Beyond Beauty Raises $310,000 At Annual Gala
On February 4, the James E. Marshall OCD Foundation honored Iain Holding, president of Beiersdorf North America, and Joe Magnacca, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer of Duane Reade, at the sixth annual Beyond Beauty Gala.
Beyond Beauty is an annual fundraising event that benefits genetic research and education for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
The gala was founded by Elysée Scientific Cosmetics’ Linda Marshall, whose late son, James, had OCD. “This is a special evening for me because you’re making the last wishes of my son come true,” she said. “The cosmetics industry is one of the most gracious industries in the entire world. We’re about making people look beautiful, but we also share the importance of beauty on the inside.”
This year’s event raised a best-ever $310,000—with all funds benefiting the OCD Program at Johns Hopkins. “This event is unique because it’s the only event related to OCD research in the country,” said Gerald Nestadt, professor and director of the OCD program at Johns Hopkins.
“The two honorees have done so much in raising awareness of OCD,” said actress Susan Saint James, who served as mistress of ceremonies. “Five to six million Americans suffer from some form of OCD, yet there is almost no government funding for research.”
Introduced by Art Spiro, executive vice president, global marketing, Liz Claiborne Brands/Elizabeth Arden DSFG, Holding said that Marshall “is an inspiring woman. Before meeting her, I didn’t fully understand this truly devastating and potentially fatal disease.”
Magnacca concurred, “This wouldn’t have happened without Linda’s work, and I’m proud to stand here with her and her family.”
The emotional evening concluded with a performance by Ashford & Simpson, who sang a medley of their greatest hits.
Iain Holding, Linda Marshall and Joe Magnacca.
Beauty Fashion’s George Ledes, Don Loftus of P&G Prestige, Liz Claiborne Brands/Elizabeth Arden DSFG’s Paul McLaughlin and Scott Beattie of Elizabeth Arden.
Duane Reade’s Joe Magnacca, actress Susan Saint James, Elysée Scientific Cosmetics’ Linda Marshall and Jennifer Marshall (2nd r.), Beiersdorf’s Iain Holding, Shiseido’s Heidi Manheimer and Dr. Gerald Nestat of Johns Hopkins.
Johns Hopkins’ Jessica Lunken, Linda Marshall, HSN’s Mindy Grossman and The Estée Lauder Companies’ Jane Hudis.
Linda Marshall, Beauty Fashion’s John Ledes, Annette Greene and Liz Claiborne Brands/ Elizabeth Arden DSFG’s Art Spiro.
Linda Marshall (c.) and Iain Holding (r.) with PCPC’s Lezlee Westine, Louanne Roark and Kathleen Dezio.
Linda Marshall (2nd r.) with HSN’s Lynne Ronon, Mindy Grossman and Michael Henry.
Don Loftus with Givaudan’s Cos Policastro.
Arcade’s Diane Crecca, Debra Leipman-Yale, Eric Dalbo and Sonia Milfort.
Coty Prestige’s Carlos Timiraos with
Maesa Group’s Tom Butkiewicz.Jennifer Marshall, actress Morgan Fairchild
and Linda Marshall.Ashford & Simpson.
