Reïna Batrony, The Foundling’s Senior Vice President, Community-Based and Education Programs, leads our current community-based and education programs, as well as our Head Start and Early Head Start program in Puerto Rico.

Reïna joined The Foundling in 2010 as a therapist and later served as a Supervisor, Program Director, and Assistant Vice President. She was most recently the Vice President of Community-Based and Education Strategies. Reïna also supported as a Senior Advisor for The Foundling’s Implementation Support Center (ISC), working with different agencies, jurisdictions, and others with change management and assessing opportunities for best outcomes for children and families using evidence-based interventions. Reïna served as member of the Foundling’s DEI Council and NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health (CCBH) DEI-B and Board Nomination Committees.

Reïna is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is fluent in English, French, Creole, and (conversational) Spanish. Her background and studies have focused on Education, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, and Systems Design. Reïna received her Standard of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support certification in February 2022 by the National Family Support Network, having recently completed Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC) of New York Community Leader Course. She was named The 2022 Responsible 100 – City & State New York.

Adrian Witzke is an IT professional with over 25 years of experience in systems engineering, management, and tech advisory.

After over a decade in the finance industry as the IT Manager of the private equity firm Fenway Partners, he transitioned to advising businesses in a variety of sectors including publishing, legal, tech, manufacturing, healthcare and non-profit. He specialized in collaboration systems, cloud architecture and strategic design.  Adrian also co-founded the non-profit FC GIVE, a grassroots collective that pursues social change through fundraising soccer matches, sporting events and charity engagement.

As The Foundling’s Chief Information Officer, Adrian fuses his love for all things tech with his desire to make a community impact. In his spare time, he attempts to surf the Rockaways. He holds a BS from Syracuse University.