Foundation Board Chair Honored

Betsy Stern, chair of the Westchester Community College Foundation’s board, was named Nonprofit Board member of the Year by the Association of Development Officers (ADO). This national organization held the event at the Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown to honor those involved in the development field. As Shirley Phillips, Vice President of External Affairs and Executive Director of the Foundation says, “Betsy’s accomplishments are extraordinary…she worked to establish the college’s volunteer corps. Long associated with the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, Betsy was instrumental in the formation of the first affiliate of this entity at the college. Our Native Plant Center is now thriving in Valhalla.

Pictured above are Diane Tabakman and Alison Paul (ADO co-presidents); Betsy Stern; Shirley Phillips, Vice President of External Affairs and Executive Director of the Foundation; and Andy Spano, Westchester County Executive (left to right).