Health  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Published Draft  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: Jewel Williams Johnson  
Wednesday, April 8, 2026  
11:00 AM  
Committee Room  
CALL TO ORDER  
Please note: Meetings of the Board of Legislators and its committees are held at the  
Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, New York, 10601,  
and livestreamed via the WebEx video conferencing system. Legislators may participate in  
person or via Webex. Members of the public may attend meetings in person at any of its  
locations, or view the meeting and its video recording online on the Westchester County  
the links to documents to be discussed at a given meeting.  
Legislator Emiljana Ulaj will be participating remotely from 520 White Plains Road, Tarrytown,  
New York 10591  
With a quorum present, Chair Williams Johnson called the meeting to order at 11:03 AM.  
Others in Attendance: GUESTS: Julina Guo (remote), David Ryan (remote), Lisette Matos and  
Michelle Bethencourt-Garcia; BOL: Sebastian Loreti and Dayana Gómez-Holguín  
Legislator Williams Johnson, Legislator Barr, Legislator Imamura and Legislator  
Present:  
Pierce  
Legislator Ulaj  
Remote:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
1.  
Monday, March 10, 2026 at 10:00am  
On motion of Legislator Barr, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was approved.  
The motion carried.  
2.  
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 11:00am  
On motion of Legislator Barr, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was approved.  
The motion carried.  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
The intersection of human trafficking and public health - gaps for missing at-risk BIPOC  
women and girls  
Health  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Published Draft  
April 8, 2026  
Guests:  
Chair Julina Guo  
Task Force on Missing Women and Girls who are BIPOC  
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services  
Coordinator David Ryan  
Westchester Anti-Trafficking Task Force  
Deputy Commissioner Lisette Matos and Michelle Bethencourt-Garcia, Child Welfare Manager  
II, Office of Policy, Program and Planning Development  
Department of Social Services  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Barr, the Committee adjourned at  
12:34pm.