2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Human Services
February 5, 2026
9:30AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany
Transcript Pending
Testimony
Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden (Testimony Pending)
Commissioner
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Barbara Guinn (Testimony Pending)
Acting Commissioner
New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
Acting Director
New York State Office for the Aging
Rev.Viviana DeCohen (Testimony Pending)
Commissioner
New York State Department of Veterans’ Services
State Director
AARP New York
Deputy Director
New York Statewide Senior Action Council
Marcella Goheen (Testimony Pending)
Founder
Essential Care Visitor
Ann Marie Cook (Testimony Pending)
President/ CEO
Lifespan of Greater Rochester
Executive Director
Association on Aging in NY
Director
New York Foundation for Senior Citizens
Chief Operating Officer
ECE on the Move
Associate Executive Director of Policy
Citizens Committee for Children of NY
Executive Director
Early Care & Learning Council
Chris Bennet (Testimony Pending)
CEO
Wonder School
President and CEO
Project Guardianship
CEO
Northern Rivers Family of Services
Chanya Holness (Testimony Pending)
Campaign Manager
The New York Foundling
Sylvie Nelson (Testimony Pending)
Executive Director
New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
Associate Executive Director, Upstate
Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
Policy Director
The Children’s Agenda
Executive Director
NY Early Childhood Professional Development
Policy Consultant
New York State Network for Youth Success
Chief Policy Officer
Day Care Council of NY
G Galloway (Testimony Pending)
Advocacy Manager
Ali Forney Center
Director of Literacy & Public Policy
Reach out and read of Greater NY
Perry Junjulas (Testimony Pending)
Executive Director
Albany Damien Center
Managing Attorney
Legal Services Access Alliance
Senior Director SAGEserves Supportive Services
SAGE
Senior Director of Family Court Programs
Center for Justice Innovation
Executive Director
Supportive Housing Network of New York
Director of Policy Communications
New Destiny Housing
Executive Director
Equity Advocates
Dave Basnet (Testimony Pending)
Senior Manger of Immigrant Rights Policy
New York Immigration Coalition
State Policy Director
Liveon NY
Vice President of Policy
Schuyler Center for Analysis And Advocacy
Executive Director
Human Services Council of NY
Director of Public Affairs
Hunger Solutions New York
Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
NYS Coalition Against Domestic Vioelnce
Executive Director
Homeless Services United
Tenant
The Woodstock
Chief Executive Officer
JCCA
Samuel Waxman (Testimony Pending)
MD
Samuel Waxman Institute for Aging And Caner
Ryan Schofield (Testimony Pending)
Chief Executive Officer
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
Executive Director
Friends of NYC Nurse-Family Partnership
Lindsey Vigoda (Testimony Pending)
NY Director
Small Business Majority
Director of Public Policy
Alliance of NYS YMCA’s
President
NYS Alliance of Boys and Girls Club
Youth Advocate
Chinese-American Planning Council
Written Testimony