Loving, caring activists
The small group of advocates who started SAGE in 1978 couldn’t have imagined the number of lives it would touch.
Today, SAGE advocates with and on behalf of LGBT elders nationwide. We operate five bustling, activity-filled senior centers in New York City, and our affiliate network programs events and services throughout the U.S. that are specifically geared toward the older LGBT community. We’re building affordable LGBT-welcoming housing in NYC, and we’ve trained more than 33,000 care providers across the U.S. how to best meet the needs of the nation’s large and growing LGBT senior population.
And we are now a staff of 70-plus passionate, dedicated employees in locations across the country.
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Adams
Michael Adams is the Chief Executive Officer of SAGE, the oldest and largest organization in the country dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older adults. Under Adams’s leadership, the scope of SAGE’s work on behalf of LGBT older people has grown tremendously, and SAGE has become the go-to organization on LGBT aging issues on a national scale.
Executive Team
David Vincent
David Vincent, PhD is the Chief Program Officer with SAGE, where he provides vision, oversight and leadership to all direct service programs at SAGE, including care management, housing, behavioral health, and SAGE Center programming at SAGE.
Greg Macias
Greg Macias is the Chief Operating Officer at SAGE, where he directs the Finance, Human Resources, Operations, and Data and Information Technology teams. Working with staff and the SAGE Executive Team, he leads organizational efforts of operational readiness, working across the organization to translate SAGE’s 10-year strategy into implementation. He also oversees management, leadership, and governance practices.
Hilary Meyer
Hilary Meyer is the Chief Enterprise and Innovation Officer at SAGE. In this position, Meyer oversees select national projects such as SAGECare, SAGE’s training and consulting social enterprise; SAGE’s National Resource Center on LGBT Aging; the US Administration for Community Living’s Senior Medicare Patrol Integration project; and key elements of SAGE’s National Housing Initiative.
Lynn Faria
Lynn Faria is the Chief Officer for External Affairs at SAGE, where she leads SAGE’s Development and Policy teams. Prior to joining SAGE, Faria worked in senior leadership roles at the Empire State Pride Agenda (New York’s statewide LGBT advocacy organization), serving as Development Director, Deputy Executive Director, and Interim Executive Director.
Patrick Aitcheson
Patrick Aitcheson is the Chief of Staff at SAGE. Previously, he worked for the Diverse Elders Coalition, of which SAGE is a founding member, for two years. Prior to that, Aitcheson worked on the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) HIV/AIDS hotline as a counselor, peer supervisor, and trainer.
Staff
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Aaron Tax Director of Advocacy -
Alysa Stryker Communications Specialist
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Anna Wahrman Senior Digital Content Manager
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Antonio Parolin Program Assistant, SAGEPositive
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Arnold Lewis Administrative Coordinator for Care Management
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Ashton Stewart SAGEVets Program Coordinator
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Aspen Christian Marketing and Communications Coordinator
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Aundaray Guess Site Manager, SAGE-GRIOT Innovative Senior Center of Brooklyn
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Bertis Shankle-Reyes Manager of Volunteers and Outreach
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Bill Gross Friendly Visitor/SAGEPositive Manager
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Bill Mendez, MSW Care Manager
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Bob Downing Office Administrator
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Bob Gurecki Food Service Coordinator
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Bobby Rosenthal, LMSW Care Manager
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Christian Appel Women’s Program Coordinator; Arts, Education and Technology
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Christina DaCosta Director of Communications
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Daniel Puerto Outreach Coordinator
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Denise Atherley Director of Data Strategy Initiatives
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Dojun O’Connor Wellness Counselor
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Dorothy J. Helston Special Assistant, Programs and Development
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Douglas Macon Program Coordinator, Bronx SAGE Center
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Elise Colomer-Cheadle Director of Institutional Partnerships
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Geo Geonaldo Food Service, SAGE Center Bronx
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Ildiko Kovacs Administrative Program Coordinator, Edie Windsor SAGE Center
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James Derham Site Manager, The Edie Windsor SAGE Center
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Jane Fialko, LMSW Care Manager
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Jenna McDavid National Managing Coordinator, Diverse Elders Coalition
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Jerry Chasen Director, Legacy Planning
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Jesse Tucker IT Director
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Jessica Stephens Manager of Database, Development, and Donor Services
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Jim Matthews Lead Receptionist, Edie Windsor SAGE Center
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Joey Costello, LMSW Care Manager
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Jose Collazo Site Manager, SAGE Center Bronx
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Joseph Petrillo Facilities Maintenance Coordinator
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Joseph Wasserman Director of Major Gifts
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Joshua Tweedy Program Assistant, Edie Windsor SAGE Center
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Karalin Sprague Director of Strategy & Impact Assessment
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Karen Cushing SAGECare Business Development Associate
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Kate Lowry Development Coordinator
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Kenneth Baez Food Service, SAGE Center Harlem
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Kevin Stec Director of Individual Giving and Special Events
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Latisha Millard-Bethea Director of Resident Services, NYC Housing Initiative
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Leah Mathis Accountant
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Leon Avelino National Projects Coordinator
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Lisa Eddy Program Coordinator, SAGE-GRIOT Innovative Senior Center of Brooklyn
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Lisa Sloan Program Director, SAGE-Pride Center of Staten Island
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Mara Friedman Development Associate
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Mariah Gormas Health & Wellness Program Coordinator
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Marisol King, CASAC-T Care Manager
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Melissa Sklarz Senior Government Relations Specialist
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Otto Roberts Assistant Director of Finance
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Patricia Fraser-Morales Program Assistant, SAGE Center Harlem
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Pony Knowles National Engagement Manager
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Porsha Hall Director of Program Quality and Innovation
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Quinn Sorady Special Assistant, CSIO
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Reyno Francisco Care Manager
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Rodrigue Anato IT Support Specialist
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Roy Inman Data Entry Coordinator
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Sadiya Abjani Manager of Training and Online Learning
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Sarah Savino Director of Operations
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Serena Worthington Director of National Field Initiatives
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Sherrill Wayland Director of National Education Initiatives
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Steven Wilkinson, LMSW Director of SAGE Centers
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Suley Cruz Site Manager, SAGE Center Harlem
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Sydney Kopp-Richardson Director, National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative
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Teresa Theophano, LCSW Assistant Director of Care Management Services
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Tim Johnston Director of National Projects
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Tom Weber Director of Care Management Services
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Ty Martin Harlem Community Liaison
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Yorldyne Durandisse Human Resources Coordinator
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Zoraida Ramos SAGE Harlem Program Coordinator
