The OFE team of professional and dedicated staff members strive to carry out OFE's mission of educating, empowering and protecting New Yorkers with low incomes. Their diverse expertise and experience working with financial partners help them develop and launch new programs designed to fight poverty.

Executive Profiles

Cathie Mahon
Executive Director and Assistant Commissioner  
Ms. Mahon works closely with DCA Commissioner Jonathan Mintz, as well as key New York City, state, and federal agencies, including the U.S. Treasury Department, community-based organizations, and the private sector to implement OFE's critical initiatives. Prior to joining OFE, Mahon directed the Asset Funders Network and worked as a private consultant for high-profile policy and research organizations, such as the Aspen Institute in Washington D.C., grassroots community organizations, and government agencies. Her published reports include topics on micro credit in international communities, predatory lending and homeownership, the use of technology to grow services in community-based financial institutions,
                                               and more.
                                                Press Release announcing Cathie Mahon's
                                                   appointment

OFE Staff

• Caitlyn Brazill, Deputy Director for Research and Policy
• Heather Doherty, Financial Education Program Officer
• Amelia Erwitt, Chief of Staff
• Lynn Fitzgerald, Program Assistant
• David Friedman, Policy Coordinator 
• Meine Gboffua, Assistant to Executive Director
• Tamara Lindsay, Program Officer
• Monica Martinez, Data Coordinator
• Lincoln Restler, Financial Services and Asset Building Program Officer
• Janelle Richardson, Evaluation Analyst
• Andrea Risotto, Deputy Director of Communications
• Seema Shah, Assistant Program Officer