Every year, at our Zero Tolerance Benefit, Sanctuary for Families honors those who have significantly contributed to the movement to end gender-based violence. This year, we are thrilled to present the 2023 Zero Tolerance Award to Alita T. Wingfield, Managing Director & Head of Compliance Training at Morgan Stanley.

INTRODUCING ALITA

Alita T. Wingfield is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and the Head of Compliance Training. Alita joined the firm in 2004 as a Director in the Legal and Compliance Division (LCD) and later served as the Head of Non-Market Risk at Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. She was named Vice President in 2005, Executive Director in 2011, and Managing Director in 2021.

In 2022, Alita was appointed Co-Chair of the Firm’s Black Employee Network. She is also a member of the Legal and Compliance Division Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee and the past Co-Chair of the Division’s Diversity and Inclusion Network. Alita was awarded the 2013 NYC Bar Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award and the 2013 Corporate Counsel Women of Color Individual Star Diversity Award of Excellence. In 2021, she was also awarded the Council of Urban Professionals Law Catalyst Award.

Alita has been involved with Sanctuary for over 10 years and served on Sanctuary’s Board from 2014-2018. She has inspired many from the Morgan Stanley community to engage in Sanctuary’s work, ranging from pro bono projects to financial support.

Before joining Morgan Stanley, Alita was a litigation associate at Paul Weiss. Alita graduated from Spelman College, summa cum laude, with a B.A. in Political Science in 1994. She also holds a J. D. from Howard University School of Law, cum /aude, and an LL. M. in Trial Advocacy, cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law. She resides in Burlington, NJ, with her husband, Eddie, and their four children.

Every year, at our Zero Tolerance Benefit, Sanctuary for Families honors those who have significantly contributed to the movement to end gender-based violence. This year, we are thrilled to present the 2023 Zero Tolerance Award to Yana Lukeman, activist and former co-chair of Sanctuary’s Family Council.

INTRODUCING YANA

Yana Lukeman has been involved with Sanctuary for Families for over 15 years. She was one of the earliest leaders of Sanctuary’s Family Council (originally called the Mother’s Council}, a group of parents who volunteer with their children in support of Sanctuary’s clients and mission. Yana has always believed strongly in the importance of teaching children about philanthropy
and has spent years providing hands-on enrichment to Sanctuary’s youngest clients with her own children.

She has created and executed countless projects that brighten the holidays for clients of Sanctuary, including Mother’s Day care packages and personalized gift baskets for Valentine’s Day. She and her family have been loyal participants at the annual Thanksgiving celebrations for clients, complete with buffet dinners and activities for children. Yana has hosted numerous events
in her home to share Sanctuary’s mission with a broader community, and has brought awareness and support to Sanctuary projects like the Orthodox Jewish Matrimonial Initiative and the Technology-Facilitated Abuse Initiative.

Through all this and more, Yana has become a passionate supporter and an enthusiastic advocate of Sanctuary’s holistic model. Her passion has inspired many others to join the Sanctuary community.

An immigrant from Israel and a former public school teacher, Yana serves on the national board of directors for AIPAC and is a founding member of the women’s division. Yana completed her undergraduate degree at George Washington University and received her Masters at Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband and three children.

Every year, at our Zero Tolerance Benefit, Sanctuary for Families honors those who have significantly contributed to the movement to end gender-based violence. This year, we are thrilled to present the 2023 Zero Tolerance Award to Jennifer L. Kroman, co-founder of the FurtherJustice Foundation, Inc.

INTRODUCING JENNIFER

Jennifer is a lifelong champion of creating opportunities for underrepresented individuals and communities, including survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. Most recently, she co-founded FurtherJustice Foundation, which helps community-based organizations launch and expand civil legal services programs.

Prior to that, Jennifer spent more than a decade as the leader of the award-winning pro bona practice at the law firm Cleary Gottlieb. Throughout her career, including as an associate and partner at Cleary, Jennifer provided direct legal services to hundreds of low-income clients. She also has trained scores of pro bono lawyers around the country to represent human trafficking survivors and has helped launch numerous pro bono legal service programs.

Jennifer has been involved with Sanctuary for Families for more than 25 years. She has personally taken on some of Sanctuary’s most challenging pro bono cases. Jennifer joined Sanctuary’s Board in 2014 and has been a source of invaluable wisdom and guidance for the past nine years.

In addition to being honored by Sanctuary, Jennifer has been honored by The Legal Aid Society, The Freedom Network, and the New York City Bar Justice Center for her work with low-income New Yorkers, immigrant children, and human trafficking survivors.

Jennifer received a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Michigan.