Leadership - The New York Foundling

At the end of the day, it’s my job to ensure that The Foundling’s future is as bright as its history has been rich. We’re constantly identifying better ways to serve the children, families and adults in our care.

Bill Baccaglini

President and CEO

Bill Baccaglini

President & CEO

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Carmen Jirau-Rivera

Chief Program Officer

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Valerie Russo

Chief Operating Officer

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Jill Gentile

Senior Vice President, Developmental Disabilities

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Michael Kurtz

Chief Financial Officer

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Dr. Sylvia Rowlands

Senior Vice President, Evidence Based Community of Programs

Arik Hill

Chief Information Officer

Carmen Villafane

Senior Vice President, Head Start and Early Head Start, Puerto Rico

Daniella Volcy

Associate Executive Director, The Thrive Network

Denise Mauro

Associate Vice President, Training and Youth Development

Dr. Jessica Pesantez

Vice President, Mental Health Services

Dr. Joseph Saccaccio

Senior Vice President, Medical Services

Dr. Kathryn Messineo

Vice President, Clinical Services, Development Disabilities Division

Dr. Mel Schniderman

Senior Vice President, Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection

Dr. Paul O'Keefe

Medical Director, Home of Integrated Behavioral Health

Dr. Roslyn Murov

Chief Psychologist

Elizabeth Wright

Vice President, Foster Care

Eric Nicklas

Vice President, Quality, Performance, and Compliance

Itohan Omoregie

Program Analyst & Special Counsel

Jennifer Johnson

Vice President, Prevention

Jennifer Zhu

Vice President, Finance

Jillian Lubarsky

Director, Communications

Kirkley Strand

Vice President, Development and Communications

LaTasha Fermin

Vice President, Family Justice Programs

Liyan Bao

Vice President, Specialized Services and Permanency Support

Liz Sunners

Vice President, Service Delivery, Developmental Disabilities

Luisa Sanchez

Chief of Staff, Evidence Based Community of Programs

Maria Bediako

Vice President, Organizational and Policy Development

Marta Anderson

Vice President, Implementation Support Center

Morgan Galvis McCray

Vice President, Business Operations

Reina Batrony

Vice President, School and Community Based Programs

Riche Rodriguez

Vice President, Finance

Rosemary Collazo

Vice President, Evidence Based Program Support Teams

Sashoi Grant

Vice President, Nursing

Shannon Ghramm-Smith

Vice President, Behavioral Health Programs & Care Management Program

Victoria Izralevsky

Vice President, Human Resources

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