Long Island Women's Agenda

About LIWA
Leadership Council

< back

The Leadership Council is comprised of voluntary or staff leaders of each membership organization or its designate. Its purpose is to provide a forum and to work collaboratively to identify issues of importance to women of Long Island and recommend action to the LIWA board.

The Leadership Council meets every other month (dates and times to be announced).

Our goals for this year include increased communication and the fostering of collaborations among LIWA's member organizations and between LIWA and its member organizations and an increase in Leadership Council membership.

A new feature this year - at the beginning of each meeting, every represented organization gets to give a "one minute commercial" about their program, upcoming events and/or needs. This helps all of us "get the word out" about all the vital work that is happening in LI's womens organizations.

Sandi Kafenbaum Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program 516.877.4314
Janet Walerstein Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc. 631-462-0444
Nick LaMorte CSEA Long Island 631.462.0030
Donna Ceravalo Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. 516.741.2550
Ellen Benson Harmony Heights 516.922.4060
Melissa Connolly Hofstra University 516.460.4160
Lisa Evans-Chapman Jack and Jill of America, Inc. - Suffolk County Chapter 631.736.6539
Wilma Tootle LI Chapter of The Links, Inc. 631.223.9118
Sherry Thomas LI Fund for Women and Girls (LIFWG) 516.622.3863
Diane Womack Long Island Center for Business & Professional Women 631.673.0209
Linda L. Juergens National Association of Mothers' Centers (NAMC) 516.939.6667
Donna Gathard National Association of Women Business Owners Long Island (NAWBO) 631.265.6865
Grace Blake National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Long Island Chapter, Inc. 516.623.3595
Sandra Mintz National Council of Jewish Women-Long Island Sections 516.868.5578
Linda Rosen National Ovarian Cancer Coalition NY-LI Chapter 516.937.7671
Rosann Bunshaft New York State Women, Inc. -District X 516.677.5492
Amy Gordon North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center 516.626.1971
Gina D'Andrea Weatherup Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc. 631.240.1126
Sarah Miller Planned Parenthood of Nassau County 516.750.2666
Sonia Murdock Postpartum Resource Center of New York 631.422.2255
Dorothy Cardi Research & Education Fund of the SCWBEC 631-543-7707
Pamela Gershowitz Research & Education Fund of the SCWBEC 631.864.3250
Fran Karliner Soroptimist International of Nassau County (SINC) 516.694.9834
Cindy Agals Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence 631.666.7181
Ellen Bartoldus The Transition Network 631.421.1617
Laura Sisak Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS) 631.360.3730
Barbara Roberts Women Presidents' Organization 631.725.9180

Join, Give, Get Involved
Issues In Focus
Visit LIWA On Facebook