Barry Friedberg/Charolette Moss Receive Kitty Carlisle Hart Award of Merit for Lifetime Achievement

The Kitty Carlisle Hart Award of Merit for Lifetime Achievement
was established by TGF in 1998 to honor Ms. Carlisle Hart for her
remarkable career as a grande dame of the theatre, her service
to the Foundation’s public education campaigns, and her years of
living gracefully through her personal challenges with glaucoma.
Ms. Hart was the first recipient, and she presented the award at
every gala until her death in 2007 at age 96.
The Carlisle Hart Award is given to accomplished people who are
living with eye disease, and/or the people and organizations who
champion them. Erik Weihenmayer, Kirby Puckett, Aaryn Landers
Lamb, President George H.W. Bush, Cecil M. Payne, EBONY
magazine, Tom Sullivan, Ronnie Milsap, Christopher Gardner,
Governor David Patterson, John Patrick Shanley, Elliot Erwitt,
Joseph Lovett, Steve Tyrell, STRONG-CUEVAS (Elizabeth de
Cuevas), Dr. Bruce Spivey, H.E. Ambassador Francis M. Deng,
Joseph M. La Motta, and Ron Chernow have received the award
at previous TGF galas.
The Glaucoma Foundation is honored to present this year’s Kitty
Carlisle Hart Award of Merit for Lifetime Achievement to TGF
Board members Barry Friedberg and Kenneth Mortenson, and
their spouses Charlotte Moss and Linda Mortenson for excellence
and integrity in their chosen professions, exceptional philanthropy,
and dedication to our mission to improve the lives of glaucoma
patients around the world.
Barry Friedberg is a graduate of Princeton University
and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He
is Co-Chairman of the Board of New York Private Bank
& Trust Company. His esteemed career includes twenty
years with A.G. Becker as a manager of the mergers and
acquisition department and 20 years at Merrill Lynch,
where he was head of the Global Investment Banking
Division and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
He was Chairman of the Board of the New York City Ballet from 2003 to 2008.
During this period, he also served on The Board of Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts. He is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Board of New York City Ballet and is
a member of the Board of Directors of Scan-Harbor, a not-for-profit working on the
development inner city kids in East Harlem. He has been a member of the Board of
The Glaucoma Foundation since 2009.
With 37 years in the business of design, Charlotte Moss is known for her timeless
aesthetic, layered interiors and southern warmth. She has received numerous honors,
including the New York School of Interior Design’s Centennial Medal and The Royal
Oak Foundation’s Timeless Design award. Charlotte holds an honorary doctorate
degree from The New York School of Interior Design as well as Virginia Commonwealth
University, her alma mater.
Charlotte has used her experience culled from thirty-seven years of decorating homes
to design licensed collections with Century Furniture, Fabricut, Stark Carpet, Pickard,
P.E. Guerin, Soicher Marin, IBU Clothing Artemis Design Company and more. She
lectures widely and is a prolific author, having published eleven books to date. Her
latest, Charlotte Moss Flowers (Rizzoli, 2021) and Home: A Celebration: Notable
Voices Reflect on the Meaning of Home (Rizzoli, 2021) which benefits No Kid Hungry.
Of all her work, philanthropy plays an important role in her life. Charlotte is Emerita
Trustee of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, on the Board of The
Bone Marrow Foundation, The Order of Saint John, The Madoo Conservancy, the
International Council of Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens and on the board of
American Corporate Partners where she mentors veterans.