Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Suzanne C. Sousa Named Program Officer at Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
Suzanne C. Sousa has been named Program Officer for the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation. Previously she was the Director of Development and Special Projects at New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) where she served as the lead liaison to the philanthropic community and state and federal agencies and secured and managed millions in funding for several strategic initiatives. She had first served as the agency’s Director of the Central Mentoring Office where she oversaw efforts towards expanding mentoring opportunities for children and youth in foster care. Before joining ACS, Suzanne held senior director positions at the National Guild for Community Arts Education and The Peter F. Drucker Foundation in New York City. She also worked as a Communications Advisor with UNICEF Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and served as an AmeriCorps members for two years with an environmental community group in New Jersey.
Suzanne holds a B.A. in Arts History and Geography from Rutgers University and a M.S. in Public Policy and Management from Milano The New School University.