LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Executive Director Martha Kamber for
her diligent effort in overseeing the construction project and
completion of the newly renovated YWCA of Brooklyn

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, Martha Kamber has given not only of her time and energies but
also of her competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently has
been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Executive
Director Martha Kamber for her diligent effort in overseeing the
construction project and completion of the newly renovated YWCA of
Brooklyn, New York, to be celebrated during National Women's History
Month with a reception at its Community Art Gallery rededicated to Jean-
nette Ruby Nottage on Friday, March 25, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The YWCA Brooklyn has been a neighborhood landmark for over
120 years; its mission is to eliminate racism and empower women; serving
over 10,000 women each year, it is dedicated to providing women with the
tools they need to empower themselves, while developing initiatives that
promote gender equality and racial justice; and
WHEREAS, Martha Kamber earned her master's degree in Education and
Counseling from Brooklyn College and a certificate in Nonprofit Manage-
ment from Columbia University; she can boast 30 years of social justice
and nonprofit management experience and has worked extensively in the
areas of advocacy, public health, education, and community development;
and
WHEREAS, Martha Kamber recently completed an ambitious large scale
construction project which included the creation of over 300 units of
housing for low-income and homeless women, as well as a new community
center dedicated to social justice initiatives; and
WHEREAS, As the former Executive Director of Brooklyn Child and Family
Services, a multi-service community-based nonprofit organization, Martha
Kamber directed housing, early childhood education, literacy and youth
development programs; and
WHEREAS, Martha Kamber has been called upon to contribute her time and
talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has always given
of herself unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, Martha Kamber served as Director of Family Support Services
for Lutheran Health Community Programs, where she designed and imple-
mented integrated models for community capacity building and supportive
services; she also directed women's health initiatives for Settlement
Health in East Harlem and youth empowerment programs for The Door; and
WHEREAS, Martha Kamber currently serves on the Board of Directors of
the United Nations Women; she has won numerous awards including
Outstanding Practitioner of the Year, Extraordinary Woman of the Year,
and the Inspiring Women Award; furthermore, she lives in the Sunset Park
neighborhood of Brooklyn where she has volunteered for the Community
Board, the Sunset Park Affordable Housing Taskforce, and the Human
Services Committee; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of her community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Martha Kamber has stood constant in
dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that
the quality and character of life in the communities across New York
State are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those

organizations and individuals that are devoted to the welfare of the
community and its citizenry; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Executive Director Martha Kamber for her diligent effort in
overseeing the construction project and completion of the newly reno-
vated YWCA of Brooklyn; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Martha Kamber.