Senior Staff

G. ROBERT WATTS

G. Robert Watts is the Executive Director of Care for the Homeless. Mr. Watts, widely known as Bobby, has 21 years of experience in direct service, administration, management, development, and implementation of health and social service programs with and for homeless, mentally ill, HIV-positive, and substance-abusing populations. He served on the federal Bureau of Primary Health Care’s Data Workgroup which determined what data should be collected by all federally-funded health centers. He was also invited by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train new grantees in two federally-funded health programs – Health Care for the Homeless and Ryan White Title III (Part C) – in how to set up their data collection systems to comply with federal reporting requirements. He holds a Master in Public Health in health administration and a Master of Science in epidemiology, both from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

DEBBIAN FLETCHER-BLAKE

Debbian Fletcher-Blake is a Family Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years of experience in clinical practice and administration. She joined Care for the Homeless in 2006. She is responsible for overseeing the agency’s health care operations. In addition, she writes government grants and is the project director for the HRSA BPHC 330h and Ryan White EIS Part C grants. Debbian has a background in Chemistry and has worked as a Public Health Nurse prior to starting her Nurse Practitioner’s career. Debbian is also an experienced Adjunct Nursing Instructor and preceptor for graduate and undergraduate Nursing students.

DOUGLAS BERMAN

Douglas Berman has directed the policy, advocacy and government relations portfolios of CFH since 2004. He leads our collaborative activities with the health care and homeless services advocacy communities and serves as coordinator of the NYC Providers of Health Care for the Homeless, is the Policy Chair of the board of directors of Homeless Services United, and is a steering committee member of Medicaid Matters NY. He previously worked in the policy departments at the Children’s Health Fund and Gay Men’s Health Crisis, and is an adjunct assistant professor at New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. Doug is founding director ex officio of the Private Art Dealers Association.

TERRENCE M. BRENNAN

Terrence M. Brennan oversees Administration, Information Technology, Development and Communications. Terry joined Care for the Homeless in January, 2011 after 12 years as Vice President of Operations & Administration for The Bowery Mission in NYC, where he secured the largest gift in the Mission’s 130-year-history. Prior to his service with The Bowery Mission, he spent 22 years in the newspaper business as a writer, editor and publisher. The Mercury of Pottstown, PA won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing during his tenure as Editor. Terry is also a published author, his first novel The Sacred Cipher published in 2009.

LIZANNE FONTAINE

Lizanne Fontaine joined Care for the Homeless in 2007 after five years working as a nurse on a mobile medical van in Brooklyn, NY. Her first career was in the law, working as a trial lawyer and in the field of computer law. At CFH, she helps oversee the work of our employed and contracted health care providers, supervises their credentialing and the work of the Health Education team, and serves as the agency’s Compliance Officer. Lizanne is the Board Chair of BRIC Arts|Media|Bklyn , a Vice Chair of The Brooklyn Hospital Center Board and a trustee of Saint Ann’s School.

MEYBOL GERAMITA

Meybol Rivero Geramita joined the Care for the Homeless family in mid-2011 as Director of Human Resources. Meybol’s extensive career in HR was based in international banking; her last position was as Vice President in Citibank’s Latin America Division. She brings a new perspective in the area of Human Resources to our nonprofit organization. Meybol is a graduate of CUNY (Queens College in Flushing, Queens) with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. In her “spare” time she teaches English to an immigrant population in Elmhurst, Queens while completing the New School’s (NYC) Certificate Program for teaching English as a Second Language.