6/23/22 – The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset is proud to congratulate our member and super-volunteer, Dr. Judith B. Esterquest, on being named to the Town of North Hempstead’s May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor.
Judy has served our League as Healthcare Chair for five years, and her work on the issue throughout New York State and nationally led to her appointment as LWVNYS Issue Specialist for Healthcare. She also chairs the Website Committee and supports the Voter Services and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committees. She led the pivot to virtual, recorded candidate forums in 2020, and LWVPWM quickly became the state leader in virtual forums and voter outreach. As a member of the LWVNYS Rural Caucus, Judy helped organize a National Rural Caucus and advocates nationally for digital equity. At the 2022 National Convention, her teams sought to update the 1993 national healthcare position with language from New York’s 2021 positions and to adopt a national position on digital equity — both efforts prevailed.
In addition to her work for the League, Judy Esterquest serves as an elected trustee of the Manhasset Public Library and is on the boards of the Harvard Club of Long Island, the Red Bull Theater, and the NYC-Metro Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, a nonpartisan health justice organization. She holds her PhD, MA and AB (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Harvard University. After teaching at Harvard for ten years, Judy spent decades working across six continents as a management consultant with global responsibilities.
Since 1994, 474 women have been named to the Women’s Roll of Honor, which pays tribute to women whose dedicated public or private efforts and community spirit have enriched the lives of all our residents. Judy joins at least 27 current and former members of the League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset who have earned this honor, including:
| Name of Member | Year named to Women's Roll of Honor |
|---|---|
| Rhoda Amon | 2009 |
| Amy Bass | 1999 |
| Marie Bellon | 2014 |
| Ruth Bogen | 1999 |
| Judi Bosworth | 2021 |
| Eileen Brennan | 1996 |
| Nancy Cowles | 2003 |
| Judith Esterquest | 2022 |
| Francine Furtado | 2020 |
| Priscilla Goldfarb | 1997 |
| Phoebe Goodman | 1996 |
| Amy Hagedorn | 2007 |
| Barbara Johnson | 2000 |
| Phyllis Joseph | 1996 |
| Joan Kent | 2005 |
| Julie Meer | 2017 |
| Ora Meyer | 1996 |
| May Newburger | 2004 |
| Michelle Schimel | 2008 |
| Deborah Shichtman | 2003 |
| Karen Sloan | 2016 |
| Edith Spivack | 2000 |
| Rita Tanski | 2010 |
| Valerie Taylor | 2020 |
| Judy Temkin Jacobson | 2015 |
| Jane Thomas | 2011 |
| Kay Ullman | 2002 |
| Allison White | 2019 |
The LWVPWM congratulates Judy Esterquest and all of the 2022 honorees on this remarkable honor!
