Celebrate The Park At The Urban Farm!
Celebrate The Park At The Urban Farm!
2026 Honorees
Tim Howard
Soccer Hall of Famer, World Cup Veteran, & NBC Sports Analyst
Tim Howard is an American soccer legend. He holds the record for the most caps and wins by a goalkeeper in U.S. Soccer history and played in three World Cups, including setting the record for most saves in a single World Cup match. He spent 13 seasons in the English Premier League, three with famed Manchester United and a decade with Everton, where he won an FA Cup, was named Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year, and became one of the club’s most beloved players. He also serves as Everton Football Club’s first U.S. ambassador. Tim began his career in MLS with the New York MetroStars and returned in 2016 to play for the Colorado Rapids. He retired at the end of the 2019 MLS season, earning honors including MLS All-Star, All-League, and Humanitarian of the Year.
Diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at a young age, Tim has dedicated countless hours to advocating for Tourette-related disorders. He continues to be a role model off the field through his philanthropic work and foundation. He is also the author of The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them, which chronicles his career and life with Tourette syndrome and OCD.
Personable and charismatic, Tim is now a full-time studio analyst for NBC Sports’ English Premier League coverage. He also hosts the top soccer podcast, “Unfiltered Soccer,” and is part of the ownership group for the Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash. In 2024, he was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
John Sulinski
Chief Operating Officer of The LandTek Group LLC & President of TenCate East
John Sulinski is the Chief Operating Officer of The LandTek Group (LandTek), where he has helped lead the company’s growth into a nationally recognized leader in sports design and construction since joining in 2001. With operations spanning 14 states and eight offices, LandTek became part of the TenCate family in 2024, a global leader in outdoor recreational surfaces. John also serves as President of TenCate East, overseeing multiple sports-related companies across the East Coast, and is a frequent speaker at industry events, including the American Sports Builders Association.
Over his career, John has contributed to thousands of sports construction projects, including work with the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and Major League Soccer clubs such as New York City FC, Philadelphia Union, Inter Miami CF, and the New York Red Bulls. His work is rooted in the belief that well-designed athletic spaces can strengthen communities and create meaningful opportunities for youth and families.
Beyond his professional work, John is committed to philanthropy and community service, supporting organizations such as the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation and the Marty Lyons Foundation. John’s passion for both construction and sports took shape early in his life. He was introduced to sports by his father, who served as an athletic director and health chairman for more than 40 years. John gravitated toward soccer and later lacrosse, while also developing a strong interest in construction and landscaping. Demonstrating an early entrepreneurial spirit, he started his own landscaping company during his junior year of high school.
Tickets & Contributions
Randall’s Island Park Alliance Inc., is registered, qualified, and recognized as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity by the Internal Revenue Service. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law; the non-deductible portion of each dinner ticket is $185
For additional questions or to pay by check or bank transfer, please contact the Alliance by phone 212.860.1899 or email [email protected].
Purchase A Ticket
Includes 30 tickets, reserved table seating, banner recognition at one sports field of your choice at Randall’s Island Park for 1 year, and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 25 tickets, reserved table seating, private corporate or family event at Randall’s Island Park, and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 15 tickets, reserved table seating, personalized tour of Randall’s Island Park, and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 10 tickets, reserved table seating, and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 5 tickets and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 2 tickets and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 1 ticket and recognition on the Gala website
1 ticket to attend the Gala for guests under 23
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Food, Music, Drinks and Fun!
Gala Leadership
Lauren Cohen Starr
RIPA Board of Trustees
Co-Chairs
Jonathan May
Nancy F. Neff
President
Deborah A. Maher+
Treasurer
Andrea K. Feirstein
Secretary
Richard B. Gross
Chair Emeritus
Richard J. Davis
Trustees
Christian Anderson
Cesar Argueta Jr.
