Chair Emeritus
Ms. Thomas, former Vice-President of Community Affairs at WABC-TV is a media,community affairs and board consultant with more than 30 years experience in both the corporate and non-profit sectors. Ms.Thomas has held several roles as member and board chair of non-profit organizations throughout the tri-state and was a recent candidate for City Council in Brooklyn. (more…)

Former Secretary
Stacie Sherer is Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications for WW International, Inc. (formerly Weight Watchers.) In this role, she leverages communications to help the company to fulfill its purpose to inspire healthy habits for real life – for people, families, communities, the world – for everyone. (more…)

Former Chair & 2021 Gala Honoree
Dr. Freedman is a long-time Brooklyn resident and community advocate committed to improving arts, dance, educational opportunities for NYC’s youth and the public at large. She has been a volunteer and champion of Dancewave for over ten years, including 6 years on the Board, serving in various roles: Board Chair, Development Chair, Gala Co-Chair, and Co-Chair of the recent successful Capital Campaign. (more…)

Former Chair & 2021 Gala Honoree
Ms. LeBlanc spent more than 14 years helping millions of people lose weight at Weight Watchers. She was part of the team that founded WeightWatchers.com, establishing one of the Internet’s first and most successful subscription-model businesses. She was also a driving force behind many new products and services that combined the latest scientific research with consumer insights. Prior to Weight Watchers, she worked in equity research. (more…)

Member Tiffany Mellard is a performing artist and dance educator who is passionate about making dance education accessible to youth of all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. She is a performer…

Member Dagmar Nedbal is an experienced marketer with more than 25 years’ experience in marketing, sales, product development and communications in the fast-moving consumer good business and in the financial…

Member Kinjal Parekh is a Director in PwC’s Capital Markets Accounting and Advisory practice, with a focus in advising global organizations undergoing transformational change, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Prior…

Member Nicole S. Best is an Assistant Vice President Project Manager at JPMorgan Chase & Company where she supports the Consumer & Community Banking Legal organization and manages Legal, Marketing,…

Treasurer
Alan Wen is a seasoned finance & accounting professional with ~15 years’ experience in leveraged finance, risk management, and financial advisory. He is currently a Director of Wholesale Credit of RBC Capital Markets, with a focus on adjudicating leveraged finance transactions.

Prior to joining RBC, Alan had a successful career with EY, supervising cross-border IPO audit and financial due diligence for clients across various countries in Asia Pacific. (more…)