Women of Tomorrow’s Annual Gala
Philanthropists and community leaders gathered to raise funds for at-risk young women

This is the premier fundraising event for the program founded and headquartered in Miami and held at the Mandarin Oriental Miami. It kicked off with an elegant cocktail reception, where guests had the opportunity to bid on luxury goods and services provided by brands including, Saks Fifth Avenue Bal Harbour, GUCCI, Lafayette 148 New York and The Loews Hotel Miami Beach. The cocktail reception was followed by dinner in the ballroom and a night of dancing to the sounds of Soul Survivors. One lucky guest went home with a 2-year, pre-paid lease courtesy of THE COLLECTION, another will be heading to The American Music Awards. Other live auction items included items from KAUFMANFRANCO, Ingrid Hoffmann, Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour and Daniela Swaebe Fine Jewelry. During the gala, the young women impacted by the work of Women of Tomorrow joined supporters for a special moment of gratitude.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program, a not-for profit organization with a mission to inspire, motivate and empower at-risk young women to live up to their full potential through a unique mentoring program with highly accomplished professional women and scholarship opportunities.
The gala is made possible by program founders Jennifer Valoppi and Don Browne; Gala & Philanthropic Chair Marisa Toccin Lucas, founder of LineaLuxe.com; Co-Vice President the Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade County State Attorney; Humanitarian Honoree Edie Laquer of The Laquer Foundation; Leadership Award Honorees Carol Iacovelli, Daniela Swaebe, and Suzy Buckley Woodward; Legacy Builder Honorees Randy and Gigi Whitman; Mentor of the Year, Local 10 Anchor Neki Mohan; with public relations support from TARA, Ink. Randy Whitman is the Chairman of Whitman Family that owns Bal Harbour Shops, the site of the groundbreaking Women of Tomorrow Sculpture, located in the center courtyard.
For more information about events or Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program, call 305.371.3330 or visit www.womenoftomorrow.org.
Randy & Gigi Whitman
Carol Iacovelli, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Suzy Buckley Woodward and Daniela Swaebe
Jennifer Valoppi, Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Neki Mohan
Lola Jacobson and Lee Schrager
Neki Mohan and Robbin Newman
Clarence McKee, Trina Robinson, Maria & Don Browne
Daniel Toccin, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Alexandra & Michael Toccin
Doris Suttin and Gary Mednick
Yolanda Berkowitz and George Crowley
WOT Mentees
Stephanie Don, Irv Don and Eileen Youtie
Rose La Femina and Michael Conroy, THE COLLECTION Raffle Winners
Krista Rosenberg, Marisa Toccin Lucas and Robbin Newman
Eugenio & Frances Sevilla-Sacasa and Yolanda & Jeff Berkowitz
George Crowley, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Dr. Diane Walder and Finlay Cumming
Suzie Sayfie, Mariita Srebnick and Lisa Sayfie
Jennifer Valoppi, Randy Whitman, Don Browne, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Edie Laquer, Gigi Whitman, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Carol Iacovelli, Suzy Buckley Woodward, Daniela Swaebe and Neki Mohan
Lesli Brown and Swanee DiMare
Marvin Ross Friedman and Adrienne bon Haes
Thomas & Heidi Hoersman
Ray & Kasey Langston and Hadley & Yanick Henriette
Michael Kurtz and Susan Pullin
Nick D'Annunzio and Tara Solomon
Chapman & Kristin Ducote and Diane & Alan Lieberman
Jean Louis & Ingrid Fatio
Colleen Graham Suarez & Chris Suarez