Mission & Vision

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to empower all women by fostering meaningful social opportunities, building new friendships, encouraging collaboration, and providing educational and civic engagement initiatives throughout Westchester County and New York State.

WUW is dedicated to embracing the diversity of all women, promoting racial equity, and fostering a sense of belonging. Through our leadership, we inspire women and girls to unite in solidarity and drive social change.

OUR VISION
To become a recognized women’s social club where diversity, inclusion, and fellowship are at the heart of everything we do.

NUESTRA MISIÓN
Nuestra misión es empoderar a todas las mujeres fomentando oportunidades sociales significativas, construyendo nuevas amistades, alentando la colaboración y brindando iniciativas educativas y de participación cívica en el condado de Westchester y el estado de Nueva York.

WUW está comprometida a abrazar la diversidad de todas las mujeres, promoviendo la equidad racial y un sentido de pertenencia. A través de nuestro liderazgo, inspiramos a mujeres y niñas a unirse en solidaridad y promover el cambio social.

NUESTRA VISIÓN
Ser reconocidas como un destacado club social de mujeres donde la diversidad, la inclusión y el compañerismo sean el pilar de todo lo que hacemos.

WUW Is a diverse and inclusive social club

Our diverse club brings a wide variety of women with different experiences, skills, perspectives, and insights together to solve problems.

Our inclusive club gives our members a sense of belonging and a voice. We make our members feel valued.

WUW es un club social diverso e inclusivo

Nuestro club diverso reúne a una amplia variedad de mujeres con diferentes experiencias, habilidades, perspectivas y conocimientos para resolver problemas.

Nuestro club inclusivo brinda a nuestros miembros un sentido de pertenencia y voz. Hacemos que nuestros miembros se sientan valorados.

MEET THE WOMEN BEHIND WUW

CEO/PRESIDENT MARITZA FASACK

Maritza Diaz Fasack is a Physical Education Teacher in Yonkers, NY. She has been teaching for 28 years.

She teaches regular Physical Education classes and Adaptive Physical Education classes. She has taught Ballroom Dancing to grades 2nd through 5th. She has been a golf , soccer , gymnastic, cheerleading coach and volleyball referee.

She is a certified TESOL Teacher for adults and a certified Group Fitness Instructor. She was a college mentor for five years at Westchester Community College and volunteered as a Support Group Leader for Westchester Alliance on Mental Illness.

She is a member of the Westchester National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), YFT Women’s Committee, member of the League of Women Voters Scarsdale, a member of Westchester Women Agenda, and an Officer Board Member of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA).

She is a proud mother of two adult children and enjoys watching classic movies with them.

VICE-PRESIDENT BOARD

Lakisha Kiki Wolfe-Medina is a retired Speech Language Pathologist .

She worked as a Speech Language Pathologist with special needs children on correcting speech and language disorders throughout NYC and Westchester County.

She is the former owner and operator of Whole Body Wellness Plus in Yonkers, NY, where she taught fitness, STRONG by Zumba (a HITT class that incorporates karate moves and fitness moves to high tempo music), and Goju karate.

She studied karate with Power of Self Goju under Master Dave Thomas where she competed in weapons, forms, kumite, and self defense. Records show many first place trophies and a few Grand Championships.

She mentors young women on life and writes and recites her own poetry. She sings on a couple of choirs that she’s been affiliated with over some time. Gardening is also one of her passions.

Medina also enjoys family time with her four children (mostly grown).

ERICA SOTO SECRETARY

Erica Soto is a passionate artist, entrepreneur, and proud partner and mother of two, originally from New Jersey and now residing in Mount Vernon, NY. As the owner and founder of Enjoy Erica Art Studio, Erica has dedicated her career to creating inspiring and therapeutic art experiences that bring people together and promote well-being.

A proud Latina with Puerto Rican roots, Erica values the importance of community and strives to make a meaningful impact through her work. Her deep commitment to mental health advocacy is inspired by her mother, who has been a guiding force in her journey. Through her therapeutic art workshops, Erica empowers individuals to explore their creativity, find healing, and embrace self-expression.

With a belief in the power of art to transform lives, Erica continues to uplift her community, fostering connection, creativity, and resilience through every brushstroke.

NATASHA MONDAY BOARD MEMBER

Natasha Monday is a mother of three children, a wife, an educator, and a life coach. She has been teaching algebra for eleven years in the New York City public school system. Natasha recently founded a coaching and consulting business, Exponential Access LLC , to support anxious/stressed women and students bloom to their full potential at school, work, and beyond. She is a strong advocate for women’s empowerment and believes in equitable access to education for all students. Natasha is proud to serve as the Recruitment Board Director for the Women United of Westchester Social Club.

ERIN NOELLE GUVEN BOARD MEMBER

Erin Noelle Guven, Esq. is a Court Attorney-Referee for the 9 th Judicial District (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Rockland Counties) and is currently based in Supreme Court in White Plains.

She has worked as a poverty lawyer, represented survivors of domestic violence and political asylum seekers. Erin is a devoted advocate for access to justice for all, including as the Pro Bono Director for Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, where she was responsible for creating innovative programs to expand legal services to underserved community members including bankruptcy clinics, uncontested divorce clinics, a Housing Court “Attorney of the Day” program, an unemployment benefits legal assistance program and many more.

Active in the legal community, Erin is a founder and a former co-chair of the Pro Bono Committee for the Westchester Women’s Bar Association (WWBA) and served as State Director, Recording Secretary and Vice-President. Ms. Guven also served as Co-Chair of the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) Pro Bono Committee, authored a column entitled “Spotlight on Pro Bono” in the WCBA Newsletter and is currently a member of the Diversity Committee. She is a former Co-Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Pro Bono Coordinator’s Network and currently volunteers as a Judge for NYSBA’s high school mock trial program.

Happily married for over twenty years, Erin and her husband, Ergul live in Yorktown Heights with their two handsome and community oriented teenage sons and two dogs. Erin loves to be involved in her children’s lives and activities and she is currently active in Somers/Peekskill Sea Scout Ship 30, Yorktown Scout Troop 164, the Yorktown Middle School PTA and various other local community organizations.

INTISAR MARJI BOARD MEMBER

Intisar Marji has worked as a Teacher Assistant for over 20 years in the Yonkers Public School District. She works with special needs students, students with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and with Autism Spectrum disorder. She also works with regular education students in grades 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

She is the Treasurer for School 23 PTA and Women United of Westchester Social Club, inc.

She works part-time for the YMCA Community Garden Program, in which she helps students become the next generation of scientists, farmers, chefs, and entrepreneurs.

Intisar has four children. Two children in college, one in High School, and one in Elementary School. She loves Sunday dinners when the whole family can get together.