Cayuga Centers Leadership
Embracing change, innovation, and opportunity.
Leadership
Lorraine M. Sánchez, EMBA
Acting President and CEO
A dynamic leader and key architect of Cayuga Centers’ growth in New York City and across the country, Lorraine Sánchez was appointed Acting President and CEO in July 2025. Over her eleven-year tenure with the agency, she has played a pivotal role in expanding services and strengthening operations. In her previous role as Associate CEO, Lorraine oversaw treatment foster care programs in three states, led organizational support teams, and advanced the agency’s fundraising, advocacy, strategic initiatives, and partnerships.
Our Board of Trustees
Dr. Andy Lopez-Williams
Board Chair
President & CEO of ADHD & Autism Psychological Services and Advocacy
Utica, NY
James Loperfido
Board Co-Vice Chair #1
Business Consultant, JGL Management Consulting, Inc.
Auburn, NY
Dr. Rochelle Hinds
Board Co-Vice Chair #2
Principal Internship Coach with Columbia University’s Teachers College and Chief Executive Officer of R. Hinds Consulting Group
New York, NY
Richard Barbieri
Board Treasurer
Director of Payment and Risk Operations, MetMGM
New York, NY
Luther Isler
Writer, Performer, and Social Organizer
Harlem, NY
Joyce Akwaa
Assistant Principal, Dake Junior High School
Rochester, NY
Teresa Bishop
Chief Executive Officer, Roundtable of St. Lucie County, Inc.
Port St. Lucie, FL
Mikal Haddad
Managing Director & Partner – Oxford Harriman & Company/Haddad & Co.
New York, NY
Susan Hannigan
Life Coach
New York, NY
Hugh Lawrence, PA
Senior Staff Physician Assistant, Cardiac Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital
Wappingers Falls, NY
Marcos Martinez
Owner, DMJ Contractors
New York, NY
Jodi Morales, Esq.
At-Large Member of the Executive Committee
Criminal Defense Attorney, The Law Office of Jodi Morales
The Bronx, NY
Peter Ranalli
Partner, FFT Partners
Thomas L. Sexton, Ph. D., ABPP
Partner, FFT Partners and Professor Emeritus at Indiana University
McLee Smith
Area President, Gallagher
New York, NY
Willette Walker, PHR, MAT, JD
Chief Human Capital Officer, Mainstay Life Services
Pittsburgh, PA
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Our teams have paved the way in children and family services for 170+ years. We are proud to be leading practitioners in evidence-based models.
