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Reina Y. Batrony Cine is an experienced Vice President of Services for Community and School based programs at The New York Foundling. Reina graduated with a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and has an Advanced Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Long Island University-POST. With a demonstrated history of working in nonprofit organization management and leadership, Reina has worked as a therapist, lead therapist, and supervisor in the KEYS PINS diversion program. Reina has also continued to grow at The Foundling and has held the positions of Program Director, Assistant Vice President, and in her current position, within the Evidence-based Community of Programs and Implementation Support Center.

Reina has 8 years of experiences in implementation, leading and managing Evidence Based and Community Based Programs in the NYC Child Welfare system, OCFS, DOE, DOHMH, OSH, and OMH, serving children and families in all five boroughs. Reina has had experiences with managing program implementing FFT-CW model and, currently, oversees nine (9) programs which include community (OCFS), preventive, specialized teen preventive, and intensive preventive (ACS and DYCJ), and school mental health (OMH, DOHMH and Office of School Health) programs at The Foundling. The programs use different Evidence Based and Evidence Informed programs as follows: Healthy Families, Eisenhower Quantum, BSFT, MST-CAN, SafeCare, Blues Program, and Incredible Years. Prior to her work with the Foundling, Reina has had over 2 years of experiences in the adult and juvenile justice probation system, family services, and intensive supportive care in hospital.

Reina officially joined the ISC team in early 2018 and provides support at the capacity of Senior Associate. Prior to 2018, Reina has supported the ISC department at different capacity. Reina is also part of the EBM grant writing team and has written about the implementation of social programs across federal, state, and local governments. Presently, Reina is working with developers of additional Blueprint models for upcoming programs (i.e. Eisenhower Quantum program, Promoting First Relationship, and Communities that Cares) and supporting national and international adoption and implementation of EBMs with fidelity and sustainability. Reina is trained in Agile Scrum and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

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Steven J. Musumeci


COO, Center Pond Management, L.P.
2011


About


Steven J. Musumeci is a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Center Pond Management, L.P., an investment advisory firm investing in equity securities of publicly-traded healthcare companies.   Prior to forming Center Pond, Mr. Musumeci was the Chief Operating Officer of HealthCor Management, L.P., an investment advisory firm focused principally on the global healthcare and life sciences sectors, from May 2005 until the end of 2013. Prior to helping establish HealthCor in 2005, Mr. Musumeci was a Senior Counsel at Meister Seelig & Fein, LLP for several years where he focused his practice on hedge funds and corporate transactions. From 2000 until 2001, Mr. Musumeci was an investment banker at Robertson Stephens International in London where he helped establish an investment banking group focused on the communications industry.   Prior to joining Robertson Stephens, he worked at BNP Paribas in the International Finance and Legal Group from 1997 until 2000. From 1991 until 1997, Mr. Musumeci was an associate in the corporate department of Rogers & Wells. Mr. Musumeci received a B.A. in Economics from Boston College in 1988 and a J.D. from Georgetown University in 1991.


Junior Board


The Junior Board is a dynamic group of young professionals in their 40s and under dedicated to volunteering their time, talents, and energy to raise critical funds for The Foundling.


Featured Event
MAY 08
The Blue Party

An evening in support of The Foundling’s work with NYC children and teens in foster care, hosted by The New York Foundling Junior Board.

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Ellen Levine


Chief Financial Officer
Senior Staff

As Chief Financial Officer, Ellen Levine directs the financial, accounting, and strategic operations of The Foundling and is responsible for the overall fiscal function and performance of the organization.

 

Ellen comes to The Foundling with over 25 years of experience in fiscal management and leadership at the City of New York. She most recently served as the Chief Program Performance and Financial Management Officer at the New York City Department of Social Services where she was a member of the Executive Team in NYC’s largest social services agency. She managed over $15 billion in annual expense and capital funding, was responsible for data analytics, performance management, and research and evaluation. Prior to that role, Ellen served as the Assistant Director of the Social Services Task Force at the New York City Office of Management and Budget where she oversaw the budgets of five NYC social service agencies and supported the development of new policy initiatives in areas including child welfare, early childhood education, juvenile justice, aging, and homelessness.



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Liyan Bao
Liyan Bao

Liyan Bao


Senior Vice President, Child Welfare
Senior Staff

Liyan Bao, The Foundling’s Senior Vice President, Child Welfare, leads our Foster Care, Prevention, Family Justice, and Camp Felix programs.

Liyan began her tenure at The Foundling in 2008 as an Administrative Supervisor in the foster care program. In 2010, Liyan assumed the role of Regional Director where she continued her work providing oversight to families and children in foster care, prevention, and day care center programs. She moved to the role of Vice President of Placement Permanency Support in 2015 where she oversaw support programs in foster care, specialized preventive programs, and early childcare programs. Most recently, Liyan held the role of Vice President, Foster Care Services responsible for the oversight of the foster care division, including Homefinding, Intake, Family Team Conference, Adoption & Legal Services, and Records Retention.

Liyan’s passion has always been in the field of Social Work, particularly working with children and families. Liyan is a licensed social worker—she graduated in 2005 with a Master of Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Worker from Hunter College with a concentration in casework and group work.


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Reina Batrony
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Reïna Batrony


Senior Vice President, Community-Based & Education Programs
Senior Staff

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.


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Adrian Witzke


Chief Information Officer
Senior Staff

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.


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