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Our Story

PivotSixtyFive was formed by HWNY 2020 in response to workforce shortages worsened by the emergence of the “Great Resignation”. We are a workforce development strategy and design organization and believe diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce development is the key to creating thriving communities.

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To achieve our Mission, we collaborate with local businesses, community organizations, industry leaders, and government to address systemic workforce challenges, including issues of inclusion, equity, diversity, accessibility, shortages, recruitment, and retention with our human-centered solutions & services.

For more than 20 years, our team has helped 100s of clients, including NYC H+H and SEIU 1199 address critical workforce challenges using our five-step human-centered workforce development framework.

Now more than ever, industry stakeholders need to better understand workforce needs, motivations, and desires to identify opportunities and offer solutions that grow, attract, and retain workers.

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is comprised of powerful leaders in healthcare, education, and business. They represent and serve urban and rural communities across New York State and beyond. 

OFFICERS

Chair David W. Felton President & Chief Executive Officer (Retired) Crouse Community Center Nursing Facility

Vice Chair L. Thomas Wolff, M.D. Distinguished Teaching Professor College of Health Professions SUNY Upstate Medical University

Treasurer Rodney Boula, MSHA, HCQI Administrator Greensboro Nursing Home

Secretary Eve Van de Wal Regional President Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
MEMBERS

Dan Young Senior Business Advisor Empire Advocates

Mantosh J. Dewan, M.D. President SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Department of Psychiatry SUNY Upstate Medical University

Lenore L. Boris, JD, Ph.D., MS, BSN, RN Dean College of Nursing St. Joe’s Health

John B. Rudd President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired) Cayuga Medical Center Cayuga Health System

Kent N. Hall, M.D.
SVP/Chief Physician Executive
Mohawk Valley Health System

Paul Dingman Administrator (Retired) Plattsburgh City School District
  David E. Rogers, Ph.D. President Morrisville State College

Charles N. Aswad, M.D., FAAFP, FACEM Chief Medical Advisor Emeritus Vice President & Chief Executive Officer Medical Society of New York

Gerald R. Cayer
Chief Executive Officer
Lewis County Health System

Anne Richey
Executive Director
Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
Community Health Center of the North Country

Our Team

Our transdisciplinary team brings more than 100 years of combined experience researching, designing, developing, and implement human-centered, equitable, and inclusive workforce development strategies.

Grace Holcomb

Center Director, BQLI
gholcomb@bqliahec.org

Christina DeLorenzo

Director of Administration & Finance
(716) 790-2704
cdelorenzo@nahecnet.org

Steve Frederick

VP of Business Development
sfrederick@hwny.org

Christen Aldrich

Administration and Communications Manager
(530) 680-5501
christen@hwapps.org

Whitney Callaghan

Center Director, NAHEC whitney@nahecnet.org

Richard Merchant

Lauren Anderon

Center Director, CNYAHEC
lauren@hwny.org

Ben Aldrich

Director of Technology baldrich@hwapps.org

Grace Gugerty

Program Coordinator, CNYAHEC 
grace@cnyahec.org

Mahesh Satdev

Software Engineer 
support@hwapps.org

Kris Merchant

Director of Projects
kris@hwapps.org

Cari-Ann

Program Coordinator, BQLI 
gholcomb@bqliahec.org

Ashleigh McGowan

VP of Innovation & Design
(607) 423 9199
amcgowan@hwapps.org

Judi Wesser

ISS Consultant jwesser@cnyahec.org
We don’t currently have any open positions, but we’re always looking to meet creative and passionate people.
If you’re interested to joining our mission-driven team of creative problem solvers, send us a message.

Key Partners

We collaborate with several partners to leverage areas of expertise and increase the value we each bring to the communities we serve. They are workforce development organizations, academic institutions, and technology development agencies that provide cutting-edge programs, products, and services in their respective fields.

Ready to maximize your recruitment, training, and retention potential?

Contact us to learn how we can help.

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