FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY
CENTER ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGES
Goddard Riverside Community Center, a not-for-profit
organization on Manhattan’s Upper West Side,
has named Carolyn Nash, LCSW, as the organization’s
Associate Director. She will succeed Ellen Eisenman
who retired at the end of September.
Ms. Nash will officially assume her new responsibilities
on October 15. She most recently served as the Director
of the Survival Portfolio at the Robin Hood Foundation,
an innovative and influential philanthropic organization
with a mission of eliminating poverty in New York
City. While there, she oversaw a $19.5 million portfolio
and managed the portfolio’s expansion to include
an immigrant initiative and a stronger health component
for underserved New Yorkers.
“Carolyn Nash comes to us with a tremendous
background steeped in developing and providing services
in the health and welfare fields for a variety of
populations,” said Stephan Russo, Goddard Riverside
Community Center Executive Director. “She possesses
a powerful combination of passion, people skills and
management experience that will benefit Goddard Riverside
as our programs grow and we tackle new challenges.”
Prior to joining the Robin Hood Foundation, Ms.
Nash served as Executive Director of Sanctuary for
Families. Before that, for more than a decade, she
served Long Island College Hospital, both as Administrator
of their Office of Grants & Research and as Director
of Social Work. Ms. Nash holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Vassar College and a Masters degree in
Social Work from Columbia University School of Social
Work. She is a Member of the National Association
of Social Workers, the Society for Social Work Administrators
in Health Care, the Non Profit Coordinating Committee
of New York City and the New York Coalition Against
Domestic Violence.
She looks forward to the opportunity to utilize
her broad range of skills and experience at Goddard
Riverside Community Center. “I am thrilled to
join Goddard Riverside Community Center and honored
to build upon Ms. Eisenman’s decades of accomplishment
in transforming the lives of New Yorkers,” said
Nash.
After 21 years at Goddard Riverside, including 16
years as the organization’s Associate Director,
Ellen Eisenman retires to pursue her passion for photography.
During her tenure at Goddard Riverside Community Center,
Ms. Eisenman expanded and revamped essential programs.
For older adults, she initiated a Health Project to
address the special medical needs of tenants in the
organization’s supportive housing for elderly
people. She transformed youth programs, creating a
children’s library and she expanded community
cultural programs, developing a concert series that
educated New Yorkers about the music of many countries.
In the fight against AIDS, Ms. Eisenman led by example,
educating and encouraging other staff members to address
the disease and its impact on the lives of New Yorkers.
“It has been my pleasure to work with Ellen
and learn from her imagination, skill and ability
to engage all people, young and old. Her contributions
to the shape and energy of Goddard Riverside Community
Center’s programs and services are countless,”
said Russo.
Goddard Riverside Community Center provides services
to 16,000 people annually from Manhattan’s Upper
West Side and Harlem communities. Twenty-two programs
at 16 sites reach out to children and youth, families,
homeless people and older adults. Goddard Riverside,
a not-for-profit organization, provides basic services
such as meals, shelter and education, and enriches
community life with recreational, cultural and arts
activities. The agency manages 600 units of affordable
housing. In addition, advocacy and legal services
offer individuals and groups a voice in their community
and a way to address critical social issues.
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