Florintino Hernandez

Tino Hernandez was appointed President and CEO of Samaritan Daytop Village in December 2008. Samaritan Daytop Village is one of the largest non-profit providers of community-based substance abuse treatment services in New York State. Serving more than 28,000 people each year, the agency has evolved into a nationally recognized organization providing comprehensive health and human services through a network of more than 50 facilities in New York City and upstate New York. Mr. Hernandez serves on the Governor’s Behavioral Health Services Advisory Council and is President of the Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies. He also sits on the board of the Legal Action Center. Prior to joining Samaritan Daytop Village, Mr. Hernandez was the second longest serving Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and oversaw a public housing and Section 8 system serving more than 675,000 New Yorkers. Mr. Hernandez previously served as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Juvenile Justice, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Mayor for Education and Human Services, Deputy Commissioner for Adult Services at the Department of Homeless Services, and Assistant Commissioner for HIV Program Services at the City’s Health Department. A licensed social worker, Mr. Hernandez obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Adelphi University and a Masters in Social Work from the State University of New York at Albany. Mr. Hernandez is married and resides in Manhattan. He is the father of two children. Tino Hernandez is President and Chief Executive Officer of Samaritan Village, Inc. one of the largest nonprofit providers and community-based, substance abuse treatment services in New York. He is responsible for the administration and oversight of the Agency’s 22 facilities which include drug-free residential, methadone-to-abstinence and out-patient modalities, as well as, veteran, homeless and senior services. From 2001 to 2008, he served as Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority. Prior to his service at NYCHA, Mr. Hernandez was Commissioner of the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Mayor for Education and Human Services, and Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Homeless Services. A licensed social worker, Mr. Hernandez earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Adelphi University in 1986, and holds a Masters of Social Work from SUNY Albany’s Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. Mr. Hernandez has served on the Panel for Educational Policy since 2004.