Fascinating Woman Leads Feeding Westchester

Elmsford, NY (July 16, 2019) – What do Hillary Clinton, Glenn Close, Martha Stewart and Feeding Westchester’s Leslie Gordon have in common? They are all fascinating women. Feeding Westchester’s President and CEO made WAG Magazine’s list of 40 of the most fascinating women in Westchester and Fairfield Counties.

WAG recognized Leslie for her work in leading the Elmsford-based non-profit in its mission to provide good food and end hunger in Westchester. WAG calls Leslie, a “highly personable but no-nonsense” woman who “has the knack of getting things done.” Since joining Feeding Westchester two and a half years ago, the fourth-generation Tarrytown resident has increased annual food distribution by more than 20% -- or over 10 million pounds -- and introduced innovative partnerships like those with healthcare institutions to connect diabetic patients with healthy food.

“I am humbled to be recognized alongside a group of highly-esteemed women who are doing good and making a difference right where they live and work,” says Gordon.

Prior to joining Feeding Westchester, Leslie served as a key executive at City Harvest, where she led plans to improve food access and nutrition for 500,000 low-income New Yorkers. She pioneered a new strategy that doubled the food distributed annually from 30 to 60 million pounds. Earlier, Leslie was Founding Director of Made in the Hudson Valley, and served under General Colin Powell as National Director of America’s Promise-The Alliance for Youth.

ABOUT FEEDING WESTCHESTER:

Feeding Westchester’s mission is to end hunger in Westchester County. As the heart of a network of more than 300 partners, we source and distribute food, and other resources, to feed people who are hungry in every town in Westchester. We feed 200,000 Westchester County residents who are hungry, including families, seniors, and 60,000 children. As the county’s leading nonprofit hunger-relief organization, Feeding Westchester sources and distributes 95 percent of nutritious food, and other resources, to communities across Westchester through soup kitchens, shelters and daycare and residential programs, delivering more than 10 million pounds of food and 7.8 million meals to people. We are Feeding Westchester HERE.