BOARD OFFICERS
MARY JENSEN
Board Co-President
Social Worker
Founding Member of Mothers & Children in Crisis
Advisory Board Member for a CNY Non-Profit Organization
MSW Syracuse University
JEANNETTE ARTINI
Treasurer
Businesswoman
Technology Consultant
Project Manager
MBA University at Albany
CHRISTINE LARKIN
Board Co-President
Retired Children & Family Services, Assistant Director
Coordinator of the Onondaga County Child Fatality Review Team
BA SUNY Oswego
RUTH BATES
Secretary
Technical consulting
Environmental consulting
Regional leadership - Nonprofit
BSCE Michigan State University
MSEnvE Syracuse University
BOARD MEMBERS
ROBERT DRACKER, MD
MD Upstate Medical Center
Board Certified in Pediatrics & Transfusion Medicine
President of Onondaga County Medical Society
Medical Director of Summerwood Pediatrics
TONY JOHNSTON
Lawyer
Former Prosecutor
BA Syracuse University
JD Syracuse University College of Law
HARRIS LINDENFELD
Composer
Lawyer
D. Music A. and J.D. Cornell
NICOLE POTOCKI
Technology Consultant
Product Manager
CNY Business Owner
BA Florida Atlantic University
DENISE VAN PATTEN
Associate Real Estate Broker
Former CPS Worker
BS Social Work from SUNY Brockport
HEATHER A VINCENT, ESQ. PLLC
Attorney, Criminal and Family Law
JD Syracuse University College of Law
MBA LeMoyne College
BA Political Science and Economics Syracuse University
DARNELL HAYES
District Vice President of an NGO
Long Career with the YMCA
Co-chair of Rotary Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
MS Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
TED LIMPERT
Attorney
Judge
Retired Colonel, NY Air National Guard
BS Biology Bucknell University & JD College of Law Syracuse University
JAMIE PETERS
Business Banking Associate Relationship Manager M&T Bank
BS Business Management & Leadership, Business Marketing Le Moyne College
LINDA SHAFFER
Retired Administrator for Child Protective Service
Retired Administrator of Onondaga County Adult Protective Services
BS Sociology Hartwick College
PETER VAN PATTEN
Retired Det/Sgt with Onondaga County Sheriff's Office:1980-2000
12 yrs in the OCSO Abused Person's Unit/9 years as APU Supervisor
Corporate Director; Nationwide Insurance Special Investigations Organization: 2000-2024
Adjunct/Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice @ SUNY OCC:1991-Present
M.S. Degree in Human Services/Psychological Services: SUNY Oswego
STAFF
CHERYL WINT
Executive Director
Sisters of St. Francis
Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children, MD
Senior Executive Medical Insurance Software Company, MD