Program
Joy Soodik, Manager Director & Chief Administrative Officer, Clarfeld Financial Advisors, for her and her organization’s commitment to hiring individuals with autism to perform mission-critical work.
Patricia Rowan, LMSW, whose career as a clinical social worker and as a Yes She Can volunteer job coach and program advisor has enabled young women with autism to achieve their potential.
Paul Morris, a young man who has a career and lives independently, and who is a model advocate for himself and others with autism spectrum disorders.
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The Doral Arrowwood
975 Anderson Hill Road, Rye Brook, NY
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Thank you to our generous sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities available
Registration
Celebrate our advocates. Learn about our job skills program. Meet some of our trainees.
Registration opens at 7:30 am. Buffet breakfast at 8:00 am. Program 8:30 – 10:00am
Individual tickets – $75
Sponsorship
Sponsorship Opportunities
Your sponsorship will not only help to fund this event, but will let our community know your commitment to helping young adults with autism achieve their potential.
The proceeds from the event will help support Yes She Can. a unique nonprofit, based in White Plains, that young women with autism develop job skills leading to employment, greater independence, and inclusion in our community.
Your sponsorship is tax deductible to the full extent of the law, and you will receive documentation. Yes She Can Inc. Tax ID: 46-4224215
Sponsorship Benefits
Lead Sponsors = $5,000
- 1 premium table at the event (10 seats)
- Full page color ad in the journal
- Welcome guests from podium
- Logo on event signage
- Permanent logo on Yes She Can website
- Guest blog post on Yes She Can website
- Video interview to be posted on web and social media
Partners = $2,500
- 1 preferred table at the event (10 seats)
- Full page b&w ad inside journal
- Acknowledgement from podium
- Logo on event signage
- Guest blog post on Yes She Can website
Supporters = $1,000
- 4 seats at preferred table
- half page b&w ad in journal
- Acknowledgement from podium
- Logo on event signage
Friends = $500
- 2 seats
- Quarter page ad in the journal
- Name or Logo on event signage
All sponsors will be featured in our public relations and communications including social media leading up to the event and post event. All sponsors are welcome to put information on table outside event room.
Contact us about our sponsorship opportunities Marjorie@YesSheCanInc.org
Journal
For more information, call Yes She Can at 914-428-1258
Honorees
Meet our Advocates for Adults with Autism
Joy Soodik
Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer, Clarfeld Financial Advisors
As Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer, Joy developed the infrastructure that enables Clarfeld to deliver its core commitment to quality client services.
Since joining Clarfeld in 1992, as the number of wealthy family and executive clients grew, and the total number of professional staff more than doubled, Joy managed the increasing demands of this position while shaping the culture of the firm.
Joy’s responsibilities include SEC compliance and reporting, risk management, human resources and administration, professional licensing supervision, strategic alliances, and mergers and acquisitions development. Recently, she played an integral advisory role on Citizen’s Financial Group’s acquisition of the firm.
Joy is a long tenured member of the firm’s Executive Committee and given the diversity and breadth of her experience also sits on the leadership committee responsible for the integration of the Citizens Financial Group deal.
She retains full supervision over the firm’s Technology, Human Resources, Compliance and Facilities departments. Her diverse expertise in a variety of crucial business functions makes her an integral part of the Clarfeld management team and one of the most senior representatives of the firm.
Joy’s take-charge style, mixed with her warmth and enthusiasm, make her a valued colleague and leader at the firm. She is a point of entry for the firm’s talent acquisition process, manages startup operations and provides consulting services to key clients.
She is a tremendous resource for the firm’s most highly regarded clientele as her solutions oriented mindset enables her to provide unique and successful resolutions for complex and multi-faceted UHNW client requests.
Joy is a frequent panelist for Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade on matters of Compliance, Cyber Security and Human Capital.
Joy and her wife Susan enjoy spending time with their dogs Lulu and Bebe both in their Chelsea home and at their retreat on Long Island. She is also a fine wine enthusiast and collector.
Patricia Rowan, LMSW
Therapist, Advocate, Trainer, and Consultant for Parents, Teens and Adults on the Autism Spectrum
Upon graduation from Hunter School of Social Work in 1996, Pat launched her career working with individuals with autism. She served for six years as director of the TEACCH program for students with autism in kindergarten through age 21 at the Hallen School in New Rochelle, NY.
Pat then entered private counseling practice with a focus on families, teens, and young adults. She coaches and advises students who are transitioning from high school to adulthood and their families. She led many social groups for children and teens.
Realizing there was a lack of opportunities for young adults to meet and socialize, in 2007 Pat founded Opening Doors, a young adult group that met at ARC of Westchester. She facilitated the group for 10 years. This group runs coincidental with the Families of Adults with Asperger’s-High Functioning Autism. Recently Pat transitioned the leadership of Opening Doors to colleagues on upon her retirement.
In 2013, Pat joined Marjorie Madfis as a program adviser and coach for Yes She Can’s job skills training program. She served as a volunteer, coaching young women with autism at Girl AGain boutique. She also helped to develop the training curriculum and the assessment tools.
Pat is a founding and active member of the Westchester County Autism Advisory Committee, reporting monthly to the County Commissioner of Community Mental Health.
Prior to pursuing a career in social work, Pat had a successful 23-year career in business. She and her husband founded R & R Medical Transcription Service. They transcribed medical records for New York City Hospital and beyond.
Paul Morris
Paul was diagnosed as a child with an autism spectrum disorder and was non-verbal until age 5. He received interventions and services and graduated from high school. He then participated in the College Internship Program, which helped launch his path to independence.
Paul is now living independently in his own apartment in Westchester, NY. He holds several part-time jobs and takes the bus to work. Paul loves all sports and is a movie maven.
Paul is a sought-after speaker due to his ability to reflect on his experiences with charm and honesty. Paul is aware of his challenges as well as his strengths. And he especially enjoys explaining this and creating awareness and understanding of people with autism. He advocates for inclusion of children at school and for adults in our community.