Ken Jockers joined Hudson Guild in November 2008. Previously, he served as Executive Director of two other community agencies, including the only borough-wide free legal services program in Brooklyn. As a lawyer, Ken worked in the administrations of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger. For three years, he coordinated child abuse investigations in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Ken started his career as a youth counselor at City Volunteer Corps. Ken holds a BA from Connecticut College and earned a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. He serves on the Board of the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce.
Jacki Kelly has spent 20+ years working to ensure access to high quality education, resources, and opportunities, especially for people and communities traditionally denied access to these essentials. Most recently, Jacki served as the Director of Development at Friends of the Children New York, which pairs full-time mentors with children and families impacted by the foster care and criminal justice systems for 12+ years. Prior to that, Jacki served as the founding Executive Director of The Writing Revolution, which she grew from a startup training 200 educators to teach expository writing to an international organization serving thousands of educators worldwide. Before that, Jacki served as Director of Development and in various development and communications roles at several successful non-profits including Student Leadership Network and READ Alliance. Jacki has taught adult immigrants and children and serves on the boards of College and Community Fellowship, Inform Your Community, and the Petey Greene Program. Jacki holds an M.A. in Elementary Inclusive Education from Teachers College Columbia University and a B.S. in Journalism from Northeastern University.
LeeAnn Scaduto has more than 25 years of experience working in New York City’s Settlement Houses, seventeen of them at the Guild. She is an LCSW with an MSW from Hunter and a BA in Psychology and Economics. LeeAnn began working at Hudson Guild in 2003 as the Director of Children and Youth Services. In this role, she was responsible for the planning, development, assessment, and overall supervision of all early childhood, after-school, and teen services programming. LeeAnn then became a Deputy Executive Director and member of the Executive Team, participating in the organization's overall management and overseeing the Operations functions including Human Resources, IT and Facilities, and Food Services. Currently, LeeAnn is the Guild's Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for taking a lead role in building, implementing, and overseeing all of the organization’s systems, processes, workflows, and procedures in the areas of Impact, Talent Development, Budget Management, Organizational Operations, and Special Initiatives.
Dr. Nikki Stewart has over 25 years of leadership experience in the Health and Human Service field, with a particular focus on providing community services and support to older adults and their families. After serving six years in city government, she saw the need to return to community service. As Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Stewart is responsible for the department oversight of; Adult Services (Older Adult Center and NORC), Mental Health Services (Article 31 Clinic and Geriatric Mental Health Initiative), Supporting Housing (providing social services for residents within 5 supportive housing buildings), Arts Programming (2 art galleries and the Hudson Guild Theater Company) and Employment Services. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Health Education from the University of Mount Saint Vincent, Dr. Stewart attended Baruch College, where she completed her Master's Degree in Public Administration. She then moved on to complete her doctoral studies in Education at St. John Fisher University.
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