Jacqui Cohen and Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf raise almost $1 million for local charities at inaugural gala
The 300 well-dressed guests and business leaders who turned out for the inaugural Face the World Today Gala raised $925,000 for local charities. Local philanthropist Jacqui Cohen, Army & Navy president and Face the World founder, joined forces with her daughter, Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf, Face of Today founder, for their first joint gala, held at the Cohen family home on May 13.
Mike Killeen, CTV News at 6 anchor, was the gala emcee, and Hawksworth Restaurant, under the direction of chef David Hawksworth, presented the evening’s culinary experience. Barry Scott conducted the live auction and local band DiRTY RADiO had everyone dancing at the end of the night.
Over 26 years, Face the World has raised more than $17 million, which has been distributed to local charitable organizations with a focus on abused children and battered women, the hungry, the homeless and the elderly. Face of Today, founded in 2009, has raised more than one million dollars to support youth-based charities and programs throughout Vancouver.
Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf, Face of Today founder and Face the World Today co-founder; Marlene Cohen, Cohen family matriarch; and Jacqui Cohen, Face the World founder, Army & Navy CEO and Face the World Today co-founder
Joy MacPhail, OUTtv chair and former MLA; and her husband, James Shavick, Shavick Entertainment CEO
Athena Bax, artist; Ken Fitzgerald, CPA/CA; and Fiona Forbes, LadyPants Productions co-founder
Kevin Mazzone, Lazy Gourmet GM; and Eryne Ordel, Ordel Group Agency VP
Rob Menard; and Jacqui Cohen, Face the World founder and Army & Navy CEO
Mike Killeen, CTV News at 6 anchor; his wife, Jill Killeen, Killeen Communication Strategies principal; and their son, Sean Killeen
Chad Clark, Hawksworth Restaurant operations manager; Annabel Hawksworth, Hawksworth Communications principal; and chef David Hawksworth, Hawksworth Restaurant owner
Trina Hendrik; Tara Mackay; Buster Kruse, GrowMax Resources Corp. controller; Eleu Kruse, Lexington Communications VP; and Courtney Jarmin
Blaine Culling, Granville Entertainment Group president; and Hussein Shivji, Shivji Financial president
Robert Matas, former Globe & Mail journalist; and his wife, Alicia Matas
Dennis Wasylenko and Simon Cooksley, partners in Simon Cooksley Design Inc., responsible for designing the inaugural Face the World Today Gala
Leonard Schein, Coast Mental Health Foundation chair and Eco-Justice chair; and his wife, Barb Small
Liz Zlotnik and Joshua Florida
Lana Rothman, Rothman & Co. marketing; and Alexandra Shafran, Devonshire Properties Inc. marketing
Nicole Yang, Leone Vancouver owner; and Manuel Bernaschek, Stefano Ricci president
Natalie Miljkovic, Scotia Wealth Management associate; and Justus Parmar, The Parmar Group owner
Hayden Ordel, Kick Stick co-founder; and Hilary Chan-Kent, INF Influencer Agency partner
Amanda Thompson, Exec Errands founder; and Jordan Trimble, Skyharbour Resources president/CEO
Pauline Basram; and Jerry Basram, RBC Dominion Securities Inc. VP wealth advisor
Darcy Kernaghan, Securiguard president/CEO; and his wife, Heidi Kernaghan
Paul Kuranko, The Polygon Gallery director of operations; Caitlin Jones, Western Front executive director; and Jason Jones, EcoLogic Consultants senior manager
Paolo Diligenti, Harling’s Jewellers designer; and Craig Malcolm, Hilti service centre maneger
Christina Disler, Werklab founder; and Mariel Armstrong, Partyskirts co-founder
Hilary Chan-Kent, INF Influencer Agency partner; and Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf, Face of Today founder and Face the World Today co-founder
Hussein Shivji, Shivji Financial president; and Feizal Virani, designer
Frank Palmer, DDB Canada chairman & CEO; and his wife, Marika Palmer
Heidi Kernaghan and Jacqui Cohen beside an art auction piece by Shannon Belkin
Brian Hill, Aritzia CEO; and Nina Cassils, CWA Asia Fund co-founder and Taste the World committee member
Andrea Mea, Very Polite Agency VP brand; JJ Wilson, Kit and Ace principal; and Una Radosa, Harper Grey LLP lawyer
The Face the World Today Gala
Gary Segal, Kingswood Venture Capital president; and Ryan Nadel, entrepreneur
Feizal Virani, designer; and Sara Ferguson
Emcee Mike Killeen, CTV News at 6 anchor; and Jill Killeen, Killeen Communication Strategies principalprincipal
The Face the World Today Gala
The Face the World Today Gala