Dream Big — A Celebration of Opportunity
Futures and Options is thrilled to present Dream Big – A Celebration of Opportunity
Thursday, October 15, 2026
6:00 – 10:00 PM
The Plaza, New York, NY
Dream Big is an inspirational evening where we gather our community in celebration of our students’ accomplishments and the impact of Futures and Options’ programs.
We will celebrate our Dream Big Scholars, who will each receive financial scholarships to support their college education. We will also honor Dan Fisher of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Josh Katzeff of The Carlyle Group with the 2026 Dream Big Award for their commitment to supporting youth development.
Your tremendous support will provide transformative career exploration programming, mentorship opportunities, and paid internships to New York City’s talented youth.
Dream Big Co-Chair Committee
Wariz Anifowoshe
Diane Arber
Yvette Auyeung
Ruby Chambliss
Allister Chan
Grace Chiu
John Diaz
Alice Eaton
Margaret Fitzpatrick
Stephen Goldstein
Michael Grant
Kristopher Hansen
Colleen Hsia
Shannon Keirsey
Harnsowl Ko
Lisa Landstein
Jessica Ma
Patrick Machir
Daniel Magliocco
Catherine Mullarney
Erin Murphy
Hugh Nelson
Michael Peters
Daniel Pombo
Navid Rahgozar
Colin Riendeau
Jason Scheir
David Schiff
Matthew Settle
Poonam Shah
Roopesh Shah
Efrem Sigel
John Thompson
W. Greg Thonsen
Wray Thorn
Ibrahim Yusuf
Paul Zemsky
Zhe Zhao
About Dream Big
Dream Big – A Celebration of Opportunity is an inspirational evening in October in which we gather together with partners, volunteers, supporters, alumni and friends to celebrate our students’ accomplishments and the impact of Futures and Options’ programs.
Our Dream Big award salutes the businesses and community leaders who make it possible for young people to acquire the work-readiness skills, career opportunities and higher education needed to succeed in school and in careers.
We also award our Dream Big scholarships to two exemplary Futures and Options alumni, providing financial support as they pursue higher education.
The support we receive at Dream Big is essential to ensuring that Futures and Options can continue to provide robust career development programming to New York City students.
Dream Big 2025 Highlights