Robert Bose
Rodney Cohen
Brenda DiLuigi
Mark I. Greene
Sunil Gulati
Justin G. Hamill
Hon. Brad Hoylman-Sigal+
Daniel Ifcher
Megan Kinney
Mack Kline
Paul Kukish
Vilda Vera Mayuga Tnyetta Mitchell
Dave Pearson
Bradford R. Peck
Commissioner Tricia Shimamura
David Salerno+
Nina Scheller
Lauren Starr
Brette Tannenbaum
Wray Thorn
Matthew Washington
+Ex Officio
Honorary Trustees
Michael Bloomberg
Karen Cohen
Jerome L. Goldman
David Howe
Richard Mack
Bimla Picot
Betsy Barlow Rogers
Patricia Shifke
Thomas W. Strauss
Andrew Tisch
Thanks to Our Supporters
Platinum
Downtown United Soccer Club
Manhattan Soccer Club
Yorkville Youth Athletic Association
Gold
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Citi
Juliana and Jon May
Kerri and Justin Hamill
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Sportime Clubs and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy
West Side Soccer League
Silver
Andrea Feirstein and Frank Schiff
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Karen Cohen and Jack Hayflick
Kate and Brad Peck
Katie Zorn
Lauren and Christopher Starr
Mara and Dean Landis
Medium Rare
Metro Paving NY LLC
Nancy and Daniel Neff
Rodney & Caryn Cohen
Super Soccer Stars
The LandTek Group
Watral Brothers Inc
Bronze
Apollo Global Management
Brenda DiLuigi & Michael Osnato
Christian and Chloe Anderson
Cosmopolitan (Adult) Soccer League
David & Caitlin Pearson Family
DREAM
Himan Brown Charitable Trust
Juventus Academy New York
Katherine & Sam Weinhoff
Leventhal Family Charitable Foundation
Lori and Zach Schreiber
Marcela and Sunil Gulati
Melissa and Mack Kline
Melissa and Wray Thorn
MPFP PLLC
Paul Kukish
Predator’s Lacrosse
Relle Electric Corp
Stephanie Ferdman
The Kinney Family
The Scheller Family
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Patron
Alex Egan and Celene Menschel
BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers
Brette Tannenbaum & Jeff Recher
Chapin School
Collegiate School
Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School
Dana & Eric Birnbaum
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
LaMay & Sons, Inc.
Marymount School of New York
New York City FC
Ocean Breeze Park Alliance
Rich and Nan Davis
Robert Bose and Zach Hennessey
Scientific Electric Co., Inc.
Sportsfield Specialties, Inc.
St. Bernard’s School
The Brearley School
The Dalton School
The Nightingale-Bamford School
The Spence School
Trinity School
Donor
Anne Wilson and Daniel Weinstein
Anonymous
Anselmi Family
Asphalt Green
Bachmann Strauss Family Fund
Baron Family
Carey & Co.
Carolyn Cohen
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
Cesar A. Argueta, Jr.
Dale and Rafael Zaklad
Deborah Maher and Lawrence Zona
Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Kristin Fealy
Dwight School
Ellen Marie Helinka
Eric Weil / Reservoir Films
Faith Rosenfeld and Jaime Castro
Fausto Lucero
Gerald Stoughton
Gretchen and Adam Englander
HBIC-Tech, LLC.
Hunter Roberts Construction Group
Isabella del Frate Rayburn
Jan Ryan
Jeff Keil and Danielle Pinet
Jennifer Wainstein
Joan F. Strauss
Jodi Zgodny
Jon Lowy
Julia Tadeka
Kate and Matt Kelly
Kathyrn Steinberg
Kimley Horn
Laura Rosenthal
Lisa Berg
Lisa Feldkamp
Matthew & Sibi Washington
Michael Blumenthal
Mrs. and Mr. William Cohen
Nancy Prince and Doug Dolan
Parking Systems, Plus Inc.
Pinky Keehner
Platinum Integrators, Inc
President, and Game’s Chairman, CJSL
RICARDO ZURITA ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING
Susan Hermanson
Susan Leader
Susie and Ken Mandelbaum
The Kane Family
The Lucas Family
The Riegelhaupt Family
The Smykowski Family
The Starr/Cohen Family
The Town School
Tnyetta and Max Mitchell
U.S. Soccer Federation
USI Insurance Services
Vivian and Edwin Lin
Vivian Linares