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SUMMARY:HVGCC Monthly Networking Event November 2024
DESCRIPTION:Cynthia B. Knox\, CEO\n\nCynthia B. Knox\, Esq.\, is the CEO of Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill\n\n(CHHOP). CHHOP works to alleviate hunger and homelessness in Peekskill\, New York\,\n\nand its surrounding areas. As CHHOP's leader\, Knox successfully increased the\n\norganization's revenue by over 225% percent\, increased private revenue by over 17%\n\nand program staffing by 280 percent within five years. She has also developed\n\nadditional programs in response to community needs\, including a collaborative RISE\n\nProgram for domestic violence survivors and a short-term rental and utility arrears\n\nprogram\, Tierra Solida/Solid Ground. She has transformed CHHOP's food pantry into a\n\n"farm to pantry" model with a rigorous focus on health equity.\n\nKnox&#39\;s social justice work spans more than three decades\, with 20-plus years of\n\nnonprofit executive experience working on behalf of low-income individuals. She has\n\ndeveloped programs and funding for specialized populations\, advanced strategic\n\npartnerships\, and led performance management processes in her leadership roles.\n\nKnox's leadership has garnered recognition for her dedication to helping those in need\,\n\nincluding from The Loft who recognized Knox as an LGBTQ+ Trailblazer and from the\n\nCity of Peekskill who named her as an LGBTQ+ leader in the community both in 2024.\n\nAdditional accolades include the 914 Inc. Women in Business Leaders in 2023\, Crain's\n\n2023 New York Notable LGBTQIA+ Leaders\, the 2022 New York State Empire Award\,\n\nthe 2022 Peekskill NAACP Distinguished Service Award\, and the 2022 Feeding\n\nWestchester Neighbor Service Award.\n\nKnox has served on numerous boards\, committees\, and commissions. Currently\, Knox\n\nserves on the Executive Committee of the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce and the Westchester County Community Development Advisory Group\; is a member of the Policy Advisory Committee for "Welcome Home Westchester!" and is on the New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Community Advisory Board.\n\nKnox holds a JD from CUNY Law School and a BA in Philosophy from Sarah Lawrence\n\nCollege.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n&nbsp\; <img alt="" height="999" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2688/Image/NetworkingBreakfastNov.png" style="width: 772px\; height: 999px\;" width="772" /><br />\n<br />\nCynthia B. Knox\, CEO<br />\nCynthia B. Knox\, Esq.\, is the CEO of Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill<br />\n(CHHOP). CHHOP works to alleviate hunger and homelessness in Peekskill\, New York\,<br />\nand its surrounding areas. As CHHOP&rsquo\;s leader\, Knox successfully increased the<br />\norganization&rsquo\;s revenue by over 225% percent\, increased private revenue by over 17%<br />\nand program staffing by 280 percent within five years. She has also developed<br />\nadditional programs in response to community needs\, including a collaborative RISE<br />\nProgram for domestic violence survivors and a short-term rental and utility arrears<br />\nprogram\, Tierra Solida/Solid Ground. She has transformed CHHOP&rsquo\;s food pantry into a<br />\n&ldquo\;farm to pantry&rdquo\; model with a rigorous focus on health equity.<br />\nKnox&amp\;#39\;s social justice work spans more than three decades\, with 20-plus years of<br />\nnonprofit executive experience working on behalf of low-income individuals. She has<br />\ndeveloped programs and funding for specialized populations\, advanced strategic<br />\npartnerships\, and led performance management processes in her leadership roles.<br />\nKnox&rsquo\;s leadership has garnered recognition for her dedication to helping those in need\,<br />\nincluding from The Loft who recognized Knox as an LGBTQ+ Trailblazer and from the<br />\nCity of Peekskill who named her as an LGBTQ+ leader in the community both in 2024.<br />\nAdditional accolades include the 914 Inc. Women in Business Leaders in 2023\, Crain&rsquo\;s<br />\n2023 New York Notable LGBTQIA+ Leaders\, the 2022 New York State Empire Award\,<br />\nthe 2022 Peekskill NAACP Distinguished Service Award\, and the 2022 Feeding<br />\nWestchester Neighbor Service Award.<br />\nKnox has served on numerous boards\, committees\, and commissions. Currently\, Knox<br />\nserves on the Executive Committee of the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce and the Westchester County Community Development Advisory Group\; is a member of the Policy Advisory Committee for &quot\;Welcome Home Westchester!&quot\; and is on the New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Community Advisory Board.<br />\nKnox holds a JD from CUNY Law School and a BA in Philosophy from Sarah Lawrence<br />\nCollege.
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