Women's Empowerment Luncheon

Third Annual Women's Empowerment Luncheon

You are cordially invited to our upcoming Women’s Empowerment Luncheon—a gathering designed for the visionaries, the culture-shifters, and the leaders in our community.

This year we are honored to welcome 
Tara Rosenblum as our guest speaker. 

Tara Rosenblum is a veteran anchor, host and investigative reporter for the News 12 Network, specializing in political reporting, breaking news and long-form investigative journalism. She is one of the most award-winning local TV reporters in the nation, with more than 300 industry accolades, including two National Edward R. Murrow Awards (2017, 2022), 71 Emmy wins and 221 Emmy nominations. From 2014 and in every year between 2016 and 2024, she was the most Emmy-nominated TV reporter in the New York market. She has been recognized as New York’s top general assignment, political and investigative journalist.

Her reporting has taken her across the country and overseas, covering major national and international events such as Hurricane Katrina, the Virginia Tech Massacre and every U.S. presidential election from 2008 through 2024. A 2005 Walter Cronkite Political Fellow, Tara has interviewed presidents, governors and world leaders and anchored coverage from both state and national political conventions.

Her investigative reporting has exposed corruption, influenced public policy and made international headlines. She led News 12’s coverage of major crime stories including the Bernie Madoff scandal, the Ben Novack Jr. murder and the Robert Durst case, which was instrumental in his indictment in Westchester. She is a host of News 12’s Crime Files, focusing on criminal justice and public safety. Tara has also appeared on dozens of national programs including 20/20, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, Snapped, Oxygen’s Dying to Belong and CNBC’s Deadly Rich.

Her contributions to local journalism extend far beyond the newsroom. Tara has been honored with 12 days named in her honor across New York communities, keys to two Westchester cities and numerous civic and humanitarian awards, including:

Cynosis Media's "Top 100 Women in American Media" (2023)
New Rochelle Police Foundation "Woman of the Year" (2025)
City & State Magazine's "Power 100" (2019 & 2025)
Voted "Top Media Personality" by Westchester Magazine readers for six years
MPAC’s "Woman of the Year" (2019)
RDC Center’s "Spirit of Compassion" award (2020)
Additional accolades for her in-depth coverage of the heroin outbreak, awarded by the Guidance Center of Westchester, the Rockland Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, The Alliance for Safe Kids and the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce for her in-depth coverage of the heroin epidemic
Before joining News 12, Tara worked as an anchor and reporter at NBC stations in Iowa and Elmira, New York. She began her career with internships and jobs at The White House, Capitol Hill, CNN’s White House unit, CBS News during the 2000 presidential election, and as a travel writer for the Miami Herald.

Outside of journalism, Tara is passionate about space exploration and dreams of one day boarding a Virgin Galactic flight to the final frontier.

We will also welcome Anne Marie "Annie" Leamy as our emcee

Annie has been hosting mornings on the radio for close to 20 years. Her rock all these years has been her husband, Sean. He’s an elementary school teacher and collegiate basketball coach at Pace University. She has three boys, Michael, Christian and Aidan. Being outnumbered by the boys, she’s grateful to have her rescue dog, Maple. She resides in the Hudson Valley. She’s always ready to make new friends. Find her @annieonair on social media.

Questions? Contact Susan Marchewka, smarchewka@uwdor.org 
or 845-471-1900 x3126