Sheila J. Poole
Acting Commissioner, New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Sharon Devine
OTDA, Executive Deputy Commissioner
Corinda Crossdale
Director, New York State Office for the Aging
Patricia Sheehy
Legislative Committee Chair & Director of Putnam County Office of Senior Resources
Association on Aging in New York
Laura Palmer
Associate State Director, AARP
Shelly Nortz
Deputy Executive Director of Policy, Coalition for the Homeless
Kirby Hannan
Legislative Coordinator Veterans of Foreign Wars
Michelle Jackson
Associate Director & General Counsel, Human Services Council
Rick Terwilliger
Director of Policy, New York Public Welfare Association
Jim Purcell
Chief Executive Officer, Council of Family & Child Caring Agencies
Renee Smith-Rotondo
Chair, Board of Directors, New York State Children's Alliance
Stephanie Gendell, Esq.
Associate Executive Director for Policy & Government Relations
Citizens Committee for Children of New York
Lisa Caswell
Senior Policy Analyst, Day Care Council of NY
David Voegele
Executive Director, Early Care and Learning Council
Jenn O'Connor
Co-Chair, Winning Beginning New York
Kelly Sturgis
Executive Director, After School Works/The NYS After School Network
Anne Goldman
Vice President for Non-DOE Titles, United Federation of Teachers
Maclain Bearhaupt
State Advocacy Director, Supportive Housing Network of NY
Charles King
Chief Executive Officer, Housing Works, Inc.
Andrea Bowen
Policy Analyst, United Neighborhood Houses of New York
Adam Prizio
Government Affairs Manager, Center for Disability Rights
Jeffrey Lozman, MD
President, NY State Society of Orthopedic Surgeons
Hilary Stuchin
Senior Advocacy Advisor, United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of New York
Sheriff Craig Apple
Albany County, Fight Crime Invest in Kids & Council for a Strong America
Gerard Wallace
Director, New York State Kinship Navigator
Kate Breslin
President & CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis & Advocacy
Thomas Weber
Director of Care Management, SAGE
Written Testimony
Jacqueline A. Negri
Executive Director, Association of NYS Youth Bureaus
William T. Gettman
Executive Director, St. Catherine's Center for Children
Jenn O'Connor
NYS Director, Ready Nation
Michael A. Lawler
Director of Catholic Charities, NYS Catholic Conference
Connie Neal
Executive Director, NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence