Harriet Cornell

Government:

• Rockland County (NY) Legislator since 1984
• Chair, Rockland County Legislature, Multi-Services Committee
• Chair, Transportation Committee
• Chair, Arts, Culture & Tourism Committee
• Chair, Legislature's Special Committee on Women's Issues (1984 to 1995); Co-chair, 1996 to present
• Vice-chair, Computer Conversion Oversight Committee
• Member, Hudson Valley Greenway Conservancy

Family:

Married to Martin Cornell, a lawyer. They reside in West Nyack, NY.
Four children: Valerie, Keith, Kendall and Alison
One grandson: Robin

Community:

• Chair, Rockland County Schools of the 21st Century
• Chair, Computer and Telecommunications Initiative of Rockland, Inc. (CATI), a not-for-profit public service entity.
• Chair, STOP F.E.A.R Coalition against domestic violencee
• Board Member: Rockland Center for the Arts.
• Advisory Council Member: CANDLE; Historical Society of Rockland; Rockland Council for Young Children; Hudson Arts, Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble; West Street Day Care
• Member: Mental Health Association; Rockland Family Shelter; Volunteer Counseling Services; Rockland County Conservation Association; Center for Holocaust Studies; NAACP, Clarkstown Safe Schools Task Force
• Former New City Library Trustee
• Chair, Rockland County Democratic Committee (1972-78)
• Policy Chair, New York State Democratic Committee

Education:

Swarthmore College, B.A.
N.Y.U. Wagner School of Public Policy, M.P.A.

• Rockland County Girl Scout Council Public Service Award
• Early Childhood Consortium Government Leadership Award
• Martin Luther King Center Award for exemplifying ideals of Rev. Dr. King
• Rockland County Women's Bar Association Leadership Award
• Elmwood Playhouse Award for Contributions to Theatre and the Arts
• Rockland County Women's Network "In Celebration of Leadership" Award
• Rockland Council for Young Children Award for commitment to the care and education of young children
• County Executive Arts Award for support and advocacy for the arts
• FAMILYA-AMI Award for helping improve lives of the mentally ill
• Long Island University "University Recognition Award for Outstanding Service to the Community"
• YAI/RCALD (National Institute for People with Disabilities/Rockland County Association for the Learning Disabled) Leadership-Humanitarian Award.
• The Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government
• Yale University Award for Distinguished Public Service

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