NYSPEP MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: LIZ BELSITO

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NYSPEP MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: LIZ BELSITO

Liz Belsito, MSW, sits on the Steering Committee of the New York State Parenting Education Partnership (NYSPEP). She also serves as Co-Chair for NYSPEP's New Parent Kit Workgroup. Through NYSPEP, Liz is working to develop resource materials for expectant parents.

Liz works as the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project Coordinator at the NYS Council on Children and Families in Rensselaer, NY. She coordinates the Community Café project, which promotes parent leadership and strengthens community supports for parents. She also works closely with the NYS Early Childhood Advisory Council.

Before joining the Council on Children and Families, Liz worked in several direct service positions. She was as a Homeless Outreach Worker in Denver, Colorado. She was also a supervisor at a program for mothers with a history of addition and homelessness located in Central Massachusetts.