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Presenting the 2021 Love Takes Action Award winners.
The New York Life Foundation will provide grants to 20 organizations from across the country for their COVID-19 and social justice work in their communities.
The New York Life Foundation created the Love Takes Action Awards in 2020 to mark its commitment to helping people act on their love. The awards honor nonprofit leaders in our communities who embody this selflessness by stepping forward and making a difference.
Thanks to nominations from our employees and agents—our “New York Life Champions” in the chart below-- the Foundation will be awarding a total of $500,000 in grants to 20 nonprofits nationwide. There are two categories of grants—COVID-19 Response and Social & Racial Justice. Ten winning organizations from each category will each receive a grant of $25,000 for their work. See the list of winners below.
Congratulations to the winners listed below and thank you for your service!
COVID-19 RESPONSE
New York Life Champion |
Office Location |
Department |
Honoree |
Nonprofit Organization |
Nonprofit Location |
Alex Aderman |
Wisconsin |
Agency Recruiting & Development |
Tyrone Reese |
Goodman Community Center |
Madison, WI |
Antoinette Rehak |
Greater Philadelphia |
Agent |
Keisha Jordan |
Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia |
Philadelphia, PA |
Brian Miller |
Long Island |
Agency Field Recruiting |
Sheila Kirchner |
St. Charles Hospital |
Port Jefferson, NY |
Christopher Angiletta |
Roanoke |
Agent |
Frances Hickman |
Salem Research Institute |
Salem, VA |
Debora R Perez |
Southern California |
Agency Field Recruiting |
Rich Valenza |
Raise A Child Incorporated |
Los Angeles, CA |
Jon Paul Espinoza |
Southern California |
Agent |
Rosella Erin Chisolm |
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Foundation |
Albuquerque, NM |
Matthew Quiñones |
Hudson Valley |
Agent |
Michelle Gramoglia |
Woodland Pond |
New Paltz, NY |
Sara Sefcovic |
Home Office NYC |
Corporate Communications |
Dr. Felix M. Valbuena, Jr., FAAFP |
Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center |
Detroit, MI |
Tania Khan |
Home Office NYC |
Office of the General Counsel |
Diya Basu-Sen |
Sapna NYC |
Bronx, NY |
Victoria Eavers |
Home Office NYC |
Corporate Events |
Lynne Seagle |
Hope House Foundation, Inc. |
Norfolk, VA |
SOCIAL & RACIAL JUSTICE
New York Life Champion |
Office Location |
Department |
Honoree |
Nonprofit Organization |
Nonprofit location |
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Fatema Udaipurwala |
San Francsico |
Agent |
Carrie Maultsby-Lute |
Mills College |
Oakland, CA |
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Jaesung Son |
New Jersey |
Agency Field Recruiting |
Jenny Ahn |
Korean Community Center (Friends of Grace Seniors) |
Tenafly, NJ |
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Julianne Hertel |
Boston |
Agent |
Nicole Bell |
Living in Freedom Together |
Worcester, MA |
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Karen Chen |
Home Office NYC |
Strategic Capabilities |
Zakiyah Sayyed |
The HOPE Program |
Brooklyn, NY |
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Michael Vasquez Sigüenza |
Queens |
Agent |
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis |
Middle Project |
New York, NY |
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Robert Gascho |
San Diego |
Agent |
Katie Turner |
Poetic Justice |
San Diego, CA |
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Sharinna R Sarmiento |
Greater Washington |
Agent |
Maria D. Herrera |
Spanish Speaking Community of Maryland |
Frederick, MD |
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Thuy Nguyen |
San Diego |
Agent |
Vanetta Johnson |
Beyond Emancipation |
Oakland, CA |
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Valerie P Kaiser |
Northern Virginia |
Agent |
Daniela Grigioni |
After-School All-Stars DC Chapter |
Washington, DC |
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Zeinab Zindani |
Queens |
Agent |
Debbie Almontaser |
Yemeni American Merchants Association |
Brooklyn, NY |
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Media contact
Lacey Siegel
New York Life Insurance Company
(212) 576-7937
Lacey_S_Siegel@newyorklife.com
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