Meet The Emily’s Entourage Champions
ut The Champions CampaignEmily's Entourage Champions Campaign uppmärksammar och hyllar unga professionella ledare som bidrar till att göra skillnad i strävan att bota CF.
2017 års Emily's Entourage Champions, som nominerats för sin filantropiska anda och sitt samhällsengagemang, utnyttjar sina personliga nätverk för att nå ett insamlingsmål på $1,500 genom att December 2, the night of the annual Evening With Emily’s Entourage Gala.
Emily’s Entourage is blown away by the commitment and passion of these young professionals every year and are excited to recognize their amazing efforts at the gala this year, including awarding the champion that raises the most money the EE “Champion of the Year.”
Möt 2017 års EE-mästare!
2017 års Emily's Entourage-mästare
ROBERT & PAULA BARG
Bio: Robert and Paula are a brother sister team who grew up with Emily in Lower Merion and both graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, just like Emily too! Robert is currently a Senior Actuarial Sales Manager at FIS Global and Paula works as a Program Manager for Comcast. Both siblings currently live in their hometown of Philadelphia. In their spare time, Robert enjoys reading, running and biking and Paula enjoys running and yoga.
Rolig fakta: "Jag är pappa till tvillingar." - Robert / "Jag har aldrig förlorat i en tävling i att äta vattenmelon!" - Paula
Favorite City: “Philadelphia” – Robert
Favorite Song: “Fake Empire by The National” – Robert
Favorite Movie: “Batman Begins” – Robert
Super Power: “Be able to fly.” – Robert
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “Leonardo da Vinci” – Robert
Varför Robert engagerade sig i EE: "Jag har haft turen att känna Emily nästan hela mitt liv, men även efter alla dessa år är jag fortfarande imponerad av hennes självförtroende, hennes motståndskraft och hennes karisma. Jag vill dela hennes historia och hennes budskap med dem som ännu inte känner henne (vilket är ett krympande antal människor)."
Varför Paula engagerade sig i EE: "Jag känner ett stort engagemang för att alla människor (särskilt den underbara Emily) ska få möjlighet att leva sitt friskaste och mest njutbara liv. Min förhoppning är att kunna hjälpa alla som har levt med CF att andas lite lättare."
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JESSE COHEN
Bio: Jesse was born and raised in Bala Cynwyd and went to school with Emily from preschool through high school. He went on to attend Colgate University (just like Emily’s parents Liza and Michael) and is currently a professional poker player who travels around the world playing in live poker tournaments. In 2016, Jesse finished 51st out of 6,737 in the World Series of Poker Main Event and even gave EE a shoutout on ESPN! When not playing poker, Jesse loves to attend concerts and festivals and being involved in local politics and social justice.
Rolig fakta: "En gång på college höll jag mig vaken i sju dagar i sträck (söndag till söndag) för att göra klart flera forskningsrapporter som skulle lämnas in i slutet av terminen. En stjärna, rekommenderas inte."
Favorite City: “Playa del Carmen, Mexico”
Favorite Song: “Decks Dark by Radiohead”
Favorite Movie: “The Big Lebowski”
Super Power: “Teleportation, because there’s too many people and places I love in the world and not enough time to see all of them.”
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “Elon Musk”
Varför Jesse engagerade sig i EE: "I år har jag kommit till en position i min karriär där jag känner att jag realistiskt sett skulle kunna samla in en betydande summa pengar, och det är en möjlighet som jag inte är villig att slösa bort när behovet är så omedelbart och akut. Pokersamfundet har visat sig vara anmärkningsvärt filantropiskt under de senaste månaderna och det är dags för mig att utnyttja denna resurs för EE:s räkning."
JOANNA COHEN
Kommer snart!
BEN FIGUEROA
Bio: Ben is currently a sophomore at East Stroudsburg University where he is majoring in Communication with a concentration in Public Communication and Advocacy. Ben stays involved on campus by mentoring incoming freshman, being a building manager and being a part of MMI (Man of Multi-culture Intuitive) and MOCA (Man of Color Alliance). In the past, Ben has worked for several non-profit organization including Yes! And… and Providence Center. In his free time he likes to write poetry and be involved on campus.
Rolig fakta: "Jag kan inte gå en dag utan att arbeta, för att jag ska kunna hålla mig fokuserad måste jag hålla mig sysselsatt."
Favorite City: “New York City”
Favorite Song: “Mi Gente Featuring Beyonce & Willy William & Fall Apart By Post Malone”
Favorite Movie: “A Nightmare Before Christmas”
Super Power: “Be able to know everything in the world.”
