October 20, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Angel Orensanz Foundation
172 Norfolk Street, NY, NY. 10002
Tickets
Sponsorship Opportunities
Our Research in Action Awards will take place on October 20, 2025, here in New York City at the beautiful Angel Orensanz Foundation, where we’ll honor an exceptional group of the most brilliant activists and leaders in the fight to end HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and hepatitis C (HCV). Tamrin Goldberg will be our host once again.
Gloria Reuben
Actor and Activist
Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA
Appointed NIAID Director September 2023, Researcher
Richard Lynn
Longtime TAG Board Member, Activist, and Philanthropist
EVENT CHAIRS
EMCEE
HOST COMMITTEE
Bob Bronzo
The Hargrove Pierce Foundation
Drs. Mike McCune and Karen Kay Smith-McCune
Mary E. Northridge, PhD, MPH and John F. Duane, Esq.
Tony Origlio and Kip Vanderbilt
Bruce Schackman and Ed Sikov
Frank Selvaggi and Bill Shea
Audrey Sokoloff and Tim Hosking
Forrest Williams
DONORS AND SPONSORS
Torchbearer ($50,000-$99,999)
Nick Debs / Debs Family Foundation
Champion ($15,000-$29,999)
Jameel Jiwani / Capital Group
Frank Selvaggi and Bill Shea
Leader ($10,000-$14,999)
amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research*
Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS*
Judy Gluckstern
Rob Lennon and Mark Gilrain
Merck*
Builder ($5,000-$9,999)
Bob Bronzo
Kevin and Neil Goetz
The Hargrove Pierce Foundation
Drs. Mike McCune and Karen Kay Smith-McCune
Robert Monteleone
Mary E. Northridge, PhD, MPH and John F. Duane, Esq.
Tony Origlio and Kip Vanderbilt
Bruce Schackman and Ed Sikov
Audrey Sokoloff and Tim Hosking
Forrest Williams
Engineer ($2,500-$4,999)
Ivy Kwan Arce and Alex Arce
Artist ($1500-$2,499)
Mark Harrington
Researcher ($1,000-$2,499)
Ama Burnham
Amalgamated Bank*
Callen-Lorde*
David Corkery
IAVI*
Latino Commission on AIDS*
Winston Layne
Julian McKenna
Sunny Sessa
Advocate ($500-$999)
Robert Bazell and Margot Weinshel
Stefan Goldberg
David Puente
Friend ($200-$499)
Judith Auerbach
Jason Kirk and Mark Schatz
Margaret McCluskey and Rosemarie Mason
Ann Northrop
Monte Steinman
Mitchell Warren / AVAC*
John Voelcker
List as of 8/19/25 | * Indicates event sponsor
RIAA is an important fundraising event that allows us to continue our work aimed at finally ending the epidemics of HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis. Since the first award was given in 1997, RIAA has raised over $4.8 million. Here’s a complete list of our previous honorees.
