Internship Program Named After First Board Chairman Herman Geist on 100th Birthday
The Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated the 100th birthday of Herman S. Geist, the first-ever Board Chairman and an extraordinary lifelong public servant. After serving as a lieutenant in WWII where he helped liberate Domažlice in the Czech Republic, Geist graduated from NYU Law School and went on to make history as the inaugural Chairman of the Board from 1970-1973, later co-founding the Westchester Parks Foundation which donated over $15 million to county parks under his guidance. Throughout his remarkable century of life, he further distinguished himself through service on the Westchester Medical Center Board of Trustees and as Chair of the County Bi-Centennial Commission, earning the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Parks Foundation in 2013.



