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ACT Central Staff

Deborah Rubien
Interim Associate Executive Director: 212.487.8584
Deborah.Rubien@dfa.state.ny.us

LaTrella Penny
Interim Associate Executive Director: 212.487.2179
LaTrella.Penny@dfa.state.ny.us

Sandy March
Operations and Program Assistant: 212.487.8615
Sandy.March@dfa.state.ny.us

Brian McGowan
Administrative Assistant: 212.487.8618
Brian.McGowan@dfa.state.ny.us

Kenia Ortiz
Special Assistant: 212.487.8586
Kenia.ortiz@dfa.state.ny.us

Cyrus Kazi
Program Associate: 212.487.8616
Cyrus.Kazi@dfa.state.ny.us

Joyce Friedmann
Special Projects and Policy Coordinator: 212.487.8583
Joyce.Friedmann@dfa.state.ny.us

Naeema Hernandez
Family Engagement Project Associate: 212.487.8582
Naeema.Hernandez@dfa.state.ny.us

Winette Halyard-Saunders
Director of Case Conferencing: 718.221.2929
Winette.Halyard-Saunders@dfa.state.ny.us

IMPACT
Loren Miller
Bushwick IMPACT Project Director: 718.381.1034
Loren.Miller@dfa.state.ny.us

Cynthia Velez
Bushwick IMPACT Parent Advocate Team Leader: 718.381.1500
Cvelez@hotmail.com

Maritza Villa
Administrative Assistant: 718.381.1500
Martiza.Villa@dfa.state.ny.us

ACT Local Staff
Osman Boakye
Brownsville/East New York Neighborhood Network Liaison: 718.385.7474
Osman.Boakye@dfa.state.ny.us


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