New Leadership Team Announcement

November 2026

It is with much joy and gratitude that Family Promise of Greater Rochester (FPGROC) shares a new leadership plan for 2027, following Kim Hunt-Uzelac’s planned transition out of her role as Executive Director at the end of 2026.

The FPGROC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Janelle Duda, PhD, MSW, has been selected as FPGROC's next Executive Director, effective January 1, 2027. Additionally, Lateisha Ukejeh, MSW, will expand her role on the Leadership Team with a promotion to Director of Programs & Operations.

Janelle Duda, currently Executive Co-Director of Advocacy & Fund Development at FPGROC, has over 15 years of experience in community-based research and practice. She has held research and teaching positions at RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives and worked as a consultant focusing on addressing systemic inequities. She is an original member of the Housing Action Collective, which advocates to end homelessness in Monroe County through education, mobilization, and policy change. In August 2025, she was appointed Executive Co-Director of Advocacy and Fund Development at FPGROC, under which the Housing Action Collective now operates. Over the last year, Janelle has focused on strengthening relationships with FPGROC's donors, funders, and community partners while advancing  fundraising and development efforts. 

Lateisha Ukejeh joined FPGROC in 2023 as a Family Stabilization Social Worker overseeing the Shelter Program. In early 2026, she was promoted to Family Stabilization Manager, taking on the supervision of shelter staff and oversight of the Affordable Housing Program. This fall, Lateisha was a participant in the African American Leadership Development Program, an initiative offered by the United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes. In 2024-2025, she completed the St. John Fisher College’s Center for Community Engagement’s 5-course Nonprofit Management Certificate program. A graduate of Nazareth College’s School of Social Work and Paine College (an HBCU in Georgia), Lateisha is compassionately committed to dismantling systems of inequities while centering the voices and experiences of families most impacted by housing instability.

The FPGROC Board of Directors is confident that Janelle and Lateisha will provide strong leadership as FPGROC continues building on the outstanding foundation established by Kim. We are excited about the future of FPGROC and the fresh perspective this leadership team will bring as we advance our mission and strategic priorities.