Board of Directors

Community Cradle is governed by a Board of Directors representing agencies, business, and consumers from Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady counties. The diversity of our Board membership is key to understanding the many issues facing our communities, and gives us the opportunity to problem-solve from multiple perspectives.

Are you interested in maternal and child health?  Could you offer a unique perspective?  If so, contact us for more information on how to get involved.

 

Christa Christakis

Chair

Director, Quality and Research Initiatives

Healthcare Association of NYS

Maria Pensiero, LCSW

Vice Chair

Case Management

St. Peter's Hospital

Ronald Royne, MSW

Treasurer

Retired

NYS OASAS

Ephraim Eli Back, MD

Chief of Family Medicine

St. Clare’s Hospital

Cindy M. Barford

Vice President

McDonald Financial Group

Myron Gordon, MD

Retired

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albany Medical College

Brendan O'Shea

Attorney

Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea

Virginia Ruggiero

Business Services and Development

SEFCU Albany

Kelly Sauders, CPA, MBA

Certified Public Accountant

Deloitte and Touche

Peggy Sheehan, RN BSN IBCLC LCCE

Program Manager

Healthy Schenectady Families

Katy Stevenson

Director of Medical Education

ACOG District II/NY