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City & State’s annual Above & Beyond: Women Awards highlight 50 remarkable individuals, including outstanding public servants, executives, advocates, organizers, innovators and more whose accomplishments merit recognition.
This March, our Above & Beyond: Women list returns, with 50 new women who exhibit exemplary leadership in their fields and have made important contributions to society. These accomplished women will be profiled in a special edition of City & State magazine and celebrated at the annual awards gala on March 27th at The Prince George Ballroom
Attend the Event
The Prince George Ballroom
15 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016
March 27th, 2025
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Dress Attire
Business Formal
Agenda
Times are subject to change.
Welcoming Remarks by EMCEE

Sheshe Segar
Executive Director of Finance & Chief Contracting Diversity OfficerNew York City Commission on Human Rights
Introduction to Lifetime Achievement

Bill Thompson
PartnerSiebert Brandford Shank Co., LLC.
Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Betsy Gotbaum
an American civil servant, politician and a former New York City public advocate &Former Executive Director of Citizens Union
2nd Keynote Remarks

Emily Kadar
Senior Director of Constituency AffairsOffice of Governor Kathy Hochul
Sponsor Remarks

Karen Alford
Vice President of Elementary SchoolsUnited Federation of Teachers