Leading with Purpose: Dawn Pinnock, President & CEO of the Center for Urban Community Services

Dawn Pinnock, President and CEO of the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS), discusses her remarkable journey from human rights advocate to high-ranking city official to nonprofit leader. With nearly 30 years of experience in public service, Dawn shares powerful insights on New York’s homelessness and housing crises, the challenges facing nonprofits today, and how CUCS is delivering life-changing support to over 50,000 New Yorkers each year. She also opens up about her personal connection to the issues CUCS addresses, the innovative programs driving real impact, and her vision for the organization’s future. This conversation spotlights leadership, compassion, and what it takes to create meaningful change in New York City.