Women at the Helm: Closing the Health Disparities Gap for Women and Their Families
Thursday, May 6, 12:00-1:30pm (via Zoom)
Women at the Helm: Closing the Health Disparities Gap for Women and Their Families
Women's leadership matters! Women have been at the helm and on the frontline, leading the fight against COVID-19. Women’s leadership brought a profound understanding of the adverse social determinants of health that exacerbated the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women and their families. Their leadership brought innovation, creativity, and resolve; elements that are critical to crisis leadership. In this mini conference, women leaders showcase how they advanced health equity through spearheading bold government and community responses to the crisis. The conference will highlight initiatives that women leaders in government and in the community launched to address the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on women and their families. Click here to register.
Keynote:
Donna Frescatore, State Medicaid Director and Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Health
Speakers and Moderators:
Wilma Alvarado-Little, Director, Office of Minority Health Disparities Prevention
Jammella Anderson, Founder, Free Food Fridge Albany
Honorable Dr. Dorcey Applyrs, Chief Auditor, City of Albany
Dr. Shai Butler, Vice President for Student Development and Chief Diversity Officer, College of Saint Rose
Karen Carpenter Palumbo, President & CEO, Vanderheyden, Inc.
Honorable Aileen Gunther, New York State Assembly
Gwen Wright, Candidate, Rensselaer County Executive
Sponsored By:
Center for Women in Government and Civil Society
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Co-Sponsors:
State Academy for Public Administration (SAPA), CapitalWomen, League of Women Voters