Deputy Director Grandparent Resource Center (GRC)

• Jan 2010 - Present

Director, Bureau of Direct Services, Intergenerational Kinship Care Program, GRC

• Aug 2020 - Oct 2022

Executive Level Social Service/Finance Director with 37 years of city governmental experience and proven success in program operations, quality improvement, building formidable relationships, community partnerships, and oversight for a team of multi-disciplinary managers, staff, consultants dedicated to eliminating ageism and ensuring the dignity of life for NYC/NYS diverse older adults and provide support, advocacy, educational/recreational workshops and resources for kinship caregivers citywide. Regulating Federal, State and City funded direct service programs which collectively provide services for over 53,000 older New Yorkers and their families. Manage the coordination and successfully implementation of new initiatives as they pertain to the Agency scope of work with internal/external partners. Managing an Intergenerational Kinship Care Hybrid program that provides services to grandparent/kinship caregivers, the youth they care for and extended families. As part of the Mayor’s Action Plan on Neighborhood Safety (MAP) we serve older adults, kinship caregivers and youth that reside in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments citywide to bring intergenerational programming to multi-generational families. These undeserved communities are in high-risk areas of crime, ravaged with crime, violence, poverty and disparate conditions. Our mission is to implement in-person/virtual on-line programming that will build community relationships, foster positive social engagement, and bridge the communication gap between older adults and youth in these undeserved communities. We administer and facilitate multi-cultural cultural workshop series, empowerment trainings, support groups and wrap around services to build community and foster healing from exposure to crime-related incidents. With a success rate of strengthening the family unit, increasing community participation and promoting access and equity we will be expanding the program in FY23 over 50%. Show less

Director of SCRIE APPEALS/QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Aug 2004 - Jan 2010

Tax Specialist/Financial Advisor

• Jan 2003 - Present

Prepare individual and business returns Prepare individual and business returns

Sr Account Manager

• 1998 - Jan 2004

Human Resources Coordinator

• Jan 1989 - Jan 1998