Health  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Published Draft  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: Jewel Williams Johnson  
WestchesterLegislatorsNY.gov  
Wednesday, May 6, 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 11:05AM.  
Others in Attendance: GUESTS: Dr. Leah Susser, Ellen Bloom, Samantha Banerjee, Dr.  
Sherlita Amler (remote), Michael Orth (remote) and Cheryl Brannan (remote); BOL: Dayana  
Gómez-Holguín  
Legislator Williams Johnson, Legislator Imamura and Legislator Pierce  
Present:  
Absent:  
Remote:  
Legislator Ulaj  
Legislator Barr  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
1.  
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:00am  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Imamura, the above item was  
approved. The motion carried.  
2.  
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:00am  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Imamura, the above item was  
approved. The motion carried.  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
Discussion on maternal mental health to raise awareness on National Postpartum Week,  
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week and National Maternal Mental Health Day  
Health  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Published Draft  
May 6, 2026  
Guests:  
Leah C. Susser, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry  
Program Director, NYP/WCM Ambulatory Reproductive Psychiatry  
Weill Cornell Medicine | NewYork-Presbyterian  
Cheryl Brannan, President & Founder - Sister to Sister International  
Samantha Banerjee, Executive Director - PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy  
Commissioner Michael Orth - Department of Community Mental Health  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Imamura, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the Committee adjourned at  
12:41pm.