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Parties of Your Choice 2009

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Dinner 1 - Dinner by David Waltuck, Chanterelle
Hosts

Marjorie & Michael Loeb
East 72nd Street

Co-Hosts

Margaret Cannella
Tamara Kreinin and Rosalind Hinton
Margaret Loeb
Betsey Wood

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Commissioner Joanna Barsh
NYC Commission on Women’s Issues & Director, McKinsey & Company

Gail Collins
Columnist, New York Times and Author

Carolyn Dorfman
Artistic Director and Choreographer, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company

Erica Jong
Author "Fear of Flying"

Leslie Crocker Snyder
Former New York State Supreme Court Judge

Kathleen Turner
Tony Award- and Oscar-nominated Actress

Dinner 2 - Dinner by Fred Mero, The Four Seasons
Hosts

Wendy & Hugh Levey
Fifth Avenue (In the 70’s)

Co-Hosts

Cynthia Drew
Edie Fraser
Marcia Nirenstein
Sharon Patrick
Renee Ring & Paul Zofnass

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Donna Hanover
Contributor, WOR radio and Former First Lady of the City of New York, Actress

Honorable Jessica Lappin
New York City Council, 5th District

Rachel Moore
Executive Director, American Ballet Theater

Donna Orender
President, Women's National Basketball Association

Karen Page
Columnist and Award-winning Author of "The Flavor Bible"

Susan Wood
Former Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health, US Food and Drug Administration

Honorable Janet Cowell
State Treasuer, North Carolina

Dinner 3 - Dinner by Angel Ramos, Candle 79
Hosts

Mary & Peter Max
West 65th Street

Co-Hosts

Roberta Ashkin
Monica Culoso
Janet & Joe Floyd
Janie Greenspun Gale
Marion Fennelly Levy
Lori Masters
Sara Tirschwell

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Nigel Barker
International Photographer

Mark Bittman
Food Writer and Author, NY Times

Alex Jamieson
Holistic Health Counselor, Author and Chef

Joyce Seltzer
Senior Executive Editor at Harvard University Press

Paul Sorvino
Actor

Morgan Spurlock
Filmmaker

Scott M. Stringer
Manhattan Borough President

Jane Velez-Mitchell
Television News Journalist

Dinner 4 - Dinner by Vanessa Cortesi, Egremont Inn
Hosts

Susan & Kenneth Austin
Park Avenue (In the 90’s)

Co-Hosts

Alison Byers
Wendy Mackenzie & Alexander Cortesi

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Dan Burstein
Author/Venture Capitalist, "Secrets of the Code", "Inside Angels and Demons"

Honorable Robin Carnahan
Missouri Secretary of State, Candidate for U.S. Senate

Linda Dano
Television Personality and Award-winning Actress

Joni Evans
CEO and Co-Founder of wowOwow.com

Judy Kuriansky
Radio and Television Personality, Author

Cristina Page
Author, "How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America"

Kathleen Rice
District Attorney, County of Nassau, NY

Dinner 5 - Dinner by Bill Telepan, Telepan
Hosts

Felicia & Robert Lipson
East 69th Street

Co-Hosts

Elaine Gilde & Richard Green
Lauren Mitchell & Michael David

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Honorable Gale Brewer
Council Member New York City

Randy Cohen
Columnist "The Ethicist", NY Times Magazine

Rebecca Traister
Columnist, Salon.com

Honorable William C. Thompson
Comptroller New York City

Kay Unger
Fashion Designer, Kay Unger Designs

Kathryn Wylde
President & CEO, Partnership for New York City

Dinner 6 - Dinner by Robb Garceau, Hudson Yards Catering
Hosts

Helen Rosenthal & Carmen Marino
West 83rd Street

Co-Hosts

Debra Cooper
Morley Klausner
Marti & Greg Rosenbaum
Rosina Rubin & Jeff Rose
Cynthia Strauss & Harry Sherr

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Geraldine Fabrikant
Senior Writer, Business Day, NY Times

Hendrik Hertzberg
Senior Editor, The New Yorker

Jennifer Lawless
Professor of Political Science, Brown University and Author of "It Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office"

Honorable Barbara Lawton
Lt. Governor of Wisconsin

Danny Meyer
Restaurateur, Union Square Hospitality Group

Beth Mason
Council Member, Hoboken, NJ

Betty Rollin
Author and Television Correspondent

Letitia James
Council Member, NYC 35th District

Dinner 7 - Dinner by Antonio Settepani, Settepani
Hosts

Leah Abraham & Antonio Settepani
Harlem

Co-Hosts

Linda Frankenbach & Hendrik Kranenburg
Margaret Kavalaris
Colette Michaan
Katrina Parris Pinn
Lola C. West
Eric Woods

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Harriette Cole
Creative Director, EBONY Magazine

Martha Coopersmith
Founder and Owner of The Bodysmith Company

Debra Condren
Author, "Ambition is Not a Dirty Word"

Gloria Feldt
Author and Founder, Heartfeldt Politics Blog and Former President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Chester Higgins Jr.
Photographer

Rosemonde Pierre-Louis
Manhattan Deputy Borough President

Deborah Willis, Ph. D.
Professor and Author, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

Sheena Wright
President and Chief Executive, Abyssinian Development Corporation

Dinner 8 - Dinner by Julian Alonzo, Brasserie 8 1/2
Hosts

Yael & Nick Jekogian
East 84th Street

Co-Hosts

Barbara Grodd
Elizabeth Gallager Kennick

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Honorable Debra Bowen
California Secretary of State

Daniel Garodnick
Council Member, NYC 4th District

Maulik Pancholy
Actor, "30 Rock" and "Weeds"

Nancy Schulman
Author, Parenting/Early Childhood Expert

Dr. Jeanette C. Takamura
Obama-Biden Transition Team, Dep. of Health and Human Services and Dean, School of Social Work, Columbia University

Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
Space Explorer featured in the 3D IMAX "Aliens of the Deep"

Honorable Ann Kirkpatrick
US House of Representatves, AZ-01

Dinner 9 - Dinner by John Schenk, Strip House
Hosts

Cathy Ann Cramer
Central Park West (In the 80’s)

Co-Hosts

Penny Glazier
Suri Kasirer
Julie Menin

 
Special GuestsRead Bios

Paul Gleicher
"Eco-Friendly" Architect, Co-Author of "Dreaming Green", Gleicher Design Group

Betsy Gotbaum
Public Advocate, New York City

Michael Gross
Author, Contributing Editor Travel & Leisure Magazine

Lisa Sharkey
Senior Vice President and Director of Creative Development at Harper Collins Publisher, Co-Author of "Dreaming Green"

Linda Stasi
Critic, NY Post

Linda Stasi
Columnist, New York Post

Inez Dickens
Council Member, NYC 9th District