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The Chelsea Reform Democratic Club is pleased to honor those who have worked alongside us to advance community, progressive causes and responsive government at the 2012 Annual Spring Brunch.
Keith L.T. Wright is the N. Y. County Democratic leader, and as the longtime Assembly Member representing Harlem he also serves as chair of the Labor Committee. As County Leader, he is recognized for his openness and accessibility, as well as for his efforts on the part of Manhattan Democrats during critical elections, helping them to emerge victorious. In the Assembly, he has been a key voice on important progressive issues such as women’s rights, LGBT rights, rent regulations, the need for more funding for education and the raising and indexing of the minimum wage. Save Chelsea is a broad coalition of organizations and individuals (including CRDC and many of its members)		concerned with preserving the integrity of the Chelsea Historic District and maintaining as varied a mix as possible of economic, social and generational populations in our neighborhood. The group has repeatedly led fights against inappropriate development and overdevelopment. The Hon. Karen Smith recently retired as an Acting Supreme Court Justice after 15 years on the bench. She previously spent 11 years in the NYS Attorney General’s Office prosecuting unlawful real estate and 8 years as an attorney for DC37. She has hit the ground running, devoting her considerable energy to numerous issues, including affordable housing, public health and sustainable development. To celebrate her return to progressive activism, we are presenting her with this year’s Esther Smith Award.		Phyllis Gonzalez is a longtime activist who has worked on a wide range of issues important to our neighborhood, including the Chelsea Rec Center, Safety, Education and Affordable Housing. She is President of the Chelsea Elliott Tenants’Association and a member of Hudson Guild’s Neighborhood Advisory Council. She previously served as a member of Community Board 4 and was President of the PTA at PS33. She was also elected to the former Community School Board 2. Additionally, for many years Phyllis ensured that one of our busiest polling places ran smoothly. She will receive the Second Annual Doris Corrigan Award.

The Chelsea Reform Democratic Club is pleased to honor those
who have worked alongside us to advance community, progressive causes
and responsive government at the 2012 Annual Spring Brunch.

Keith L.T. Wright is the N. Y. County Democratic leader, and as the longtime Assembly Member representing Harlem he also serves as chair of the Labor Committee. As County Leader, he is recognized for his openness and accessibility, as well as for his efforts on the part of Manhattan Democrats during critical elections, helping them to emerge victorious. In the Assembly, he has been a key voice on important progressive issues such as women’s rights, LGBT rights, rent regulations, the need for more funding for education and the raising and indexing of the minimum wage.

Save Chelsea is a broad coalition of organizations and individuals (including CRDC and many of its members)

concerned with preserving the integrity of the Chelsea Historic District and maintaining as varied a mix as possible of economic, social and generational populations in our neighborhood. The group has repeatedly led fights against inappropriate development and overdevelopment.

The Hon. Karen Smith recently retired as an Acting Supreme Court Justice after 15 years on the bench. She previously spent 11 years in the NYS Attorney General’s Office prosecuting unlawful real estate and 8 years as an attorney for DC37. She has hit the ground running, devoting her considerable energy to numerous issues, including affordable housing, public health and sustainable development. To celebrate her return to progressive activism, we are presenting her with this year’s Esther Smith Award.

Phyllis Gonzalez is a longtime activist who has worked on a wide range of issues important to our neighborhood, including the Chelsea Rec Center, Safety, Education and Affordable Housing. She is President of the Chelsea Elliott Tenants’Association and a member of Hudson Guild’s Neighborhood Advisory Council. She previously served as a member of Community Board 4 and was President of the PTA at PS33. She was also elected to the former Community School Board 2. Additionally, for many years Phyllis ensured that one of our busiest polling places ran smoothly. She will receive the Second Annual Doris Corrigan Award.