Talking about Unhoused & Homeless Community Members With Rosita Marinez, MS-NPL, ADV-CSW, MSW, SIFI

We talk about all things related to houseless/unhoused populations as it relates to Rosita’s career in advocacy and service provision
Guest Bio:
Rosita Marinez has over twenty years of experience specializing in operations management, financial management, project management, program development, and executive leadership. Her focus areas are mental health, substance use disorder, HIV/AIDS, and housing.
Rosita is the Senior Vice President of Support Housing at the Institute for Community Living (ICL). She oversees the nation's most extensive OMH housing portfolio for Supported Housing, with more than 1,500 supported apartment beds. This includes Treatment Apartment Program (TAP) and a permanent scatter site. The primary population served are individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
Rosita has dedicated her career to the housing sector for the past fourteen years. She has held senior leadership positions in well-known organizations focused on ending homelessness in New York City. Throughout her career, she has been part of different initiatives in housing, HIV/AIDS, and workforce development. To name a few initiatives are the New York State AIDS Institute: Positive Housing for ALL and Housing Retention Programs, Robin Hood: AIDS for AIDS International: New York Immigrant Program, and Robin Hood: Seedco: Single Stop Initiative- Earn Benefits.
Rosita has a Master of Science in Non-profit Leadership from Fordham University and a Master of Social Work from The Silberman School of Social Work. She also has a postgraduate degree in Advance Clinical Social Work from Silberman and a SIFI from Columbia University. She is a fellow of the George and Belle Strell Executive Leadership at Silberman. Rosita holds multiple certifications in executive leadership, housing development, property management, and housing compliance.
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