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20 New York Nonprofit Press www.nynp.biz April 2010 PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE Egan Named VP Program Services at UCP Suffolk Eileen McDonald munity Residences and Egan has been appointed Vice President, Program Services at United Cerebral Palsy Association of Suffolk. She will oversee Adult Day Services, the Community Program Center (CPC), Educational and Residential Services. “I am confident Ms. Program Development and Special Projects at Nassau AHRC and Director, Residential Services at new England Villages in Pembroke Massachusetts. Egan joins the organization with over twenty-five years experience in the field of special education, developmental disabilities, and Egan’s extensive background and experience Eileen McDonald Egan advocacy. She holds a Master developing and managing OMRDD, State Education Department and Department of Health programs coupled with her leadership qualities make her an excellent addition to our executive team,” said President/CEO Stephen H. Friedman. “Her talents will greatly enhance the unparalleled service currently provided by UCP Suffolk.” Before joining UCP Suffolk, Egan was the Vice President, Special Needs at Terence Cardinal Cook Health Center in New York City. Previously, she held the positions of Assistant Executive Director at the Shield Institute, Director of Comfrom of Public Health degree Yale University’s School of Medicine, a Masters of Arts degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook and is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University. UCP Suffolk, based in Hauppauge, NY, provides services to 4,000 children and adults with disabilities annually and 65% of those served are individuals with a disability other than cerebral palsy. Job training and placement, physical therapy, individual and family support, early intervention, preschool, school age, adult day and residential programs are available. Want to Recruit Smartly www.nynp.biz Individual Postings up to 300 words - $60 Posted for 45 days at www.nynp.biz E-mailed to 14,000 E-Newsletter Recipients daily for a week Unlimited and Volume Posting Packages Available Call 845-876-6900 or e-mail publisher@nynp.biz Hollywood New Assistant VP at Samaritan Village James Hollywood tor of Samaritan’s Intensive LCSW has been appointed Assistant Vice President of Residential Programs at Samaritan Village, Inc. Hollywood’s responsibilities will include providing clinical leadership and management at Samaritan’s Ellenville, Van Wyck, Outpatient Program, was promoted to the position of Assistant Vice President for Program Development. Hollywood is an experienced clinical manager with over 22 years of experience working Highbridge, Richmond in the fields of substance Hill, and 53rd Street programs. abuse, mental health and homeless services. Most James Hollywood The announcement recently, he served as follows a series of other senior management appointments at Samaritan Village by President/CEO Tino Hernandez. In October, the agency named Sheila Greene to be Vice President of Communications and Intergovernmental Affairs. At the same time, Carol Davidson LCSW, CASAC was promoted to Senior Director of Veterans Services. In December Steve Rockman, Program Direc- Senior Director for Residential Services at Palladia. Prior to working with Palladia, Hollywood was the Program Director of Urban Pathway’s Olivieri Center for Homeless Women. Hollywood holds a BA in Sociology from St. John’s University and an MSW from Hunter College School of Social Work. Daymond Promoted at SIMHS The Staten Island Mental Health Society (SIMHS) has named Valarie M. Daymond, LCSW to be Director of its Teen Center, Project for Academic Student Success (PASS), and Afterschool GED Preparation Program. Daymond will continue to lead SIMH’s Family Support Mental Health Program, where she has served as Director since 2003. Daymond joined the SIMHS in 1996 as a social worker in the agency’s Family NYNP.biz The best way to know what is happening in the NYC Metro area human service community Jobs, Calendar, News NYNP.biz Resources Program, and was named that program’s director two years later. Prior to joining the SIMHS, she was a caseworker, and later a supervisor, for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. “Valarie Daymond has demonstrated exemplary Valerie Daymond, LCSW work with the children and families who receive services at the Family Support Center,” said SIMHS President/CEO Dr. Kenneth Popler. “Her aptitude and experience, combined with her superior interpersonal and leadership skills, will ensure that she will be also be an extraordinary director of our various programs for adolescents coping with mental health and chemical dependency challenges.” Daymond earned her BS degree from the University of Florida, and her MSW degree from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work of Yeshiva University, Manhattan. The Teen Center provides treatment services to adolescents and young adults who are dependent on alcohol and/or drugs or whose family members are challenged by chemical addictions. PASS provides alcohol/ drug prevention services and free academic tutoring for at-risk preteens and teens. Both programs have sites in St. George and Great Kills locations. The GED Preparation Program is located in St. George. The Family Support Center provides bi-lingual outpatient mental health services for children up to age 18 and their families, as well as an array of support services.
