Design by Tina Quiri
Friday, May 9, 2025
7:00PM – 11:00PM
Richmond County Country Club
1 The Oval
Staten Island, NY 10304
HONORING
Shaw-naé Dixon
&
The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation
COMMEMORATIVE JOURNAL
We want to thank the honorees, sponsors and guests of this year’s Gala for their hard work, generosity and support to make our annual fundraiser a smashing success!
Read more about it in the Staten Island Advance.
Our Gala 2025 Commemorative Journal. Photo: Bill Higgins
Gala Committee
Co-Chairs: Kathryn Aquino and Niles French
Maya Roth Bisignano, Christopher Campbell, Faith D’Alessandro, Megan Kenny, Janice Monger, Dolores Morris, Joshua Rivera, Henry A. Salmon, Michael Savarese, Mary Sobiechowski, Amanda Straniere, Sarolta A. Takács, PhD., Patricia Ternes and Vincent Villani
The Gala Ballroom at the Richmond County Country Club. Photo: Bill Higgins
Honorary Committee
BCB Community Bank, Charles & Mary Blaich, Thomas & Kathleen Bradley, Barbara Brancaccio, Sarah & Michael Clark, Marie H. Cole, Vicky Coleman, Alice B. Diamond, William Dubovsky, Lucille Herring, Daniel Jost & Dr. Kerry Kelly, Edwina Frances Martin, Esq., Debbie Ann & Ernest Paige, Frank & Fran Reali, Jennifer Sammartino-Mallen
Celebrity chef and proprietor of Shaw-nae's House, Shaw-nae Dixon
Photo provided by Shaw-nae Dixon
Photo provided by Shaw-nae Dixon
More about our Honorees...
The 2025 honorees were Shaw-naé Dixon, the proprietor of Shaw-naé’s House and leading creative innovator and culinary talent, and The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation for its exceptional support of Staten Island’s welfare and wellbeing. The museum was proud to work with Shaw-naé in 2024 for a “self-care” style brunch to honor women in healthcare as part of the Taking Care: The Black Angels of Sea View Hospital exhibition programming. SIM is thrilled to see Shaw-naé and Shaw-naé’s House restaurant and community space being highlighted city-wide and beyond. Most recently, Shaw-nae Dixon has been named a 2025 Staten Island Women of Achievement honoree by the Staten Island Advance.
President of the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation, Teddy Atlas, Jr.
Photo Credit: Priya Shai via Staten Island Advance
Photo Credit: Priya Shai via Staten Island Advance
The museum has been honored to work with the Teddy Atlas Foundation to provide STEM/STEAM programs at local schools for the last several years, especially Title 1 schools who often cannot afford such hands-on experiences without this assistance. The foundation continues to support Staten Islanders in everything from medical assistance programs and food pantries to education and music programs and reaches deeply into all aspects of Staten Islander’s lives.
Read more about our honorees in the Staten Island Advance.
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If you were unable to attend but would like to make a contribution to the Staten Island Museum, please use the donate button below.
The museum sees nearly 13,000 school children a year and your generous support will go directly to sustaining that effort. Students get hands-on lessons in art, science, and history and for many it is their first trip to a museum. All classes are subsidized to make them affordable, and your help is essential.
Thank you for supporting the museum, its mission, and all those it serves.
The Staten Island Museum would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous and steadfast support of our gala and our mission:
Comserv Connect – Journal Sponsor, The Staten Island Advance – Photography Sponsor, Alpha/Omega Coverage Corp – Awards Presentation Sponsor, Con Edison – Lighting Sponsor, Corient – Contributing Sponsor, Scaran – Contributing Sponsor, Richmond University Medical Center – Contributing Sponsor
Staten Island Museum Gala 2025 - Photos by Bill Higgins, Shani Mitchell & Steve White
