RICHARD BECKER, M.S.W. Director of Operations, Albany Richard Becker has more than 25 years of experience in the management of health and human services. As the Director of Operations in AHP’s Albany Office, he leads a professional staff who provide technical assistance, training development, conference planning, evaluation, and organizational development services for programs with missions related to mental health, homelessness, or substance abuse. Over a 10-year period, beginning with a staff of three, Mr. Becker guided AHP’s emergence as a source of nationally recognized expertise on housing and homelessness. Prior to joining AHP in 1996, he was a senior manager at the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYSOMH), where he was responsible for development, implementation, and oversight of New York State’s mental health residential and homeless programs. In this capacity, he provided statewide technical assistance to local governments and hundreds of providers to help them develop plans for continuum of care, program financing strategies, and applications for federal funding. He also developed performance indicators for use by state and local government/agencies in monitoring contractual obligations and system performance, and designed and conducted an outcomes study of residential program models funded by NYSOMH. Previously, as a Senior Mental Health Program Evaluation Specialist at NYSOMH, he developed and implemented program evaluation studies, analyzed results, and provided guidance based on findings to senior management.
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