The Friends of Neighbors Link Welcome You to Our

Honoring

CYNTHIA BRILL, Esq.Gabby Rosenfeld Be a Hero Award:

ANDREW H. TISCH

Honoring

CYNTHIA BRILL, Esq.Gabby Rosenfeld Be a Hero Award:

ANDREW H. TISCH

Honoring

CYNTHIA BRILL, Esq.Gabby Rosenfeld Be a Hero Award:

ANDREW H. TISCH

Working to ensure our entire community gets through the public health, social, and economic

crisis of COVID-19 together.

Working to ensure our entire community gets through the public health, social, and economic

crisis of COVID-19 together.

Working to ensure our entire community gets through the public health, social, and economic

crisis of COVID-19 together.

Working to ensure our entire community gets through the public health, social, and economic

crisis of COVID-19 together.

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To our great founder, Jack MillerTo our fearless leader, Carola BraccoTo our incredible Neighbors Link Staff

and most especially to The Friends

We are profoundly thankful for all that you have done and all that you do. We are a better world because of all of you.

With love and admiration,Gerald and Agnes Hassell

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Cynthia Brill, Esq.and

Andrew Tisch

Neighbors Link gratefully acknowledges the following generous sponsors

Neighbors Link gratefully acknowledges the following generous sponsors

PlatinumBNY Mellon

Agnes & Gerald Hassell

GoldCurtis Instruments

Maya & Edward Manley

Victoria & Stuart Marwell

Lisa & Mark Schwartz

SilverJudy & Gregg Hamerschlag

Cheryl & Philip Milstein

Libbie & David Poppick

The Richardson Foundation

BronzeNancy & Jon BauerBeba Foundation

Bedford-Katonah Moms Friends of Neighbors LinkCynthia & Steven Brill

Aysenil BrittanElisa Burns & Meryl Allison

Jelane & David CasparLauren & Gary Cohen

Mrs. Harry L. Kavetas & Katherine Kavetas RothschildAnne & Peter McAndrew

Eva & Joe KellyLeventhal Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Andrea & Robert NewbornAnita Nordal & Kevin Conroy

Permut Consulting LLCMary Ann & Christopher Robinson

Eric & Sally RosenfeldSheryl Sachs

Rob & Jane ShepardsonNancy & Roger L. Strong Jr.

Emily & Stew TabinMary Weiss & Raimundo Langlois

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The Neighbors Link mission is to strengthen the whole

community through the healthy integration of immigrants.

Our strategies to achieve our mission are through education, employment, legal

services and empowerment for the immigrant community. Neighbors Link also engages all residents in dialogue about integration and

creates volunteer opportunities for students and adults. We have over 100 substantive partnerships with businesses, government, law enforcement, schools, healthcare, and other local organizations. Neighbors Link

operates throughout Westchester County and has locations in Mount Kisco (headquarters),

Ossining and Yonkers.

2019 BY THE NUMBERS4,200 IMMIGRANTS SERVED

HOMEOver 1,450 parents and children

enrolled in Family Center programs

EditOver 800 learners participated in English as a Second Language

classes

wrenchThe Worker Center facilitated

jobs for nearly 600 workers with over 1,300 employers

GAVELNeighbors Link Community Law Practice handled 622

immigration legal cases

Heart400 volunteers (half high

school students) made our programming possible

USERSOver 5,000 people participated

in community engagement programs

HANDSHAKE700 people participated in

skill development trainings or workshops

BOARD & STAFF

Neighbors Link StaffCarola Otero Bracco, Executive Director Karin Anderson Ponzer, Esq., Director, Neighbors Link Community Law PracticeAlyssa Besio, Development Associate Constanza Bentancor, Paralegal Administrator Meredith Bloch, Staff AttorneyMayha Ghouri, Staff AttorneyLuisa Granda-Rodriguez, Director, Operations and Community DevelopmentDebbie Hubbe, Government Reporting SpecialistKatie Graves-Abe, Communications, Social Media and Website ConsultantMaria Isabel Lopez, ONA Immigrant Community NavigatorEva Kelly, Director of Development and CommunicationsIsaac Marquez, Hiring Site ManagerRosa Martin, Program CoordinatorBeverliz Martinez, Program ManagerKelly Martinez, Client Support ServicesElizabeth Mastropolo, Esq., Managing Attorney, Neighbors Link Community Law PracticeLeslie Molina, Paralegal Administrator Martha Palomino, Volunteer CoordinatorMercy Quezada, Parent Home EducatorRamiro Rincon, ONA Program Director Rebecca Sussman, Director of Parent Education, ONA Immigrant Community NavigatorKathy Thorsberg, ControllerAna Vinansaca, Childcare Program CoordinatorMargarita Zambrano, Parent-Child Program FacilitatorRoberto Zumba, Worker Center and Outreach Coordinator

