Allyson Y Schwartz

Allyson Y. Schwartz, born in 1948, in N.Y., daughter of Everett and Renee Young; Simmons
Coll. (B.A.), 1970; Bryn Mawr Coll. of Soc. Work & Soc. Research (M.S.S.), 1972; asst. dir.,
Health Serv. Dev., Phila. Health Plan, 1972-75; fndr./exec. dir., Elizabeth Blackwell Ctr. for
Women, 1975-88; acting comm. & 1st deputy managing dir., Dept. of Human Servs., City of
Phila., 1988-90; found. mem., Women’s Way; mem., Education Comm. of the States, Natl.
Dem. Ldrshp. Cncl., Pa. Bd. of Educ., Pa. Historical & Museum Comm., Tuition Assistance
Prog. (TAP) Adv. Bd.; chair, Institutional Review Bd., Phila. Health Mgmt. Corp.; co-chair, Pa.
Dem. Ldrshp. Cncl., 2002-pres.; bd. of trustees, Arcadia Univ.; bd. of dir., Natl. Jewish Dem.
Cncl.; elected to PA Senate 1990, Represented PA's Congressional 13th district, 2005-2015; married David; 2 children.