Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Human Services
February 9, 2021
9:30 a.m.
Testimony
Commissioner, New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Commissioner, New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
Acting Director, New York State Office for the Aging
Executive Deputy Director, NYS Division of Veterans’ Services
Associate Director, NYS Kinship Navigator
Director of Policy and Advocacy, Prevent Child Abuse New York
CEO, Northern Rivers Family of Services
Policy Director, NYS Network for Youth Success
Director of Policy, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
President and CEO, Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA)
Director of Public Policy, Day Care Council of New York
Project Manager, New Pride Agenda
Executive Director, Catholic Charities Community Services
Policy and Organizing Strategist, Human Services Council (HSC)
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired), Deputy Director, NYSDA Veterans Defense Program
Major General, U.S. Army (Retired) & Chief Counsel, Justice for Vets
Deputy Director, New York Statewide Senior Action Council
Executive Director, The Association on Aging in New York
Senior Gov’t Relations Strategist, Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE)
Director of Public Policy, LiveOn NY
Field Representative, National Federation of the Blind of New York State
Leader, Neighbors Together
Director, Urban Democracy Lab at New York University
President & CEO, YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County
Leader, 1050-1064 Carroll Place Tenant Association
Written Testimony
State Director for AARP New York
Acting Erie County court Judge & Buffalo City Court Judge
County Executive, Office for Aging, State of NY County of Broome Government Office
Director, Chautaqua County Office for Aging Services
Director of Youth Justice & Child Welfare, Children’s Defense Fund-NY
Associate Executive Director for Policy and Advocacy, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York (CCC)
Deputy Executive Director for Policy, Coalition for the Homeless
Director, of Organizing & Policy, Neighbors Together
Director, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)
Director of Policy and Community Education
Senior Attorney, Empire Justice Center
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Field & Fork Network
Human Services Policy Analyst with FPWA
Executive Director, Sanctuary for Families, Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services
Chief Executive Officer of Housing Works
President, The Legal Aid Society
VFW, Legislative Chair & Veterans Advocate
Foster-Adoptive Parent
Director of Monroe County Veterans Services
Leader, Neighbors Together
Long Island Manager of Member Engagement for the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)
Supervising Attorney, Veterans Practice, NYLegal Assistance Group
Interim Executive Director, New York State Catholic Conference
President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation
Executive Director, New York Association for the Education of Young Children (NYAEYC)
Executive Director, The New York Public Welfare Association (NYPWA)
Executive Director, NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health
Administrator and Counsel, Commission on Judicial Court
President of the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
Director, Otsego County Office for the Aging
Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse New York (PCANY)
Syracuse Tenants Union
UJA-Federation of NY
Director of Policy, Urban Pathways
Senior Planner, Center on Immigration and Justice, Vera Institute of Justice
Executive Director of Veteran Advocacy Project
Leader, Vocal-NY
Director, Wayne County Department of Aging
Zara Tenant Coalition
Monroe County Court Judge (Retired)
CASA, Community Action for Safe Apartments
CASA, Community Action for Safe Apartments