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People

Senior Staff

Roderick L. Jones, Ed.D, MPA
President
rjones@goddard.org
(212) 873-6600, x. 1001

Andrea Cain Lawson, Ed.D, MBA, MS
Chief Operating Officer
acain@goddard.org
(212) 873-6600, x. 1002

Michael Klidas, MBA, MFE
Chief Financial Officer
mklidas@goddard.org
(212) 873-6600

Susan Matloff-Nieves, LMSW
Vice President – Innovation and Justice
smatloff-nieves@goddard.org
(212) 873-6600

Merrill T. Dobson, PHR
Chief Human Resources Officer, Talent & Organizational Development
mdobson@goddard.org
212) 873-6600, Ext 1040

Beth Dunphe
Chief Resource Officer
bdunphe@goddard.org
(212) 873-6600, x. 1020

Thacher Tiffany
Chief of Housing Development
ttiffany@goddard.org
(212) 873-6600, x. 1015

Karenne Berry
Chief Program Officer
kberry@goddard.org

Khristel Simmons
Associate Vice President – Aging Services
ksimmons@goddard.org
(212) 360-7620, x. 1106

Damion Samuels
Associate Vice President – Youth Services
dasamuels@goddard.org
(212) 360-7620, x. 212

Jennie Drossman
Associate Vice President – Street Solutions
jdrossman@goddard.org
(212) 785-6690

Shelly Brenner
Associate Vice President – Behavioral Health and Wellness
sbrenner@goddard.org
(212) 724-1000, x. 3313

Casie Kimbrough
Associate Vice President – Housing Operations
ckimbrough@goddard.org
(212) 873-6600, x. 1006

Michelle Sanderson, MSW, SIFI, CASAC
Associate Vice President – Social Services for Supportive Housing
msanderson@goddard.org
(C) 917-608-7912 (O) 212-724-1000 x3312

Board Of Directors

As of January 2024

Marcia Bystryn, Chair
Theresa Gillis, Vice-Chair
Ashley Higgins Dieck, Secretary
Nancy Rochford, Treasurer