Executive Director
OnPoint
Sam has over 29 years of progressive experience in social services. His primary focus of expertise lies in Criminal Justice and Reentry, HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction, Addiction/Recovery, and Mental Health. He currently serves as the Executive Director of OnPoint NYC, a harm reduction organization that provides services to active drug users and sex workers in Northern Manhattan and The South Bronx, many of whom are low-income or homeless as well as of color and LGBTQ.
He brings to this role his several decades of cutting-edge service provision experience and a commitment to social justice. He has dedicated his professional career to ameliorating the harms associated with the War on Drug Users, those impacted by the criminal justice system, racism/sexism, structural inequality, and mass incarceration and will continue to work to end systematic barriers to populations that are most vulnerable.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM