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Craig Longley
Chief Executive Officer
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Craig Longley, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Guardian Services, has over forty years of experience in the field of human services management. A graduate of Ithaca College, with an MPA from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Mr. Longley joined Catholic Guardian Services in 1996 and became its Chief Executive Officer in 2012.

Catholic Guardian Services, which began its mission over 130 years ago, provides 16 separate programs to disadvantaged families and communities and special needs populations in the areas of: child abuse and neglect prevention; foster care and adoption services; maternity services; services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; mental health treatment services; and immigration services to unaccompanied children seeking asylum - serving thousands of people in great need each day.

Before joining Catholic Guardian Services, Mr. Longley was an Assistant Commissioner with the City of New York, Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), where he provided oversight for the non-kinship foster care placement division, responsible for 14,000 foster care placements annually, and implementation of major class action settlements.

Presently, Mr. Longley serves on the Board of Directors of the Council of Family and Child Care Agencies (COFCCA); formerly served as a founder and Board member of the Collaborative for Children and Families (CCF); and served as a member of the NYC Mayor’s Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board. He is also a founding director of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities/Child Welfare Collaborative, a nonprofit formed to create innovative programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.