Board of Directors
St Paul’s Center is very fortunate to have a wide range of expertise in its Board of Directors. As you will see from the information below, we have a diverse, caring, multi-talented and committed Board working to insure that the Center continues to live out its mission statement to empower the women and children in our care, to advocate for all homeless persons, and to manage the resources of the Center so that it will be able to serve well into the future.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dolores Mascolo, President
Dolores has a background in Accounting, Human Resources and Financial Management. She was a controller for 15 years in Commercial Real Estate and currently works as the Business Office Manager for the Society of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Latham. She joined the board in 2009 and previously Chaired the Finance and Audit Committee for SPC.
Melissa Currado, Vice President
Melissa comes to us from her work as the Executive Assistant to the CEO of the New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. She has expertise as a membership, marketing and events coordinator and is the past Chair of the Resource Development Committee. She enjoys photography, event planning and graphic design. Melissa has served on the St. Paul’s Center board since 2009.
Craig Osborne- Treasurer
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Michelle Sandoz-Dennis, Secretary
Michelle comes to us as the Project Associate, Technical Assistance Unit, at CARES, Inc., a not-for-profit agency which works in partnership with persons living withHIV/AIDS and other disabilities. CARES manages the Homeless Management Information System for the tri-city area which tracks the demographics of homeless persons and their unmet needs for shelter or housing. She is part of our Resource Development Committee.
DIRECTORS
 Susanne Alterio, MPA With a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Susanne served as a senior policy analyst and program manager with the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform, and later worked as the Deputy Inspector General in the NYS Office of the Medical Inspector General. Most recently, she was the Program Coordinator for the Schodack Castleton Community Partnership (SCCP) where she administered the Drug Free Communities Grant they were awarded in 2006. Susanne serves as Co-Chair of the Governance Committee at St Paul’s Center.  Patricia Cannistraci Patricia is a registered nurse with a doctorate degree in Nursing Education and Leadership. She is the Assistant Dean of Nursing at Excelsior College. Her passion is research, advocacy, and working with vulnerable populations. She is Co-Chair of the Governance Committee.
Ginny O’Brien Shirley Leahy
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 Crystal L. Brandow Crystal has a background working with nonprofits and human service agencies. Her experience in grant writing, program development, and marketing naturally translate for her role on the resource development committee on the St. Paul’s Center Board of Directors. Crystal has a master’s degree in communication and will begin her doctoral program, concentrating on health communication, in fall 2012.  Paul Matrose Paul currently works for the Research Foundation of SUNY at their College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering campus as a grants specialist. Previously Paul has worked at the New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. as a part of their fiscal services team and at Health Research, Inc as an associate auditor and designer of We Certify. Paul lives in Glenmont NY and has twin four year old boys.  Melissa Carter Melissa is serving her first term on the St. Paul’s Center Board of Directors. Melissa has a BA in Communications and a Minor in Psychology from the University at Albany. She has worked for the NYS Assembly as well as the City of New York, Office of the Mayor in the Legislative Office. Melissa currently is a Government Relations Associate for a boutique Government Relations firm in Albany. The firm represents non-profit clients in the areas of social services, health, mental health, domestic violence, homelessness and civil legal services. Melissa has also had the opportunity of volunteering and fundraising for various organizations and associations and is enthusiastic about serving her first term on the St. Paul’s Center Board. |
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