Craig Gordon

Craig Gordon, Communities for People’s Chief Executive Officer, has worked for CFP for over 40 years. Craig started as a Direct Care worker while still a student at Brandeis University. Soon after graduation, he was promoted to Regional Director in Rhode Island, tasked with establishing CFP’s Rhode Island programs. In that role, he developed a full spectrum of programs and services that provide a continuum of care for Rhode Island youth and families involved in the state’s child welfare system, including a staffed apartment model, specialized treatment models for adolescents with varying behavioral and mental health needs, family support programs, treatment foster care, evidence-based programs, and independent living programs. Craig served as Regional Director, and then Vice President, for Rhode Island programs for 14 years.

In 2014, Craig became CFP’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO he provided oversight of staffing workforce needs for all programs in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Craig also built valuable partnerships and collaborations with other community organizations and has served on multiple states- and provider-led committees and workgroups. He is a prominent figure in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’s statewide and local advocacy efforts to ensure youth receive the services they need.