Contacts & Locations

More than a dozen program locations in East Harlem.

WHERE AND WHO

Union Settlement employs more than 325 employees at over thirty program locations throughout Harlem.

Executive Headquarters

234 East 104th Street
“Union Settlement Way”
New York, NY 10029-5404

Contact

info@unionsettlement.org

Executive Headquarters

Derrick Boone, Psy.D
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chair, East Harlem Community Alliance
dboone@unionsettlement.org

Tanisha Jackson
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
tjackson@unionsettlement.org

Affreaka Austin
Chief Program Officer, Families, Partnerships, Youth Development & Opportunity
aaustin@unionsettlement.org

Oneida Perez, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Chief People & Culture Officer
operez@unionsettlement.org

Operations & Facilities Management

Tanisha Jackson
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
tjackson@unionsettlement.org

Josy Dussek
Executive Director, Business Operations, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
jdussek@unionsettlement.org

Jeffrey Henley
Director, Facilities Management
jhenley@unionsettlement.org

Ruben Juarez
Facilities Supervisor
rjuarez@unionsettlement.org

Darius Lee
Facilities Supervisor
dlee@unionsettlement.org

External Affairs & Strategic Communications

Community Engagement/ Volunteers
outreach@unionsettlement.org

Press/Media/Communications
communications@unionsettlement.org

Fund Development & Donor Relations

Esther Alix
Director of Individual Giving and Operations
ealix@unionsettlement.org

David Aviles
Associate Director, Institutional Giving
daviles@unionsettlement.org

Ainur Malekan
CRM Data Manager
amalekan@unionsettlement.org

Additional Contact Information:

Grants/Funding/Donations:
funddevelopment@unionsettlement.org

People Operations (Human Resources)

Oneida Perez, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Chief People & Culture Officer
operez@unionsettlement.org

Christine Munoz
Director, Human Resources & Employee Experience
cmunoz@unionsettlement.org

Danielle Flores, PHR
Employee Support Services Lead Specialist

Allen Park
Employee Support Services Specialist

Financial Services

Antonio Ferreras
Senior Accountant
aferreras@unionsettlement.org

Additional Contact Information:

Accounting
accountspayable@unionsettlement.org

Program Services - Adult, Mental Wellness, Benefits

Derrick Boone, Psy.D
Chief Compliance & Program Officer for Adult Services
dboone@unionsettlement.org

Economic Development & Government Affairs

Michelle Cruz
Director, Economic Development & Government Affairs
Co-Chair, East Harlem Community Alliance
mcruz@unionsettlement.org

Maya Vilaplana
Deputy Director
mvilaplana@unionsettlement.org

 

Adult Education

Hilda V Cortés
Director, Adult Education
hcortes@unionsettlement.org
237 East 104th Street New York, NY 10029

 

Comprehensive Mental & Emotional Healthcare

Dr. Stacie Woodland, DSW, LCSW-R
Executive Director, Comprehensive Mental & Emotional Healthcare
swoodland@unionsettlement.org

Natalie Agbahwe
Deputy Director
nagbahwe@unionsettlement.org

Brenda Cintron
Intake Coordinator
bcintron@unionsettlement.org

Annabella Ruiz
School Mental Health Program Coordinator
aruiz@unionsettlement.org

 

Aging, Health & Wellness Services

Luz Carty
Executive Director, Aging, Health & Wellness Services
lcarty@unionsettlement.org

Suley Cruz
Deputy Director, Aging, Health & Wellness Services
scruz@unionsettlement.org

Raymond Vargas
Director, Meals On Wheels Program
rvargas@unionsettlement.org

Corsi Older Adult Center
Roossvert Jimenez, Center Director

307 East 116th Street New York, NY 10029
rjimenez@unionsettlement.org

Gaylord White Older Adult Center
Sherice White, Center Director
2029 Second Avenue (104th Street) New York, NY 10029
shwhite@unionsettlement.org

Jefferson Older Adult Center
Sacha Tapia, Center Director
2205 First Avenue (113th Street) New York, NY 10029
stapia@unionsettlement.org

NORC at Franklin Plaza
Melanie Kane, Center Director
2078 Second Avenue (108th Street) New York, NY 10029
mkane@unionsettlement.org

Wagner Older Adult Center
Julie Lawrence, Center Director
435 East 120th Street, New York, NY 10029
jlawrence@unionsettlement.org

