Women Will Circle members will be recognized in Astraea publica- tions and at special events. If you have designated Astraea as a beneficiary in your will, insurance policy or retirement fund, please notify us so we can include you in our Circle. 7 D ONO RP R OF IL E Katherine T. Acey Ellen Alpert Melissa M. Capers & Bruni Hernandez Sherri Farris Gamaliel Hartley Samira Ibrahim Ashley Knight Kate O’Hanlan Betty J. Powell Stephanie L. Roth & Kim Klein Diane Sabin Eleanor L. Thomas Leonie Walker Jennifer Chatfield Marcy Isola Betty Kapetanakis James WC. Ling Sue Skelly Mary Spotswood Jay Stauwyck Maud Walker Gifts In Honor Of To give a gift in honor or in memory of someone, contact Astraea at info@astraea.org or 212-529-8021 ext, or send in a pledge envelope filling out the appropriate section. In Memory Of WOMEN WILL CIRCLE MEMBERS Victoria Watkins, Circle Chair Katherine Acey Jomal Alcober Carol Alpert & Sarina Scialabba Diane Bernard & Joan Heller Gail Bernstein Melanie Berson Pam Calvert Donna Cassyd Judith Clark Jennifer Dryfoos Pamella Tucker Farley CJ Griffin Lois Fink & Phyllis Steiner Debra Hirschberg Sheryl Kaplan Donna Korones Marilyn Lamkay Marjorie Lightness Kate O’Hanlan & Léonie Walker Joni Ross Stephanie Roth Dixie Sheridan Cindy Sterling Catherine Tinker Jessica Weissman Jan Zobel Women Will JOMAL ALCOBER, A LONGTIME SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST, has listed Astraea as a beneficiary of her retirement accounts. A friend to Astraea for over a decade, Alcober attributes her decision to become a member of Astraea’s Women Will Program because of her belief that Astraea’s mission and values are similar to her own. “Women’s leadership is so important in the current local and global political climate she says, and Astraea is willing to address issues and support those people willing to take risks and leads on important issues around the world. I want to see that work continue Alcober was also moved to join Women Will when she reached a particular stage in her life and stated, There comes a point in time when you begin to look at your own mortality and, given the fact that I don’t have offspring, I wanted to become part of Astraea’s longevity.” Extremely active in numerous social justice movements since the early s, Alcober moved to New York in 1988 from Washington DC, her hometown. She is a former Human Rights Specialist/Civil Rights Investigator of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and is currently employed by a midtown Manhattan law firm. A former student of Political Science and Public Policy at City College of New York, Alcober received several scholarships in Political Science, Public Policy and History, including four Congressional scholarships. She is also a jazz vocalist and published poet. I have seen many organizations come and go in the AIDS/HIV pandemic and through environmental and social justice movements, she said, and I am impressed with Astraea’s consistency and willingness to dare to take a stand against oppression against women on the global scale Having been a witness to and a contributing agent of various movements of social changeover the last thirty-five years, Alcober remains inspired by Astraea’s ideals a commitment to justice in all its forms and a willingness to address issues at their core. Women Will Meet Jomal Alcober A G IVING C IRCLE FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE P LANNED G IFTS AND B EQUESTS TO A STRAEA F OUNDATION
Staff Katherine Acey, Executive Director Heather Artemis, Development Associate Jennifer Einhorn, Director of Communications Kim Ford, Development Officer CJ Griffin, Program Associate Petrina Hicks, Development Associate Jazmine Irizarry, Office Manager Helen Lang, Director of Finance and Administration Christine Lipat, Senior Program Officer Laura Miller, Assistant to Executive Director Anjana Suvarnananda, Program Officer Patricia Justine Tumang, Administrative Assistant Karen Zelermyer, Deputy Director