Education activist and philanthropist Faith Hope Consolo, chairman of Douglas Elliman's Retail Group delivered an emotional speech to an enthusiastic audience of faculty, benefactors, parents and students of The Quad Preparatory School after receiving the 2015 Founder's Award at the Second Annual Founder's Gala. Held in partnership with Cooper Union at the Great Hall, the gala dinner topped off a full day of educational programming developed by the college preparatory school, which works with children on the autism spectrum and has been heralded for its unique learning model integrating social and emotional learning with academic studies. Tags: