Bob is Executive Director of the Society, responsible for budget development and fiscal management, overseeing the room rental program and management of the building, and working with the board and committees in long-range planning and developing programs for membership and the public. Bob has been with the society since July of 2004.

Prior to joining the Society staff, Bob was Director of Administration for the Department of Psychiatry at North General Hospital. There, he oversaw the day-to-day operations, provided short-and long-term strategic planning and worked closely with the medical staff. He has also served as the Associate Executive Director for the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, providing budget development and fiscal management, long range planning, and the supervision of staff members who ran the agencys myriad programs.

Bob holds a Masters degree in Social Work Administration from Hunter College. He lives with his wife and two children, 15 and 12, in New York City.

Julie is the Director of Development and Communications at NYSEC, helping advance awareness and raise funds for the Society and its programs. She has over a decade of experience in the nonprofit community. Most recently, Julie served as the Foundation Manager for the Toy Industry Foundation. In that role, she raised money for children in need, managed all of the foundation’s communications efforts and led a toy drive initiative that brought in millions of dollars in toys for children throughout North America. Prior to that, she spent three years at American Express in Information Security and Establishment Services. In her previous nonprofit work, Julie produced large-scale fundraising events for organizations including the Children’s Storefront, the International Rescue Committee and the Partnership for the Homeless. She directed fundraising efforts for The Acting Company, managed membership and special events for the Alliance to Save Energy and produced pledge drives for WETA in Washington, DC and Georgia Public Television and Peach State Public Radio in Atlanta, GA. Julie holds a Bachelors degree in Communications from Boston University. In her spare time she makes hand built pottery and designs jewelry.