Maria Cuomo Cole (second from right), chair of HELP USA, was the featured speaker at NYSAE's new Executive Women in Nonprofits Shared Interest Group meeting in June. Also pictured (left to right): Beverly Daniel, Career Counselors Consortium; Lynda Roy, The College Board; Holly Koenig, Kellen Company (SIG chair); Ingrid Montecino, National Kidney Foundation; Maria Cuomo Cole; and Lois Blankstein, Girl Scouts of the USA.
NYSAE’s newest Shared Interest Group (SIG) for Executive Women in Nonprofits kicked off in April with 25 women meeting at the offices of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. The SIG is comprised of chief executives—CEOs, COOs, executive directors, vice presidents—working full time for a nonprofit, trade association or professional society.
Maria Cuomo Cole
Maria Cuomo Cole was the featured speaker at the SIG’s June meeting. Cole discussed the importance of CEO relationships and focused on how women executives work with Board members, on mentor relationships, and on the support they receive from family members. Cole was interviewed by Tony Martignetti of Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio, with a follow-up roundtable discussion with SIG attendees. The interview and discussion was recorded in high def video and will air on an upcoming episode of Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio. Each week there are over 9,000 listeners in small- and mid-size nonprofits.
Cole is chair of HELP USA, the leading national developer of housing for homeless and low-income populations including families, victims of domestic violence, and veterans. She serves as a director on the boards of Mentoring USA, The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and HELP PSI. She is a member of the Democratic National Committee and the Mayor's Task Force to Combat Domestic Violence of New York City, and has been honored for her professional and personal contributions to underserved communities by New York Women in Communications/Matrix Award, the American Red Cross, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Tony Martignetti (center), Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio, interviewed Maria Cuomo Cole at NYSAE’s Executive Women in Nonprofits SIG meeting in June. He is joined by (left to right): Maria Ungaro, New York Women in Communications; Holly Koenig, Kellen Company (SIG chair); Lois Blankstein, Girl Scouts of the USA; Tony Martignetti, Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio; Lorraine Mazza, International Council of Shopping Centers; Linda Ferm, Ferm Strategies; and Joel A. Dolci, CAE, president and CEO, NYSAE.
Members of NYSAE’s Executive Women in Nonprofits Steering Committee include; Lois Blankstein, director, National Meeting, Girl Scouts of the USA; Suzanne Bliss, CEO Northeast Region, Arthritis Foundation; Marsha S. Block, CAE, CFRE, CEO, American Group Psychotherapy Association; Kathy Dolci, director of operations, NYSAE; Mary Jane Eimer, CAE, executive director, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Holly Koenig, vice president, Kellen Company, and executive director, Association of Fundraising Professionals-NYC Chapter (SIG chair);
Ingrid Montecino, division president, National Kidney Foundation; Jeanette Redmond, Esq., executive director, Federal Bar Council; Claire Rosenzweig, CAE, president & CEO, Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York; Marian Thielsen, vice president, Sales & Marketing, American Pet Products Association; and Maria Ungaro, executive director, New York Women in Communications.
The next meeting of NYSAE’s Executive Women in Nonprofits SIG will be held September 13 and will be hosted by the New York Society of Security Analysts.