Junior League of Central Westchester Announces

2017-2018 Board of Directors

Incoming board to lead more than 250 members in local community service initiatives

Junior League of Central Westchester 2017-2018 Board of Directors (from left to right: Marianne Chao, Sustainer Director; Sarah Sheehy, Communications VP; Midge Lesniewski, Treasurer; Sarah Schaeffer-Roth, Nominating and Placement Director; Sandra Katz, President Elect; Alyse Streicher, President; Thrusha Henderson, Membership VP; Jessica Gleason, Community VP; Dana Miele, Secretary; and Valerie Phillips, Fund Development VP)

SCARSDALE, N.Y. –  The Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW) has announced its incoming Board of Directors for the 2017-2018 term. Founded in 1947, the JLCW is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

The board is led by President Alyse Streicher who served three previous and consecutive terms on the board as Treasurer for two years and most recently as President Elect. Joining Streicher is a group of women who bring a broad range of talents and professional backgrounds and who share the organization’s commitment to community service. They are: Sandra Katz, President Elect; Midge Lesniewski, Treasurer; Dana Miele, Secretary; Thrusha Henderson, Membership VP; Sarah Sheehy, Communications VP; Jessica Gleason, Community VP; Valerie Phillips, Fund Development VP; Marianne Chao, Sustainer Director; and Sarah Schaeffer-Roth, Nominating and Placement Director.

“I am honored to serve as this year’s President, and look forward to a fantastic year ahead,” said Streicher.  “The JLCW will provide leadership building opportunities to our members, and services to our community including our two marquee projects: the Westchester County Diaper Bank which we launched in conjunction with Westchester County government in 2014, and Best Start which focuses on health and literacy of children enrolled in Head Start locations in select White Plains elementary schools.”

The JLCW board will lead more than 250 active and sustaining members in the communities of Eastchester, Greenburgh, Scarsdale and White Plains and is pleased to welcome the 25 provisional members of the 2016-2017 new member class to their growing organization.
The JLCW invites women of all races, religions and national origins who are committed to volunteerism to attend an upcoming New Member informational session on Wednesday, September 13 at 8:00 p.m. or Friday, September 15 at 9:30 a.m. at Wayside Cottage. For more information on becoming a member, call the JLCW at 914-723-6130 or visit the website at www.jlcentralwestchester.org.

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About the Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW)

The Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW) is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Headquartered at historic Wayside Cottage, the JLCW has served the communities of Eastchester, Greenburgh, Scarsdale and White Plains for 70 years. Our approximately 250 active and sustaining members are accomplished collaborators who identify community needs and develop effective and responsive programs to serve those needs. The JLCW invites women of all races, religions and national origins who are committed to volunteerism to become members.

(Additional information at www.jlcentralwestchester.org.)