GALA HONOREES

The Westchester Jewish Community Services organization will be celebrating Michele Brettschneider and William Shirley at its 80th anniversary gala at Brae Burn Country Club on March 28, at 6:30 p.m.

Brettschneider  serves on the WJCS Executive Committee, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Children and Youth Services Committee and the Gala Committee. A graduate of Lehigh University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree she also received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She has spent her professional career as an attorney.

Shirley joined the WJCS board in 2019 when he experienced its services for his son. He now serves as board secretary. In addition to focusing on WJCS”™s group homes, he has played a leading role with the board”™s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

His professional career as an attorney took him worldwide in his practice areas ranging from corporate finance to capital markets to mergers and acquisitions. He earned his bachelor”™s degree from Stanford University and graduated from Columbia Law School.