East End Chapter/Jeanne Kaye League Spirit of Life^®Awards

About the Honorees

Jill Martin

Jill Martin is an entrepreneur, Emmy Award-winning television personality, and talent on NBC’s TODAY SHOW. She has maintained a successful lifestyle brand on QVC for over a decade, focusing on offering consumers accessible elegance. Following her breast cancer diagnosis, Martin has drawn from her personal journey to launch a new line of apparel, www.jillmartin.com that combines style with comfort, all while promoting the importance of health testing and advocating for women's health issues.

In addition to her business and television work, Jill serves on the advisory board of the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a charity connected with the Madison Square Garden family. This foundation aims to positively impact the lives of children facing obstacles.

Jill Martin has earned twelve Emmys for her reporting, particularly with the New York Knicks. She holds a degree in communications from the University of Michigan.

Her multifaceted career reflects her commitment to both entrepreneurship and philanthropy, blending her personal and professional experiences to help others.

Cassie Rosenthal

Cassie Rosenthal is a third-generation stakeholder and the chief marketing officer of her family’s commercial finance firm, Rosenthal & Rosenthal — the largest privately held lending company in the nation. Before this, she co-owned and directed the New York City and Berlin outposts of Goff + Rosenthal art gallery. Her thought leadership has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, WWD, Footwear News, BBC Radio, and CNBC.

Cassie is on the board of the New York Institute of Credit (NYIC) and was the inaugural recipient of the NYIC’s Women’s Division Renaissance Award. She is also on the board of Powerhouse Arts, a not-for-profit organization committed to creative expression, and Gold Collective, an invitation-only network of entrepreneurs who believe in the power of community.

A native New Yorker, Rosenthal received her BA from Colgate University and holds a master’s degree in art history from Sotheby's Institute of Art in London.

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The East End Chapter/Jeanne Kaye League of New York City takes great pride in presenting the City of Hope’s Spirit of Life^® Awards at its annual celebration.

The Spirit of Life^® Award is presented to individuals who exemplify the ideals and values that have guided City of Hope for a century, and whose professional and humanitarian accomplishments are worthy of celebration. Recipients of this prestigious award include a broad range of leaders from the world of business, entertainment, science and philanthropy. What connects them is a shared commitment to elevating the human condition and a profound belief in the power of each individual to effect change.

The Spirit of Life^®, by its very name, represents the intangible qualities that make an individual’s life worthy of admiration: their generosity, their ability to inspire and their desire to make a difference in the world.

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