Community Health Awards

Honoring the leaders and trailblazers in the fields of LGBTQ Health and Wellness, the Community Health Awards consistently draws hundreds of Callen-Lorde’s strongest friends and supporters. The evening includes a cocktail reception, banquet, awards presentation, entertainment, and inspirational speeches from community leaders.

This year we will bestow honors upon leader, artist, and activist, Cecilia Gentili, for the incredible contributions she has made and continues to make in the realm of LBGTQ health equity and justice, and William Floyd, Director of State and Local Government Affairs & Public Policy for Google New York, for his leadership and support of LGBTQ causes. Recently, he ensured that the history and voices of the Stonewall Riots were preserved through Google’s support, providing a platform to educate those within and outside of LGBTQ communities for generations to come.

This year’s Community Health Awards is made possible by our dedicated event committee: Ellen Alpert (co-chair), Kris Bungay, James T. Evans (co-chair), Nelson Fernandez, Carl Gaines, John Hadity, Even Hurwitz, Geremy Kawaller (co-chair), Karen Sauvigné, and Lanita Ward-Jones.

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2019 Honorees

Cecilia Gentili

Cecilia Gentili started Transgender Equity Consulting in 2019, where she is the principal and owner after serving as the Director of Policy at GMHC, the world’s first and leading provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy from 2016 to 2019. Originally from Argentina, Cecilia found her passion for advocacy and community service when she started working as an intern at the LGBT Community Center in New York City. From 2012 to 2016, she managed the Transgender Health Program at the Apicha Community Health Center. Cecilia is also contributor to Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, and a board member for Translatina Network. Throughout her career, Cecilia has trained more than 3,000 individuals on a range of issues that include LGBTQ inclusion, immigration, drug use, sexual health, trans sensitivity, and intersectionality. She has worked with city, state and federal governments, non and for profit organizations to ensure that their employees and customers have a seamless experience, and her knowledge has helped organizations bring about lasting and meaningful change.For fun, she loves performing at storytelling and stand-up comedy events where she talks about her life experiences as a Latina transgender woman.

William S. Floyd

William Floyd is a public policy professional, issues management strategist and lobbyist with over 30 years experience working in government, private and non-profit sectors. Currently Mr. Floyd is the director of state and local government affairs and public policy for Google. Overseeing a team of twelve, Mr. Floyd is responsible for managing the company’s local government/regulatory interactions and community relations across the country.Before joining Google, Mr. Floyd was a member of the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was a senior advisor in its Government and Regulatory Policy Division, providing strategic counsel and government affairs support for a wide array of clients in the business and nonprofit sectors.Prior to his stint at the law firm, Mr. Floyd worked as the Director of Community Affairs for New York and Connecticut for Verizon Communications Inc where he organized Verizon’s response immediately following the 9-11 attacks.Mr Floyd spent over nine years in New York City government, working at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the city’s lead agent for economic development, as well as in other City agencies, including the 1989 New York City Charter Revision Commission, and the 2003 NYC Districting Commission.

2019 SPONSORS

Premier Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

Diamond Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

Bronze Sponsors

The Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Program for Health and Wellness at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital

Champion Sponsors
Amida Care
Bill & Francois Bouchet-Pagano
Krisczar Bungay, MD & Jim O’Sullivan
CohnReznick LLP
The Craig Family
Nelson Fernandez
William S. Floyd & Jeremy Berman
John Hadity
Alexes Hazen, MD & Ash R.T. Yergens
Even Hurwitz & Brian Zeve
Mastercard Worldwide
Mount Sinai Medical Center
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Skanska USA Building, Inc
Shane S. Spicer, MD & Cristóbal Gutiérrez
Xperteks

Advocate Sponsors
APICHA Community Health Center
Matthew Cohen& Jonathan Carcio
Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus
Fox Rothschild LLP
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R
King & Spalding, LLP
Laboratory Corporation of America
Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP
Signature Bank
Michael & June Stafford
Wells Fargo Advisors/Judith M. Kasen-Windsor

Patron Sponsors
Bank of America Private Bank
Elisabeth R. Benjamin
Better Health Advisors
Michael Dean
Denise & Gene DeMaio
Dynamic Construction Services Inc
En Pointe Consulting LLC
James T. Evans, PhD, Esq
Carl Gaines & Daniel Tietz
Housing Works
Jackson Lewis PC
Jones Lang LaSalle
The LGBTQ Focus Foundation Corporation
Phil Maguire & Steve Dillon, MD
Dr. Anastasios Manessis/ Endocrine Associates of West Village, PC
MPG Consulting
Andrea Perla & Maggie Wilt
Antonio Poglianich & Peter O’Kuhn
Domenic M. Recchia, Jr, Esq
Donnie Roberts & Geoff Allman
Lanita A. Ward-Jones & Dr. Rakiyah Jones, DNP, FNP-BC

Friend Sponsors
Aetna
John W. Baumgarten Architect, PC
Daniel Bowers, MD & Steven J. Weissman
Friends of Deborah Glick
Marjorie J. Hill, PhD
The New York Women’s Foundation
OSIS
RCHN Community Health Foundation
Sobel Affiliates

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