Jeffrey R. Ginsburg is the President & CEO of Volunteers of America Greater New York, among the most effective organizations addressing the housing and mental health crises facing the region. Jeff is also a McSilver Fellow at New York University.

Prior to joining VOA-GNY, Jeff was the longtime CEO of East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP), as well as the CEO and Co-Founder of East Harlem Scholars Academies. Before joining EHTP, Jeff was the founding director of United Way’s Math, Science & Technology initiative (MSTi). Jeff remains a musician, with his latest album “Right Here” having been streamed over 200,000 times.

Jeff is a graduate of Trinity College and Harvard’s Kennedy School and recently completed his Doctorate from Fordham University in 2025. He serves as a member of the EHTP Leadership Council, the Trinity College Board of Fellows, the Dean’s Council at Columbia University’s School of Social Work, and the New York Theological Seminary Board of Trustees. Jeff’s family proudly founded the Tanger Hillel at CUNY’s Brooklyn College.

Jeff is a recipient of Crain’s “40 under 40”, New York Theological Seminary’s “Urban Angel” Award, and received a 2023 McSilver Award from New York University.

Anddy Perdomo is a health and human services leader with 20+ years of experience overseeing programs for underserved populations, with a particular focus on addressing the racial and economic achievement gaps. 

She currently serves as Assistant Vice President of Veteran Services and Economic Empowerment Initiatives at Volunteers of America-Greater New York (VOA-GNY), a 125+ year-old nonprofit organization with an annual operating budget of $150 million. In this role, Ms. Perdomo oversees programs that focus on veterans, families seeking asylum, and workforce development. She previously held roles overseeing supportive housing for veterans and individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and at prior organizations, was responsible for a variety of economic empowerment and community development initiatives. She is a facilitator of the VOA-GNY Frontline Leadership training, providing workshops and sharing best practices for emerging leaders in the organization. She Co-chairs the VOA-GNY Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee. 

Shannon Wong is currently serving as the Public Policy Manager at the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She began working in the movement to end gender-based violence in 1990 and has served in various roles at local domestic violence service providers and state coalitions. In her current role at NYSCADV, Shannon manages their work for survivors who have been criminalized and provides advocacy, education, and technical assistance on state and national public policy.

Prior to joining NYSCADV, Shannon served as Field Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, where she supported staff around the state who are running advocacy, educational and organizing campaigns on civil rights and civil liberties. Her experience with legislative advocacy contributed to the successful passage of paid family leave, the Reproductive Health Act, public defense reform and Prop 1-NYS ERA.

Additionally, Wong served as an Orange County legislator, where she led campaigns to stop the expansion of asset forfeiture and to limit the shackling of pregnant women in jail. As legislative director for the YWCAs of New York State, Wong worked tirelessly on the Women’s Equality Agenda. She has also served as the president and vice-president of the Board for Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley.

Dr. Rei Shimizu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage School of Social Work, the health equity, ethics, and health systems sciences curriculum lead for the WWAMI Alaska School of Medicine, and a Research Fellow at New York University’s Center on Violence and Recovery. Informed by her clinical experience in criminal justice, mental health, and healthcare systems, her research examines health behavior change mechanisms, specifically, how intimate relationships and system-level social dynamics shape individual choices. A distinctive area of her scholarship explores the role of food and food behaviors in domestic violence and intimate partner violence, showing how food can reinforce harm but also serve as a vehicle for repair and healing in intimate relationships. She also studies restorative justice approaches to domestic violence intervention, with a focus on identifying program components that best support violence resolution and trauma recovery.

Dr. Shimizu currently serves as Co-Principal Investigator on a large national evaluation of restorative justice pilot programs for domestic violence and sexual assault across the country, led by NYU’s Center on Violence and Recovery, where she collaborates with colleagues as part of the leadership team. She also partners with the State of Alaska’s Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to help develop a statewide strategy for evaluating court-mandated intervention programs that address DV perpetration. Previously, she was part of a national research team examining family violence for the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare in Japan, and she was a Women’s Initiative for Summer Empowerment Fellow at the Japan Institute of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, where she advocated for mental health awareness in Japan. She holds a PhD from NYU’s Silver School of Social Work and an MSW from Columbia University.

Noelle Withers is the Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer at VOA-GNY, where she oversees the organization’s housing, health, and wealth-building programs in New York City, Westchester, and Northern New Jersey. She has two decades of progressive leadership experience in the homeless services sector, with significant expertise in shelter, supportive housing, and
behavioral health services.

Noelle serves on the Board of Directors of Homeless Services United, a membership organization that represents the interests of individuals experiencing homelessness and the organizations that serve them. In 2023, she was named an “Above and Beyond Innovator” – among the top 40 creative thinkers in the public sector – and a member of the “Nonprofit Power 100” by NYN Media/City and State.

Noelle holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Elon University. She is an alumna of Volunteers of America’s KeyMakers Program, an award-winning leadership development program that emphasizes organization culture-building.