About This Episode
The Executive Director of Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit family service organization based in New York founded to support the 3,051 children who lost a parent in the attacks on September 11, 2001. She shares the history of how Tuesday’s Children has helped the children impacted on that tragic day as well as more recent stories of children who have lost loved ones and how their foundation has helped them connect with others who have unfortunately experienced a similar loss. Additionally; she takes us inside their Career Mentoring Program that connects professionals and young Americans coping with different stages of loss.
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About Our Guest
Terry Grace Sears is the Executive Director of Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit family service organization, based in New York. Following the events of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Tuesday’s Children was founded with a long-term commitment to serve and support the 3,051 children who lost a parent on that day. In subsequent years, the organization broadened its mission to include all those impacted by 9/11, and in particular, the responder community. After the 15th Anniversary of 9/11, Tuesday’s Children began to address the ripple effect of September 11th and provide long-term support to military families of the fallen, as well as sharing lessons learned with other communities impacted by terrorism and war worldwide.
Long devoted to the challenges faced by children, families and communities, Terry served as the Chairman of the Board of Tuesday’s Children since its founding, and then in 2004, assumed the role of Executive Director. Terry successfully led the organization through the milestones of the 10th and 15th anniversaries of September 11th. Terry has been pivotal in Tuesday’s Children’s evolution from a 9/11-focused organization to a nationally focused nonprofit serving military families of the fallen and other communities impacted by traumatic events and mass-scale tragedies. A graduate of Fordham University, Terry serves on the Board of Citizens Against Government Waste, the Sarita Kenedy East Foundation and the Santa Maria Foundation. Terry and her husband Richard, along with their four children, are lifelong residents of Manhasset, NY, a community that was heavily impacted by losses on September 11th.
A graduate of Fordham University, Terry serves on the Board of the Sarita Kenedy East Foundation, the Santa Maria Foundation and Tuesday’s Children. She is a former Board Member of the Grace Institute in Manhattan, NY, Our Lady of Grace Montessori School and the Schools of St. Mary in Manhasset, Long Island. Terry and her husband, Richard have four children and live in Manhasset, NY.
