Schomburg Joins from U.S. Health and Human Services
Department, Where She Was Associate Commissioner of the Children's
Bureau
NEW
YORK, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) has
named Aysha E. Schomburg, J.D., as
President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 13, 2024, the NYSPCC Board of Directors
announced.
The NYSPCC is delighted to welcome
Aysha E. Schomburg as its new
President and CEO
Schomburg's extensive background in child welfare policy and
dedication to transforming the lives of children and families will
serve to further the mission of the NYSPCC as it approaches its
150th anniversary, the NYSPCC Board said.
"We are delighted to welcome Aysha E.
Schomburg as our new President and CEO," said Alison Hutchinson, NYSPCC Board Vice President.
"After an extensive search, we are confident that Aysha's
expertise, collaborative spirit and extraordinary leadership will
take the Society to the next level. We are excited to bring in new
energy to enhance our great work and look forward to Aysha forging
the way forward."
"As a New York native, I'm
thrilled to lead the NYSPCC as the nation's oldest child-serving
agency and help chart the way ahead to create a larger footprint,"
said Schomburg. "As an agent of change and staunch proponent
of advancing equity, I am enthusiastic about the formidable work
and future I hope to bring to the NYSPCC."
Schomburg most recently served as the Associate Commissioner at
the helm of the United States Children's Bureau (CB) within the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. In this role, she advised
the Administration on matters related to child welfare, including
child abuse and neglect, child protective services, family
preservation and support, adoption, foster care, and concrete
supports for families.
Under her leadership, CB approved more than 45 Family First
Prevention Plans to keep families at risk of child welfare
involvement together. She promoted better use of children's Social
Security benefits and worked with the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) to increase access to housing support for
former foster youth. She also served as co-chair of the Equity
Advisory Group to ensure equity in ACF programing.
Schomburg previously served as the Senior Administrator for
Program Oversight for New York
City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS). There
she worked collaboratively with agency leaders to develop and
implement plans for the operational infrastructure of ACS. During
the COVID-19 public health crisis, she worked closely with
New York City's Department of
Education (DOE) and Department of Social Services (DSS) to create
and coordinate guidance for frontline staff. She also provided
recommendations to ACS's Office of Equity Strategies regarding
addressing inequities and racism in child welfare. In October of
2021, the Aspen Institute named Schomburg as an Ascend Fellow,
joining a network of visionary leaders who are transforming the
trajectory of children and families across the country.
At NYSPCC, Schomburg succeeds Interim Executive Director
Muna Heaven, Esq., and Interim
Director of Special Projects Dr. Jacqueline
Holloway, who assumed co-leadership roles in October 2023 following the departure of Dr.
Mary Pulido, who served as Executive
Director for 20 years.
About The NYSPCC
Founded in 1875, the NYSPCC's mission is to respond to the
complex needs of abused and neglected children, and those involved
in their care, by developing and providing best-practice
counseling, legal, and educational services. Specific initiatives
and services include a high-demand crisis debriefing program;
court-ordered therapeutic supervised visitation for parent-child
interaction; a trauma recovery program that helps with the complex
emotional and behavioral challenges that face children who
experience abuse and neglect; and a training institute that
educates thousands of parents, child welfare professionals, and
school and community organizations on critical issues related to
child protection. The NYSPCC has investigated more than 650,000
cases on behalf of over two million children and has educated over
53,000 professionals working with children on child abuse and
neglect issues. Read more about the NYSPCC at
http://www.nyspcc.org.
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