Paulette Geanacopoulos, Lmsw

Paulette Geanacopoulos aids Orthodox Christians across the USA to address the many human service and financial challenges they face. She co-leads nationwide Caregiver Support Groups for Orthodox Christians, provides training to Philoptochos affiliates to support their social services efforts, and participates in Archdiocesan ministries addressing various societal issues. Prior to Philoptochos, Paulette held leadership roles in government and nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable populations including older adults, victims of domestic violence, mentally ill homeless adults, incarcerated youth, and substance abusers. She has taught Social Welfare Policy at the Fordham University School of Social Services, Hunter College/CUNY Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, and the New York University Silver School of Social Work. She has served on the executive boards of nonprofit organizations in New York and New Jersey and has written publications distributed within and outside the Greek American community. She holds a BA in Political Science from the City College of New York/CUNY, and an MSW (Macro Concentration) from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, NY. She studied at the Puerto Rico Learning Center, Ponce, PR as a recipient of a NIMH Cross Cultural Cross Regional Drug Abuse Grant, and she received her certification as a Mediator in Community Conflict Resolution. Paulette’s home parish is the Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, Tenafly, NJ where she is a member of the Cathedral’s St. Philothea Philoptochos Chapter.