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A diverse group of professionals leads Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison. A cornerstone of our belief is those closest to the problem are also closest to the solution. Over 70% of our team at Hudson Link is formerly incarcerated. Our lived experiences empower us to work within our communities in unique and meaningful ways.

Meet Our Leadership Team


Sean Pica

Sean Pica Hudson Link for Higher Education
Executive Director

“Hudson Link, and college education, is not just a gift for that student, changing his life. It’s a gift for the people who are going back to their families, back to their communities and back to the world we all live in.”

Sean Pica is one of Hudson Link’s founding members and an alumnus of the Class of 2001. Facing a 24-year sentence at the age of 16, when most young people his age were about to graduate high school, Sean entered the New York State correctional system. He decided to make the most of his time behind bars by becoming the first person in his family to earn a college degree.

After serving a 16-year sentence, Sean was released from prison and joined the board of Hudson Link which he helped found while incarcerated. In 2007, Sean moved from a board position to Executive Director of the organization. During his tenure, he has grown the program from 60 students attending Nyack College at Sing Sing Correctional Facility to more than 600 students attending college preparatory and college programs annually in 6 New York State correctional facilities. He also expanded Hudson Link’s services to include an Alumni Services Program which focuses on the very important work of providing re-entry support for its alumni to help them successfully transition back into their families and communities.

Sean’s responsibilities as executive director include program and operations management, business development, fundraising and implementation of the organization’s strategic goals and objectives.

Sean received his MPS from the New York Theological Seminary and his MSW from Hunter College. He serves on the New York State Council on Community Re-Entry and Reintegration; is a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Alliance for Higher Education in Prison which focuses on public awareness, advocacy and policy reform, programmatic support, research and data, and resources and information sharing; was a founding member of the New York State Consortium for Higher Education in Prison, and serves on the Board of Directors for Sing Sing Prison Museum and Career Gear.


Lila McDowell
Deputy Director
lmcdowell@hudsonlink.org

Joel Jimenez

Joel Jimenez
Program Director
jjimenez@hudsonlink.org

Sara Alpert

Sara Alpert
Director of Strategic Initiatives
salpert@hudsonlink.org


Meet Our Staff

Administration

Eldredge Blalock

Eldredge Blalock
Development Manager
eblalock@hudsonlink.org


Deborah Fitzgerald
Executive Assistant
dsoule@hudsonlink.org


Arjay Quilacio
IT Support Coordinator
aquilacio@hudsonlink.org


Anthony Scarduzio
Assistant Project Manager- New Beginnings ascarduzio@hudsonlink.org


Adam Sobolof

Adam Sobolof
Facilities Supervisor
asobolof@hudsonlink.org


Rose Mazzola

Rose Mazzola
Secretary and Receptionist
rmazzola@hudsonlink.org


Jade Watts
Development and Communications Associate
jwatts@hudsonlink.org

Academic Programs

Lee Cruceta

Lee Cruceta
Academic Coordinator- Green Haven C.F
lcruceta@hudsonlink.org


Austin Dacey
Academic Coordinator – Greene C.F
adacey@hudsonlink.org


Paul Dinter

Paul Dinter
Pre-College Academic Coordinator- Sing Sing C.F
pdinter@hudsonlink.org


Mary Donnolly

Mary Donnolly
Academic Coordinator-
Sullivan C.F
mdonnolly@hudsonlink.org


Douglas Duncan

Douglas Duncan
Academic Coordinator-
Sing Sing C.F
dduncan@hudsonlink.org


Kimberly Malone
Academic Coordinator-
Shawangunk C.F
kmalone@hudsonlink.org


Lisa Stubbs
Academic Coordinator-
Taconic C.F
lstubbs@hudsonlink.org

Alumni Services

Elisabeth Santiago
Alumni Services Manager
esantiago@hudsonlink.org


Kiki Dunston
Community Engagement Manager
kdunston@hudsonlink.org


Mark Bedford
Reentry Case Manager
mbedford@hudsonlink.org


Christine Fils-Aime Cineas
Continuing Education Coordinator
cfilsaimecineas@hudsonlink.org


Tifheka Davis
Social Work Intern
tdavis@hudsonlink.org


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For this year’s Giving Tuesday, Give Connection! We are asking our community to help us provide our released alumni with essential technology for navigating our 21st Century world, as well as other basic necessities like underwear, cozy sweats, and socks.

Supporting the Giving Connections campaign is as simple as shopping on Amazon: visit the Giving Connection wishlist, select the items you wish to purchase for Hudson Link alumni, and make sure to choose Hudson Link’s office as the shipping destination at checkout. Please make sure to include a gift note so we know who each donation is coming from.

Thank you for all you do for Hudson Link alumni, this Giving Tuesday and all year round. We could not do this work without you!

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