Jeanne Warman

Jeanne Warman completed her baccalaureate degree in France, her post-graduate studies in England, and later immigrated to the United States. Since giving birth to a severely brain damaged son (due to anoxia at birth), Jeanne has made it her life's mission to serve the developmentally disabled population by providing an ever expanding spectrum of services in a supportive and dignified manner. In 1978 she founded Women's League Community Residences and opened its first group home for seven men with developmental disabilities.

Jeanne Warman is an Executive Board member of the Task Force on Families and Children at Risk, a member of the Interagency Council of MR/DD agencies, and a former member of OTSAR's Board of Directors. She developed and directed the Kingsborough Center for Human Potential and was chairwoman for the Brooklyn chapter of WORC (Working Organizations for Retarded Children).

Pinchus Lerner Ph.D.

Pinchus Lerner, Ph.D., in his capacity of clinical director, supervises all clinical services in the Women's League and Jumpstart Early Intervention programs. Dr. Lerner is a licensed psychologist who earned a doctorate in clinical psychology at SUNY Buffalo in 1982. He has worked in the field of developmental disabilities for close to four decades, and has been clinical director at Women's League since 1982.

Elliot Brownstein

Elliot Brownstein earned a BA in economics from City College and continued his graduate studies at Brooklyn College. He has extensive hands-on experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities for almost four decades. Mr. Brownstein has been Program Director at Women's League since 1986 and most recently assumed the position of Director of Operations. He directs a cadre of highly skilled managers, supervisors and direct support staff, and prides himself on knowing every service participant and their unique issues and needs. Mr. Brownstein's knowledge and management abilities have been key reasons why Women's League has been awarded prestigious COMPASS agency status.

Stephen Glicksman Ph.D.

Stephen Glicksman, Ph.D., received his doctorate in Developmental Psychology from Yeshiva University (YU). He is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey, as well as an adjunct associate professor at Yeshiva College and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University. Dr. Glicksman is the Consultant Psychologist for the School for Children with Hidden Intelligence (SCHI) in Lakewood, New Jersey. He has presented on the practices of Women's League Community Residences at numerous professional conferences and meetings, and has a private practice in Teaneck, New Jersey.