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2023 ASIRT GALA + RAFFLE

Gala Evening Program

Welcome

ROCHELLE SOBEL

Founder and President
Association for Safe
International Road Travel

Master of Ceremonies

AMBASSADOR MARC GROSSMAN

Vice Chair, The Cohen Group,
former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs,
and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey

Greetings

SUSAN LEE

Secretary of State of Maryland
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Keynote Speaker and Honoree

AMBASSADOR ERIC RUBIN

Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis,
former President of the American Foreign Service Association,
and former U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria

ASIRT Leadership in Global Diplomacy for Road Safety Award

2023 Honorees

DAN RYAN

Vice President
Public and Government Affairs
Mazda North American Operations
ASIRT Corporate Leadership in
Road Safety Award

JULIE ANNE FRIEND

Director
Office of Global Safety and Security
The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Northwestern University
ASIRT Road Safety Champion in
Education Abroad Award

JILL BASHEIN AHARON and STACY MENSH SCHLACTUS

Community Leaders
ASIRT Aron Sobel Community Service Award

L-R: Amabassador Eric Rubin, Dan Ryan, Julie Anne Friend, Jill Bashein Aharon, Stacy Mensh Schlactus

Presentation of Winning Student Videos

ASIRT and Montgomery County
Regional Student Government Association
Road Safety Public Service Announcement Contest

1st Place High School
1st Place Middle School
2nd Place Middle School Tie
2nd Place Middle School Tie

Special Tribute in Memory of Aron Sobel

by the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Class of ‘87

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Show your support for this year’s theme by wearing your favorite sneakers with your business attire.

Catering by Signature Caterers

ASIRT thanks our generous sponsors