Alexandra Herzan

Alexandra Herzan is a licensed clinical social worker who worked for many years with homebound elderly in the Bronx and Manhattan. Since 1997, she has been president of the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc., a family foundation that funds programs in New York City. She also serves on the boards of Fountain House and the van Ameringen Foundation. Alex found her passion for water quality issues while paddling a dragon boat in Flushing Bay and currently races with the Empire Dragon Boat Team, which is heavily involved in activism in the region. She helped found the grassroots environmental coalition Guardians of Flushing Bay with significant assistance from Riverkeeper.