About Us
About Us
Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Our mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts.
Our Three Pillars
Relentless Advocacy
Through our advocacy offices in New York City, Albany, Washington D.C., Haiti and Puerto Rico, Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention information and other life-sustaining services, as well as legal protections from stigma and discrimination. We are a grassroots organization committed to the use of non-violent civil disobedience in order to further our mission.
Lifesaving Services
Since 1990, we have provided a comprehensive array of services to more than 30,000 homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. We believe that providing stable housing is healthcare and is the first step toward living a long and healthy life. Supportive services include but are not limited to housing, healthcare, meals and nutritional counseling, mental health and substance use treatment, job training, and legal assistance.
Entrepreneurial Businesses
Housing Works pioneered the concept of social enterprise–businesses whose profits fund the mission of a parent not-for-profit organization. This self-sustaining model provides employment opportunities to the community in addition to fundraising. Our acclaimed Housing Works Thrift Shops and Housing Works Bookstore Cafe provide crucial funds towards our mission.
Our History
Here are a few select highlights from over the past 25+ years. For more in-depth information about our history, visit the Housing Works History timeline project.
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Leadership & Boards
Board of Directors
Earl Ward, Esq.
Chair
Partner, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP
Richard C. Biletta, CPA, MBA
Treasurer
The Mack Company
Dolores Cullum
Secretary / Consumer Representative
Kaitlin Abrams
Staff Representative
Eric Bartley
Consumer Representative
Gerry Brown
Consumer Representative
Dinick Martinez
Consumer Representative
Maria Morales
Consumer Representative
Isabel Wise
Consumer Representative
Andrea McCrink
Volunteer Representative
Carole Schwarz
Volunteer Representative
David Cohen, MD
Member
Vice-chair, Dept. of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
Richard G. Dudley Jr., MD
Member
Daron Hudson
Member
Michael S. Gordon
Member
Partner, Baker & Hostetler
Richard Kaplan
Member
Sean Maher
Member
Director of Development and Planning, ICAP at Columbia University
Morgan Mulford
Member
Colleen Simmons-Barnswell
Member
Charles King
Ex-officio
President and Chief Executive Officer, Housing Works, Inc.
Subsidiary Boards
Thrift Shop Board
Neil Pirie
Chair
Jennifer Foyle
Vice Chair
Paul Munkholm
Vice Chair Digital Strategy
Yetta Banks
Treasurer
Mia Moretti
Secretary
Trish Donnelly Davidson
Board Development
Stephen Ferrara
Corporate Engagement
Guia Golden
Marketing / Digital
Michael S. Gordon, Esq.
Steven Horn
Thrift Oversight
J. Logan Horne
Events
Fabrice Houdart
Corporate Engagement
Norma Mascarotti
Thrift Oversight
E. O'Brien Kelley
Emeritus
Sally Shaw
Development, Thrift Oversight
Yumi Shin
Marketing / Digital
Bruce Starr
Marketing / Digital, Corporate Engagement
Jeffrey Tousey
Marketing / Digital
Melody Weir
Thrift Oversight
Jeffrey Wilson
Events
Community Healthcare Board
Marion Conde
Chair/Consumer Representative
Frank Quintero
Vice-chair/Consumer Representative
Max N. Rose
Board Treasurer
Cesar Figueroa
Consumer Representative
Ruth Garcia
Consumer Representative
Holland Givanchi
Consumer Representative
George Macklin
Consumer Representative
Germaine Norris
Consumer Representative
Yvonne Telesford
Consumer Representative
Diane Williams
Consumer Representative
Kathy Gueye
Member
Pamela DeCuir Johnson
Member
Catherine Lapsley
Member
Chenelle Nixon
Member
Kishor Malavade
Member
Reverend Michele Jackson Taylor
Member
Dr. Billy E. Jones
Member
Tywan Mata
Member
Jessica Diamond
Executive Director
Housing Works Community Healthcare
Matthew Bernardo
Ex-Officio
President, Housing Works, Inc.
Charles King
Ex-Officio
Chief Executive Officer, Housing Works, Inc.
Finance Committee
Rich Biletta
Co-chair
Max N. Rose
Co-chair
Matt Baney
Eric Bartley
Gerry Brown
Pamela DeCuir Johnson
Dinick Martinez
Morgan Mulford
Neil Pirie
Quality Committee
Sean Maher
Co-chair
Kishor Malavade
Co-chair
Louis Burns
Richard Dudley
Cesar Figueroa
Ruth Garcia
Jeff Jacques
Billy Jones
Catherine Lapsley
Tywan Mata
Maria Morales
Carole Schwarz
Colleen Simmons-Barnswell
Yvonne T.
Jorge Vazquez
Diane Williams
Strategic Planning
Kathy Gueye
Co-chair
Richard Kaplan
Co-chair
Ted Dawson
Yvette Hamilton
Fabrice Houdart
George Macklin
Andrea McCrink
Michelle Taylor
Audit and Compliance
Jennifer Lacks Kaplan
Co-Chair
Chenelle Nixon
Co-Chair
Kaitlin Abrams
Eric Bartley
Dolores Cullum
Tywan Mata
Kate Weinstein
Catherine Lapsley
Board Governance (Executive Committee)
Earl Ward
Chair
Kathleen McGivney
Marion Conde
Cheryl Plambeck
Frank Quintero
Rich Biletta
Neil Pirie
Bookstore Board
Nick McCarvel
Chair
Cheryl Plambeck
Secretary
Sara Dayton
Member
Libby Flores
Member
Brooks Headley
Emeritus
Caledonia Kearns
Member
Thomas Kretchmar
Member
Alan Light
Emeritus
Joshua O’Sullivan
Member
Helen Rosner
Member
Alistair Smith
Member
Brandon Stosuy
Member
D. Brandon Trice
Member
Christian Trimmer
Member
Anne Yearwood
Member
Our Financials
Audited Financials and IRS Statements
Our Future
Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Our mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts.
Over the next three years, we've defined three strategic objectives or focus areas for our work. These are: