This past Saturday, I hosted a Women's History Month event where members of the community came out to celebrate the remarkable contributions women are making in helping us to realize our vision of Economic Development, Education and Equality for All. During the event, we honored several distinguished members of our community with citations that recognize their important contributions to empowering other women. President Barack Obama, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett and First Lady of NYC Chirlane McCray sent congratulatory letters to our honorees.
Co-sponsors for this event included: Congressmember Jose Serrano, State Senator Gustavo Rivera, Assemblymember Marcos Crespo, and Councilmember Vanessa Gibson. In addition to the co-sponsors, we provided information tables to Planned Parenthood of New York, Harlem Girls Cheer, V.I.P. Community Services and Professional Empowerment in Action
We are delighted to have honored 22 women, who are all making a positive impact in our community. From the four women leaders at Neighborhood SHOPP's Casa Boricua Senior Center to our School Superintendents, from African entrepreneurs to community advocates, we are absolutely #BuildingABetterBronx
2016 Women’s History Month Honorees:
Ramatu Ahmed,
Founder of African Life Center
Karen Ames,
Superintendent District 8
Elisa Alvarez,
Superintendent District 7
Stephanie Arthur,
Founder of African Leaders Project
Ivy Brown,
Instructional Technology Coordinator of New York Metropolitan
Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolence ATTAIN Lab
Fatima C.Cambane-Quissico,
First Lady of Epworth United Methodist Church
Miriam Clavasquin,
Program Director of Casa Boricua Senior Center
Cynthia Cortijo-Rodriguez,
CEC: Community Education Council 12
Antoinette Crawford,
First Lady of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Diana Delgado,
Director of Senior Center Programs for
Neighborhood Self-Help by Older Persons Project (SHOPP)
Rafaela Espinal Pacheco,
Superintendent District 12
Ivine Galarza,
District Manager for Bronx Community Board 6
Meredith Gotlin,
Principal of The Melrose School, PS/MS 29
Dr. Evelyn Laureano,
Executive Director of Neighborhood Self-Help by Older Persons Project (SHOPP)
Annie Minguez,
Director of Government & Community Relations with Good Shepherd
Claudia Nesbitt,
New York Metropolitan Martin Luther King Jr.
Center for Nonviolence ATTAIN Lab
Carmen Rivera,
V.I.P. Community Services
Leticia Rodriguez-Rosario,
Superintendent District 9
Darlene Serrano,
Activity Coordinator at Neighborhood Self Help by Older Persons Project (SHOPP)
Casa Boricua Innovative Senior Center
Elizabeth Thompson,
Leadership Council Representative of Kingsbridge Neighborhood Improvement Association
Assemblymember Michael Blake after surprising his mother Hilary Lawrence with a New York State Assembly citation
From left to right: Assemblymember Michael Blake, Ivine Galarza (District Manager of Community Board 6), Congressmember Jose Serrano and Councilmember Vanessa Gibson
Women's History Month Attendees
Assemblymember Michael Blake, Congressmember Jose Serrano and Councilmember Vanessa Gibson stand with 2016 Women's History Month Honorees
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