Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 95, 1993-2023

Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 95, 2020

Minority Leader, Board of Legislators, Westchester County, 1984-1992

Member, Westchester County Board of Legislators, 1980-1992

Member, Advisory Committee, North Tarrytown Open Door

Chair, Committee on Real Property Taxation, New York State Assembly

Member, Ossining Upward Bound Substance Abuse Council

Former Member, Rules Committee, New York State Assembly

Member, Task Force on Tobacco Free Women and Girls, New York State Assembly

Member, Task Force on Women's Legislative Caucus, New York State Assembly

Chair, Welfare and Medicaid Steering Committee

Member, Westchester Health and Human Services Forum

Member, Westchester Tricentennial Committee

Vice Chair, Women's Caucus, New York State Assembly, 2001

Board Member, Greenway Council, 1993-2000

Member, Transportation and Housing Committee, Westchester, 2000

Host, Television Show, "Dear Sandy", present

Host, Television Show, "Speakout with Sandy Galef," present

Teacher, Scarsdale School District, New York, 1965-1967

Teacher, Albermarle School District, Virginia, 1962-1965

Member, Hudson Valley Greenway Communities Council, present

Former Member, Board of Directors, Bethel Nursing Home

Former Member, Board of Directors, Phelps Hospital Robins Nest Day Care Center

Former President/Member, Board of Directors, United Way of Northern Westchester

Former Member, Board of Directors, Visiting Nurse Service of Westchester

Former Member, Board of Directors, Westchester Municipal Planning Federation

Board Member, Day Care Council of Westchester

Trustee, Education and Learning Coalition of Westchester and Putnam Counties

Public Affairs Chair, Junior League of Westchester-on-Hudson

Former Member, Metropolitan New York Library Council

Former President, National Council of Jewish Women

Member, Ossining Chamber of Commerce

Former Trustee, Ossining Public Library

Chair, Ossining Youth Employment Service

Board Member, University of Virginia-Curry School of Education Foundation, 2005-2010

Board Member, Westchester Medical Center Children's Hospital Foundation, 1998-2006

Member, Board of Directors, Phelps Memorial Hospital Association, 1990-1997

President, New York State Association of Counties, 1987

President, League of Women Voters of Briarcliff-Ossining, 1973-1975

Awards:

Assemblywoman Galef has been honored by many community organizations including: the American Cancer Society, New York State Association of Counties, New York State Federation of Police, Westchester County -- which honored her with a Distinguished Service Award, B'nai B'rith, the United Way -- who awarded her with the Harold J. Marshall Award for Leadership and Sensitivity, Westchester ARCs -- which gave her the 2002 Public Official Partnership Award, and the New York Library Association (NYLA), which named her 2005 Outstanding Advocate for Libraries.

In 2006, Galef won the New York Police Chiefs Benevolent Association's Award for Outstanding Public Service and was named an Environmental Champion by Scenic Hudson, the Westchester Land Trust and other environmental groups. In 2007, Galef was named Legislator of the Year by the New Your State School Boards Association.

In 2010, Galef was honored by the Reality Check Organization, a youth group sponsored by the NYS Department of Health, as a Reality Check Champion for her work on anti-smoking measures: specifically, eliminating smoking in children's playgrounds. [sic]