Field of Dreams Luncheons
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Field of Dreams Luncheon 2015
The Alan Lerner Child Advocacy Award
In 2015 the Field Center celebrated the work of three local and national leaders who have dedicated their lives to making a better world for our most vulnerable children and families. We were honored to commemorate their careers with 2015's Alan Lerner Child Advocacy Award.
Howard Davidson
Founding Director of the American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law
Andrew Swinney
Former President of The Philadelphia Foundation
Catherine Carr
Former Executive Director of Community Legal Services
The Alan Lerner Fellowship in Child Welfare Policy
Elizabeth Levitan
2015 Sponsors
Media Sponsor
NBC10 Philadelphia
Children's Hall of Famers
David and Julie Stonberg
Children's MVPs
Eightegrity
The Philadelphia Foundation
Mark and Paula Solomon
Children's All Stars
Susanna Lachs Adler and Dean Adler
Marilyn Benoit, MD
Larry Ceisler and Lina Hartocollis
Joseph and Marie Field
Janis and Stephen Goodman
Alan Gwertzman, MD
Renee and Phil Johnson
Rachel Lerner LeMasters and Robb LeMasters
The Alan Lerner Family
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Ann Reese
Robert and Joan Sadoff
Alan and Pam Schreiber
Stanton and Sonia Treister
Andrew and Debby Whitney
Laslo Boyd and Flora Barth Wolf
University of Pennsylvania Bookstore
Field of Dreams Luncheon 2014
The Alan Lerner Child Advocacy Award
The 2014 Alan Lerner Child Advocacy Award Recipients are four community leaders who created the Philadelphia Safety Collaborative, a groundbreaking
co-located facility for the joint investigation of child sexual abuse.
Anne Marie Ambrose
Former Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Human Services
Chris Kirchner
Executive Director of the Philadelphia Children's Alliance Child Advocacy Center
Charles Ramsey
Philadelphia Chief of Police
Seth Williams
Philadelphia District Attorney
The Alan Lerner Fellowship in Child Welfare Policy
Rachel Rosenberg
2014 Sponsors
Media Sponsor
NBC10 Philadelphia
System Innovator
Kline & Specter
System Movers
Todd & Barbara Albert
Ceisler Media and Issue Advocacy
Eightegrity
EuroMotorCars BMW of the Main Line
Joseph and Marie Field
Dr. Alan Gwertzman
Maida Milone
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Pepper Hamilton LLC
Ann Reese
Robert and Joan Sadoff
Alan and Pam Schreiber
Stanton and Sonia Treister
TSG Reporting, Inc.
Laslo Boyd and Flora Barth Wolf
Field of Dreams Luncheon 2013
The Alan Lerner Child Advocacy Award
David Heckler
Bucks County District Attorney and Chair of the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection
The Alan Lerner Fellowship in Child Welfare Policy
Brittany Strandell
2013 Sponsors
Media Sponsor
NBC10 Philadelphia
System Innovators
Joseph & Marie Field
System Movers
Todd & Barbara Albert
Ceisler Media & issue Advocacy
Eightegrity
Jeffrey & Marjorie Honickman
Phil & Renee Johnson
The Alan M. Lerner Family
Morgan Lewis
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Ann Reese
Alan & Pamela Schreiber
Lawrence Tingley & Amy Stone
Stanton & Sonia Triester
Field of Dreams Luncheon 2012
The Alan Lerner Child Advocacy Award
Risa Vetri Ferman
Montgomery County DA
The Alan Lerner Fellowship in Child Welfare Policy
Harper Seldin
2012 Sponsors
System Changers
Joseph & Marie Field
System Reformers
Cozen O'Connor
Stradley Ronon
System Movers
Todd & Barbara Albert
Ballard Spahr
Joanne M. Berwind
Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy
Firstrust Bank
Marjorie & Jeffrey Honickman
Renee & Phil Johnson
David & Lisa Newman
Mark R. Nicoletti
Ann Reese
Bob & Joan Sadoff
Pam & Alan Schreiber
Lawrence Tingley & Amy Stone
Sonia & Stanton Triester
Flora Barth Wolf & Laslo Boyd
Field of Dreams Luncheon 2011
The Alan Lerner Child Advocacy Award
Dr. Cindy Christian
Endowed Chair in Child Abuse Prevention, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Medical Director, Philadelphia Department of Human Services
The Alan Lerner Fellowship in Child Welfare Policy
Tara Grigg Garlinghouse
2011 Sponsors
System Changers
Motorola Solutions
System Reformers
Joseph & Marie Field
Penn School of Nursing
System Movers
Bob & Joan Sadoff
Camelot Schools
Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Geraldine & Richard J. Fox
H. Laddie Montague, Jr.
Jewish Federation of Philadelphia
Joel & Elaine Gershman Foundation
Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman
Morgan Lewis
Phil & Renee Johnson
Susanna Lachs & Dean Adler
Stacey Spector & Ira Brind
Todd & Barbara Albert
