Thank you to the 260+ colleagues, partners, and friends who made this year’s Keep Westchester Thriving Awards such a success! 

We were so honored to be greeted by our County Executive George Latimer who set the tone for a fun and festive program. We were also fortunate to be joined by Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins, Board of Legislators Chair Catherine Borgia, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams Johnson, Assemblyman Steve Otis, and Youth Bureau ED Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden.

Next, we kicked off the night with our Emerging Leaders Program Graduation. Huge congratulations to the NPW Emerging Leaders Class of 2022 for completing our 11-month professional development program. Applications for next year’s ELP class are due December 16th, 2022. Apply today! 

We continued to celebrate Westchester’s nonprofit sector by honoring our Keep Westchester Thriving Awards honorees for their tremendous impact on the lives of their clients and for addressing numerous systemic gaps in our society.

Congratulations to the 2022 KWT Individual Changemakers: Karin Anderson Ponzer, Director at Neighbors Link Law Practice & Steve Myrthil, Vice President of IT at Westhab.

Congratulations to the 2022 KWT Individual Changemakers: The Youth Shelter Program of Westchester & The STEM Alliance.

We also congratulated last year’s awardees on stage: Judith Watson, CEO of Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center, the Community Resource Center & the Child Care Council of Westchester.

We can't thank all our event sponsors enough for joining us in celebrating the nonprofit sector - you are an integral part of the success of Westchester's nonprofits!

Thank you to NPW Board Member Judy Troilo, Executive Director of the LOFT LGBTQ+ Center for chairing the KWT Planning Committee.

Congratulations to our newly elected 2023 Board Member, Masha Turchinsky, Director & CEO of the Hudson River Museum.

Announcing the 2023 NPW Executive Committee and Board Members elected to their 2nd terms.

Enormous thanks to Anahaita Kotval and Heather Miller for their years of service on our Executive committee - fortunately, they will both remain on our NPW Board.

Nothing would be possible without the tireless work our amazing NPW Board of Directors.

A special shoutout to Chereese Jervis-Hill, President & Founder of Events to Remember and her team for helping us plan and execute this amazing event!

We look forward to continuing to strengthen Westchester’s nonprofit organizations as they transform lives, empower communities, and drive positive change!