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David E. Jacobsen, Psy.D.
Chief Executive Officer
djacobsen@rmhcofalbany.org

David E. Jacobsen, Psy.D. joined the team at RMHC of the Capital Region as Chief Executive Officer in January 2020. As an experienced, mission-driven, non-profit leader, he focuses on implementing best-practice standards to develop self-sustaining, value-evident programs that serve communities one person and one family at a time. Prior to joining RMHC-CR, Dr. Jacobsen provided executive leadership to various non-profit organizations serving children and youth, people with disabilities, immigrant and refugee populations, veterans and families. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Wheaton College (IL), is an active volunteer within his faith community, and enjoys spending time with each of his six grown children.

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Sonya Allen
Weekend Manager
sallen@rmhcofalbany.org

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Ashley Cahill
Family Support Specialist, Ronald McDonald Family Retreat at Krantz Cottage
acahill@rmhcofalbany.org

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Michael Coleman
Chief Financial Officer
mcoleman@rmhcofalbany.org

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Tracy Collea
READ for RMHC-CR Associate
tcollea@rmhcofalbany.org

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Nancy Damato
Director of Read for RMHC-CR
ndamato@rmhcofalbany.org

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Christine Dollard
Events Coordinator
cdollard@rmhcofalbany.org

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Tricia Dzurica
Volunteer Coordinator
tdzurica@rmhcofalbany.org

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Don Emery
Director of Community Service Programs
demery@rmhcofalbany.org

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Lori Emery
Director of Operations
lemery@rmhcofalbany.org

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Rachel Emery
Donor Relations Coordinator
remery@rmhcofalbany.org

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Julia Geisel
House Manager
jgeisel@rmhcofalbany.org

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Alexis Houser
Weekend Manager
ahouser@rmhcofalbany.org

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Joanne Huba
Housekeeper
jhuba@rmhcofalbany.org

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Julie Johnson
Family Support Specialist, Ronald McDonald Family Retreat at Krantz Cottage
jjohnson@rmhcofalbany.org

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Lili Kuo
Weekend Manager
lkuo@rmhcofalbany.org

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Jennifer Levine
Marketing Coordinator
jlevine@rmhcofalbany.org

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Michele Matuszek
Weekend Manager
mmatuszek@rmhcofalbany.org

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Sue Nigra
Major Gift Officer
snigra@rmhcofalbany.org

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Alexis Oliver
Weekend Manager
aoliver@rmhcofalbany.org

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Debbie Ross
House Director, Emeritus
Retired

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Nancy Rudolph
READ for RMHC-CR Associate
nrudolph@rmhcofalbany.org

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Sheila Saunders
Weekend Manager
ssaunders@rmhcofalbany.org

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Melissa Sheeley
HR Manager
msheeley@rmhcofalbany.org

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Anica Singh
Housekeeper
asingh@rmhcofalbany.org

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Nereida Stewart
Family Support Specialist, Ronald McDonald Family Room
nstewart@rmhcofalbany.org

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Pauline Thompson
Weekend Manager
pthompson@rmhcofalbany.org

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Kimmy Venter
Director of Marketing & Community Relations
kventer@rmhcofalbany.org

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Tina Woodward
Director of Family Services
twoodward@rmhcofalbany.org

Board of Directors

Officers

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Martin X. Shields
President

Bouchey Financial Group

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Danielle H. Tangorre
Secretary

Robinson + Cole

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Sarah Robinson
Treasurer

Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte, CPAs, PC

Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman

Leigh Hoffman
Vice President – Development

Lippes Mathias LLP

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John Lofrumento
Vice President – Governance

Allstate Insurance: The Lofrumento Agency

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Ron Slone
Vice President – Compliance

Hoffman Development

Directors

Matt Barnett

Matthew Barnett

National Grid

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Kevin Bernard

The Gillis Organization McDonald’s

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Joe Bonilla

Relentless Awareness

Jackie Brilling

Jackie Brilling

Attorney at Law

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Meghan Dougherty

Menands School

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Maryalice Cullen

Albany Medical Center

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Erin Filippone

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Patricia A. Fusco

Fusco Personnel, Inc.

JR George

J.R. George

Trustco Bank

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Kyle McKenna

Broadview FCU

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Barbara E. Ostrov, MD

Albany Medical Center

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Tatiana Phifer

McDonald’s

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Renée Reardon

McDonald’s Owner Operator