Lisa Hofflich

Lisa Hofflich is a 20-year resident of Westchester County. A journalism graduate of New York University, Ms. Hofflich is a former investigative television news producer for CNBC, WNBC, and Consumer Reports, and an Assignment Editor for the nationally-syndicated show EXTRA.

Ms. Hofflich reactivated and led the Westchester Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), served on the Executive Committee for NOW New York State, the Board of Directors of NOW-NYC, and chaired the NOW New York State LGBT Task Force. From 2007 to 2015, Ms. Hofflich was a board member and co-chaired the New York State Public Affairs Committee of the Junior Leagues, a coalition of Junior Leagues throughout the State representing over 8,000 women.

Ms. Hofflich previously served as Legislative Advisor to two New York State Assembly Members, drafting and successfully pushing pieces of legislation that were signed into law pertaining to sexual assault, harassment, human trafficking, maternal health, and wage disparity. She was a longtime community organizer and activist, immersing herself in nonprofit advocacy by devising and leading policy campaigns in women’s and children’s issues centered around combating human trafficking, domestic violence, child abuse, gender equity, and transgender rights.

She was a member of the founding coalitions, spearheading advocacy for passage of landmark State laws including the Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act, the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, and the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.

Ms. Hofflich was named one of New York State’s New Abolitionists by the New York State Anti- Trafficking Coalition and honored as a “Mover and Shaker” by the YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester. She is a former president of the Junior League of Bronxville, and served on the boards of the Pelham Art Center, the Bartow-Pell Conservancy in the Bronx, and the Pennington School PTA. She is a fellow of the United Nations Association of New York’s Worldview Institute.

Currently, she is the Lower Hudson Valley Regional Director for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and is her Special Advisor on Asian American Pacific Islander and human trafficking issues. She is the Chair of the Westchester Asian American Democratic Committee.