Our Team

COAC has been advocating for vulnerable individuals for over 50 years. Our team is committed to serving our community and adapting to the needs of families and children living throughout New York City.

COAC STAFF

• Bertha Arenas, Welcoming New York - Paralegal

• Estefana Avila, Family Circle of Support - Staff Attorney

• Denise Barrera, Family Circle of Support/Bridge to Wellness - Director

• Maria Bustos, TANF Post Adoption - Family Care Coordinator

• JOANN BUTTARO, COAC’s Executive Director

• Lawrence Campbell, NYC Resource Center - Family Care Coordinator

• David Edmonds, Care Coordination Project - Peer Specialist

• Clarissa Estrella, NYC Resource Center Family - Care Coordinator

• Alex Harris, Accounts Payable - Associate

• Melissa Holiday, NYC Permanency Resource Center/Kinship Connections/Youth First - Program Director

• Saradha Iyer, Bridge To Wellness Care Coordinator - Data Specialist

• Dayana Mejia, Bridge to Wellness - Patient Navigator

• Justina Mercer, Care Coordination Project - Peer Specialist

• Caroline Molina, Family Circle of Support - Paralegal

• Kassandra Rivera, Permanency Resource Center - Family Care Coordinator

• Raquel Placeres, TANF Post Adoption - Intern

• Katie Rivera, Bridge to Wellness - Care Coordinator

• Isabella Robles, TANF Post Adoption - Family Care Coordinator

• Parwinder Singh, Fiscal & Operations - Supervisor

• Paul Stephenson, Care Coordination Project - Patient Navigator

• Ryan Sutherland, Kinship Connections - Family Counselor

• Stephanie Tabares, Bridge To Wellness Care Coordinator - Intern

• Soraya Swaby, Fiscal & Operation - Director

• Nelson Vazqueztell, Management Coordinator and Organizer
  

COAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Joann Buttaro, Executive Director

• Brendan Garrone, Secretary

• Kelly J. Garrone, President

• Kathleen Roseme, Treasurer

• Alma Scott-Buczak, Board Member

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