On May 8, 2020, NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio appointed Womankind to the newly created Nonprofit and Social Services Sector Advisory Council to shape the city's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CEO Niketa Sheth is honored to serve alongside many key leaders on this Advisory Council to inform guidance and strategy on the re-opening of NYC. We plan to bring our expertise working with Asian communities to ensure the City meets the needs of survivors of gender-based violence and immigrants—two groups we serve that have been greatly affected by this pandemic.

Read the complete press release from the Mayor's Office here.

Mayor de Blasio Appoints Members to Sector Advisory Councils

May 8, 2020

NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed members to the following Sector Advisory Councils: Non-Profit and Social Services, Public Health and Healthcare, Faith-based, Construction and Real Estate, Education, and Surface Transportation. This is in addition to the Sector Advisory Councils on Labor and Workforce; Large Business; Small Business; and Arts, Culture, and Entertainment. Sector Advisory Councils will inform the Administration's efforts to restart the economy and city life. The councils will serve as critical links to disseminate information about re-opening and provide guidance to shape the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“These councils will provide real world guidance to ensure our plans to reopen the city make sense and keep people safe. We are facing an unprecedented crisis, but by working together, we will come out stronger than before,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Non-Profit and Social Services Sector Advisory Council

1. Raja Abdulhaq, Islamic Leadership Council
2. LaShawn Allen Muhammad, Central Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation
3. Jo Ann Yoo, Asian American Federation
4. Donna Colonna, Services for the Underserved
5. Sharon Content, Children of Promise
6. Joel Copperman, CASES
7. Hazel Dukes, NAACP
8. Thelma Dye PhD, Northside Center
9. Regina Estela, Independence Care System
10. Nat Fields, Urban Resource Institute (URI)
11. Beth Finkel, AARP
12. David Garza, Henry Street Settlement
13. Eric Goldstein, UJA Federation
14. David Greenfield, Met Council on Jewish Poverty
15. Bob Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
16. Laurie Hanin, Center for Hearing and Communication
17. Wayne Ho, Chinese-American Planning Council
18. Tom Kamber, Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
19. Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of NY
20. Jeremy Kohomban PhD, Children’s Village/Harlem Dowling
21. Keith Little, SCO Family of Services/Center for Family Life in Sunset Park
22. Elizabeth McCarthy, Sheltering Arms
23. Wendy McClinton, Black Vets for Social Justice
24. Frankie Miranda, Hispanic Federation
25. Haydee Morales, Casita Maria
26. John Park, Minkwon
27. Fr. Patrick Keating, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Brooklyn
28. Michael Polenberg, Downstate Victims Coalition
29. Juan Ramos, Los Sures/ Southside United
30. Alex Roque, Ali Forney Center
31. Denise Rosario, Coalition for Hispanic Family Services
32. Muzzy Rosenblatt, Bowery Residence Committee (BRC)
33. Annetta Seecharran, Chhaya CDC
34. Frederick Shack, Urban Pathways
35. Beth Shapiro, Citymeals on Wheels
36. Niketa Sheth, Womankind
37. Scott Short, RiseBoro Community Partnership
38. Prabhu Sigamani, ROC United
39. Joanne Smith, Girls for Gender Equity
40. Rev. Terry Troia, Project Hospitality
41. Glennda Testone, LGBT Community Center
42. Eileen Torres, BronxWorks
43. Colvin W. Grannum, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
44. Michelle Yanche, Good Shepherd Services