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Inaugural Shine Global Spirt Award Honorees Carlos de la Cruz and Roy Langbord

At Shine Global’s second annual party on November 4, 2016, we had the privilege of presenting the first Shine Global Spirit Award honoring individuals who have given service to children. This inaugural award went to two long-time Shine volunteers who have provided pro-bono support since 2007, enabling us to make films that raise awareness, promote action, and inspire change on behalf of children struggling against difficult odds.

At Shine Global’s second annual party on November 4, 2016, we had the privilege of presenting the first Shine Global Spirit Award honoring individuals who have given service to children. This inaugural award went to two long-time Shine volunteers who have provided pro-bono support since 2007, enabling us to make films that raise awareness, promote action, and inspire change on behalf of children struggling against difficult odds.

Carlos de la Cruz is a native Chicagoan who now calls NYC his home. He’s the IT Operations Manager at the Mullen group, and has more than 15 years of IT experience, he has held positions ranging from higher education to advertising to the non-profit sector. A son of Mexican immigrants, with 6 siblings, Carlos says he feels a strong connection with Shine Global’s mission and work. We met him several years ago when he first helped us with our IT needs and he has never stopped – from setting up systems, to trouble-shooting and repairing them, he is unfailingly generous with his time and expertise and has never charged us a penny.

Roy Langbord is a graduate of Columbia University and NYU law school with 40 years’ entertainment experience. Roy has held legal, business affairs, and senior executive positions over an 18-year career at Showtime networks. He also helped launch Next New Networks, Worldwide Biggies, and Epix. And Roy has consulted for World Wrestling Entertainment and BBC Worldwide Americas. He lives in NY with his wife of 39 years, Cathy Loup, and their two very substantial Maine coon cats. Roy has been unstinting in providing excellent, pro bono legal support for us for more than 10 years.

We’re indebted to them both for their support of Shine as well as their wise counsel.