DAVID GARZA APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT

David Garza will be the new executive director of Henry Street Settlement effective July 1. Garza, currently chief administrator of Henry Street’s Workforce Development Center (WDC), is succeeding Verona Middleton-Jeter, who is retiring after thirty-eight years at the settlement, seven of them as executive director.

Under Garza’s leadership, the WDC has been established as one of the New York City’s premier employment service programs. He began at the WDC in July 2001 and became its chief administrator in 2005. Prior to joining Henry Street, he worked as a retail management executive and an independent producer for film, television, and corporate marketing projects.

“David’s success in building the WDC into one of the city’s preeminent centers and his deep understanding of the Henry Street community will serve the agency well going forward,” said Robert Harrison, chairman of Henry Street’s board of directors, which elected Garza at its February 22 meeting following a six-month national search. Dale Burch, Henry Street board president, lauded Garza’s passion for the agency and his ability to motivate and inspire.