Elisa Burns, MD, ChairJelane Caspar, Vice ChairChristopher Robinson, Treasurer Adrienne Marcus, PhD., SecretaryOrlando M. Berreiro, PhDNancy BauerUmran BebaE. Sue Bicksler-Taub Cynthia Brill, Esq.Nil BrittanKevin Conroy

Richard S. Hobish, Esq.Kathryn HoenigBarbara Bruce JacksonRobert Newborn, MDLibbie PoppickRobert T. ShepardsonStewart TabinNancy TruittMary L. Weiss, EsqTeresita Bango Wisell

Neighbors Link Board of DirectorsFRIENDS OF NEIGHBORS LINK

EVENT CO-CHAIRSEllen Finn Katherine Rothschild

Amy BakerAmy BergerE. Sue Bicksler-TaubEmily BlairNil BrittanKathy ColbyJamie ComstockDaria CulverMarianne DelaneyAllyson DeLorenzoFlorence DempseyPatti EttingerSindy Solomon FedidaEllen FinnJen GoodhueAnastasia GuadronGwen GuthrieDenise HanchetAgnes HassellBarbara Bruce JacksonJodi KatzSandy KaufmanAnna Kenoff

Tammi LauderAlexandra LawrenceLucy LopezMelissa MayerAnne McAndrewChristine McKenneySarah MottlAdriana MurphyJudy MurphyDawn NelsonJennifer NilesKate PermutOlivia PetersWendy Talve ReingoldLauren RitterKatherine RothschildLinley Taber SalemNancy StrongAli TejtelHeather TrottaMary WeissLove Wootten

FRIENDS CHAIRSNil Brittan Katherine Rothschild

FRIENDS OF NEIGHBORS LINK

HONORING

CYNTHIA BRILL, ESQ.

Cynthia Brill, Esq. is General Counsel of NewsGuard Technologies, Inc., a company that provides software to identify fake online news and information websites and assess their reliability using trained journalists.

Cynthia joined the Neighbors Link Board in May 2010 and was Chair of the Board from 2015 – 2019. Cynthia led the Board with a strategic focus toward advocacy, immigration legal services and a higher statewide profile for the organization. Her legal expertise was critical in Neighbors Link’s acquisition of the Legal Practice in 2016 and was instrumental in revamping our overall legal strategy.

Previously she has served as General Counsel of Journalism Online and General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for Verified Identity Pass, Inc.; Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Brill Media Holdings, L.P.; and General Counsel of American Lawyer Media, L.P. and Court TV. She founded and wrote the newsletter Corporate Control Alert, a monthly publication owned by American Lawyer Media. Cynthia also practiced law as a commercial

litigator in New York City. She received her BA from Yale University and her JD from New York University School of Law.

Cynthia has served on the Boards of Phoenix House; the New York League of Conservation Voters; the Asphalt Green; and the Fund for Public Advocacy, where she was a volunteer assistant to Betsy Gotbaum, Public Advocate of the City of New York. She also served on the Major Gifts Committee for the Fund for the Met at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was Chair for the Yale 30th Reunion Class Gift; Reunion Chair for her class reunion; and currently serves on the Steering Committee of Yale 50/150, a celebration of Yale Coeducation. Prior to law school, Cynthia worked for the City of New York in the Office of Neighborhood Government. She is a former member of Community Board 8 in Manhattan, and served on capital campaigns for the Brearley School and the Collegiate School. She is married with two daughters and one son.