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “Barack Obama”
Varför Ben blev involverad i EE: "Jag har varit så lyckligt lottad i mitt liv att ha fått kontakt med så givmilda, omtänksamma och förändringsdrivna människor. Jag ser fram emot att hjälpa till att driva fram ett botemedel mot cystisk fibros som en Champion i Emily's Entourage."
SARAH GOLDSTEIN
Bio: Sarah grew up in Harrisburg, PA and attended West Chester University where she studied respiratory care. She is currently a Respiratory Therapist at Hershey Medical Center. Sarah has been a volunteer at Pennsylvania Vent Camp, a camp for children who are ventilator dependent and at Vent Camp Horizons, a fall program for campers who are over 21. She has volunteered in the past with Habitat For Humanity and Pine Mountain Settlement School through her sorority Alpha Sigma Tau. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Rolig fakta: "Jag brukade ha en ål som husdjur."
Favorite City: “Philadelphia”
Favorite Song: “Silence by Marshmello ft. Khalid”
Favorite Movie: “Parent Trap”
Super Power: “Teleport”
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “Ellen Degeneres”
Varför Sarah engagerade sig i EE: “I have been a volunteer at the Emily’s Entourage Gala the past three years and thought this would be a great opportunity to become more involved in the organization. Especially now, working directly in the hospital with other people affected my CF, I really want to do everything I can to raise money to help find a cure!”
JESSIE KATZ
Bio: Jessie is a New York native, but after attending Tulane University (where Emily’s brother Coby and sister Julia attended), New Orleans is in Jessie’s blood. She is now living back in New York City and works as a Strategic Planner for Razorfish Health to uncover key opportunities to grow and better service their customers. Besides work, Jessie likes to spend as much time as she can outside and loves to play sports and go on runs or long walks.
Rolig fakta: "Jag åkte nyligen till Kenya på en pro bono-konsultresa för att arbeta med ett nystartat företag inom hälsoteknik. Jag är fascinerad av den globala tillämpningen av de färdigheter som jag har utvecklat i USA som strategisk planerare och jag brinner verkligen för området global hälsa/internationell utveckling."
Favorite City: “Nairobi”
Favorite Song: N/A
Favorite Movie: “The Big Sick”
Super Power: “To cure disease.”
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “Paul Farmer”
Varför Jessie blev involverad i EE: "Ända sedan jag blev involverad i Emily's Entourage i Tulane har jag inspirerats av Kramer-Golinkoff-familjens mod, medkänsla och ambition och jag är fascinerad av Emily's Entourages forskning. Jag vill hjälpa Emily och andra med föräldralösa sjukdomar att hitta ett botemedel."
SAM KRAMER
Kommer snart!
HAYLEY LEIB
Bio: Hayley grew up in Huntington Valley and currently lives in Elkins Park, PA. She’s very close with her parents and two younger sisters and her 4-year-old dog Lily (for the record, anyone who meets her falls in love with her!). Besides being on the gala planning committee for Emily’s Entourage, Hayley is also a volunteer for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation where she does outreach and acts as a support for families and patients. Hayley is a coffee addict who in her spare time loves photography.
Rolig fakta: "Jag är född i Kapstaden, Sydafrika."
Favorite City: “New York & Wilmington, Vermont”
Favorite Song: “Kind of addicted to anything Dear Evan Hansen at the moment.”
Favorite Movie: “Mrs. Doubtfire”
Super Power: “The ability to cure illnesses and to teleport myself to places I want to visit.”
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “My bubby (great grandmother) who I miss every day.”
Varför Hayley blev involverad i EE: "Det är nog den enklaste frågan att svara på. Den är enkel. När jag träffade Emily och Liza blev jag helt enkelt förälskad i dem. Eftersom jag själv lever med en kronisk, sällsynt sjukdom känner jag en så stark koppling till orsaken till EE. Jag vill göra allt jag kan för att hjälpa till att hitta ett botemedel som kan rädda Emily och andra med CF. Jag känner mig så otroligt stolt över att vara en del av EE och att få arbeta med en så speciell grupp människor!"
JESSICA MANCUSO
Kommer snart!
TED OXHOLM
Kommer snart!
CHLOE PLISSONNEAU & EMMA MARTINEZ
Bio: Chloe and Emma are the first ever international EE Champions! These french natives met three years ago when they paired together for a class project while attending high school in the southern city of Carpentras. Their friendship fueled over their love for action and their belief that they must leave a mark on this world and they believe that a committed friendship can truly be world-changing. Chloe is currently studying Organizational and Decision Science at Paris-Dauphine University and Emma is studying at the Vatel International Management School. Outside of their studies, these friends spend hours no the phone talking together while reinventing the world.
