2010 Woman of Achievement Awardee

ANA OLIVEIRA, PRESIDENT & CEO, THE NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION

                            
Under Ana's leadership The Foundation has doubled its grant-making and revenues, widened public awareness, launched landmarked reports, and broadened the Foundation’s all inclusive democratic base of support.

Ana has worked in the health and human services field for over 20 years, developing programs for vulnerable populations throughout NYC. She served as the Executive Director of Gay Men’s Health Crisis for over seven years, overseeing a complete turn-around of the agency. Before working at GMHC, Ana directed innovative community-based programs at Samaritan Village, the Osborne Association, Kings County and at Lincoln Hospitals. Ana serves on the boards of the Women’s Funding Network, The LGBT Center and The New York Foundation.

In 2005, Ana was profiled in Newsweek as “America’s Best.” Her many awards include: Mutual Welfare League Certificate, (Osborne Association); Liberty Award, (Lambda Legal & Education Defense Fund); Community Service Award (Empire State Pride Agenda); Rosie Perez Fuerza Award, (Latino Commission on AIDS); Master Award, (National Association of Women Business Owners); and Drum Major for Justice Award, (Drum Major Institute).

Ana was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and resides in Manhattan. She has an M.A. in Medical Anthropology from the New School for Social Research and is a Licensed Acupuncturist.