Contact CARES of NY, Inc.
Executive Staff
Planning Department Staff
Aubrie Graves
Associate Director of Planning
agraves@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x753
Lori Rhodes
Planning Lead (Downstate Region)
lrhodes@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x726
Joan Spector
Planning Lead (Northern Region)
jspector@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x716
Mashama Lipscomb
Planning Lead (Capital Region)
mlipscomb@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x712
Sidney Allen
Planning Lead (Capital Region)
sallen@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x715
Kathy Germain
Regional Systems Coordinator
kgermain@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x728
Haley Conner
Planning Lead (Downstate)
hconner@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x754
Shashanna Ross
Planning Lead (Northern Region)
sross@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x703
Melanie Degraw
Planning Associate (Southern Tier Region)
mdegraw@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x768
Taylor Gillespie
Planning Associate (Southern Tier)
tgillespie@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x725
Special Initiatives Department Staff
Liz Mosier
Director of Special Initiatives Department
emosier@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x748
Katherine Taylor
Housing Stability Case Navigator
ktaylor@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x724
Karrilyn Bristol
Intake and Support Specialist
ktaylor@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x766
Bri Phillips
Behavioral Health Case Navigator
bphillips@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x740
Leon Middleton
Pre-Housing Navigator
lmiddleton@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x765
Indra Naul
Health and Housing Case Navigator
Inaul@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x746
Ricardo Glorie
Housing and Community Engagement Navigator
rglorie@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x758
Kylle Proper
YHSI Program Coordinator
kproper@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x722
Tess Sweeney
YHSI Program Reporting Associate
tsweeney@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x751
Jessica Dearstyne
YHSI YAB Coordinator
jdearstyne@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x752
Irfan Abbas
Youth Engagement Specialist
iabbas@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x759
Katie Lehmann
Coordinated Entry Specialist
klehmann@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x761
HMIS Department Staff
Kelli Clark
Associate Director of HMIS Department
kclark@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x707
Cathy Johnstone
HMIS Team Lead
cjohnstone@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x718
Colleen Hayter
HMIS Data Associate
chayter@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x739
Patrick Tallon
HMIS Data Associate
ptallon@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x735
William Robson
HMIS Team CoC Technology and Training Specialist
brobinson@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x723
Rachel Simpson
HMIS Coordinator
rsimpson@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x704
Coordinated Entry Department Staff
Matthew Clough
Associate Director of CE Department
mclough@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x736
Megan Clark
Coordinated Entry Team Lead
mclark@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x750
Savannah Elkins
NY-511 Coordinated Entry Systems Data Associate
selkins@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x737
Jason Agostino
Coordinated Entry Systems Data Associate
jagostino@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x717
Allison Marshall
Coordinated Entry Systems Data Associate
amarshall@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x731
Maya Malcolm
Coalition Builder & Coordinated Entry Associate
mmalcolm@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x763
Data Analytics Department Staff
Matthew Coleman
Director of Data Analytics Department
mcoleman@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x711
Vera-Mae Kraev
Data Integration & Reporting Associate
vkraev@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x720
Terrence O’Brien
Data Associate
tobrien@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x708
Grants & Contracts Department Staff
Karen Pashby
Director of Grants and Contracts
kfollett@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x749
Ashley Borden
Grants and Management Specialist
aborden@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x764
Jennifer Hillman
Compliance Associate
jhillman@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x734
Troy Filburn
Director of UFA Department
tfilburn@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x742
Kaarina Wirkki
UFA Contracts Associate
kwirkki@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x745
Finance Department Staff
Shane Wiebicke
Staff Accountant
swiebicke@caresny.org
(518) 430-2111
Destini Frisby
Accounts Payable Associate
dfrisby@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x710
Pete O’Keeffe
Staff Accountant
pokeeffe@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x731
Megan Kestler
Grant Accountant
mkestler@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x757
Communications Department Staff
Erin Reale
Director of Communications Department
ereale@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x713
Rebecca Rosenberg
Communications Associate
rrosenberg@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x741
Roderick (Erick) Gonzalez
Operations Associate
rgonzalez@caresny.org
(518) 489-4130 x730




