Experience

Grantmakers In Aging (GIA)

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2021 - Present



The New York Academy of Medicine

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Director, Center for Healthy Aging

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2020

  • Devised and executed strategies for planning, implementation, scaling, and sustainability of public-private partnerships working to promote evidence-based health and aging policies and programs. • Technical advisor to the Governor’s Office and the NYS Departments of State, Health, and Aging on Executive Order 190 requiring state entities to consider health and aging in planning, policy, and procurement decisions. Oversee a cross-functional team contracted to deliver virtual and in-person technical assistance to 16 counties funded to implement the Executive Order at the local level. • Provided lead staff support for Age-friendly NYC, an award-winning, 10-year collaboration with the Mayor’s Office and City Council.• Secured major gift to launch Age-friendly NYC Fund to catalyze neighborhood-level age-friendly interventions.• In partnership with the NYC Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives, convened and facilitated the NYC Direct Care Workforce Learning Community tasked with developing a city and state policy agenda to improve job quality for direct care workers and care quality for older patients.• Conceptualized and developed imagenycmap.org, an open-source interactive map of aging, in partnership with the CUNY Center for Urban Research, that is currently being adapted in New Jersey in partnership with Rutgers.• Cultivated relationships with new and existing funders and lead proposal development and grant applications generating $1.8 million for 2018-2020. • Established new multi-disciplinary Section of the Academy Fellows on Healthy Aging. • Planned and facilitated conferences to drive practice and policy change• Liaison to World Health Organization, overseeing the Academy’s Collaborating Center on Aging, Urbanization, and Globalization.• Hired and supervised staff and consultants.• Served on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. • Testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging (5/2017).

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Authored report with policy recommendations to improve disaster planning and response for older adults and other vulnerable populations following Hurricane Sandy.• Managed internal team and subcontractors.• Convened and facilitated a multisectoral advisory group.• Conducted literature review and qualitative research. • Devised and implemented a multi-media report dissemination strategy.• Appointed to the NYC Disability, Access and Functional Needs (DAFN) Taskforce charged with reviewing the City’s emergency preparedness and response plans.



UJA-Federation of New York

• United States
• Fundraising
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director

  • Nov 2009 - Apr 2013

  • Worked on a team responsible for allocating $34.8 million in annual general operating support grants to a network of 100 beneficiary agencies, specializing in agencies serving older adults. • Directed information and referral service and emergency planning and coordination for the full agency network.• Appointed to coordinate Hurricane Sandy response, including volunteerism, agency and government relations, marketing and communications, external partnerships, and allocation of $16 million in emergency funds.

• Planning Executive

  • Jul 2008 - Nov 2009

  • Managed $7.5 million portfolio of over 100 targeted grants for older adult programming and services in NYC and Israel.



Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director, Health Enhancement Partnership

  • Feb 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Managed assets-based social adult day program for people age 60 and over with cognitive and physical impairments. • Managed assets-based social adult day program for people age 60 and over with cognitive and physical impairments.



Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • May 2004 - Feb 2006

  • Managed and expanded community-based intergenerational mentoring program in the Bronx. • Managed and expanded community-based intergenerational mentoring program in the Bronx.



Soundview Throgs Neck Community Mental Health Center

• Intern

  • Sep 2003 - May 2004



FEGS

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Intern

  • Sep 2002 - Aug 2003



Parents Magazine

• Kenya
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Aug 2001 - May 2002