Graduation

EVENT INFO

2024 Leadership Westchester Graduation Ceremony &

Alum of Year Award Presentation to Emily Saltzman!

Join us on Tuesday, June 17th from 5 - 7 PM at the

Westchester Community College Gateway Center in Valhalla, NY

Marykate Acquisto, The Quinn Law Firm

Veronica Bazan, Women's Enterprise Development Center

Dana Belin, Honey Beez Childcare Center

Mary Benjamin, Westchester Parks Foundation

Jonathan Campozano, Neighbors Link

Yin Choy Chen, R2M Realty, Inc.

Jordan Cormier, Youth Shelter Program of Westchester

Juan Diaz, M&T Bank

Jessica Friedlander, Volunteer New York!

Bruce Jackson, Feeding Westchester

Nikhil Jagga, CMIT Solutions

Adam Kintish, M&T Bank

Tuesday Paige McDonald, City of Peekskill Youth Bureau

Travis Melby, SUNY Westchester Community College

Kara Pacheco, Webster Bank

Victor Parada, NBCUniversal

Becky Silverstein, Impact 100

Allashia Smith-Harris (Allie), Mental Health Association of Westchester

Andre Thompson

Robin White, AT&T

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 LEADERSHIP WESTCHESTER

ALUM OF THE YEAR

Congratulations Emily Saltzman, Westchester County Government

ABOUT ALUM OF THE YEAR

Emily Saltzman, Westchester County Government

Leadership Westchester Class of 2014

Neal Keller is a 2014 Leadership Westchester alumnus and has participated in interviewing candidates for Leadership Westchester. He was one of the founders of a men’s discussion/support group for Leadership Westchester alumni which has been meeting for over two years.

Neal is retired from an IT career at IBM’s Watson Research Center where he was one of the authors of over 25 IBM patents. Neal taught a Mercy College computer class in Sing Sing for 15 years and has served on the board of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison since 2011.

He recently completed a certification program at Westchester Community College to become a teacher of ESL and currently volunteers in person and online to tutor immigrants. Neal lives in Pleasantville with his wife Susan.

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The application period for the Leadership Westchester Class of 2025 is currently open. Please reach out to connect with an alum of the program if you have any questions. Inspired by these amazing leaders? This could very well be YOU celebrating your nine-month leadership journey.

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