Leadership

Gregory J. Sorrentino is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Disability Services. He began his tenure in the position January 2, 2019, and is responsible for the oversight of the Center and its divisions, including St. Margaret’s Center, Prospect Center in Queensbury, Health Innovations Incubator and Technology Center, and Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center. He has been with the Center since 1993.

Prior to his current position, he was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Director of Financial Operations, and Assistant Director of Finance at what was then the Center for the Disabled. In addition to his career at the Center, Mr. Sorrentino was an adjunct faculty member at Sage Colleges Graduate Division for Financial Accounting in Albany, NY. He also serves on the Sage Colleges Graduate School Advisory Committee.

Mr. Sorrentino received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Siena College in Loudonville, NY, and his Master of Science degree in Health Services Administration from Sage Graduate School in Albany, NY.

Mr. Sorrentino’s professional licenses include: NYS Certified Public Accountant and NYS Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.

Mr. Sorrentino and his wife, Sherry, live in Guilderland. They have three children.

Rosemary Lorello was appointed Chief Program Officer in 2016 and provides supervision, oversight, and management of the innovative programs and services available to individuals with disabilities and families at the Center for Disability Services, either directly or through a program director or manager.

In 2000, she was appointed Deputy Executive Director of Residential Services for the Center for Disability Services. In that role, she was responsible for the oversight of the agency’s residential homes, supportive living apartment program, respite services (including 24-hour/7-day and weekend overnight services), Residential Habilitation Services available to individuals who live at home with their families, a Community Skills Program, and Clover Patch Day and Overnight Camp.

At the time of the merger of the Center for Disability Services with Residential Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) in 1999, she was the Assistant Executive Director for Program Operations responsible for the direction, operation, and management of all residential and day services. She began her career as a residential direct care worker and has also held various management positions within residential services. She has been with the agency for 29 years.

Ms. Lorello received her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from the College of St. Rose.

Ms. Lorello serves on the Board of Greenbush Child Caring and was President for eight years.

Ms. Kavaney is the General Counsel for the Center. Prior to joining the Center, she spent 11 years as the General Counsel for the Global Cyber Alliance, a global nonprofit focused on making the internet safe for all communities.

Ms. Kavaney served as the Deputy and Assistant Deputy for Public Safety in the New York Governor’s Office. During her tenure, she worked on and assisted in passing key legislative initiatives including one of the country’s toughest gun laws, the SAFE ACT, All Crimes DNA and Leandra’s law requiring interlocks for every person convicted of a DWI offense in New York State.

Ms. Kavaney also served as a regional office head for the New York State Attorney General’s Office managing a team charged with defending the state in legal matters and prosecuting cases in the public interest. Ms. Kavaney prosecuted a case of first impression for sex trafficking and sex tourism which led to the passage of a new state law.

Ms. Kavaney worked as an assistant district attorney prosecuting crimes against children and other violent crimes.

Ms. Kavaney currently runs an adaptive swim program, (ASAP) for the Autism Society of the Greater Hudson Region, teaching autistic children and other neurodiverse children to swim.

Ms. Kavaney and her husband have lived in the Capital District for almost 20 years and have young adult twins.