Director of EW Food Programs &
Case Management Specialist
Ameya Biradavolu is a proven leader in the nonprofit sector. She is a development and communications strategist and leading advocate of women’s rights.
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Meryl Makielski
"Meryl Makielski holds a Master of Social Work degree from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights and Fine Art from the University of Dayton. She is a former fellow of the B. Robert Williamson Jr. Adaptive Leadership Fellowship Program. Over the past decade, Meryl has worked to promote the wellbeing of vulnerable populations – migrants, homeless, and/or low-income individuals and families – within domestic and international nonprofits centered on fostering connections between direct practice with displaced populations and governmental policy. She is passionate about clinical systems integration in social work, focused on developing community and capacity-building strategies."
Operations Manager
William Brown holds a BA in Social Work and has over 30 years of experience working with homeless services in New York City. His tenure in this sector encompasses the community engagement of minorities, as well as the provision of social services for homeless New Yorkers.
Accountant
Nirmala Singh. Throughout my career, I have established myself as an exceptionally successful and effective Accounting & Finance Manager. My ability to be professional, detail oriented, timely and manage costs, alongside my outstanding management and HR skills are the reasons I have thrived in these roles.
My organizational skills also set me apart from other individuals. My incredibly thorough nature, coupled with my ability to make strong decisions, ensures that the projects I oversee are completed in an efficient and productive manner. Additionally, my sound time management skills allow me to successfully multi-task several projects at once.
Legal Counselor
Linda Aristondo, Attorney for the RDJ Refugee Shelter, is a Latina championing the needs of vulnerable populations, often people of color, by representing them as well as empowering them to know and exercise their rights. Her field of interest is collaborating with nonprofit service organizations dedicated to serving the legally disenfranchised, including undocumented immigrants and refugees. Linda is Harvard educated and currently an Omega Institute Juno Collective Fellow and formerly a Encore Public Service Fellow; CORO Foundation’s Hispanic Women Leadership Fellow as well as an ABA CLEO Fellow. Linda has published in The Hill and is a Union Theological Seminary (UTS) M. Div. candidate.