Our Mission

The Eleanor’s Legacy Action Fund was founded in 2001 by Hon. Judith Hope, with a mission to preserve the memory and ideals of one of America’s greatest First Ladies and one of New York State’s outstanding political leaders.

We provide unique training and voter education opportunities to the women of New York.

The Action Fund is a project of the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee.

“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JULIE SHIROISHI

Julie Shiroishi, Eleanor’s Legacy’s Executive Director, began her career in newspaper and book publishing, including as Director of Advertising and Promotions at Viking/Penguin Books. In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Shiroishi joined her local Democratic committee and became an active participant. That volunteer work led her to become chief of staff to NYS Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104), and later Chair of the Dutchess County Democratic Committee. In 2022, Shiroishi ran for the New York State Senate, District 39, in the Hudson Valley, becoming the first AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) woman to run for the state legislature outside of NYC. She currently serves as a Vice Chair of the NYS Democratic Committee. A working mom, Shiroishi is committed to preserving democracy, our environment, and reproductive freedoms for future generations as well as to honor her late father, who was a Japanese American internee during World War II. Originally from California, where she earned a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, Shiroishi has lived in New York since 1997 and currently resides in Beacon.

Executive Board

Donna Zaccaro
Chair

Suzy Ballantyne
Vice Chair

Hon. Martha Robertson
Secretary

Mitchell Epner
Treasurer

Tracey Books
Co-Chair, Governance Committee

Randee Glazer
Co-Chair, Endorsement Committee

Hon. Judith Hope
Founder & Ex-Officio

Pat Reilly

Tricia Shimamura
Co-Chair, Endorsement Committee

Sylvia Stein
Chair, Marketing & Communications Committee

Antonia Stopler
Co-Chair, Governance Committee

Board of Directors

Hon. Dorcey Applyrs
Suzy Ballantyne
Hon. Gale Brewer*
M. Tracey Brooks
Marjorie Culver
Rob Dyson
Mitchel Epner Randee Glazer
Camille Joseph-Goldman
Kris Kohler
Hon. Carolyn Maloney Gloria Middleton
Marne Pike
Alison Pratt
Pat Reilly
Hon. Martha Robertson
Sarah Russell Tricia Shimamura
Amy Solomon
Sylvia Stein
Antonia Stolper
Randi Weingarten
Hon. Joanne Yepsen
Donna Zaccaro

*Candidacy Leave

Advisors Council

Margo Alexander
Judi Bosworth
Betsy Cohn
Hon. Harriet Cornell
Linara Davidson Greenidge
Bea Gonzalez
Hon. Judith Hope (Founder)
Karen Persichilli Keogh
Rose Pierre-Louis
Jenny Lam Low
Judy Rapfogel
Hon. Christine Robbins
Deborah Sale
Lee Seeman
Hon. Chung Seto

*Candidacy Leave