Thank you to the 350+ colleagues, partners, and friends who made this year’s Keep Westchester Thriving Awards such a success! 

We were honored to be greeted by our Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins who set the stage for a lively and enjoyable program. We were also fortunate to be joined by Board of Legislators Vice Chair Nancy Barr, Legislator Catherine Borgia, Assemblyman Chris Burdick, and Assemblywoman MaryJane Shimsky. 

A heartfelt thanks to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins who sponsored last night's celebrations at the Leader level. 

We kicked off the night with our Emerging Leaders Program Graduation. Huge congratulations to the NPW Emerging Leaders Class of 2023 for completing our 11-month professional development program. Applications for next year’s ELP class have been extended to December 15th, 2023. Apply today! 

The celebration continued as we honored this year's 2023 Keep Westchester Thriving Award recipients for their remarkable contributions to their organizations' missions, their transformative impact on clients' lives, and their unwavering dedication to addressing critical systemic gaps in our society.

Congratulations to the 2023 KWT Individual Changemakers: Horace E. Anderson, Jr., Dean at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and Limarie Cabrera, Director of Data, Operations and Finance at Westchester Children's Association. 

Congratulations to the 2023 KWT Organization Changemaker: Sister to Sister International (STSI). Accepted by Cheryl Brannan, CEO & Founder. 

A special congratulations to our 2023 Inaugural Distinguished Service Award Recipient, Kathy Halas, Executive Director at the Child Care Council of Westchester for her 50+ years of extraordinary nonprofit service and tireless advocacy efforts for childcare in Westchester County.  

Although she could not attend, her children John and Jackie, and Child Care Council's co-presidents, Christie Krase and Emily Koelsch, accepted the award on her behalf. 

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!

Check out the Keep Westchester Thriving Digital Journal HERE.

Congratulations to our newly elected 2024 Board Member, Heath Block, President & CEO at ANDRUS, Cosette Gutierrez, Executive Director at Latino U College Access (LUCA), Tiffany S.W. Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer at the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester, Nikki Hahn, Chief Executive Director at Women's Enterprise Development Center, and Cynthia Knox, Executive Director at Caring for the Hungry & Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP). 

Announcing the 2024 NPW Executive Committee and Board Members elected to their 2nd and 3rd terms.

Enormous thanks to Erica Martinson for her years of service on our Executive Committee as Treasurer - fortunately, she will remain on our NPW Board!

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

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

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!

A link with photos from the event will be added to our KWT webpage. Stay tuned!