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andrew tisch Andrew H. Tisch is Co-Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Loews Corporation. He holds a B.S. degree from Cornell University (1971) and a M.B.A. from Harvard University (1977). In addition to Loews, he serves on the Boards of Directors of CNA Financial Corporation and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. He is active at Harvard Business School (Dean’s Board of Advisors), Cornell University former Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman, Dean’s Board of Advisors, SC Johnson College of Business), NYU/Tisch School of the Arts (Co-Chair Dean’s Council), The Young Women’s Leadership Network (Co-Founder) and is on the Executive Committee of the Board of Overseers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Tech. Mr. Tisch is one of the founders of The No Labels Coalition and Vice Chairman of the Center for U.S. Global Leadership.

He participates in many civic organizations including the Economic Club of New York (Past Chairman), The Brookings Institution (Trustee), NY Historical Society (Vice Chairman) and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the Chairman of NYC Police Foundation, serves on the boards of the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Society, Museum of the Moving Image, and Smithsonian National Advisory Board. He is active in Jewish communal affairs through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Trustee/Executive Committee) and the Jewish Business Leadership Forum (Founder). He is the author of Journeys: An American Story, a book about immigration and America. Mr. Tisch is married to journalist and educator Ann Rubenstein and lives in New York.

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Congratulations Cynthia. Thank you for your leadership.

******There’s never been a more important

time to support Neighbors Link.

Lisa & Mark Schwartz

Curtis Instruments, Inc.stands with

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We are very proud to support the important work of Neighbors Link,

and are so grateful to Cynthia for her vision and leadership.

Congratulations to all!

Libbie and David Poppick Our MissionAt Beba Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation, we

create passion, ignite enthusiasm and prepare mindsets of the innovative youth and female entrepreneurs by implementing

training, mentoring and networking programs.

Our GoalTo assist entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into applications,

commercial products and/or services for global markets.

www.bebafoundation.org

EMPOWERING INNOVATION &ENTREPRENEURSHIP

FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN

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We send our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have supported Neighbors Link through these

challenging times.

Steve and Cynthia Brill

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Congratulations to Cynthia Brill and Andrew Tisch.

Cynthia, thanks for your wonderful years of board service.

Emily & Stew Tabin

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We are proud to support Neighbors Link, especially during these challenging times.

Thank you to our honoreesCynthia Brill & Andrew Tisch.

Thank you also to the Friends of Neighbors Link for their tireless work.

Nancy and Roger Strong, Jr.

Cynthia, congratulations on receiving this well-deserved

honor for leading the Board with intelligence, passion and vision.

Truly a job well done!

Nancy and Jon Bauer

We support the critical work of Neighbors Link and congratulate Cynthia Brill & Andrew Tisch.

The Bedford-Katonah MomsFriends of Neighbors Link

Emily Blair Melissa MayerDaria Culver Sarah Mottl

Allyson DeLorenzo Jennifer NilesJen Goodhue Olivia Peters

Anastasia Guadron Lauren RitterAnna Kenoff Linley Taber Salem

Alexandra Lawrence Ali TejtelHeather Trotta

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Congratulations, Cynthia, and thank you for all you have done for our dear

Neighbors Link.

And to our newest Hero, Andrew: we are grateful for your amazing contributions to a better understanding of the American story.

And thank you, Carola and all at Neighbors Link for your ceaseless efforts,

improving our world and each of us.

Eric and Sally Rosenfeld, continually inspired by

Gabby and Louise

Warm congratulations to our honorees

Cynthia Brill, Esq. and Andrew Tisch

on the occasion of Neighbors Link's

2020 Benefit.

Aysenil Brittan

Permut Consulting LLC

is proud to help sponsor the

2020 Neighbors Link Spring Benefit.

Many congratulations to our honorees,

Kate and Howard Permut

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We offer our sincere appreciation and thanks to the amazing Cynthia Brill,

whose tireless energy and devotion to Neighbors Link has been an

inspiration to us all. Congratulations on getting a small bit of the

recognition you deserve.

In addition, we congratulate and thank our "Be a Hero" Andrew Tisch.

We also applaud the amazing work done by the Neighbors Link staff, each

and every day. You are all Heroes!

Andrea and Robert Newborn

We are delighted and proud to support our

Neighbors Link family.

