Sharen Duke

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Sharen Duke Selected Again as Crain’s Notable in Health Care

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Crain’s New York Business has selected Alliance for Positive Change founding Executive Director and CEO Sharen Duke as a 2024 Notable in Health Care, noting that this year’s honorees “have distinguished themselves through their expertise and innovation.”Sharen was also recognized in Crain’s in 2021 as a Notable Leader in Health Care.

“Sharen Duke is executive director and chief executive officer of Alliance for Positive Change, a nonprofit that provides low-income New Yorkers living with HIV and other chronic conditions with access to quality health care, housing, harm reduction, coaching, peer training and job placements. She oversees a team of more than 150 people while managing a multimillion dollar budget.”

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Alliance CEO Sharen Duke Recognized as a Nonprofit Trailblazer

Our CEO and Executive Director Sharen Duke was recognized as a Nonprofit Trailblazer by City and State. The 2024 Nonprofit Trailblazers list recognizes a diverse group of visionary leaders who are carrying out this critical work at mission-driven nonprofit organizations across New York. The list, presented by City & State and its sister publication New York Nonprofit Media, features social services organization officials, executives of philanthropies and activists at grassroots organizations pushing for legislative change.

Alliance's CEO and Executive Director Sharen Duke Named to PoliticsNY's Power Players in Health Care List

Our Executive Director & CEO Sharen Duke, who has shepherded our work since our founding, was recognized as a Power Player in Health Care by PoliticsNY. This recognition is a reflection not only of her leadership but of the amazing Alliance staff and Peers who have supported literally hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers’ on their path to positive change over the past 30 years.

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Alliance Executive Director/CEO Sharen Duke Selected as Crain’s Notable in Health Care

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Crain’s New York Business has selected Alliance for Positive Change founding Executive Director and CEO Sharen Duke as a 2021 Notable in Health Care, noting that this year’s honorees “have distinguished themselves through their expertise and innovation.”

“We cannot understate the role of the city’s healthcare professionals in helping us emerge from the pandemic,” Crain’s wrote in introducing the honorees. “This year’s Notable in Healthcare edition recognizes their efforts in bringing us to this moment, as well as their numerous contributions apart from the crisis.”

You can view the full list here (subscription required for access) - https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/notable-health-care-2021 

In its recognition of Sharen Duke, Crain’s described Alliance’s commitment to supporting New Yorkers during the pandemic, including the delivery of personal protective equipment, pantry items, nutrition information and food gift cards.

“Throughout her tenure, Duke has supported equity in health care. Alliance serves historically marginalized communities of color. Duke has pioneered peer training, peer-delivered health-access services and workforce development for HIV prevention.”

Alliance grieves the loss and honors the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

We grieve the loss and honor the legacy of the brilliant, resilient and courageous Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who fought fiercely for dignity, fairness and opportunity.  As only the second woman to join the nation’s highest court, she long championed many of the rights we cherish and was a committed champion of full gender and LGBTQ equality.

Her inspiring words loom large today. She avowed, “We should not be held back from pursuing our full talents, from contributing what we could contribute to the society, because we fit into a certain mold ― because we belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.”

I heard the news of her passing as I celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with my family. Those who pass away on this holiday are regarded as tzadik, a title bestowed to the righteous.

As we mourn Justice Ginsburg, let us also celebrate her legacy, and reflect on her life’s achievements, ones that will continue to guide our efforts as we continue our work towards social justice, inclusivity, respect and equity. She will always be a hero in our hearts.

-       Sharen I. Duke, Executive Director/CEO