100 Women We Love 2014

From professors, to musicians, to activists, we present to you 2014’s 100 Women We Love.

Anna Hauptmann

Almost nothing´s gayer than Lilith Fair. So it makes perfect sense that Anna Hauptmann, Special Events Manager for The Center, the hub of NYC´s LGBTQ community, started her career there, touring with the legendary concert series as a representative for the Breast Cancer Fund. Later on, she produced shows for out comic Kate Clinton and all-woman group Sweet Honey in the Rock. Hauptmann also worked in corporate life, but found that less appealing. ″It took me a while of climbing the corporate ladder and chasing big money before life taught me that doing work for just money isn´t worth it,″ she says. Today, the rewards of her job go way beyond fattening up her bank account. ″Throwing awesome events where the proceeds go towards fostering the LGBTQ community? You can´t put a price tag on that.″ Something else you can´t put a price tag on? Dreams. And Hauptmann has a huge one for The Center: an ″epic party″ that would involve all the leading nightlife promoters-something, she says, that would be ″all-inclusive″ and ″once in a lifetime.″ Sounds pretty amazing to us! -GH


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