Staff

in a red box with white font, executive staff

Sharon McLennon Wier, Ph.D., MSEd., CRC, LMHC

Executive Director

646-933-0174

smclennonwier@cidny.org

Rebekah Hurst

Executive Assistant

646-519-0339

rhurst@cidny.org

Arthur Schwartz, Esq.

General Counsel

347-335-4889

aschwartz@cidny.org

Stephen Dike

External Chief of Information Systems

 

sdike@tekconn.com

Richard Brown

Chief Program Officer

929-422-1938

brown@cidny.org

General Operations

Courtney Spaulding

Director of Training and Operations

646-442-4162

cspaulding@cidny.org

Sarah Pita

Director of Development and Fundraising

347-971-8002

spita@cidny.org

Jeff Peters

Director of Communications

929-507-2901

jpeters@cidny.org

Maite Reyes Coles

Director of Contracts

646-933-0166

mrcoles@cidny.org

In a purple box with white font, HOUSING STAFF

Abaewusuwa Egyin

Housing Program Director

646-442-4183

aegyin@cidny.org

Bathsheba Davis

RTH Program Manager

646-368-8018

bdavis@cidny.org

Glenda Moya-Pena

OHS Housing Specialist

929-527-1055

gmoyapena@cidny.org

Khalik Mitchell

Independent Living Specialist

347-573-1403

kmitchell@cidny.org

Nicole Foster

RTHP Housing Specialist

646-216-8263

nfoster@cidny.org

Temitope Apanisile

OHS Housing Specialist

 

tapanisile@cidny.org

Alicia Clark

OHS Housing Specialist

929-746-6039

aclark@cidny.org

Bersabel Meri

OHS Housing Specialist

646-849-8304

bmeri@cidny.org

Gyrell Jenkins

Independent Living Specialist

 

gjenkins@cidny.org

Malika Coleman

RTH Housing Specialist

347-335-8400

mcoleman@cidny.org

Nikima Smith

Independent Living Specialist Supervisor

 

nsmith@cidny.org

Alyssa Figueroa

OHS Housing Specialist

 

afigueroa@cidny.org

Edith Fleming

Independent Living Specialist

347-957-9203

efleming@cidny.org

Isabella DaSilva

RTHP Housing Specialist

646-849-8201

idasilva@cidny.org

Marilu Amigon

OHS Housing Specialist

646-357-9303

mamigon@Cidny.org

Robert McCall

OHS Housing Intake Coordinator

 

rmccall@cidny.org

in a red box with white font, mental health staff

Alejandra Cunningham

HBCI Crisis Interventionist

917-284-1236

acunningham@cidny.org

Rodney Guerra

Mental Health Counselor

646-303-9713

rguerra@cidny.org

Brittany Thomas

HBCI Crisis Interventionist

646-442-4162

bthomas@cidny.org

Wendy Chan

Part-Time Reassurance Counselor

929-746-6097

wchan@cidny.org

Migdalia Derbas

Reassurance Counselor

 

mderbas@cidny.org

Maxine Freedom Starr, MSW

Reassurance Counselor

in a purple box with white font, employment staff

Boots Whitlock

Veteran Direct Care Independent Living Specialist

 

bwhitlock@cidny.org

Rachel Smith

Vocational Counselor, Youth Transition Specialist

646-752-5822

rsmith@cidny.org

James F. Calicchio II

Senior Veteran Direct Care Independent Living Specialist

347-922-4798

jcalicchio@cidny.org

Sara Schacter-Erenburg

Director of Vocational Employment Rehabilitation

347-573-2430

sschacter@cidny.org

Nkem Duval

Veteran Direct Care Independent Living Specialist

347-573-2430

nduval@cidny.org

in a red box with white font LTCOP staff

Barry Schechter

Borough Supervisor

212-812-2901

bschechter@cidny.org

Jessica V.

Ombudsman Advocate

212-812-2908

ltcop@cidny.org

Micah Damsky

Ombudsman Advocate

646-849-8203

mdamsky@cidny.org

Sherletta McCaskill

Ombudsman Advocate – Brooklyn

347-524-9807

smccaskill@cidny.org

Zina Santana

LTCOP Adult Care Manager

646-442-4149

zsantana@cidny.org

Blake Koch

LTCOP Transfer & Discharge Manager

619-748-5560

bkoch@cidny.org

Kristen Giaimo

Program Assistant

646-442-4143

kgiaimo@cidny.org

Paula Goolcharan

Director of LTCOP

212-812-2874

pgoolcharan@cidny.org

Tamara Taylor Anderson

Borough Supervisor

646-354-4515

ttanderson@cidny.org

Briandy Perdomo

Borough Supervisor

646-442-4163

bperdomo@cidny.org

Mary Jo Vahey

Ombudsman Advocate

917-443-7731

mjvahey@cidny.org

Sarah Farber

Ombudsman Advocate – Brooklyn

646-849-8080

sfarber@cidny.org

Thomas White

Ombudsman Advocate

929-426-1932

twhite@cidny.org

in a purple box with white font NY Connects Staff

Amany Abouelkhir

Benefits Counselor and Outreach Specialist, Staten Island

Video Phone: 347-429-7853

646-849-8083

aabouelkhir@cidny.org

Delmy Sabio

Borough Manager, Bronx

646-442-4155

dsabio@cidny.org

Karline Balan

Outreach Specialist, Queens

646-849-8319

kbalan@cidny.org

Madelyn Friend

Benefits Counselor, Brooklyn

 

