Staff & Board
Staff
Top row, from left to right: Sonya (Program Assistant), Aisha (Program Assistant), Jenni (Program Director), Monica (Housing Search Navigator), Lateisha (Family Stabilization Social Worker)
Bottom row, from left to right: Laurie (Fund Development & Marketing), Jane (After Care Manager), Becky (Prevention Case Manager), Kim Hunt-Uzelac (Executive Director)
Kim Hunt-Uzelac, LMSW, MPH
Executive Co-Director, Programs and Operations
kim@fpgroc.org
Janelle has over 15 years of experience in community-based research and practice. She earned her BSW from Xavier University, MSW from California State University, Long Beach, and PhD in Social Welfare from Case Western Reserve University. She has held research and teaching positions at RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives, secured significant grant funding, and collaborated on projects addressing gun violence, drug markets, and systemic inequities. Her work includes serving as a first responder with LA County Dept of Children and Family Services, conducting program evaluations, and co-founding the Housing Action Collective, which advocates to end homelessness in Monroe County through education, mobilization, and policy change. At FPGROC, she is thrilled to combine housing advocacy with fund development to support lasting community impact.
Janelle Duda, PhD, MSW
Executive Co-Director, Advocacy and Fund Development
janelle@fpgroc.org
A native of New Jersey, Lateisha is an alumni of Paine College, an HBCU in Augusta, Georgia, who recently completed her MSW at Nazareth University. She joined the FPGROC family in 2023 and is responsible for the Shelter Program.
Lateisha Ukejeh, MSW
Family Stabilization Social Worker
lateisha@fpgroc.org
Laurie Mahoney, MBA
Fund Development & Marketing
laurie@fpgroc.org
Monica Szymanski
Housing Search Navigator
monica@fpgroc.org
Sonya Jordan VanAlstyne
Program Assistant
sonya@fpgroc.org
Guest Advisory Committee
Comprised of former Family Promise guests, the Guest Advisory Committee of Family Promise of Greater Rochester works in collaboration with staff, the executive committee, board members, and committees to develop and implement policies and initiatives that prioritize guest family needs and interests. The GAC supports equitable housing advocacy efforts, promotes community engagement, maintains an unwavering focus on racial equity, and ensures that guest families' voices are heard.
From left to right: Chandee (Committee Chair), Cordelia, Veronica, and Kim (Executive Director)
Board of Directors
Andrew Rath works at Woodforest National Bank serving as the Market Manager for the State of New York. Andrew is responsible for overseeing the overall operations of the bank within this market. Andrew has been employed by Woodforest for the past 13 years and will bring his financial knowledge and leadership experience to the organization. Andrew was first exposed to FPGROC while facilitating life skills training in Financial Education where he gained a deep appreciation for the work that FGPROC provides the community. Andrew resides in the Greater Rochester area with his wife Carrie and their two children Natalie and Madison.
Andy Rath
Board Chair
Retail Market Manager -
New York State
Woodforest National Bank
Rachel Betts
Vice Chair
Program Officer
Greater Rochester Health Foundation
John is a partner at Flaherty Salmin CPAs. John’s focuses his work with developers, owners and managers of affordable housing on the east coast of the United States. John is on the Leadership Council at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Webster, New York.
John Norton
Board Treasurer
Partner, Flaherty Salmin CPAs
Katherine (Kate) Karl is a partner at the law firm Underberg & Kessler, LLP. A former law clerk to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, Kate has practiced law in Rochester since 1998. Kate is also an active board member for The Landmark Society of Western New York, Inc. and a board member and Executive Committee member of the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation. Kate lives downtown in the High Falls area.
Kate Karl
Partner
Underberg & Kessler, LLP
In her youth, Chandee and her mother were guests of Family Promise Washington County Oregon which has deeply influenced her desire to be involved with FPGROC. She began as a friend-level volunteer assisting various Rochester faith congregations, and was instrumental in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rochester becoming a Support Congregation.
She works as an Administrative Assistant at Keeping Our Promise, Inc. in resettling U.S. wartime allies who receive a Special Immigrant Visa.
Chandee enjoys volunteering with several community organizations, and is always happy when any of her four children or husband join her.
Chandee Searcy Guest Advisory Committee Chair Administrative Assistant Keeping Our Promise, Inc.
Constance A. Patterson is from Fairport, NY and graduated in 2009. She attended Clemson University in South Carolina where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree and she received her Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia.
Upon moving back to Rochester in 2017, she was employed with the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office serving as a Special Assistant District Attorney. She was then appointed to the Rochester City Court bench as a Rochester City Court Judge in October of 2023 and elected in November of 2023.
Constance Patterson
Rochester City Court Judge
Carla Perez
Staff Attorney
Disability Rights New York
Herb Skerker
Retired Special Education Teacher, Administrator & Finance Director
Kevin Sunderland
Assistant District Attorney
Monroe County District
Attorney's Office
Regina Grice is an experienced Strategic Human Resources professional who enjoys building relationships with employees and managers, collaborating with leaders to develop innovative strategies to address the challenges of the ever-changing workforce, and a Diversity Champion committed to cultivating diverse and inclusive work environments where everyone feels seen and heard.
Regina has been a proud member of Baber AME Church for over 15 years, serving on the Trustee Board, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the Thomas Davis Lay Organization. She is a 2023 graduate of United Way’s African American Leadership Development program, which provides black professionals with leadership training and prepares leaders to participate in policy-making positions at community organizations.
Regina is a certified Human Resources Professional, holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Leadership from Roberts Wesleyan College, and will earn her Master’s degree in Human Resources from Stony Brook University in the Spring of 2024. Regina’s personal experience as a teenage and single mother of two, while navigating and overcoming the challenges of poverty with the help of government housing subsidies and public assistance while raising her children and pursuing her education to achieve self-sufficiency, is why she is a committed, and compassionate servant leader dedicated to serving as an FPGROC Board Member to advocate and support families’ human right to have affordable, decent, and equitable housing and achieve sustainable independence.
Dianne Moultrie Mental Health Association Peer Support Specialist
Raquel Lowry CCSI - Benefits & Wellness Program Manager
Regina Grice Director of Human Resources Allendale Columbia School