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Suzanne C. Sousa, Chair

Suzanne is the Director of the Mentoring and Volunteer Office at the Administration for Children’s Services, whose mission is to ensure the safety and well-being of all the children of New York City and to strengthen families. Before joining this city agency, Suzanne held senior leadership positions at the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management both in New York City plus a one-year assignment with UNICEF Brasil in Rio de Janeiro.

Before moving to New York in 1997, Ms. Sousa completed over 3,500 hours of community service as an AmeriCorps member working for an environmental organization in New Jersey. She has provided freelance development and public relations for numerous clients, including The Business Council for the United Nations, Forbes Magazine, Lighthouse International and the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Ms. Sousa graduated with a B.A. in Arts History and Geography from Rutgers University, New Jersey.