United Cerebral Palsy Hires New Executive Director
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County has hired a Maine man to replace to longtime director Christine Singer.
Salvatore A. Garozzo, most recently executive director of Group Home Foundation Inc. in Belfast, Maine, started in his new position on Monday.
"We are extremely pleased to have Sal come on board and lead our team," said UCP Board President Tony Hyte in a statement. "His wealth of knowledge and significant human services experience is going to tremendously benefit our agency."
Garozzo's resume includes 27 years of experience in the human services industry. Areas of expertise include leadership roles in vocational rehabilitation, clinical services, business development, and quality assurance. He was hired at Group Home in 2013 and is credited with cutting the organization's long-term debt by half within his first 16 months, establishing the the "Opportunity by Design" fundraiser and creating a Center for Enterprise Solutions to create additional revenue streams and employment for persons with disabilities.
He previously spent 16 years at Ulster-Greene Arc in New York, starting as director of vocational services to becoming associate executive director/business development officer, plus employment at the Erie County (N.Y.) Medical Center. He is also a private vocational rehabilitation consultant.
Garozzo who holds three degrees, receiving bachelors in psychology and criminal justice and his master of counselor education all from Canisius College. His executive master of business administration came from the University of Buffalo (N.Y.). He will be relocating from Maine to the Albany, N.Y., area with his wife, Cheryl, and son, Joseph.
Singer spent 19 years leading UCP, following in the footsteps of late founder Mitzi Scelsi. She indicated her intention to resign earlier this year to devote more time to developing her own business.
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