AANE Gala 2008
Sponsors and Donors

Thank you to our sponsors of this magical event:

Make the Magic

Tudor Investment Corporation

The Grand Illusion

Lynn and William Flaherty
Sarah and Peter Monaco
Grace Peng and Steven Edelstein

Great Houdini

Floyd Betters - Betters International
Mark Forziati
Ann Marie and Dan Gross
Liberty Mutual
Lisa and Sean McGrath
Lorraine and Sydney Miller
Melinda and Hank Miller
The Purpura Family
Richards Barry Joyce & Partners
Nancy Schwartz and Mike Levinger
Jill and Michael Stansky
Harry Nudelman

Abracadabra

Autism Consortium & Anne and Paul Marcus
Veronica and Douglas Bacon
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
D’Agostino Izzo Quirk Architects, Inc.
Dawn and Mark Egan
Karen and Robert Forlenza
Joan and Sheldon Gross
Donald Manzelli
Market Shield Capital LLC
Allison and Tom Sargent
International Real Estate Corp.

Hocus Pocus

Teresa Bolick and Stephen Taylor
Camp Akeela
Sally Currier and Saul Pannell
Ellen and Larry Dinkes
Catherine England
League School of Greater Boston
Chris and Fred Pierce
Sue Pursell and Mike Wack
Roxbury Technology Corp. - Elizabeth Williams & Sinchona Fields
Summit Academy School
Rose Weinstock

The Assistant

Autism Spectrum Quarterly
Ballantyne Resort LLC
Susan Berger, EdD
Nancy and Elliot Comenitz
Jean Crane
Day Pitney - Susan Spector and Ken Shulman
The Dr. Franklin Perkins School
Rose Edelstein
Federal Street Advisors
Jewish Family & Children’s Service
Jerome Lavin
The Mentor Network
Donnah Nickerson-Reti, MD
Pran Tiko - Peak Financial Management

AANE would like to thank the following donors
for their generous contributions:

Ticket Sponsors

Autism Speaks
Sandra & Anthony DaDalta
Patricia Klarfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Stahl
The Village Bank
Robert M. Washburn
Eileen Costello
Elizabeth Eldredge and George Alexakos
Gizelda and Tim McDaid

Donors

John Baraniak & Peter Riddle
John & Mary Barry
Pattie Beitel
Scott and Kim Bender
Adrian & Gabriel Bresler
Juanita Burks
The Caruso Family
David & Kathleen Chapman
Jodi & Michael Chase
Charles Chomas
Mary L. Cornille
Tim Curtin
Keith Duclos
Teresa Emerson
Helen Tager Flusberg
Traci Gilman
Babs Glazier
Judy Gooen
Sherry Grossman
Nancy Hand
Connie Hershey
Beverly Hyman & Lawrence Birnbach
Walter & Eleanore Lipsett
Dave & Carol Lombardo
Deirdre Lovecky
Joanne Ludwig & James Bodkin
The Martin Tananbaum
Foundation, Inc.
Charles & Judith McLaughlin
Joseph Menker
Abbe Morrongiello
Janice Newman
Beverly R. Olans
Parents of Teens Support Group
Marc & Kathryn Roberts
Virginia Ryan and
William D. Storey, III
Diane Saxe
Peter Schuntermann, M.D.
William & Barbara Sikes
Alison Uretsky
The Village Bank
W.J. Nealon Commercial Realty, Inc.
Nancy & David Westenberg
Chris & Jenny Zannetos
Kathy and Bob Clark
Andrew M. Huk
Beth LiPuma - The Jack Foundation
Sharon McCann
Jane Scerra

2008 Gala Chairs

Ann Marie and Dan Gross
Grace Peng and Steve Edelstein

Honorary Chairs

Hank and Melinda Miller
Nancy Schwartz and Mike Levinger

Gala Committee

Alma Bair
Natasha Chomas
Sangeeta Dey
Lynn Flaherty
Donna Frank
Alexandra Graham
Elaine Harmon
Maureen Huddleston
Yolanda Kolinski
Peggy Kriss
Karen Lewis
Stephanie Long
Nasha Miller
Jill Purpura
Allison Sargent

AANE Auction Staff

Dania Jekel, Kristen White, Lisa Graffeo
Linda Pereira - Auction Administrator
Meghan O’Malley - Volunteer Coordinator