Rolig fakta: “I was named a “Human of Emily’s Entourage” earlier this year: it was such and honor and privilege! Emma åkte till Paralympics förra sommaren med organisationen SOLIDARIO: det var ett äventyr för livet och förändrade hennes liv, eftersom hon mer än någonsin insåg att livet ska levas 100%!"
Favorite City: “Athens in Greece, is our dream-like city!”
Favorite Song: “Indestructible, by Armin Van burren, because the lyrics represent the message we want to convey during this fundraising (especially the chorus!!!)”
Favorite Movie: “Intouchables”
Super Power: “Being able to be at two places at a time, so we could make it to the gala on December 2nd, while being in France and studying for exams! Also, if we could have the power to make everyone in this world realize that they have a role to play out there, and that this life is so worth living, that would be the greatest gift.”
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “Emily and her family, of course, but as we know this is going to happen, let’s say ALBERT CAMUS, our favorite author.”
Varför Chloe & Emma blev involverade i EE: "Det finns så många skäl till varför! För det första gillar vi tillsammans att spränga våra gränser: vi behöver ta oss an något som är större än oss själva! Vi vill också få världen att inse hur viljestarka vi båda är, och visa alla hur starka vänskapsband kan vara. Secondly, we’ve accepted the challenge to make the world understand the importance of individual actions: this world desperately seeks actors, not spectators! Also because we believe it is our duty to make this world a better place to live. Last but not least, of course, because we’ve been deeply touched by Emily’s story: it is one that must not and moreover SHOULD NOT leave anyone indifferent! Plus, Liza has always had such kind words for us!”
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ALEXA SCHWEITZER
Kommer snart!
BELLE STARR
Bio: Belle is the youngest EE Champion ever at just seven years old! Belle lives outside of Philadelphia with her mom, dad, little brother and dog Lola. Belle is currently a 2nd grader at Penn Wynne Elementary School in Ms. Boone’s class. Outside of school, Belle loves to write, illustrate stories, sing songs from “Wicked”, dance to records and play with her brother. This summer, Belle won an Outstanding Dramatics award from Camp Arrowhead. When she grows up, she wants to be a mom, a writer, a famous artist, on Broadway and a worry doctor to help people with their worries. Her favorite color is rose gold.
Rolig fakta: "Jag tar kurser i måleri och musikteater och arbetar som volontär tillsammans med mina föräldrar. Förra året samlade vi in 300 böcker till barn som inte hade några."
Favorite City: “New York City”
Favorite Song: “For What It’s Worth” By Buffalo Springfield, “Dancing Through Life” from Wicked and “One Day More” from Les Miserables.”
Favorite Movie: “Frozen”
Super Power: “The power to turn invisible.”
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “Idina Menzel”
Varför Belle engagerade sig i EE: "Jag vill bli en EE Champion eftersom jag inte vill att Emily eller någon annan ska behöva gå igenom en sjukdom som hindrar dem från att kunna andas varje dag. Jag vill hitta medicinen mot CF och jag vill att den ska vara lila. Jag vill bota cystisk fibros."
TOMMY & ELLY WATTS
Bio: Tommy and Elly are a husband and wife team this year who currently live in Fayetteville, NC with their 14-month-old daughter Soraya and their dog Bella. Tommy grew up in Ardmore and is a graduate of Lower Merion High School (just like Emily!) and received his undergraduate degree from Mount Ida College and an MBA from Phoenix University. Tommy was a four year lacrose player and a US Army Combat Veteran who served two deployments in Iraq and Haiti, where he achieved his Airborne wings along with numerous other military awards. Tommy is currently a General Manager for Two Men and a Truck and in his spare time coaches lacrosse and enjoys doing filming and editing with his GoPro. Elly was born in Iran, but raised in Germany and is a graduate of the University of Giessen. She went on to achieve her NC real estate license and in her spare time loves photography, going to the gym and spending time with family.
Rolig fakta: “I jumped out of a perfectly fine airplane and helicopter 47 times in the Army.” – Tommy / “I have family all over the world and am fluent in English, Farsi, German and a little Spanish.” – Elly
Favorite City: “Antalya, Turkey”
Favorite Song: “All Music” – Tommy / “What About Us By Pink” – Elly
Favorite Movie: “Varsity Blues” – Tommy / “Mary Poppins” – Elly
Super Power: “Invisible” – Tommy / “To heal people.” – Elly
Who Would You Have Lunch With? “My father who passed away.” – Tommy / “Tupac” – Elly
Varför Tommy & Elly engagerade sig i EE: "Det här är väldigt viktigt för oss eftersom vår dotter Soraya är bärare av CF."
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