Theresa E. Sanders is the President and CEO of the Long Island affiliate of the National Urban League.

Ms. Sanders has 12 years of administrative experience at the Urban League, a not-for-profit community based organization that annually serves 15,000 children and families in Nassau and Suffolk counties. For eight years before coming to the Urban League, the Harlem USA native served as an Internal Auditor for several metropolitan New York area companies and as an entrepreneur, secured audit contracts with local school districts on Long Island.

As an administrator, Ms. Sanders developed direct service programs that helped infuse millions of dollars a year into the regional economy by empowering the disadvantaged to become economically self-sufficient and socially conscience community members.

Under the leadership of Ms. Sanders, the Urban League of Long Island addresses key issues impacting the local community. Through her vision the League has formed a strategic plan that will broaden and strengthen community services. The strategic plan includes the development of the Long Island Center for Community Empowerment. The Center for Community Empowerment will house the Long Island headquarters of the Urban League and address Long Island's growing demand for youth and family services.

Ms. Sanders holds a B.S. in Business Management from the State University of New York at Old Westbury, a M.S. in Instructional Technology from the New York Institute of Technology, and credits for a M.S. in Public Policy Analysis from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Ms. Sanders is currently a Advanced Doctoral Candidate in Dowling College's School of Education Ed.D. Program.

Ms. Sanders serves on the boards of the United Way of Long Island, Long Island Software and Technology Network (LISTnet), and SUNY Old Westbury's Alumni Advisory Council. She also serves as Vice President of the Eastern Region of the National Urban League Association of Executives. Theresa Sanders is an active member of her church, Living Hope Fellowship.