Denise A. Figueroa

Denise Figueroa joined the Board of Directors in December 2003. Ms. Figueroa is a founding member and current Executive Director of the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, established in 1987.

Ms. Figueroa is a Governor appointee to the Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council and the Justice Center Advisory Board. Former Chair of the NYS Independent Living Council and Former President of the National Council on Independent Living. Former Chair and current board member of the New York Association on Independent Living.

She holds an M.S. from the University of San Francisco and a B.A. from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Ms. Figueroa is one of the original members of the Disabled Advisory Committee.