serves as the inaugural Social Justice Fellow at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the Social Justice Activist-in-Residence at the JCC of Manhattan. In 2020, she served on incoming Queens Borough President Donovan Richards' transition team. See also 1997 New York City mayoral election References External links Ruth Messinger's articles at American Jewish World Service website |- |- 1940 births 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians American women chief executives Brearley School alumni Candidates in the 1997 United States elections Jewish American people in New York (state) politics Living people Manhattan borough presidents New York (state) Democrats New York City Council members Radcliffe College alumni University of Oklahoma alumni Women New York City Council members