DID held its Annual Fall Fundraiser Gala event on November 19, 2023. We were proud to recognize our extraordinary honorees.
Thank you to all who attended and so generously supported us!
2023 DID Honorees:
DID ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Assembly Member Grace Lee
For her legislative accomplishments in just her first year in the Assembly
DID CIVIC CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Robert Townley
For helping better the lives for thousand of kids, families, and seniors in Lower Manhattan for over 37 years
DID COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS OF THE YEAR
Emily Hellstrom
And Jeannine Kiely
For their work in driving transformative change in the teaching of literacy in New York
Hosted By
| DID Officers | DID District Leaders | And Our Generous Sponsors |
| Richard Corman, President | Vittoria Fariello, AD 61 | Downtown Guardians |
| Taylor Banning, Vice President | Dennis Gault, AD 61 | Brendan Klein |
| Sean Sweeney, Vice President | Mariama James, AD 65 | Vittoria Fariello, District Leader |
| Megg Pascarella, Secretary | Paul Newell, AD 65 | Hon. Grace Lee |
| Mariama James, Treasurer | Ron Thomas, AD 65 | |
| And the DID Executive Committee | E. E. Keenan, AD 66 | Downtown Supporters |
| Jeannine Kiely, AD 66 | Hon. Harvey Epstein | |
| Hon. Deborah Glick | ||
| DID State Committee Members | DID Member Elected Officials | Hon. Daniel Goldman |
| Akm Mike Bhuiyan, AD 61 | Hon. Council Member Christopher Marte | Hon. Brian Kavanagh |
| Jill Goodkind, AD 61 | Hon. Assembly Member Grace Lee | Rachel Lavine, State Committee Member |
| Kathryn Freed, AD 65 | Hon. Mark Levine | |
| Morton Minsley, AD 65 | Robert Townley | |
| Benjamin Yee, AD 66 | Trip Yang Strategies |