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Our Mission: The United Nations Association Southern New York Division is dedicated to building a strong network of global citizens in support of the United Nations. We work hard to inform, inspire and mobilize members of the community to engage with critical global issues central to the work and mission of the United Nations. We include the New York, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Hudson Valley, and Westchester UNA Chapters. The goal of the division is to foster dialogue and awareness int he region as well as to coordinate with our chapters and the national United Nations organization.

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Officers
President: George Garland , DBA
Secretary: Polly Franchini
Treasurer: Oneida Cabaleiro
Vice President, Membership: Wing Y. Tse
Vice President, Advocacy: Margaret "Peg" Shannon
Vice President, Chapter Development: 
Jeanne "Ginger" Betsock Stillman
Vice President, Communications: Melinda Richardson

At Large
Marielle Ali

Marcia Brewster
Peg Byron
JoAnne Challenger (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.)
Eustache Clerveaux
Peter DeBartolo
Ruth Hassell-Thompson

Kathleen Moran (Chair of the Partnership to End Human Trafficking - PEHT) 
Padmini Murthy, MD
David Stillman, PhD
Corinne Whitaker, PhD

Fatena Q. Williams 
Lester Wilson
James Wolff

​Ex-Officio Members
Brooklyn: Margarette Tropnas
Bronx: Tatiana Scantlebury

Council of Organizations: Aaron Etra
Long Island Group: Bhavna A. Guyadeen
​Mid-Hudson Valley: Stephen Miller
New York City (Manhattan): Ann Nicol
Northern New Jersey: Haris Melendez
​Queens Committee: Margaret Shannon

​Westchester: J. Yuhanna Edwards
Southern NY Young Professionals: Alexa Solorio

Former Presidents of the Division
Jeanne Betsock Stillman

Emeritus
David Cockcroft

Thank you to recently "retired" board members:
Former VP Membership: Sheetal Sood
Former President, Northern New Jersey Chapter:  Donna Rosa
Former chair, Queens Chapter:  Barbara Felton
Former President, Mid-Hudson Chapter:  S. Ilgu Ozler

In Memorium: (since 2012)
Former Treasurer:  Lee Bloom
Former VP Advocacy:  Margaret (Molly) Bruce
Former VP Advocacy: Joan Levy
Former Board Member (past NYC President): Hope Miller
Former Bronx UNA President: Oneater Sinclair
Former Division President:  Catherine White

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  • About Us
  • Membership
  • Get Involved
    • Young Professionals
    • Partnership for the Eradication of Human Trafficking
    • Energy Project
    • Advocacy
    • Queens
  • Resources
    • Reports and White Papers
    • Newsletters
  • Events
  • Blog