NYCRA Board of Directors
On this page is the NEW YORK REHABILITATION COUNSELING ASSOCIATION www.nyrca.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012 Executive Committee and members at large.
Executive Committee
Arnold Wolf, PhD, PRESIDENT
Professor - Educational Foundations and Counseling Programs
School of Education, Hunter College
695 Park Avenue, Room W1127
New York, NY 10065
Bus Tel: 212-772-4616
Cell: 718-309-4223
Email: awo@hunter.cuny.edu; wolf3177@aol.com
Dayra Bernal-Lederer, CRC, LMHC, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
185 West End Avenue, Apt. 23M
New York, NY 10023-5550
Bus. tel: 212-595-5903
Cell: 917-887-3296
Fax: 212-595-7859
Email: dayranyc@aol.com , careersinmotion@aol.com
Wendy Hersh, CRC, LMHC, PAST-PRESIDENT
NY State Education Department
Brooklyn ACCES VR
55 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Bus. Tel: 718-722-3005
Fax: 718-722-6714
Email: whersh@mail.nysed.gov , whersh@nyc.rr.com
Al Gaudioso, CRC, LRC, SECRETARY, ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR, PROCLAMATION COMMITTEE COORDINATOR
Helen Hayes Hospital
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
West Haverstraw, NY 10993
Bus. tel: 845-786-4908
Home tel: 845-753-5041
Fax: 845-784-4978
Email: gaudiosoa@helenhayeshosp.org , semper476@aol.com
Gerald From, PhD, CRC, TREASURER
2 Solond Road
Monsey, NY 10952
Home tel: 845-352-5537
Cell: 845-667-0104
Fax: 845-352-5537
Email: rehabdoc100@optonline.net
Members At Large
Patricia Livingston, PhD, CRC, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR,
NEW YORK STATE REHABILITATION COUNSELING LICENSURE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR
NYU Steinhardt School of Education, Culture & Human Development
35 West 4th Street, Room 1237A
New York, NY 10012
Bus tel: 212-998-5292
Home tel: 212-734-8297
Fax: 212-995-4192
Email: pl6@nyu.edu
Linda Mandel, PhD, CRC, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
3 Ash Court
New City, NY 10956
Home tel: 845-638-3673
Cell: 845-216-4420
Fax: 845-638-3673
Email: lampsysvc@gmail.com
Eleanor Abel, CRC, WEBMASTER, MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR
PO Box 311
Syracuse, NY 13206
Bus. Tel: 315-464-1880
Fax: 315-464-8206
Email: ehabel@syr.edu
Paula Lee, CRC, NY METRO NRA REPRESENTATIVE
NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development
133 East 13th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003
Bus tel: 212-998-4749
Fax: 212-995-4197
Email: paula.lee@nyu.edu
Lise Mayo, CRC, REHABILITATION COUNSELING ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL NY REPRESENTATIVE
PO Box 827
Syracuse, NY 13206
Bus. tel: 315-703-2759
Home tel: 315-474-3457
Email: lisem3@aol.com
Esther White, CRC, WESTROCK REHABILITATION COUNSELING ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE
4 Candlelight Circle
New City, NY 10956
Bus tel: 914-963-8666 x311
Home tel: 845-638-9828
Fax: 914-963-8797
Email: esther.white@jawonio.org
Michele Buoninfante-Blainey, CRC, AVRASA REPRESENTATIVE
220-12 91st Road
Queens Village, NY 11428
Cell Phone: 917-783-8229
Email:-MBuoninf@chpnet.org
Jessica Battisti, BA, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Rehabilitation Counseling Program
School of Education
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065-5024
Room: W1127
Bus. Phone: Tel: 212-772-4616
Cell: 315-360-1063
Email: jbatti@hunter.cuny.edu