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Susan Cole – Chair
Deputy Director, Settlement Housing Fund
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Barbara Fife – Vice-Chair
Director Executive Programs, Baruch College, SUNY
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Robert O’Connor – Vice-Chair
Pastor, Church of the Blessed Sacrament
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Patricia Castel Skarulis – Vice-Chair
Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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David G. Davenport – Treasurer
Volunteert
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Milton Norman, Esq. – Secretary
Attorney
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David Gillcrist – Assistant Secretary
Executive Director
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| Members |
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William Conway
Construction Administrator, Beyer Blinder Belle
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John Crane
President, John Crane Associates
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Lillian Fable
Co-Owner, Poseidon Confectionery
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James Kelly
Director, Program & Community Relations, Aquarius Management
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W. Michael O’Neal
Owner, O’Neal’s Restaurant
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Charles Simon
Volunteer
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Note: 100% of the Project FIND Board of Directors make donations to the organization.
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| Central Office Staff |
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David Gillcrist
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Executive Director
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| Barbara Blackman |
Section Head, Program Services |
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Section Head, Housing Services |
| Joan Bromfield |
Director of Social Services
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| Deon Lewis |
Controller
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| Debra Escort |
Director of Special Projects |
| Denice Jones |
Director of Senior Center Programs |
Diane Magnuson
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Director of Development |
Current Job Opportunities:
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| Project FIND has many types of employment opportunities, from kitchen work to social worker and administrative positions. |
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Advocacy:
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Project FIND engages in two types of advocacy.
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The first is benefits advocacy. Each of our residences has one or more social workers on staff who help seniors in need to identify and obtain benefits to which they may be entitled. We recognize that the process of obtaining benefits can be confusing. Our goal is to help seniors navigate the benefits system as successfully as possible.
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Project FIND also helps seniors become advocates themselves. Each of our residences has a Tenant Advisory Council and each center has a Member Advisory Council. These councils, made up of seniors, meet regularly and play a key role in identifying and addressing concerns and issues in the residences and centers.
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Most politicians will tell you that older people are loyal voters. Project FIND helps seniors stay informed about issues by organizing candidates' forums in the centers and by participating in local and state senior advocacy days. On election days, some of our centers serve as polling places.
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| Project FIND is an active member of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, the Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York and the Supportive Housing Network of New York, all of which provide training and advocacy for the needs of seniors and service providers. |
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Privacy Statement:
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Your privacy is very important to us. Any information you give to Project FIND will be kept in strict confidence, and will not be shared with any third parties.
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| You can call our office with questions (212-874-0300) or write to us (Project FIND, 160 West 71st Street, Suite 2F, New York, NY 10023) or e-mail us (info@projectfind.org). |
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