SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING!
Join us on September 10 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM at The Blake Annex for the next Women United Planning Meeting!
We have exciting news to share, so we hope to see you there! Lunch will be provided. The Blake Annex is a community coworking space located at 1 Steuben Place, Albany. Bring your laptop and plug in for the day! Please fill out this RSVP FORM even if you cannot attend the meeting. You will notice we’re asking for your career/industry, mission, skillset, etc. because we are creating a handout for ALL members to take home afterward.
Women United is a group of energetic, passionate, and philanthropic women empowered by UWGCR to make a true impact in our community. The members mobilize change by investing in, advocating for, and creating programs with a mission to drive equity and excellence for all women and children.
2025 Women United Planning Meeting
September 10, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM
at The Blake Annex
1 Steuben Place, Albany
Volunteer Project
Strides for Strength: Walk to End Domestic Violence with YWCA NENY
September 28, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
$25 Registration | More info to come
All-Member Meeting
October 10, 2024
Join us on Zoom from 12:00 - 12:45 PM
Giving Tuesday
November 19 - December 3
Fundraise with Women United for Giving Tuesday
Perfect Pitch
December 4, 2024 | 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Women United's Signature event
Why Engage
- To make a difference in your community
- To build relationships with business and community leaders
- To have a voice on policies impacting women, children, and families
- To be a philanthropist
- To develop and create impactful programs
For more information or questions, email Women United
Women United Benefits
$250 Annual Commitment
- Ability to serve as Chair through a nomination process
- Ability to serve as Committee Chair through a nomination process
- Name and Company Name on the website
- Member Spotlight on social media
- Receive member discounts on Women United ticketed events
- Opportunity to attend exclusive Women United events
Women United 2024 Premier Partner
Working Group on Girls of Schenectady, Inc.
Through Women United’s signature event, Perfect Pitch in December 2023, Working Group on Girls Schenectady (WGGS) received a $10,000 grant from UWGCR and was named the Women United 2024 Premier Partner. WGGS pitched an original program called FRESH (Food, Resiliency, Education, Socialization, and Health). FRESH’s main benefits are educating, empowering, mentoring, and providing sustainable life skills to young women in the Schenectady community. FRESH will be a holistic program including several components: mentorship, leadership, gardening, farm-to-table, health and wellness, entrepreneurship, social-emotional learning, and community service.
Women United Co-Chair
Loni Lee
Atlas Private Wealth Management
Women United Co-Chair
Erin Napoleone
Choice Physical Therapy
Women United Members
Rebecca Atwell
National Grid
Melissa Basiuk
Suzanne Beczak
Chantelle Botticelli
Grand River Solutions
Dayonna Bowles
Northeastern Regional Information Center
Donna Bradbury
Siena College
Lynn Bradley
M&T Bank
Michele Brinkman
Odaysia Burton-Garland
Pulse Career Solutions
Jennifer Cassidy
CDPHP
Tiana Chapman
The College of Saint Rose
April Clas
Callanan Industries
LaVonda Collins
The Legal Project
Katrina Consiglio
Wells Fargo Advisors
Maria Decker
Maria's Cafe
Allison Demetriou
Kylie DeWeese
General Electric & UWGCR Board of Directors
Erin Donahue
South End Children's Cafe
Katie Doran
Teal Becker & Chiarmonte
Kristen Doyle
Morgan Stanley
Denise Edwards
The College of Saint Rose
Christina Fairnacci-Roberts
Head Heart Hands Consulting LLC
Emily Farrell
Ellis Medicine
Cassandra Farrugia
Stacey Fitzgerald
National Grid
Angela Fosmire
National Grid
Sarah Giacomini
NYS Office of Information Technology Services
Christine Galeo
Grit + Grace Salon and Boutique
Deborah Glover
National Grid
Andrea Hanley
The CDL Schools
Veronica Hanley
Bank of America & UWGCR Board of Directors
Diane Hannahs
Paula Haskell
Environment One
Samantha Hicks
The Baby Institute
Candy Huff
Celsius
Robbin Jorgensen
Women Igniting Change
Meghan Keegan
Public Employees Federation AFL-CIO & City of Albany Common Council, 9th Ward
Kira Kenyon
National Grid
Angela Kimball
Courtyard by Marriott - Schenectady at Mohawk Harbor
Kara Koenig
Thoroughbred Advisors
Regina LaGatta
Hudson Valley Community College
Brandi Landy
MVP Health Care
Nicole Leggieri
Healthy Alliance
Jean Leonard
Proctors Collaborative
Julianne Lewis
C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios
Andrea Lord
Maura Mack Hisgen
Union College
Kristen Mahan
Wells Fargo Advisors
Kate Manley
Sara McDonnell
The Rosenblum Companies
Chana McIntyre
Grand River Solutions
Jess Nolie
Alliance for Positive Health
Liza Ochsendorf
Warren County Department of Workforce Development
Kate Otis
Arrow Financial
Sarah Pechar
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Meg Pennisi
Wells Fargo Advisors
Samantha Phillips
Erika Ries
Camerine Robinson
VQuest Consulting LLC
Brittany Rosato
National Grid
Rhonda Rosenheck
Author & Poet
Melissa Russom
Melissa Russom Strategic Communications
Stacey Sano
Holly Schneider Brown
(ISC)²
Nancy Sever
Hinman Straub
Janet Silver
Hinman Straub
Audrey Stone
Sunmark Credit Union
Diana Straut
Debra Sunukjian
Alicia Suarez
Suarez Physical Therapy & UWGCR Board of Directors
Lauren Trunko
YWCA Northeastern NY
Jyll Vanderhoef
Mirbeau Hospitality Services LLC
Tallis Warren
Audubon International
Angie Weber
The Food Pantries for the Capital District
Saru Zvoma
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