New York Junior League

Our Leadership

The New York Junior League is overseen and managed by two governing bodies—a Board of Directors and a Management Council. Our trained volunteers hold the positions on both our Board and Management Council.

Lauren Jenkins Chung President

Charlene Chuang Executive Vice President	Shari Aser Treasurer	Dayna Cassidy Secretary
Lisa Hathaway Stella Nominating Chair	Jana Beauchamp Director At Large	Rosemarie Dackerman Director At Large
Barbara J. Etzel Director At Large	Nicole Ferrin Director At Large	DeNora Getachew Director At Large
Hilary McNamara Director At Large	Celeste Rault Director At Large	Robin Stratton Rivera Director At Large
Anne Bahr Thompson Director At Large

2018-2019 Management Council

Our Management Council focuses on strengthening the NYJL’s impact through its day-to-day initiatives. It develops and executes programs and activities aligned with the strategic goals of the organization as set forth by the Board of Directors.

Charlene Chuang Executive Vice President

Katie Cook Community Senior Council Head	Lauren Giordani Fundraising Events Senior Council Head	Elizabeth Fabsits Pavone Membership Senior Council Head	Jennifer Wiese Strategy and Communications Senior Council Head
Cristina Hagglund Secretary	Kathryn McGlynn Finance Council Head	Maria Reina Nominating Vice Chair	Gale Kroeger Sustainer Council Head
Caitlin Kenefick Adult Education and Mentoring Council Head	Meredith Coburn Child Health and Welfare Council Head	Leighanna Morbey Children’s Education Council Head	Meredith Wood Culture and the Arts Council Head
Courtney Wessling City Impact Council Head	Ashley B. T. Ma Fundraising Events 1 Council Head	Merideth Lake Fundraising Events 2 Council Head	Ana Popkowski Fundraising Events 3 Council Head
Colleen Hoy Training Council Head	Allison Davis O’Keefe Affiliation Council Head	Shannon Whitt Volunteer Development Council Head	Jeri Powell Communications & Advocacy Council Head
Cristine Van Schoick Strategic Planning Council Head