ARTHUR SKELSKIE STERLING NATIONAL BANK CLEARY GOTTLIEB - Honoring May 2, 2018 Tribeca Rooftop, NYC www.cookeschool.org/gala - Cooke School

Honoring

                           ARTHUR SKELSKIE
                       STERLING NATIONAL BANK
                           CLEARY GOTTLIEB

May 2, 2018
Tribeca Rooftop, NYC
www.cookeschool.org/gala

Cooke School
and Institute
   Est. 1987

Our Mission
Cooke envisions a world in which all people with
 special needs are included as valued members
   of their communi7es, leading independent
              and purposeful lives.
                       .

Cooke Board of Trustees
Andrea Pollack,            Wendy Banner            Roger W. Miller
Chair                      Gary Barton             Andrew Morris
Eileen Caulfield Schwab,   Michael D. Beck, Esq.   June Niklus
Vice Chair                 Ellen J. Bickal, Esq.   Sarah E. Paul, Esq.
Karen P. Robards,          Rufus Collins           Brett Rogoff
Chair Emerita              Heather Damon           Arthur N. Skelskie, Esq.
David Warren,              Dagnall Folger          Eamon Walsh
Treasurer                  Christine Hennessey     Lisa Westlake
                                                   Kenneth I. Wirfel

Moody’s Corporation Proudly
Congratulates Board Member
Arthur Skelskie
for his significant contributions to Cooke School and
Institute since 2011. We salute Arthur’s contribution
of strategic leadership and expertise.

Our Generous Sponsors

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         Fried Frank is proud to support
         Cooke School
         We join you in honoring our dear friend and colleague
         Arthur Skelskie
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30 Years of Impact
         87%     of Cooke alumni
    are achieving independence through
meaningful engagement in their communities

BLUE HILL AT STONE BARNS
Anya Montague

Our Guiding Principles

INCORPORATE
Incorporate real world settings into student education to
provide authentic learning environments and inspire public
acceptance and accommodation of people with disabilities.

BREADS BAKERY

Our Guiding Principles

SHARE
Share our knowledge with other educators and
advocates to improve the educational experience
for all children.

BROOKLYN ROASTING COMPANY
Michael Pollack

Cooke School thanks
  Food For Thought 2018

   Arthur Skelskie
Sterling National Bank
   Cleary Gottlieb

Our Guiding Principles

ENHANCE
Enhance learning by carefully selecting a well-blended
mix of students with diverse learning profiles and
cultural origins.

BOULEY
David Bouley

Salutes

           Cooke School and Institute
          for their commitment to educating students with diverse
                 developmental disabilities and backgrounds

                   Mutual of aMerica life insurance coMPanY
           Providing retirement products and related services since 1945

                                 John R. Greed
                 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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30 Years of Impact
         53%       of Cooke alumni
are actively employed versus the 17% national
     average for adults with special needs

THE BROOKLYN BISCUIT COMPANY
Elizabeth Santiso

30 Years of Impact
Together,         we are making a
 difference each day for students
         and their families

BUTTERFUNK KITCHEN
Chris Scott

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CAVIARTERIA
Walter Drobenko & Lucas Santos

ÉPICERIE BOULUD
Jayce Baudry

Our Guiding Principles

INCORPORATE
Incorporate real world settings into student education to
provide authentic learning environments and inspire public
acceptance and accommodation of people with disabilities.

GABRIELA’S
Liz and Nat Milner

30 Years of Impact
93%    of Cooke students showed
improvement in their work readiness
       assessment scores

HUERTAS
Jonah Miller

Our Guiding Principles

EMBRACE
Embrace and value the whole child in a joyful,
inclusive environment where meaningful progress
towards independence is realized.

JAMS
Heather Miller

Cooke School thanks
  Food For Thought 2018

   Arthur Skelskie
Sterling National Bank
   Cleary Gottlieb

INSTITUTE FOR
CULINARY EDUCATION (ICE)
David Waltuck

I TA L K R A F T. C O M

Our Guiding Principles

INNOVATE
Innovate and adapt to meet the evolving needs of our
students, parents and consulting partners.

JAMS
Ginger Pierce

30 Years of Impact
 75,000(+)      New York City
 students impacted through
 Cooke Institute partnerships

LAURIE & SONS
Laurie Freeman Pauker

Our Guiding Principles

ENHANCE
Enhance learning by carefully selecting a well-blended
mix of students with diverse learning profiles and
cultural origins.

LORING PLACE
Diana Valenzuela

Stronger together
At Deloitte, we share a tradition of supporting
the communities in which we live and work.
Sharing our success with local communities
is an expression of our values and part of our
commitment to the public trust.

Deloitte is a proud supporter of the Cooke
School and Institute’s Food for Thought Gala.

www.deloitte.com

Copyright © 2018 Deloitte Development LLC. All rights reserved.

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MANNA
Dan Lenchner & Joni Greenspan

Thank you to everyone at
  Cooke Academy who
  helped to make this an
  amazing senior year!

 I’m looking forward to the
adventures that are ahead
      for me at SKILLs.

       With love,
     Matthew Usdan

30 Years of Impact
  From 7         students in1987
to currently serving a student body
 of 300 diverse learners each year

PEASANT
Frank DeCarlo

We are proud to be Cooke Alums!

    We thank the staff at Cooke
  for giving us the best education
 and the skills to lead good lives!

 Christopher and David Robards

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          Congratulates
   Cooke School and Institute’s
    30th Anniversary and Food
   For Thought 2018 Honorees                  Investment Sales
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          Arthur Skelskie,                Investment Research

      Sterling National Bank
       and Cleary Gottlieb
         & We Commend
Ofer Cohen’s unwavering support
of the Cooke School and Institute    arielpa.nyc | 212.544.9500

ROBERT (AT THE MUSEUM OF ART & DESIGN)
Gonzalo Colin

Cooke School thanks
  Food For Thought 2018

   Arthur Skelskie
Sterling National Bank
   Cleary Gottlieb

ROTISSERIE GEORGETTE
Georgette Farkas

Our Guiding Principles

INCORPORATE
Incorporate real world settings into student education to
provide authentic learning environments and inspire public
acceptance and accommodation of people with disabilities.

SHUKA
Ayesha Nurdjaja

Our Generous Sponsors

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP and Affiliates

Skadden is proud to support the Cooke School
and Institute as it celebrates 30 years, and we
congratulate tonight’s honorees:
Arthur Skelskie / Sterling National Bank / Cleary Gottlieb

                                                         skadden.com

TAO DOWNTOWN
Ralph Scamardella

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Cooke School thanks
    our guest chefs for
   their participation in
Food For Thought 2018

TAVERNA DI BACCO
Maurizio Crescenzo

Our Guiding Principles

EMBRACE
Embrace and value the whole child in a joyful,
inclusive environment where meaningful progress
towards independence is realized.

VILLANELLE
Christian Grindrod

Our Generous Sponsors

Thank You!