BCW Announces Election of Three New Members to its Board of Directors

RYE BROOK, NY (December 19, 2022) –The Business Council of Westchester, the county’s largest and most influential business membership organization, has announced the election of three new members to its Board of Directors. The new members for three-year terms are Sue Gerry, Karen Erren and Kevin Marbury.

Sue Gerry serves as Senior Vice President of Development for the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth Network), the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. Gerry has also previously held the role of SVP for Strategic Alliances and Partnerships at WMCHealth. Gerry brought more than 20 years of public service, transactional, public policy, legislative and leadership experience to WMCHealth. She joined WMCHealth after successfully serving for six years as Deputy Mayor of the City of Yonkers. She presently serves on the Board of Trustees of Westchester Community College and is a Member of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council. She is also a Board Member of the Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center.

Karen Erren is President & CEO of Feeding Westchester which provides food to a hunger-relief network of more than 300 partners and programs. As the innovative head of Westchester’s largest hunger-relief organization, Erren has more than 15 years of nonprofit experience. She maintains a presence in many community organizations, bringing her experience to positions including the Nonprofit Westchester Board, Co-Chair of the Business Council of Westchester’s Not-For-Profit Council, Feeding New York State Board, and Vice-Chair of Feeding America’s Northeast Region, to which she was elected in 2022. She joined Feeding Westchester in July 2020. That summer and into the following year Feeding Westchester centered itself in the fight against heightened, pandemic-related hunger levels.

Kevin Marbury has been an active member of the BCW since 2013. A 40 under 40 Rising Star award winner in 2016, Marbury has since gone on to serve on the Rising Stars Leadership Council and Rising Stars Selection committee. His professional career spans over 20 years in the insurance brokerage industry, and currently he serves as a Senior Vice President for York International Agency, a long-standing BCW member. In his various roles at York, Marbury has overseen the York sales team, developed systems & processes, managed key Insurance Carrier relationships and is York's "Producer of the Year" for 3 years running. He is a graduate of Le Moyne College with a BA in Business Management.

"It is an honor to have such an outstanding group of innovative leaders joining our board of directors. They bring many years of experience in the areas of healthcare, not-for-profit and insurance services. The BCW is fortunate to have these distinguished professionals join our board as we look forward to another successful year,” said BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon.

About the Business Council of Westchester

The Business Council of Westchester is the county’s largest and most prestigious business membership organization representing more than 1,000 members, including multinational corporations, hospitals, universities, biotech pioneers, not-for-profits, entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes. As the most influential economic development and advocacy organization in Westchester, The Business Council of Westchester’s members enjoy unparalleled access to today’s top thought leaders, diverse business development opportunities and lawmakers at all levels of government. The BCW Data Exchange provides the latest demographic research to help guide smart business decisions. The LEAP program, a one-of-a-kind initiative, gives members direct access to lobbying efforts at the county, state and national levels on issues that directly affect their businesses. Build, Connect and Win with The Business Council of Westchester. Visit thebcw.org to connect today.