From left, Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America; Judy Tabor, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England and Gov. Daniel P. Malloy March 8 at Tabor’s retirement party at the New Haven Lawn.

CFECT President and CEO Maryam Elahi joined Planned Parenthood supporters on March 8 in celebrating Judy Tabar’s 20 years of as CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England and her contributions and achievements in promoting women’s rights and improving the health care of women and their families throughout the region.

“Judy is a visionary leader,” Elahi said. “No challenge is too hard for her to surmount and she has built a great team of staff and volunteers to carry forward the important mission of Planned Parenthood in Connecticut and Rhode Island. We will miss her but look forward to continuing to work with this great organization and its new CEO.”