mfriend@cidny.org

Paige Munson

Director of NY Connects

646-442-4161

pmunson@cidny.org

Ryan Fratello

Outreach Specialist, Brooklyn

917-415-5120

rpfratello@cidny.org

Yanilza Gonzalez

Benefits Counselor, Bronx

646-440-4478

ygonzalez@cidny.org

Christal Yu

Benefits Counselor, Brooklyn

 

cyu@cidny.org

Francisco Paz

Benefits Counselor, Queens

646-849-8085

fpaz@cidny.org

Lili Lopez

Outreach Specialist, Bronx and Manhattan

646-809-1071

llopez@cidny.org

Mary Jane Wolper

Benefits Counselor, Manhattan

917-810-2565

mjwolper@cidny.org

Patricia Caminero

Benefits Counselor, Bronx

646-849-8095

pcaminero@cidny.org

Sofeegie Saintyl

Borough Manager, Brooklyn and Staten Island

646-849-8097

ssaintyl@cidny.org

Yvetta Scott

Benefits Counselor, Queens

646-849-8099

yscott@cidny.org

Damon Anderson

Benefits Counselor, NY Connects

646-368-8063

danderson@cidny.org

Homairah Salam

Borough Manager, Queens

646-849-8068

hsalam@cidny.org

Lily Sacharow

NY Connects Education & Outreach Coordinator

 

lsacharow@cidny.org

Noella Hunter

Benefits Counselor, Brooklyn

646-442-4160

nhunter@cidny.org

Peter Huigens

Program Support Assistant, NY Connects Program

 

phuigens@cidny.org

Warleny Colon

Borough Manager, Manhattan

646-849-8086

wcolon@cidny.org

in a red box with white font, open doors staff

Ashley Francis

Assistant Director, Open Doors

646-849-8306

afrancis@cidny.org

Fred Horlback

Transition Specialist

646-849-8318

fhorlback@cidny.org

John Huang

Transition Specialist

 

jhuang@cidny.org

Tempii Champion

Peer Advocate

646-201-5991

tchampion@cidny.org

Zachary Borodkin

Education & Outreach Training and Coaching Specialist

646-849-8084

zborodkin@cidny.org

Damal Edmond

Transition Coordinator

646-849-5701

dedmond@cidny.org

Jasmine Taylor

Transition Specialist

 

jtaylor@cidny.org

Naji Capers

Transition Specialist

 

ncapers@cidny.org

Troy Scott

Transition Specialist

646-849-8202

tscott@cidny.org

Dheki Dolma Lama

Director, Open Doors

646-368-8034

dlama@cidny.org

Jewel Zarate

Transition Specialist

 

jzarate@cidny.org

Quwana Harmon-Peebles

Transition Specialist

 

qhpeebles@cidny.org

Shamima Akther

Transition Specialist

sakther@cidny.org

in a purple box with white font, advocacy staff

Anna Humphrey

Transportation and Voting Community Organizer

646-436-9906

ahumphrey@cidny.org

Mbacke Thiam

Housing, Health & CAN Community Organizer

646-442-4152

mthiam@cidny.org

Molly Senack

Education and Employment Community Organizer

646-442-4147

msenack@cidny.org

in a red box with white font, direct service staff

Adrienne White

Benefits Counselor for the Visually Impaired

646-849-8089

awhite@cidny.org

Crystal Belio

Queens Benefits Counselor/Outreach Specialist

 

cbelio@cidny.org

Esmeralda Landaverde

Queens Intake Specialist

646-849-8096

elandaverde@cidny.org

Iris Mantilla

Senior Benefits Counselor

646-442-1514

imantilla@cidny.org

Nina Kravetz

ICAN Senior Healthcare Advocate

646-661-3985

nkravetz@cidny.org

Philip Ross

ICAN Healthcare Advocate

646-442-1788

pross@cidny.org

Alyssa Cayetano

Benefits Counselor for the Visually Impaired

646-933-0162

acayetano@cidny.org

Delva Somers

Benefits Counselor

646-442-4150

dsomers@cidny.org

Evelyn Baez

Senior Intake Specialist

646-442-4186

ebaez@cidny.org

Massiel Felix

Director of Consumer Services

917-477-2443 ext: 2443

mfelix@cidny.org

Pam Steinkamp

Manhattan Benefits Counselor

646-442-1521

psteinkamp@cidny.org

Sayana Bradley

Benefits Counselor – Queens

 

sbradley@cidny.org

Cyndie Philippe

Intake Coordinator

 

cphilippe@cidny.org

Em Holcomb

ICAN Healthcare Advocate

 

eholcomb@cidny.org

Heidi Donaldson

Benefits Counselor – Queens

 

hdonaldson@cidny.org

Marko Jukic

ICAN Healthcare Advocate

 

mjukic@cidny.org

Perla Guzman

Benefits & Outreach Coordinator

646-849-8094

pguzman@cidny.org

Victoria Robbins

Senior Benefits Counselor

 

vrobbins@cidny.org

in a purple box with white text office staff

Francheilly Paulino

Administrative Assistant, Manhattan

212-674-2300

fpaulino@cidny.org

Tonisha Venson

Data Specialist

 

tvenson@cidny.org

Judy Zendell

Document Reviewer

646-849-8070

jzendell@cidny.org

Matthew Perez

Human Resources Associate

646-849-8078

mperez@cidny.org