April 2010 New York Nonprofit Press www.nynp.biz 21 EVENTS NYNP Fire Safety Conference More than 150 representatives from 50 nonprofit agencies turned out on March 10th to learn the latest on new fire safety regulations and initiatives impacting nonprofit service providers. The free Fire Safety Conference was jointly sponsored by NYNP, Briscoe Protective Systems and Metropolitan College of New York. Attendees got an update on the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities’ new fire safety initiative which comes in response to last year’s tragic fire at an OMRDD residence in Wells, NY. No new mandates have been issued to OMRDD licensed providers as of yet, said Sheila McBain, Deputy Commissioner for Quality Management. However, she urged agencies to review the 16 recommendations outlined by OMRDD’s Fire Safety Panel of State and National Experts in their Final Report to the Commissioner issued in February as a way to anticipate steps that might be forthcoming. Charles Kearley, Director of OMRDD’s new Office of Safety and Security Services, offered an overview of the agency’s current planning process in this area. Bob Williams, President of Briscoe Protective Systems, provided training for testing on the New York Fire Department’s new requirements for “Certificate of Fitness for Supervision of Fire Alarm Systems and Other Related Systems” which impacts thousands of agencies in operating facilities which were not previously subject to Certificate of Fitness requirements. An overview of the new Amanda’s Law requirements for carbon monoxide detectors was provided by Dana Ferrer, District Sales Manager for EST Fire and Sound. Additional insights into fire and life safety issues were provided by architect James Vassalotti of Vassalotti Associates; Rob Storey, Director of Risk Management at Irwin Siegel Agency; and Joseph Woznica, Deputy Assist. Chief, Bureau of Fire Protection, NYFD. Agencies and individuals interested in learning more about or obtaining training for the newlyrequired NYFD Certificate of Fitness for Supervision of Fire Alarm Systems and Other Related Systems can contact Briscoe Protective Systems at 888-274-7263. NYNP Publisher Robby Long introduces panelists (from left) Fred Scaglione, Editor of NYNP; Charles Kearley, Director of OMRDD’s new Office of Safety and Security Services; Sheila McBain, Deputy Commissioner for Quality Management, OMRDD; Bob Williams, President of Briscoe Protective Systems; and Rob Storey, Director of Risk Management at Irwin Siegel Agency. VCG Celebrates 40th Anniversary; Honors Harlem RBI Volunteer Consulting Group (VCG) celebrated its 40th Anniversary on March 10th at the Harvard Club of New York City. As part of this event, it honored the Board of Harlem RBI with the First Annual Brooke W. Mahoney Award for Outstanding Board Leadership. VCG works regionally and nationally to strengthen nonprofit boards’ governance and management capabilities. It recognized Harlem RBI’s Board of Directors for their ability to “step up” during an economically challenging time. Harlem RBI’s Board donated more than $700,000 in the face of the global economic crisis in 2009, a 100% increase from the previous Peter Daneker (Board Director), Richard Berlin (Harlem RBI Executive Director), Kenneth Rosh (Board Chairman and President), Robert Sheehan (Board Director and Vice President), Ray Dominguez (Board Director and Harlem RBI Alumnus) and Stuart A. Fraser (Board Director). year. The Harlem RBI Board also developed a 12 step “Guide to Protecting Harlem RBI in Uncertain Times” that other non-profits are adopting nationally to take steps toward safeguarding their own finances. Harlem RBI is a 19-year-old youth-development organization in East Harlem. The VGC’s John C. Whitehead, along with its three other Founders, T.J. Dermot Dunphy, Harold Tanner and Byron R. Wien, served as Honorary Founding Co-Chairmen of the Anniversary Celebration. The event honored VCG’s four decades of service and paid tribute to Brooke W. Mahoney, VCG’s first Executive Director, who passed away in 2007. “Brooke, a nationally renown governance leader and innovator, was passionate about opening non-profit boardrooms to the talent, expertise and diversity required to ensure successful organizations,” said VCG’s Executive Director David LaGreca.During the nominating process, VCG looked for non-profits that demonstrated strategic board recruitment, clear communication of expectations, successful evaluation systems, a culture of problem solving, a deep passion for the mission and mechanisms for hearing the voices of those served. The four finalists for the award included: Brotherhood/Sister Sol, Community Voices Heard, COSIA and The Fortune Society. The Brooke W. Mahoney Award was made possible with support from The Rauch Foundation St. Dominic’s Raises Close to $1 million at Awards Dinner The 29th Annual Friends of St. Dominic’s Business & Labor Awards Dinner raised more than $935,000 for the agency this year. Over 1,090 leaders of business and labor/ construction trade organizations turned out for the January 26th event which was held at the Waldorf- Astoria. Michael V. Belluzzi, President and Award recipients Michael V. Belluzzi (l.) and Thomas R. Nelson (r) with Rosanna Scotto, John T. White, Sr. Joseph Mary Mahoney and Executive Director Judy Kydon. Business Manager of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union No. 28, and Thomas R. Nelson, Senior Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis in the Northeast Region, were recipients of the Francis J.P. McHale Memorial Award and the Victory Award, respectively. Fox 5’s “Good Day New York” co-host Rosanna Scotto served as the dinner’s mistress of ceremonies and introduced the Saint Dominic’s Home new “Did You Know” video. Sr. Joseph Mary Mahoney, O.P., President of Friends of Saint Dominic’s, thanked the room full of supporters and expressed the organization’s gratitude for their continued generous support of Saint Dominic’s Home in such difficult economic times. DON”T MISS A THING! Subscribe to the NYNP E-Newsletter www.nynp.biz
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