Meet Our Award Winners: David Ludwigson

Annual operating budget: Approximately $10 million for FY 2010, which ends June 30.

Dollars raised annually: The budget calls for us to raise approximately $7.2 million with an additional $2.5 million from the government.

Role models: My parents. Both always stressed two things to me and my sisters — hard work and education. My parents both worked very hard and sacrificed much to help ensure we received the best educations possible. They instilled in us that we could do anything we wanted, by working hard and looking at education as both important and as a life-long process. They encouraged us to be curious and open to learning new things. So that even when you are from a very small Midwestern town, you can end up with a great job in New York City!