Commissioner

Barbara C. Guinn

• Executive Deputy Commissioner
  Rajni Chawla
• External Affairs
  Kenneth Wells-Crannell, Deputy Commissioner
• Legal Affairs
  Malinka Gutierrez, Acting General Counsel
• Budget, Finance & Data Management
  Renee Nowicki, Deputy Commissioner
• Administrative Services
  Eric Schwenzfeier, Deputy Commissioner
• Employment and Income Support Programs
  Valerie Figueroa, Deputy Commissioner
• Housing and Refugee Services
  Richard Umholtz, Deputy Commissioner
• Shelter Oversight and Compliance
  Cheryl Contento, Deputy Commissioner
• Special Assistant to the Commissioner
  Donna Forino

Executive Deputy Commissioner

Rajni Chawla

• Audit & Quality Improvement
  Thomas Cooper, Deputy Commissioner
• Child Support Services
  Eileen Stack, Deputy Commissioner
• Disability Determinations
  Donnovan Beckford, Deputy Commissioner
• Strategic Operations
  Logan Joseph, Deputy Commissioner
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Officer
  Vacant

Audit & Quality Improvement

Thomas Cooper, Deputy Commissioner

• Program Integrity
  Rebeccca Lynch
• Internal Audit
  Vacant
• Eligibility and Quality Assurance
  Lisa Schweigert
• Internal Controls
  Vacant
• Technical Systems Audit
  Karen Stern
• Project Director
  Jessica Ryan

Child Support Services

Eileen Stack, Deputy Commissioner

• Assistant Director
  Monique Rabideau
  • System Operations & Development
    Jennifer Pekins
  • Integrated Eligibility System
    Shannon Smith
  • Data Management and Analysis
    Karen Sicurelli
  • Fiscal Ops & Internal Controls
    Tiffinay Gardner
• Assistant Director
  Susanne Dolin
  • State Disbursement Unit
    Jennifer Sherry
  • Policy and Training
    Evelyn Addams
  • Program Operations
    Elizabeth McGeough-Gamache
  • Contract Management
    Linda Ward

Disability Determinations

Donnovan Beckford, Deputy Commissioner

• Planning and Development
  Joseph Agars
• Operations
  Alaine Heritage
• Compliance
  Christian Mullin

Strategic Operations

Logan Joseph, Deputy Commissioner

• Assistant Deputy Commissioner
  Suzette Poulin
  • IES
    Marina Cornell
  • IES
    Kevin French
  • IES
    Cheryl McPhillips
  • IES, Non-IES IT, & Interagency Documents
    Andres Sanchez

External Affairs

Kenneth Wells-Crannell, Deputy Commissioner

• Intergovernmental Affairs
  Judi West
• Public Information Office
  Anthony Farmer
• Office of Administrative Hearings
  Samuel Spitzberg, Associate Deputy Commissioner

Office of Administrative Hearings

Samuel Spitzberg, Associate Deputy Commissioner

• Legal Specialties
  Dominique Simoneaux
• Administrative Hearings
  Nigel Marks
• Analytics & Organizational Improvement
  Samantha Wilbur
• Integrated Eligibility System
  Marc Isaacs
• Post-Issuance & Litigation
  AnneMarie Bevilacqua

Legal Affairs

Malinka Gutierrez, Acting General Counsel

• Administrative & Management Support
  Adrianna LeBlan-Jeffrey
  • Legislation & Regulations
    Cassandra Kelleher-Donnaruma
• Litigation
  Craig Crist
• Ethics & Labor
  Felicia Valle-Job
• Chief Deputy Counsel
  Malinka Gutierrez
  • HHAP, Housing & Shelter
    Barbara Guzman
  • EISP & HRDD Legal Support
    Diana Yang
  • o DCSS & EISP Legal Support
    Ed Stano

Budget, Finance & Data Management

Renee Nowicki, Deputy Commissioner

• Budget Management
  Michael Kendall
• Financial Services
  Michael Cody
• Data Management and Analysis
  Britany Orlebeke
• Contract Management
  Jason Wilkie
• Fiscal Systems
  Traci Coleman

Administrative Services

Eric Schwenzfeier, Deputy Commissioner

• Facilities and Operations Support
  Matthew Devane
• Human Resources
  Jim Ryan
• Training and Staff Development
  Jason Moran

Employment & Income Support Programs

Valerie Figueroa, Deputy Commissioner

• Assistant Deputy Commissioner
  Paula Cook
  • HEAP
    Keri Stark
  • Integrated Eligibility Systems
    Jerrod Ogden
  • Systems Upstate
    John Pezzulo
  • Systems Downstate
    Angel Crespo
• Food & Nutrition Policy
  Wendy Demarco
• SSI Implementation & Policy & Ops
  Diana Wildermuth
• Temporary Assistance
  Stacey Nodelman
• CMQA & EBT
  Luke Posniewski
• Employment & Advancement Services
  Stephanie Boshart

Housing and Refugee Services

Richard Umholtz, Deputy Commissioner

• Refugee Service
  Kristina Morelli
• Housing
  Dana Greenberg

Shelter Oversight and Compliance

Cheryl Contento, Deputy Commissioner

• Albany Office

  Assistant Deputy Commissioner
  Erin O’Keefe
  • Programs
    CariAyn Zumbolo
  • Physical Plant
    Michele Pasquariello
  • Program Research
    Shawn Benton

• NYC Office

  Programs and Physical Plant
  Fiamma Eason