Leadership
Our Team
  • Van Yu, M.D.
    Acting CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Janian Medical Care P.C.

    Van Yu, M.D., brings more than 20 years of experience in psychiatry to our medical and psychiatric services program Janian Medical Care…

    Van Yu, M.D.
    Acting CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Janian Medical Care P.C.

    Van Yu, M.D., brings more than 20 years of experience in psychiatry to our medical and psychiatric services program Janian Medical Care, P.C. Van joined CUCS in 2007, and he earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, completing a residency in psychiatry in 1999.  He was an Attending Psychiatrist in the Bellevue Hospital Center Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program for two years before becoming Assistant Director in 2001.  Van is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the New York University School of Medicine and at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center.  

  • Jeffrey Halfpenny
    Chief Financial Officer

    Jeffrey Halfpenny, CPA, brings 28 years of experience in financial management to CUCS. Jeff oversees a staff of 13 financial professionals as well as the long-term…

    Jeffrey Halfpenny
    Chief Financial Officer

    Jeffrey Halfpenny, CPA, brings 28 years of experience in financial management to CUCS. Jeff oversees a staff of 13 financial professionals as well as the long-term and annual budget planning, audits, and cost-management.  Before assuming his position at CUCS in 2013, Jeff was an Audit Senior Manager in the Non-Profit Department at EisnerAmper LLP and Chief Financial Officer at Upper Manhattan Health Center, Inc.

  • Rise Roth
    Chief Development and Communications Officer

    Rise Roth, Chief Development and Communications Officer, brings 30 years of experience in fundraising to CUCS…

    Rise Roth
    Chief Development and Communications Officer

    Rise brings 30 years of professional resource development and a deep commitment to mission-driven human service organizations to her role as Chief Development and Communications Officer at CUCS. Her career has been highlighted with excellence in driving revenue growth, developing strong partnerships, and building strong, positive cultures. Her focus at CUCS will be to diversify and strengthen revenue sources and broaden the communications goals to support the agency’s mission and values and its life-saving work.

  • Abbey Nyamekye
    Chief Administrative Officer

    Abbey Nyamekye has over 20 years of experience with CUCS both in direct service and program oversight roles…

    Abbey Nyamekye
    Chief Administrative Officer

    Abbey Nyamekye has over 20 years of experience with CUCS both in direct service and program oversight roles.  She has 15 years of experience supervising our healthcare programming, most recently in the role of Deputy Chief Program Officer for Janian Medical Care, P.C.  As Chief Administrative Officer Abbey provides oversight to the CUCS Institute and Information Technologies (IT) Department.  She is also the agency lead on community and constituent relations. 

  • Hadaryah T. Morgan, Esq.
    Chief Operating Officer

    Hadaryah T. Morgan is an executive with a passion for affordable housing and housing justice issues…

    Hadaryah T. Morgan, Esq.
    Chief Operating Officer

    Hadaryah T. Morgan is an executive with a passion for affordable housing and housing justice issues.  With over 15 years of legal experience, Ms. Morgan currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for the Center of Urban Community Services where the focus of her work is supportive housing development and the development of purpose-built shelters, commercial, real estate, and labor and employment law.  Before serving as CUCS’ COO, she served as its General and Deputy General Counsel. Prior to her work at CUCS,  she served as the Deputy General Counsel of Operations and Legal Services for the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), an agency with a then $1.1 billion-dollar budget, 2,200 employees and over 700 facilities (both shelter and supportive housing).  In addition to her work, she currently serves as Chair of the Consistory of the Collegiate Churches of New York. 

  • Adina Barbosa, L.C.S.W.
    Chief Program Officer

    Adina Barbosa, LCSW brings over 25 years of direct service and management experience to her role of Chief Program Officer…

    Adina Barbosa, L.C.S.W.
    Chief Program Officer

    Adina Barbosa, LCSW brings over 25 years of direct service and management experience to her role of Chief Program Officer. Adina started at CUCS as a Social Worker at the Prince George, supportive housing program in 2000 before moving into a variety of leadership roles, including being the inaugural director of the Christopher supportive housing program in 2004. Prior to becoming the Chief Program officer, Adina was the Deputy Chief Program officer for 14 years where she oversaw a diverse portfolio of programs and led new program initiatives to provide high quality services to improve the lives of New Yorkers. In her role of Chief Program Officer, Adina supervises senior program staff, overseeing the Quality Assurance Department and 33 service programs, having a positive impact on the lives of the most vulnerable New Yorkers.

Deputy Chief Program Officers
  • Carolyn Baginski, M.S.
  • Theresa Fehn, LCSW
  • Stacy Matuza
  • Roshni Misra, LCSW
  • Linda Shimer, LCSW
  • Brooke Vanegas
  • Marlene Karlin
  • Sarah Lipsky
Directors
  • Louis Alleluia, Information Technology
  • Anthony Carino, M.D., Psychiatry
  • Jennifer Gholston, CUCS Institute
  • Emily Gerteis, N.P., Primary Care
  • So Young Lee, Human Resources
  • Sophie Miller, Quality Assurance
Medical Directors

Joanna Fried, M.D.
Jill Maddox, M.D.
Bonnie Coover, N.P.

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Our Board of Directors
  • Alex Rose
    Chairperson

  • Julie Sandorf
    Vice Chair

    President, Charles H. Revson Foundation

  • Georg Philipp Ettstaller
    Treasurer

    Director, Investment Banking & Capital Markets, Credit Suisse Securities

  • Ejim Achi

    Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

  • Eduardo Alves

    Client Delivery ESG Innovations and Solutions, S&P Global

  • Ashley Smyth

  • Joe Weisbord

  • Ted Weissberg

    Board member, various not-for-profit and for-profit organizations

  • Bradford Williams

    Partner, Crestview Partners