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Rock Your Style® 2026 Event Details

Where Fashion Meets Philanthropy™ 

Saturday, September 26, 2026
Empire Live, 93 N. Pearl St, Albany
Doors open 6:00 PM 
Rock Your Style 2026 Event Details

Tickets & How to Support

Rock Your Style returns to Empire Live for a night where fashion takes the runway, and community takes center stage. Local movers and shakers step into the spotlight to walk for a cause, joined by sponsors, supporters and friends who believe style can do more than turn heads. It can change lives.

Every ticket, every bid and every step on that runway supports the NYOH Community Cancer Foundation and its mission to ease the financial burden of cancer for patients and families across our community.

Rock the runway. Raise spirits. Create impact. This is Rock Your Style.

VIP Honorary Committee Tickets — $250

Early event access, open bar, seating during the runway show and your name featured on the digital invitation and in the Look Book, with the option to include an in memory of or in honor of tribute.

General Admission Tickets — $125

Standing-room-only event access and complimentary signature cocktails and a cash bar.

All tickets include heavy hors d'oeuvres during cocktail hour and access to the after-party, featuring a food-truck-inspired spread.

Sponsorship opportunities still available. Check out our Support the Event page for more details.

The Night Ahead

Rock Your Style is more than a runway. It's a full night built around music, food, friendly competition and a few surprises we're not ready to reveal just yet. Please note, Rock Your Style is a 21+ event.

Our Host


Rock Your Style 2026 Headshots-5-Marlia

Marlia Fontaine-Weisse, CDP

2024 RYS Model Alum
CEO & Founder, Elev8 Workforce Solutions

 

Event Details


Doors Open

6:00 pm

Fashion Show + Program

7:00 pm

After-Party @ Empire Live Underground

8:30 pm

  • Music by DJ Reel
  • Bites by Jackson Soul Catering
  • Fashionably chic attire

Event-Night Experiences


Returning Again This Year

Dine Around: Passport to the Palate

Our traditional dine-around with a twist.  A lineup of Capital Region restaurants and a night of discovery.

The Collection: Rock It Your Way Raffle

Explore a curated collection of experiences, gift certificates and one-of-a-kind packages. Then choose the prizes you would most love to win.

Something New is Brewing this year...

The Golden Chance

We're not ready to share the details, but trust us, it's worth the wait.

Supporters Choice

 Every model deserves a fan club. A new way to show your support is coming. Stay tuned.

The Runway Styles 

These are the clothing stores behind the looks hitting the runway.

OUR BEHIND-THE-SCENES CREW

The Event Committee

Rock Your Style is powered by a dedicated group of volunteers who give their time, energy and heart to bring this event to life every year.

Takara Wiles, PCM®
Founder & Executive Producer
PNGN Collective LLC

Rachel Hye Youn Rupright
Foundation Administrator
NYOH Community Cancer Foundation

Josalynn Smith 
Director of Fashion & Model Experience
PNGN Collective LLC

  • Keri Alonzo
  • Maile Barcelon
  • Miquela Torres
  • Sue Bradley, Foundation Board Member
  • Francesca LoPorto-Brandow
  • Lisa Proskin, Foundation Board President
  • Mariah Raval
  • Joni Richter
  • David Shaffer, Foundation Board & Immediate Past President

Thank You, In Style

Behind every step on the runway is a sponsor who said yes. Thank you to the businesses below for backing this community and helping turn a night of fashion into real support for families facing cancer.

Haute Couture


Trendsetter


Luxe


  • Dr. Nischala Ammannagari & Satish Kodali• In honor of my patients and in support of Dr. Ami Negandhi & Dr. Mohamad Younes
  • BBL Companies
  • The Bold Fight Foundation • In honor of Stacy Bold
  • Dr. Pooja Chaukiyal & Amit Nautiyal •In honor of our patients & their families
  • Destination Kia • In honor of Katie Wickles
  • Homestead Funding, Jason Young
  • Dr. Madhavi Latha Kambam & Sashidhar MadadiIn support of Dr. Ami Negandhi &  Dr. Mohamad Younes
  • Johanna & James Lupoli • In support of Johanna Lupoli
  • Carleen Madden • In support of Katie Wickles
  • Megan & James Morrell • In support of Katie Wickles
  • Mariah Raval & Dr. Mihir Raval • In support of Chuck Aiken, Dr. Ami Negandhi, Antonietta Rarick & Dr. Mohamad Younes 
  • Rivers Casino Schenectady
  • Dr. David Shaffer *◊• In memory of Louise Houston Shaffer
  • Drs. Karen Tedesco & John Defrancisco • In support of Dr. Ami Negandhi, Antonietta Rarick & Dr. Mohamad Younes

Vogue


  • Albany Med Health System
  • Andrew Campbell • In memory of Christine Campbell
  • Caris Life Sciences
  • Mary Beth Davis & John Keller • In support of Dr. Ami Negandhi
  • Beth Gordon & Elliot Sobel *
  • Harris Sanders Architects
  • KeyBank
  • Dr. Adriana Lisinschi
  • New York Life Insurance, Andrew No
  • Sarah Pesek & Jason Rundell • In support of Dr. Ami Negandhi
  • Premiere Transportation
  • Lisa Proskin *◊ & Jonathan Pierce
  • Rifenburg Construction
  • Samantha & Zachary Springman • In support of Dr. Ami Negandhi
  • Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte
  • Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region
  • Trampoline Design
  • The Warren & Denyse Mackey Foundation • In support of Dona Bulluck & Kaiden Patton-Wiles
  • WellNest Studios

Honorary Committee


  • Jinah & Dr. Peter Ahn
  • Keri Alonzo
  • Clarisse Banks
  • Maile Barcelon
  • Laura & Andrew Beesecker
  • Sarah Bilofsky, SarahB Communications
  • Kristen Bohne
  • Jill Bowtruczyk • In honor of Tara Templeton
  • Sue Bradley *◊
  • Andrea Breen
  • Dr. Rufus Collea
  • Clare Conway • In honor of Katie Wickles & in memory of Andrew Rosenbaum
  • Lisa & Robert Coyle
  • Jodi Cramer In memory of Thomas Cramer
  • Kevin & Cindi Dubner
  • Michael Ferra
  • Cindy Harrington • In honor of Stacy Bold
  • Kimberly Hickok
  • Alicia Hutchins
  • Kelsey Knutsen
  • Feng Lin & Dr. Qin Zen
  • Francesca LoPorto-Brandow
  • Gina Milot • In honor of Katie Wickles
  • Ed Mitzen
  • Sabrina Mosseau • In honor of my amazing brother Howard Hanna
  • Jennifer Muggeo
  • Suzanne Muggeo
  • Michelle Ostrelich & Dr. Howard Schlossberg
  • Kiran Patel
  • Joni Richter
  • Rachel Hye Youn Rupright In memory of Rebecca Bent & Zoila Jackson
  • Ruth Sadinsky
  • Ashley Seeley
  • Brian Selchick
  • Josalynn Smith
  • Millicent Stackhouse
  • Tara & Scott Templeton • In honor of Tara Templeton
  • Jessica & Robert Tieckelmann
  • Miquela Torres
  • Andrés & Nairobi Vives
  • Jill * & Mike Walsh
  • Susan Whitton • In honor of Tara Templeton
  • Fitzroy & Joyce Wiles
  • Takara Wiles & Jacques Fontin • In Honor of Fitzroy Wiles & Shantell Pitts
  • Tamara & Dr. Stephen Wrzesinski
  • Nancy Yannone • In honor of Tara Templeton

* Foundation Board Member
Event Committee Member

Where fashion meets philanthropy, extraordinary things happen. Join us on September 26 and be part of it.