Washington Lexington Older Adult Center
Annette Soto, Center Director
1775 Third Avenue (98th Street) New York, NY 10029
asoto@unionsettlement.org

 

Benefits

Monica Rene
Director of NYC Benefits & Child Care Connection (C4)
mrene@unionsettlement.org

Program Services - Families, Partnerships, Youth Development & Opportunity

Affreaka Austin
Chief Program Officer, Families, Partnerships, Youth Development & Opportunity
aaustin@unionsettlement.org

 

Family Enrichment Center (FEC)

Jocelyn Caceres
Director
jcaceres@unionsettlement.org 

 

East Harlem Community Partnership

Shawn Smith
Director
ssmith@unionsettlement.org 

 

Youth Development and Opportunity

Sean Wynter
Executive Director, Youth Development and Opportunity
swynter@unionsettlement.org

Jacynta Garcia
Deputy Director
jgarcia@unionsettlement.org 

Richard Reeves
Associate Director of Prevention/Intervention Programs for Youth

rreeves@unionsettlement.org

Amanda Walker
Associate Director of Program Quality and Compliance
awalker@unionsettlement.org

TBD
College Readiness Director

Kinnisha Simpson

Program Director – Rising Stars (ages 5-12)
ksimpson@unionsettlement.org

Desmond Reid
Site Leader – Rising Stars (ages 5-12)
dreid@unionsettlement.org

Jasmine Philp
Program Director – Rising Stars (ages 5-12)
jphilp@unionsettlement.org

Liza Hunte
Program Director (PS112)
lhunte@unionsettlement.org

Takenia Cotton
Program Director (M007)
tcotton@unionsettlement.org

Anais Rodriguez
Program Director (M096)
anrodriguez@unionsettlement.org

TBD
Community School Director
Esperanza Preparatory Academy (M372)

Alexandra Sandoval 
Program Director, COMPASS High
Esperanza Preparatory Academy (M372)
asandoval@unionsettlement.org

Nirvanna Shaw
Program Director
PS/MS 108 School of Authors
nshaw@unionsettlement.org

Destynee Arnold
Community School Director
PS/MS 108 School of Authors

darnold@unionsettlement.org

Steven Meyer
Program Director
AIM (Advocacy, Intervene Mentor)
smeyer@unionsettlement.org

Gaylord White Community Center
237 E 104th St, New York, NY 10029
Desmond Reid, dreid@unionsettlement.org

P.S. 38
232 E 103rd St, New York, NY 10029
Kinnisha Simpson, ksimpson@unionsettlement.org

P.S. 112 Jose Celso Barbosa
535 E 119th St, New York, NY 10035
Liza Hunte, lhunte@unionsettlement.org

P.S. 138
144-176 E 128th St, New York, NY 10035
Jasmine Philip, jphilip@unionsettlement.org

Esperanza Preparatory Academy
240 E 109th St, New York, NY 10029
Oscar Manosalvas, omanosalvas@unionsettlement.org

Rebecca Mothersil
Work, Learn & Grow (WLG) Director
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Director
rmothersil@unionsettlement.org

 

Early Childhood Education - Home-Based & Center-Based Child Care

Geva Dublin
Executive Director, Early Childhood Education & Family Child Care Network
gdublin@unionsettlement.org

TBD
Administrative Coordinator
XXXXXX@unionsettlement.org

Francisco Fletes
CRM Manager
ffletes@unionsettlement.org

 

Home-Based Child Care

Luanna Miranda
Director, Family Child Care Network
lmiranda@unionsettlement.org

 

Center-Based Child Care

Karen Ayala
Director, ECE Supportive Services
kayala@unionsettlement.org

Lisa Aspinall
Early Childhood Education Director
Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center
laspinall@unionsettlement.org

Sydney Balcarran
Early Childhood Education Director
Union Jefferson Early Childhood Center
sybalcarran@unionsettlement.org

Theresa Rivera
Early Childhood Education Director
Carver Early Childhood Center
trivera@unionsettlement.org

Cherise Sanders
Early Childhood Education Director
Franklin Early Childhood Center
csanders@unionsettlement.org

TBD
Early Childhood Education Director
Metro North Early Childhood Center
XXXXXXX@unionsettlement.org

TBD
Early Childhood Education Director
Washington Early Childhood Center
XXXXXXX@unionsettlement.org