COPE is a nonprofit grief and healing organization helping parents and families living with the loss of a child. Started by bereaved parents, COPE now offers professionally led support groups, a grief support phone line, and regular healing workshops including yoga, meditation, art, movement, music, and journaling.
Founded in 1999, COPE has grown to support children and teens who have lost a loved one, particularly through COPE’s Camp Erin® NYC, a free summer weekend experience to support kids and families who are grieving.
Traumatic and complicated grief takes a physical and emotional toll on survivors. Our COPE families learn they are not alone and gain tools that incorporate healthy coping mechanisms into their bereavement process.
Parents and children and families grow and heal as they learn to live with their devastating loss.
25th Anniversary
Golf Outing Honoree
Douglas Newton
Senior Managing Director & Co-Founder of CC Capital
Board Member of COPE
Douglas Newton, a Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder of CC Capital, brings more than 20 years of investing experience across both public and private markets to his role. CC Capital invests in high-quality companies with compelling customer value propositions and sustainable competitive advantages that drive long-term performance.
Prior to establishing CC Capital, Doug co-founded The WindAcre Partnership, LLC, an investment firm known for its private equity approach to public market investing. His extensive background in investment is complemented by roles at Seneca Capital, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, and in investment banking at Credit-Suisse First Boston and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Doug's educational foundation includes an A.B. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
For Doug and his family, supporting COPE has been a heartfelt commitment since the foundation's inception 25 years ago and he has been a member of COPE’s board for the last five years. Doug deeply values COPE’s mission to assist parents and families grappling with the loss of a child, recognizing the essential support it provides in addressing the profound impact of such tragedies on families and communities.
Looking forward to this year’s golf outing and the 25th-year gala, Doug is hopeful and profoundly grateful for the collective support from individuals and companies alike. He believes that this support is pivotal in ensuring COPE's sustainable growth, enabling it to extend its reach and impact even further as COPE embarks on the next 25 years.
Doug resides in New York, NY, with his wife, Amy, and their sons, Sawyer (9) and Archer (5).
Parent Honoree
Sherry Radowitz, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Grants & Sponsored Programs, Molloy University
Board Member, Co-Treasurer of COPE
Dr. Sherry Radowitz is Senior Director of Grants & Sponsored Programs at Molloy University. During her 19-year tenure, millions of dollars from hundreds of public and private grants have supported programs, academic services, scholarships, capital expansion, curriculum, research, professional development and more. Her proposal development and grants management proficiency has built capacity on and off campus; internal and external collaborative efforts have launched several new initiatives.
With 50 years in education and human services, previous positions include Senior VP of Community Agency Services at United Way of Long Island, first Executive Director of the Women’s Fund of Long Island, and Deputy Director of Child Care Council of Nassau and Child Care Council of Suffolk. Expert in nonprofit management, program development and fundraising, Sherry has been consultant and dedicated volunteer for several nonprofits and professional mentor to many.
Sherry has been a COPE board member and its treasurer for the past 12 years, bringing her leadership skills and careful attention to the financial stability of the organization. She facilitated a foundation-funded partnership with Molloy expanding COPE’s reach into underserved communities and creating new community alliances. COPE has also been a beneficiary of technical assistance provided by Molloy’s School of Business.
With the loss of her son in 2007, her family established the Jesse R. Radowitz Memorial Scholarship to benefit Molloy MBA students with a commitment to community service. In the spirit of COPE, Sherry helps many others navigate through their grief and the challenges associated with the loss of loved ones. She has been acknowledged several times for her campus and community contributions and feels extremely honored to be recognized by COPE on its 25th anniversary.
Sherry and her husband Stuart live on Long Island with their pets. Her daughter Stephanie, son-in law Dave, granddaughter Emily (7) and grandson Ryan (3) live in Connecticut..
