2025 Reach for the Stars Gala - High Stakes Edition

1st Annual Ken Struve Lifetime Achievement Award:

This award honors the enduring legacy of Ken Struve, whose visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to inclusion transformed the landscape of services for New Yorkers with disabilities.

• Winifred “Wini” Schiff, CEO, InterAgency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc.

Architect of Change Award:

This award honors a visionary leader whose strategic insight and unwavering commitment has fundamentally reshaped the systems that serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

• Kimberly Hill Ridley, Chief Disability Officer, NY State Executive Chamber

Community Commitment Awards:

This award honors individuals whose steadfast dedication uplifts the Staten Island community, champions the rights and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), and inspires change far beyond our borough.

• Gail Castellano, Valley Bank
• Dr. Gracelyn Santos, Santos & Mroczek DDS / Staten Island Advance

Self Advocate of the Year:

This award celebrates an individual who exemplifies courage, leadership, and the power of lived experience. Through their voice, vision, and relentless advocacy, they challenge stigma, inspire change, and advance inclusion in every space they enter..

• Jared Baskin, VP of Self Advocacy Group