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David R. Jones
President and Chief Executive OfficerDavid R. Jones is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that promotes economic advancement and full civic participation for low-income New Yorkers.
Mr. Jones, an outspoken advocate for low-income New Yorkers, writes bi-weekly newspaper columns in the New York Amsterdam News and El Diario/La Prensa that serve to educate the public and government officials on issues of importance to minority and poor communities. Read David's full bio>>
Steven L. Krause
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerSteven L. Krause has been the Chief Operating Officer of the Community Service Society since 1986. Before coming to CSS, Mr. Krause served as Deputy Executive Director of the New York City Youth Bureau. As Deputy Executive Director he was responsible for administration of the Finance and Management program operations, program planning, Management Information Services, and Intergovernmental Relations. Read Steven's full bio >>
Juan Cartagena
General CounselJuan Cartagena has served as General Counsel at the Community Service Society since November 1991. His overall responsibilities include directing the legal department in public interest litigation on behalf of the poor in the areas of voting rights, education, housing, health and environmental issues; legal affairs of the corporation; and mass imprisonment and reentry initiatives.
Currently, he is working on imprisonment & reentry initiatives, including research on effects of mass incarceration on Latino communities; felon disfranchisement; racial impacts of criminal justice policies; alternatives to incarceration; access to employment for the formerly incarcerated; telephone justice campaign; imprisonment and redistricting; the New York Reentry Roundtable; research and advocacy on the nexus between poverty and incarceration; discriminatory law enforcement measures; training and public education on employment barriers for the formerly incarcerated; promotion of fair employment practices for the formerly incarcerated; juvenile justice; and mentoring individuals with criminal records. Read Juan's full bio>>
Robin F. Willig
Vice President for External AffairsRobin F. Willig joined the Community Service Society in September 2004 as Vice President for External Affairs. In that role, she oversees fundraising, communications, and Board relations for the organization.
“As a lifelong New Yorker, I am keenly aware of the great potential of this city, as well as its basic inequities; I’ve dedicated my personal and professional life toward ensuring it is a city of access to all people, regardless of ethnic, economic, or racial background.” Read Robin's full bio>>
Jeffrey F. Rizzo
Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerJeffrey F. Rizzo joined the Community Service Society (CSS) in June 2004 as Chief Financial Officer. His overall responsibilities include management of all finance and accounting activities for CSS, including payroll; budget preparation and monitoring; long-range financial planning; management of daily cash flow; bank relations with depository and custodian banks; monitoring the performance of and maintaining contact with CSS's investment advisors and external auditors; and working with the Investment, Finance, Audit and Strategic Planning Committees of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Rizzo also oversees the areas of Information Technology, Facilities and Office Services, the Print Shop, and Human Resources. Read Jeffrey's full bio>>
Walter Fields
Vice President of Government Relations and Public AffairsWalter Fields is Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs, responsible for overseeing the agency’s legislative agenda, and determining its political and communications strategy. He rejoined CSS in 2005 after a 14-year absence during which he was the principal of a New Jersey-based political consulting firm, established a nationally recognized black public affairs web site and served as the Director of Public Affairs for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
In the past decade he has served as a consultant to both Democratic and Republican political campaigns; conducted an assessment on democratization in sub-Saharan Africa for the U.S. Agency for International Development (US AID); established a training program for new black city managers in post-apartheid South Africa for the International City Managers Association and the National Forum for Black Public Administrators; advised the Japanese legislature on product liability issues; and worked with London based Operation Black Vote on voting rights issues in the United Kingdom. Read Walter's full bio >>
Christine Molnar
Vice President for Strategy, Policy and AdvocacyChris Molnar oversees the policy research department which includes areas of housing, workforce development, New York City’s labor market, youth policy, economic security, and health care access. She is also responsible for agency-wide strategy and planning and is currently overseeing a major strategic realignment of the organization to focus its work on building economic security for low income New Yorkers. She is leading a process to define this new focus for the organization, developing new management structures and processes for monitoring progress, and aligning the allocation of resources to support the new direction.
Currently, she oversees CSS’s statewide campaign for universal healthcare; the Managed Care Consumer Assistance program, which she founded at CSS in 1998; the annual Unheard Third survey; CSS’s research on affordable housing in New York City; CSS’s policy research on disconnected youth; and CSS’s annual employment and poverty reports. Read Christine's full bio>>
Alina Molina
Vice President, Program Services
Alina Molina is currently Vice President, Program Services, at CSS. She oversees all of the direct services of the organization, including the Voluntary Initiatives – the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Experience Corps – the Center for Benefits & Services, the Medicaid Choice Education Project, and the Center for Program Demonstration and Innovation – Workforce Advocacy Support Initiative (WASI Project).
RSVP is a nationally-acclaimed program that enlists older adults and retirees to serve as volunteers in their communities. It is the largest older adult volunteer program in the nation with more than 7,000 volunteers who contribute one and a half million hours of service annually working in 600 organizations throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Read Alina's full bio >>