Commission Members

Co-Chairs of the Commission

• Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City
• Silda Palerm, Philanthropist and Actisti; Chair, Violence Intervention Program Inc.

Commissioners

• Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn, President, S. Ahmad-Llewellyn Family Foundation
• Sasha Ahuja, Chief of Staff at Girls for Gender Equity and Chair of New York City's Equal Employment Practices Commission
• Chanel Porchia-Albert, Founder, Ancient Song Doula Services
• Chitra Aiyar, Executive Director, Sadie Nash Leadership Project
• Ivelyse Andino, CEO, Radical Health
• Diana Ayala, New York City Council Member
• Radhika Balakrishnan, Faculty Director, Center for Women's Global Leadership and Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University
• Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director, International Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
• Jimmie Briggs, Journalist and Human Rights Advocate; Co-Founder and Executive Director, Man-Up Campaign
• Beverly Cooper Neufeld, Founder & President, PowHer New York
• Laurie Cumbo, New York City Council Member and Majority Leader
• Cecilia Gaston, Executive Director, Violence Intervention Program
• Andrea Hagelgans, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs, Edelman, New York Office
• Sherry Hakimi, Executive Director, genEquality
• Anne Hess, Co-Founder & Co-Chair, MADRE
• Nancy Kolben, Executive Director, Center for Children's Initiatives
• Sherry Leiwant, Co-Founder & Co-President, A Better Balance
• Danielle Moss, Executive Director, Oliver Scholars
• Robina Niaz, Founder, Turning Point for Women and Families
• Sonia Ossorio, President, National Organization for Women New York City
• Laura Popa, Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislation and Policy, New York City Council
• Walthene Primus, President, Local 957
• Arva Rice, President & CEO, New York Urban League (NYUL)
• Carlina Rivera, New York City Council Member
• Helen Rosenthal, New York City Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Women and Gender Equity
• Celeste Smith, Former Vice President, J.P. Morgan Chase Private Bank
• Beverly Tillery, Executive Director, New York City Anti-Violence Project
• Ellyn Toscano, Senior Director for Programming, Partnerships and Community Engagement, NYU in Brooklyn
• Jillian Weiss, Special Counsel, Outten & Golden

Ex-Officio Member

• Carmelyn P. Malalis, Chair/Commissioner, New York City Commission on Human Rights