2025 Gala Preview
Sunday, June 1, 2025
We're excited to welcome the footwear community to the Two Ten Footwear Foundation's Annual Gala this week in NYC! Once again we'll be back at The Glasshouse, a premier Midtown venue with rooftop terraces overlooking the Hudson River. And we're continuing our new tradition of skipping the formal sit-down dinner again this year, instead offering an elevated experience with passed hors d’oeuvres, bars and buffet stations and plenty of opportunities for mingling throughout the evening.
The on-stage program will feature remarks by a range of Two Ten community members, including scholars and grant recipients as well as industry leaders. We'll also be honoring David Kahan, president of Birkenstock America, with the A.A. Bloom Memorial Award for a decade of extraordinary service to advance the Two Ten mission of lifing lives. And we'll recognizing the impact of a special group of female leaders: the seven founding members of the Women in the Footwear Industry (WIFI) Advisory Board, whose leadership has reinvigorated the WIFI community over the past two years. They include WIFI Advisory Board Chair Sarah Bloch, SVP, Footwear and Accessories, Circana; Board Secretary Jori Miller Sherer, President, Minnetonka; and Board members Stephanie Berg, Senior Director of Sales, Birkenstock USA; Eli Del Carmen, VP, Sales, Caleres; Kathy Forstadt, Former Senior Director of Merchandising, Zappos.com; Christina Gigante, VP of Sales, Skechers (BOBS/BOBS Sport Divisions); and Melissa Worth, SVP Americas, New Balance.
Read more about the A.A. Bloom Memorial Award
Read more about the founding members of the WIFI Advisory Board