As part of Women”™s History Month, the Westchester County Youth Board hosted the 5th annual Sheros Awards on Tuesday, March 28. (A shero is a woman who is regarded as a hero.)
This year”™s sheros were Community Advocate Kisha D. Skipper; program director of Westchester Building Futures, Tara Linh Leaman; and Student Advocacy Executive Director Diane Rosenthal.
President of the Parent Teacher Student Associations (PTSA) at Yonkers Montessori Academy Skipper said: “My life”™s work and commitment is truly not for my own benefit but to really plant seeds for trees that I may never sit under and to make the future a little bit brighter for the generations ahead.”
Program Director at the Westchester County Department of Social Services Leaman, said, “It is so crucial to highlight bright spots in the midst of dark times for so many. The Westchester County Youth Bureau, under the leadership of Dr. DaMia Hass-Madden, affords us an opportunity to do just that through the Sheros celebration”¦.”
Rosenthal joined Student Advocacy as Executive Director in 2021, eager to contribute her passion for education, 30 years of experience in nonprofit management and a lifelong belief in the power of education to transform lives, to guide this important organization in its next stage of growth and development.
