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VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO VERDICT IN DANIEL PENNY MURDER TRIAL — Demands accountability from City & State

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO VERDICT IN DANIEL PENNY MURDER TRIAL Demands accountability from City & State  NEW YORK — Today, jurors in the Jordan Neely murder trial acquitted Daniel Penny on the charge of criminally negligent homicide. In response, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to Neil Berry, a leader with VOCAL-NY: “This is just a continuous failure to recognize Jordan Neely […]

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Olivia Ferrari

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Olivia Ferrari (she/her) is the National Data Entry Associate for VOCAL-US. Olivia is responsible for entering, organizing, and maintaining databases of VOCAL contacts. In addition to their work at VOCAL-US, she has worked in social science research, held administrative positions at several nonprofits, and volunteered with community organizations in New York City. Other accomplishments include

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Al Ostapeck (they/them), Syringe Service Program Manager, helps run the supply distribution and service delivery on-site at the VOCAL-NY drop-in. Al has helped manage and provided front-line supportive services in supportive housing and SSP settings throughout New York City for the last decade. They have helped build and support opioid overdose prevention programs, volunteer programs,

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Nathaniel Taylor (he/him) is one of VOCAL-NY’s PDSE Peer Educators. Nate is responsible for delivering PDSE services to New York City. He conducts weekly outreach & Narcan trainings in 4 locations. Nate is responsible for making supply packages for outreach and the public health vending machine that VOCAL-NY runs.

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Tara Fedele (she/her) is a PDSE Peer Educator for VOCAL-NY. Tara is responsible for PDSE Street outreach, Narcan training, and Peer education in Brooklyn. Tara supports the team by driving for the PDSE team and conducting maintenance on the vehicle. Tara is a 2nd degree Reiki Practitioner and is proud to be an excellent driver. 

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Shantae Owens

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Shantae Owens (he/him) has worked in harm reduction for over ten years. He started as a peer intern with the Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center in Lower Manhattan. He worked giving out safer injection supplies to people who inject drugs and safer sex supplies to help prevent the spread of HIV/Hepatitis C.  Due to

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Mary Supley

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Mary Supley (she/her), Director of Development for VOCAL-US, is responsible for developing strategies to sustain and grow the work of our state affiliates in Kentucky, New York, and Texas, as well as our national movement. For more than 20 years, Mary has led resource development efforts, directed communications, planned events, and managed volunteers with organizations

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