COPE extends deep thanks and appreciation to our longtime board leader and co-treasurer Dr. Sherry Radowitz as she cycles off the board following her 12 years of committed service, impact and dedication. In 2024, Sherry was COPE’s golf event parent honoree acknowledging her many contributions to our organization. She has helped facilitate the recent partnership with Molloy University enabling COPE to expand its bereavement support to underserved communities and the healthcare workforce. We wish Sherry all the best in her next chapters.
Dr. Sherry Radowitz has been an administrator in the Office of Advancement at Molloy University since 2005. As senior director of grants and sponsored programs, she is responsible for seeking grant support through government, foundations, and corporations to support campus programs, research projects, recruitment efforts, scholarships, professional development, and capital expansion and managing a range of grant-funded initiatives. Sherry also served as the early childhood consultant and adjunct faculty in Molloy’s School of Education and Human Services. In 2016, she received the Distinguished Service Medal and 2021 Faculty Council Award as an administrator who made outstanding contributions to the advancement and recognition of faculty. In 2024, Sherry was awarded the Mother Anselma Ruth Medal of Presidential Excellence, the highest internal award given to an employee who exemplifies the mission of Molloy University.
As a tribute to her son, the Radowitz family established in 2007 the Jesse R. Radowitz Memorial Scholarship in the Molloy School of Business that benefits MBA students with a commitment to community service. Sherry continues to help others grieving the loss of loved ones.
With more than 50 years in the human services field, previous positions include senior vice president of community and agency services at United Way of Long Island, first executive director of the Women’s Fund of Long Island, and deputy director of both Child Care Council of Nassau and Child Care Council of Suffolk. Sherry has also been a research, management, and grant-writing consultant to many nonprofit organizations on Long Island.
As an active community leader, volunteer roles include co-founder of Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (now The Safe Center LI) and Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame, and co-president and treasurer of National Association of Mothers’ Centers. A strong advocate of family support, Sherry has received numerous honors for her community work. She continues to share her expertise by presenting at conferences, facilitating workshops, and serving as a mentor to both professionals and students.
COPE is seeking board members!
COPE is continuing growing a strong and diverse Board of Directors that will share its vision for the future and will help to support and sustain the organization’s mission and needs.
Please contact COPE at info@copefoundation.org with more information about your nominee/s or complete this application.