Download Golisano Leadership Award Ceremony Program Agenda

2016 Golisano Health Leadership Award
Special Olympics New York honoring Dr. Stephen Sulkes
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Saunders Research Building, University of Rochester Medical Center
This prestigious award is presented in recognition of Dr. Stephen Sulkes’ outstanding leadership in
Special Olympics New York's health programming and ongoing commitment to advancing
inclusive health for people with intellectual disabilities.
Welcome
Joel Seligman, President & CEO, University of Rochester
The Golisano Foundation’s Partnership with Special Olympics
Ann Costello, Executive Director, Golisano Foundation
Special Olympics’ Global Health Program
Mary Davis, CEO, Special Olympics International
University of Rochester's Commitment to Inclusive Health
Mark Taubman, M.D., CEO, University of Rochester Medical Center
Changing Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities
John Foxe, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester Medical Center
The Golisano Health Leadership Award
Neal Johnson, President & CEO, Special Olympics New York
Impact of Healthy Communities and Dr. Stephen Sulkes’ Work
Michael Worboys, Special Olympics New York Athlete& Athlete Congress Member
Golisano Health Leadership Award Presentation
Ann Costello, Executive Director, Golisano Foundation
Golisano Health Leadership Award Acceptance Speech
Stephen Sulkes, M.D., Co-Director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Congratulations and Thank You
Neal Johnson, President & CEO, Special Olympics New York
"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
2016 Golisano Health Leadership Award Recipient
Dr. Stephen Sulkes, Co-Director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Stephen Sulkes has been an active Clinical Director in Special Olympics’ Healthy
Athletes® program since 2010 and he is one of the most dedicated and passionate Clinical
Directors statewide. Starting in 2012, Dr. Sulkes became a lead advisor on the Special
Olympics New York Healthy Communities Project and has provided expert guidance and
tireless energy to promoting follow-up care and wellness programming for athletes. Dr.
Sulkes founded the Team Trainer program, which pairs medical/dental residents with a
Special Olympics team, developing connections between athletes and the next generation
of healthcare professionals and helping athletes to set and achieve wellness goals.
Dr. Sulkes is the Co-Director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, Director of
Rochester’s LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities)
Program, and is a national leader among peers. Dr. Sulkes is also the President-elect for
AADMD and has been one of the lead advocates nationally on a project to have people with
intellectual disabilities recognized as a medically underserved population.
Getting to Know Special Olympics New York
Making a Difference in the Rochester Community!
Our Mission
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for
all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop
physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of skills and
friendship with their families, Special Olympics athletes and the community. Through their
participation in Special Olympics New York athletes gain confidence and build a positive self-image,
which carries into the classroom, the home, the workplace and the community.
About Special Olympics New York
Today, we serve 67,162 (2015 census) athletes, making Special Olympics New York the largest program in the United
States and the sixth largest program in the world. Special Olympics New York has its headquarters in Schenectady, with
offices in the Long Island, New York City, Hudson Valley, Central, Western, Capital and Genesee regions.