Staff & Board of Directors

Staff

  • Christine Deyss, Executive Director
  • Jennifer Matrazzo, Associate Executive Director
  • Abby Balmer, HFNY Training Associate
  • Pam Balmer, HFNY Director of Training
  • Wendy Bender, HFNY Training and Staff Development Associate
  • Ellen Butowsky, HFNY Associate Director of Training
  • Caroline Chant, HFNY Staff Development Associate
  • Jennifer Dailey, Director of Development & Outreach
  • Lynelle Dufel, Projects Associate
  • Brittani Hanson, Projects Coordinator
  • Fatima Horne, HFNY Training and Staff Development Associate
  • Chrysant Kusumowardoyo, Helpline Associate
  • Rosanna Lucero, Helpline Associate
  • Ethelena Persons, HFNY Staff Development Associate
  • Stacy Wilson, Finance Director

Office: 33 Elk St., 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-445-1273 / 1-800-children; Fax: 518-436-5889

Board of Directors

Prevent Child Abuse New York is governed by a volunteer board of directors from across New York.

Officers

  • President: Michael Murray, Clifton Park, Portfolio Manager, The Ayco Company
  • Vice President: Robin Christenson, Albany, Vice President, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
  • Secretary: Melanie Blow, Rochester, Technician, Red Cross Biomedical Service
  • Treasurer: Dean Geesler, Albany, Senior Manager, KPMG

Directors

  • Lisa Allendorph, Albany, Bursar, Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
  • Alex Amoriello, Katonah, Manager, Business Development, Global Exchange Group
  • Charles Caputo, NYC, Director, New York Foundling Vincent J. Fontana Ctr. for Child Protection
  • Jack Coyne, Buffalo, Pediatrician, Lifetime Health Medical Group
  • William Hayes, Cooperstown, Clinical Social Worker, Bassett Healthcare
  • Kyle Schoonmaker, Glenmont, Realtor, Prudential Manor Homes
  • Cynthia Scott, Bethpage, Executive Director, Coalition Against Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Judy Tomisman, Rensselaer, NYS Office of Children & Family Services Bureau of Training