{"id":35190,"date":"2020-08-14T10:44:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=35190"},"modified":"2020-08-14T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:46:57","slug":"shelters-of-saratoga-hires-duane-j-vaughn-as-its-new-director-effective-this-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2020\/08\/shelters-of-saratoga-hires-duane-j-vaughn-as-its-new-director-effective-this-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelters Of Saratoga Hires Duane J. