Gala Support

On July 25, 2024, we celebrated 20 years of ViM Berkshires.

We honored two of our co-founders, Matt Mandel and Art Peisner, and remembered co-founder Paul Smilow along with the many volunteers upon whose shoulders we stand. The celebration was made possible through the generosity of the individuals and businesses listed below.

20th Birthday Superstars ($25K+)


Star Underwriters ($10K+)

Joan & Jim Hunter

Claudia Perles & Gerry Fultz

Jay Kistler & Chris Conklin


Underwriters ($5K+)

Nelda McGraw

Dena & John Fisher

Elizabeth Olenbush & Roger Levine

Elissa Myers & Shelly Friedman, in honor of Catherine & Matt Mandel

Marianne & Gray Ellrodt

Annie Selke & Jim Crane


Gamechangers ($3K+)

Ellen Kennedy & Mark Gold

Susan & Arthur Peisner

Yolanda & David Klein

Nancy & Steven Bernstein

Patricia and David Hubbard

Julie Farmer & Scott Lazarus

Doug & Ginny Hyde


Sponsors ($1K+)

Wendy Jennis & Doug Mishkin

Caitlin & Mitch Nash

Marita & David Glodt

Claire & Edward Stiepleman

Gail DeNicola

Paula & Samuel Thier

Sally & Stephen Wittenberg

Pier Boutin & Jack Lyons

Eliana Turner & Roger Tilles

Wendy Sherman & Bruce Stokes

Julie & Jeffrey Blake

Peter Metz

Susan Abramowitz

Andrea Winter & Daniel Mintz

Susan & Henry Ferlauto

Catherine & Matthew Mandel

Miriam Jimenez & John Tumelty

Katja & Kenneth Mayer

Sharon & Robert Harrison

Carol & Herbert Diamond

Betsy Aubrey & Steve Lichtenberg

Mary & Seth Nash

Lisa Messinger

Karen & Charley Herbert

Karen & Bob Youdelman

Gina & John Toole

Ken DeLoreto & Ritch Holben

The Smilow-Brick Family, in honor of Paul Smilow

Linda Smothers & Richard Gregg

Chris & Jim Schwarz

Monica Casey & Paul Turovsky

Irene Rosenzweig & Howard Jaffe

Elizabeth Goodman

Susan & Judd Shoval

Sarah Horowitz & David Venarde

Marilyn & Elihu Katzman

Ellen & Michael Martin

Bunny & Jim Whitman

Kathryn Klingenstein