Elisa E. Burns, MD, Meryl A. Allison and

Pedro C. Ramos

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English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs support full integration for immigrants in our community.

Neighbors Link serves over 4,200 immigrants

each year.

Educate • Empower • Employ

• ESOL instruction with formal classes, individual tutoring and conversational practice

• Over 800 learners participate in ESOL programs annually

English Programs

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Neighbors Link serves over 4,200 immigrants

each year.

Educate • Empower • Employ

• Neighbors Link Community Law Practice handles over 600 immigration legal cases annually

• Cases include removal defense, naturalization, green cards, work permits, DACA, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases

Neighbors Link Community Law Practice

Providing critical legalservices for theimmigrant community.

The Rothschild and the Kavetas families want to thank Carola Bracco and

Neighbors Link for remaining a beacon of hope

for immigrant individuals and families in Westchester County during

the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.

To everyone participating in the Neighbors Link Virtual Spring Benefit,

THANK YOUfor supporting Neighbors Link's work of

providing critical services for the immigrant community.

With love and admiration,

The Rothschild Family, Chappaqua, NYThe Kavetas Family, New Canaan, CT

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Thank you to Neighbors Link for all you do to help our community.

Congratulations to Cynthia Brill and Andrew Tisch for this

well-deserved honor.

Sheryl Sachs

Thank you, Cynthia, and all the neighbors who understand the

value of Neighbors Link.

Tom and Meredith Brokaw

Neighbors Link serves over 4,200 immigrants

each year.

Educate • Empower • Employ

• The Worker Center facilitates jobs for nearly 600 workers with 1,300 employers annually

• 700 people participate in skill development trainings or workshops each year

Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce development programs facilitate connections to employment, advocacy for fair wages, and training to help people move toward economic stability.

"See first that the design is wise and just; that

ascertained, pursue it resolutely."

- W. Shakespeare

Congratulations to Cynthia for her resolve, and to

Neighbors Link for their wise and just design!

Melissa Vail and Norman Selby

We are so grateful for everything Neighbors Link

provides for our local immigrant families as well

as enriching the entire community by joining us

together. Thank you!!

We also fondly remember Suzanne Grant and her

generous commitment to Neighbors Link.

Much love to her family.

Jamie and Amy Baker

Thank you to our honoreesCynthia Brill & Andrew Tisch for your

support in creating a more inclusive and welcoming community for all.

We are proud to support Neighbors Link.

Christine & Wensley McKenney

Cynthia, your leadership and commitment to social justice in your community has been inspiring to all who know you. Under your guidance,

Neighbors Link is living up to its name. Well done!

Chris Wasserstein

In Appreciation of the Wonderful Work Neighbors Link Is Doing in Ossining!

Lisa and Bob Rosenbloom

Neighbors Link serves over 4,200 immigrants

each year.

Educate • Empower • Employ

Annually, over 1,450 parentsand children participate in:• Parent education• Early childhood development• Academic support for students• Partnerships to link families to

community resources

Family CenterPrograms to supportparents in preparing their children for success in school and beyond.

We would like to thank our friends at

NEIGHBORS LINK for the incredible work they do to support our

neighbors in need!

BEDFORD ROAD KATONAH, NEW YORK .. COMMUNITYCENTERNW.ORG

Neighbors Link serves over 4,200 immigrants

each year.

Educate • Empower • Employ

• Over 5,000 people participate in community engagement programs each year

• Neighbors Link has been deeply involved in critical legislative successes, including the Green Light law and the Immigration Protection Act

Advocacy & Community EngagementAdvocatingforeffectivepolicies and providing critical community programs on topics related to immigration.

THANK YOUFOR ALL YOU DO INOUR COMMUNITY

A HEARTFELT

Right Click Solutions, LLC wishes continued success to Neighbors Link

and congratulations to honorees Cynthia Brill, Esq. and Andrew H. Tisch

Phone: (914) 242-3212 • Web: www.rcsllc.net • Email: info@rcsllc.net

The Friends Spring Benefit Committee for changing plans quickly and helping plan this Virtual Benefit.

Wendy Reingold for designing a beautiful invitation and filming and editing a powerful video.

Thank you to Friends of Neighbors Link for

their dedication, energy and support for Neighbors Link

during these challenging times.

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