Leadership
Board of Directors & Officers
President
Rev. Dr. Tom Vencuss, New York Annual Conference – United Methodist Church
Vice President
Willie Mukei Smith, Buddhist Council of New York
Secretary
Rev. Leslie Foltz-Morrison, Presbytery of New York City
Treasurer
Br. Altaj Ilyas, Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief
Directors
Araif Yusuff, Islamic Relief
Brother Altaj Ilyas, Islamic Circle of North America – Relief
Cecilia Aranzamendez, ESQ., Lutheran Social Services of New York
Elder Betty C. Jones, LMSW, Presbytery of New York City
Father Michael Callaghan, OS, Emergency Shelter Network
Lisa Bova-Hiatt, The City University of New York
Maninder Singh, United Sikhs
Rev. Wesley Daniel, New York Annual Conference – United Methodist Church
Ex Officio
Peter B. Gudaitis, M.Div., Executive Director & CEO
Pearl Chin, MBA, Controller
Member Representatives
Bob Laarman, World Renew
David Kaplan, NECHAMA
Rev. Brian Steadman, Resurrection Brooklyn Relief
Rev. James Pullings, Church of God in Christ
Rev. Que English, Bronx Christian Fellowship Church
Rev. Ruth Wenger, Mennonite Disaster Service
Rev. Terry Troia, Staten Island Community & Interfaith LTRO
Satjeet Kaur, Sikh Coalition
Yang Lee, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
Zack Hodgson, The Salvation Army of Greater New York
Board Liaison
Jessica Huaman, FEMA – Region II
Johanna Conroy, NYC Emergency Management
Lou Rivera, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Menachem Shagalov, Chabad Lubavitch
Tiara Youmans, American Red Cross in Greater New York