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.  
 
Speakers and Moderators:  
• Keynote: Donna Frescatore, State Medicaid Director and Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department Health  
• 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 St. 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:
SAPA, CapitalWomen, League of Women Voters

Conference agenda will be shared shortly