Bonaventure University, The Humanitarian Award from Iona College and The Public Service Award from Manhattanville College. Past awards include: The National Alliance to End Homelessness Private Sector Award, The Public Service Leadership Award from St. This year she was honored with the American Red Cross Humanitarian Award and the Newark Now Award. Cuomo Cole is an appointee of the New York State Advisory Committee on the Welfare of Children and Families and the Mayor's Task Force to Combat Domestic Violence of New York City. Today the organization operates twenty-nine supportive service residences for homeless and low income populations including victims of domestic violence, veterans, and people living with HIV/Aids. Under her leadership, the organization has expanded nationally to become one of the largest providers of homes, jobs and services for the homeless in the United States. Since 1992 she has led the nonprofit agency, HELP USA as Executive Chairman. Cuomo Cole has served as a Director of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Million Mom March since 2005, participating in the strategic leadership of the organization. Current film projects include documentaries on female veterans and reflections by prominent Americans on their personal mentors. She has captured numerous intimate first person stories of hardship and perseverance on film, video, and in print, which have been broadcast and published in a variety of media. Cuomo Cole has produced and directed films and public service announcements to raise awareness for social issues including homelessness, domestic violence, at-risk youth, and gun violence. Throughout her career in the private and nonprofit sectors, Ms. Maria Cuomo Cole was inspired to make the documentary Living for 32 after hearing gun violence survivor Colin Goddard share his story of tragedy and fortitude. He is currently in pre-production on a feature film, The Teddy Bear Habit, based on the award-winning children's book, and The Unconquered, a feature-length documentary on the journey of The Florida Seminoles. Kevin's work as a director has proven that he is as comfortable shooting real people as he is actors. Kevin is also filming New York Vertical with award-winning photographer Horst Hamann, based on his book of the same title. Some of the past commercials Kevin has worked on include ESPN, Bank Of America, Crest, and Verizon,Ĭurrent documentaries include The Other Side of the Street, a story about the life of Jimmy Breslin and newspapers in New York City. Kevin also directed and co-directed the Sprint campaign featuring Sprint CEO Dan Hesse that was shot throughout New York City, presenting the city in stunning black-and-white cinematography. Other recent works include an "Exclusive XMen3 Confessional" with director Brett Ratner for Mercedes, and a featurette for The Boys' and Girls' Club of America featuring President Bill Clinton.Ĭurrent commercials Kevin has directed include the Chevy Silverado "This is Our Country" campaign, PGA, IBM, The Seminole Hard Rock brand and the Brady Campaign for Sensible Gun Laws. The PSAs featured Will Smith, Debra Messing, Colin Farrell, Danny Devito, Ed Burns, and Rachel Ray. The Post exclusively reported last year that Mariah’s. Kevin co-created as well as directed and produced a series of PSA's for the "Made in New York" campaign, for which he won a New York City Film and Television Award in 2007. Mariah, 26, and Michaela, 23, are two of Cuomo’s three daughters with Kerry Kennedy, herself the daughter of liberal icon Robert F. Other television credits include Heartbreakers, an Oxygen exclusive television show. It premiered on the Oxygen Network along with Breslin's second short film, Women of Rockaway, which won the 2003 Gracie Allen Award for best TV documentary. Names and affiliations aside, however, Emily, Amanda, and Catie Cole are all paving their own impressive paths while maintaining their family's dedication to social issues across the board.Kevin Breslin's first short film, "A Smile Gone, but Where?" was shown at film festivals throughout the world. As if we could fit any more dynasties into the mix (or at the holiday dinner table), that means the Cole sisters are the cousins of the Kennedy-Cuomo girls, a.k.a. The documentary film producer is the daughter of former governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, and yes, sister of current governor Andrew Cuomo along with CNN's Chris Cuomo. Mom Maria Cuomo Cole is indeed of the Cuomos. And not just because of who their dad is. Such is the life of the iconic designer's three very chic daughters, who, despite maintaining low profiles on social media, have long been society darlings. Well, when your dad is Kenneth Cole, shoes are surely in no short supply - and neither are the red carpet invitations. If you thought fighting with your sister over borrowed shoes was intense, imagine drawing straws to see who gets to go with dad to the Met Gala.
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