The Priority & Strategy Council is a decision making body whose members are invested in HSC’s agenda and are empowered to act as champions for HSC. The structure of the Priority & Strategy Council provides a broad forum for discussion of substantive issues that cut across sectors. The role of the Priority & Strategy Council is to establish the priorities and strategic direction for HSC and guide the organization’s advocacy work by identifying new trends and offering ideas for new approaches and suggestions of issues HSC should address. Five people act as liaisons between HSC’s Board and the Priority & Strategy Council and act as advocates for the Priority & Strategy Council in Board discussions, bringing their perspectives into Board deliberations and ensuring their priorities are being carried out faithfully.
Co-Chairs:
Darren Bloch, Chief Executive Officer, Greenwich House
Jeannette K. Ruffins, Chief Executive Officer, Homeward NYC
Members of HSC’s Priority and Strategy Council
Melissa Aase, University Settlement Society of New York
Nadine Akinyemi, Bridging Access to Care
Valerie Barton-Richardson, CAMBA
Stacy Bliagos, HANAC
Carrie Bloss, Heights and Hills
Grace Bonilla, United Way of New York City
Nicole Branca, New Destiny Housing
Sheila Duke, Roads to Success
Jeehae Fischer, Korean American Family Service Center
Lisa Flores, Catholic Charities Community Services
David Garza, Henry Street Settlement
Bill Gettman, Northern Rivers
Jeffrey Ginsburg, Volunteers of America – Greater New York
Suzette Gordon, SCO Family of Services
Yasmeen Hamza, Womankind
Matt Jozwiak, Rethink Food
Jeremy Kaplan, Encore Community Services
Damyn Kelly, Lutheran Social Services of New York
Jihoon Kim, InUnity Alliance
Judy Kluger, Sanctuary for Families
Thomas Krever, Member at Large
Dan Lehman, HELP USA
Pascale Leon, Supportive Housing Network of New York
Vanessa Leung. Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
Rachel Levine, Nazareth Housing
Glenn Liebman, Mental Health Association in NYS, Inc.
Maria Lizardo, NMIC
Craig Longley, Catholic Guardian Services
Diane Louard-Michel, Lantern Community Services
Jonathan McLean, CASES
Alan Mucatel, Rising Ground
Mitchell Netburn, Samaritan Daytop Village
Ramon Peguero, The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families
Blanca Ramirez, Comunilife
Stanley Richards, The Fortune Society
Ron Richter, JCCA
Greg Rideout, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Liz Roberts, Safe Horizon
Denise Rosario, Coalition for Hispanic Family Services
Daniel Rosenthal, UJA-Federation of New York
Dawn Saffayeh, HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services
Sharon Sewell-Fairman, Women Creating Change
Catherine Shugrue dos Santos, Fresh Youth Initiatives
Udai Tambar, New York Junior Tennis & Learning
Ben Thomases, Queens Community House
Saskia Traill, ExpandED Schools
