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.

 Officers, Board Members and Committee Members - 2020-2021
President - George Garland, DBA
VP Membership - Marielle Ali (replaced Wing-Yin Tse)
VP Advocacy - Gail Gray, Esq.
Secretary - David Stillman, PhD
Treasurer - Oneida Cabaleiro
VP Communications - Abraham Musa (replaced Ryan Wells)
VP Chapter Development - Jeanne Betsock (Ginger) Stillman
VP Education - Frances-Anne Lightsy
VP Outreach And Partnerships - Fatena Williams
Member At-Large - Marcia Brewster
Member At-Large - JoAnne Challenger (Alpha Kappa Alpha)
Member At-Large - Eustache Clervaux
Member At-Large - Peter DeBartolo
Member At-Large - Ruth Hassell-Thompson. Dr Hon.
Member At-Large - Mike Khader, Esq.
Member At-Large - Padmini Murthy, MD
Member At-Large - Rohan Reddy
Member At-Large - Mariatou Scott
Member At-Large - James Wolff. Esq.
Member At-Large - Corrine Whitaker, PhD
UNA Westchester - J. Yuhanna Edwards
PEHT - Barbara Felton
Council of  Organizations - Aaron Etra, Esq.
UNA Mid-Hudson - Stephen Miller
UNA SNY YP - Alexa Solorio
UNA Brooklyn - Margarette Tropnas
UNA NYC (Manhattan) - Ann Nicol
UNA New Jersey - Haris Melendez
UNA Long Island  Group - Bhavna A. Guyadeen
 UNA Bronx - Tatiana Scantlebury
UNA Queens Committee - Margaret (Peg) Shannon[;Terrie Giles (acting)
Committee  - Communications - Jonathan Cummings
Committee - Education - M. Lisa Hollingsworth
Committee - President & Outreach - Uche Udensi

Board of Directors 2018-2019

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