Safe Horizon Junior Council 

Safe Horizon’s Junior Council is a community of dedicated young professionals in their twenties and thirties. The mission of the Junior Council is to support Safe Horizon’s critical work moving victims of violence from crisis to confidence by raising funds to support these endeavors and to increase awareness of Safe Horizon among the next generation.

The Host Committee consists of a valuable group of young supporters who partner with the Junior Council to provide on-going support to Safe Horizon's critical mission. Through their vast social network of friends and colleagues, the Host Committee raises awareness and funds by driving young New Yorkers to attend Safe Horizon Junior Council events.

Since its founding in the spring of 2006, the Junior Council has grown to include 27 individuals who have dedicated their time and talents to work with our clients and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for our critical services. The Junior Council has informed and energized young leaders in business, philanthropy and media, introducing over 1,000 individuals to our cause. 

In May 2008, the Junior Council was honored with the Champions for Tomorrow Award at the 2008 Champion Awards Luncheon. The award was created to honor the leaders of the next generation who help to carry our mission forward. The work of Safe Horizon's Junior Council exemplifies that ideal, always reaching out in innovative and meaningful ways to educate and engage a wider audience.

To learn more about past Junior Council events, follow the links below: 

Soho House Short Film Screening and Presentation
May 30, 2009

3rd Annual Hamptons Party
July 26, 2008

Calvin Klein 2008 - Champion Awards Kick Off Party
April 14, 2008

safe After Party
November 28, 2007

Brett Estwanik and Tony Tao's Marathon Campaign
November 4, 2007

Summer Celebration
July 14, 2007 

Winter Warm Clothing and Coat Drive
January 11, 2007

RED HOT NIGHT
November 2, 2006

Margaritas, Mariachi and More
August 26, 2006

To make a donation online, please click here.  For more information on the Junior Council, please email arichardson@safehorizon.org.

“I saw the Junior Council of Safe Horizon as the perfect opportunity to give to an organization that helps people on a micro-level here in New York City every day, in every community. I realized that Safe Horizon’s services are models for programs all over the world and the impact of its advocacy and outreach is felt across the nation. I knew I wanted to be involved.”

Anna Richardson
Junior Council Founder and Former Co-Chair

“As a young professional living in New York, I found it’s easy to isolate oneself from those less fortunate and focus your time and efforts to more familiar organizations and causes. Safe Horizon served to educate me on the significance and general neglect of those victimized by acts of violence. I hope to communicate what I have learned through my involvement with the Junior Council and inspire action amongst my peers to support Safe Horizon."

Bradford Nugent
Junior Council Member

“Safe Horizon is one of the most inspiring organizations I’ve ever had the privilege to know. Since graduating and entering the working world, I was aching to get involved in something where I could give back to the community that has nurtured me and gotten me this far in my life. I can think of no better organization for this than Safe Horizon, which devotes itself to helping those less fortunate in our community to find support, hope, and safety.”

Leila Rastegar
Junior Council Member

Junior Council Chair Tony C. Tao Junior Council Vice-Chairs Ashley Musfeldt Erika Woods Junior Council Counsel & Secretary Lauren Breitman Tanen Junior Council Members Elisabeth Bernard Joy Chokloikaew Brendan Crane Nathalie Daniel Grace Evans Maria Gorecki Catherine Haldy Jenny Hartman Songer Julie Hootkin Rina Katchur Jessica Kay Maura Keselowsky Nicole Levitz Cameron Levkoff Christine Marchuska Arriana Marion Matthew Pucciarelli Jenny Reeder Anna Richardson* Mark Smith Dana Vetter Devon Wilson *Founder/Former Co-Chair Host Committee Co-Chairs Kate Horvitz Jennifer Holmes Host Committee Members Brooke Bresnan Casey Carnathan Melanie Cohen-Nathan Michal Dagan Estee Elkayam Sharon Elkayam Jennifer Favre Elizabeth Forrest Lily Gumz Christina Hamlin Nick Kreiss Sara Link Brittany Mendenhall Blair Morris Michelle Moshkevich Clarence Nathan Nicole Ohebshalom John Ordway Tammie Peters Thomas Kate Randall Sameer Rao Emily Reifel Jennifer Rodriguez Shannon Rzeznikiewicz Michelle Shirian Meghann Stepan Darnell Strom Richard Thomas Kristin Young