The Chief Development Officer, Candia Richards- Clarke, holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Hunter College, City University of New York, and certificates in Executive Management and Leadership, from UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Executive Program, and Fordham University Non-Profit Leadership Program. She also holds a Certificate in Health Care Financing from Harvard School of Public Health & University of the West Indies Health Care Management and Financing Program.
Candia possesses over 30 years of experience with community-based program development, implementation and administrative oversight of health education, nutrition, wellness, and housing services to marginalized populations in NYC and the Caribbean. For the past 5 years, Candia has been instrumental in obtaining funding for new program initiatives at HSNY that address housing security, food security, mental health, and positive youth development.
