & Richard Green
Cindi Leive & Howard Bernstein
Margaret Loeb
Andrea & George Miller
Donny Deutsch
Host, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch
Celinda Lake
President, Lake Research Partners
Marshall Loeb
Senior Columnist & Corrrrespondent, Marketwatch, Dow Jones
Karen Page
Wine Columnist, The Washington Post
Borough President Scott M. Stringer
Manhattan
Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy
Candidate, U.S. House (OH-15)
Hosts
Lisa Sharkey & Paul Gleicher
Broadway (in the 70s)
Co-Hosts
Diana Aldridge
Heide Banks & Howard Lazar
Cynthia Strauss & Harry Sherr
Linda Dano
Actress, President & CEO, Strictly Personal
Laura Day
Author, Welcome To Your Crisis
Larry Kirshbaum
Founder, LJK Literary Management
Linda Stasi
Critic, NY Post
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Christine Jennings
Candidate, U.S. House (FL-13)
Hosts
Deborah Buresh Jackson & Al Jackson
Third Avenue (in the teens)
Co-Hosts
Joseph S. Fichera
Jane Hartley
Barbara Shattuck & A. Eugene Kohn
Diana Taylor
David Andelman
Executive Editor, Forbes.com
Lisa Caputo
Chief Marketing Officer, Citi
Silda Wall Spitzer
First Lady of New York
Paul Volcker
Former Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton
Wisconsin
Darcy Burner
Candidate, U.S. House (WA-08)
Hosts
Wendy & Hugh Levey
Fifth Avenue (in the 70s)
Co-Hosts
Barbara Jeremiah
Sara N. Love
Sharon Patrick
Renee Ring & Paul Zofnass
Martin Josman
Director, The National Chorale
Jennifer Lawless
Author, It Takes a Candidate
Gail Sheehy
Journalist & Author, Sex and The Seasoned Woman
Wayne Pacelle
President, The Humane Society of the United States
Governor Madeleine M. Kunin
Former Governor, Vermont
Dr. Vic Wulsin
Candidate, U.S. House (OH-02)
Hosts
Bill & Marie Samuels
Gramercy
Co-Hosts
Gail Furman, Ph.D.
Margaret H. Kavalaris
Rosina Rubin & Jeff Rose
Jacqui Samuels
Hope & Grant Winthrop
Tom Fontana
Producer & Writer
Hendrik Hertzberg
Senior Editor, The New Yorker
Sarah Weddington
Winning Attorney, Roe v. Wade & Adjunct Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Naomi Wolf
Author, The End of America
District Attorney Kathleen Rice
Nassau County, NY
Joan Fitz-Gerald
Candidate, U.S. House (CO-02)
Hosts
Felicia & Robert Lipson
Lexington Avenue (in the 60s)
Co-Hosts
Susan Zises Green
Lauren Mitchell &
Michael David
Kathryn Grody
Actress & Writer
Donna Orender
President, Women's National Basketball Association
Mandy Patinkin
Tony & Emmy Award Winning Actor
Alexander Sanger
Chair, International Planned Parenthood Council
Councilman Daniel R. Garodnick
NYC
Suzanne Kosmas
Candidate, U.S. House (FL-24)
Hosts
Lori & Steve Fineman
Tribeca
Co-Hosts
Yael & Nick Jekogian
Elizabeth Kennick
Dominique Levy
Partner, L&M Arts
Christina Page
Author, How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America
State Senator Jennifer Beck
New Jersey, District 12
Councilwoman Gale A. Brewer
NYC
Beth Hafer
Candidate, U.S. House (PA-11)
Hosts
Kay Unger
Soho
Co-Hosts
Linda Frankenbach & Rik Kranenburg
Edie Fraser
Commissioner Joanna Barsh
NYC Commission on Women’s Issues & Director, McKinsey & Company
Alexandra Pelosi
Emmy Nominated Filmmaker, HBO
Michelle Peluso
President & CEO, Travelocity
Lisa Witter
Author, The She Spot
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum
NYC
Leslie Byrne
Candidate, U.S. House (VA-11)
Hosts
Patricia Warburg Cliff & Karl von Frieling
West Villllage
Co-Hosts
Diane Chernoff Rosen &
Matthew A. Rosen
Christine Stanton & Jean-Michel Wasterlain
Leslie Wohlman Himmel
Partner, Himmel & Meringoff Properties
Pamela Liebman
President & CEO, The Corcoran Group
Bruce L. Paisner
President, Hearst Entertainment
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez
NYC
Betsy Markey
Candidate, U.S. House (CO-04)
Hosts
Ricki Lieberman
West End Avenue (in the 80s)
Co-Hosts
Margaret Cannella
Nina McLemore
Betsey Wood
Carolyn Dorfman
Artistic Director/Choreogrgrapher, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company
Alexandra Lebenthal
Co-Founder, Alexandra & James, Inc.
Leonard Lopate
Host, The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC Radio
Secretary of State Debra Bowen
California
Councilwoman Melinda Katz
NYC
Kay Barnes
Candidate, U.S. House (MO-06)
Hosts
Helen Rosenthal & Carmen Marino
Broadway (in the 80s)
Co-Hosts
Cynthia Bing
Alison M. Byers, Psy.D.
Cathrine S. Steck
Gloria Feldt
Author, The War on Choice
Elinor Lipman
Author, My Latest Grievance
Danny Meyer
CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group
Meg Wolitzer
Author, The Ten-Year Nap
Councilwoman Jessica S. Lappin
NYC
Sam Bennett
Candidate, U.S. House (PA-15)
Hosts
Cathy A. Cramer
Central Park West (in the 80s)
Co-Hosts
Tamara Kreinin
Sarah & Victor Kovner
Wendy Mackenzie & Alexander Cortesi
Marnie & Don Pillsbury
Dr. Joy Browne
Author & Nationally Syndicated Radio Show Host, The Joy Browne Program
Betty Rollin
Author
Lt. Governor Bev Perdue
North Carolina, Gubernatorial Candidate
Assemblywoman Linda Stender
Candidate, U.S. House (NJ-07)
Hosts
Leslie Cornfeld & Billy Etkin
Park Avenue (in the 90s)
Co-Hosts
Darcy Bradbury & Eric Seiler
Cynthia King Vance
Dr. Susan Wood
Former Assistant Commissioner for Women’s Health & Director, The Office of Women’s Health, FDA
Kathryn Wylde
President & CEO, Partnership for New York City
Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz
Connecticut
Chellie Pingree
Candidate, U.S. House (ME-01)
Hosts
Julie & Bruce Menin
Tribeca
Co-Hosts
Lisa & Jeff Blau
Amy & Dan Janzen
Sarah Brown
Beauty Editor, Vogue
Amanda Burden
Chair, New York City Planning Commmmission
David Patrick Columbia
Founder, New York Social Diary
Charles Gwathmey
Principal, Gwathmey, Siegel & Associates Architects
Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr.
NYC
State Senator Debbie Halvorson
Candidate, U.S. House (IL-11)
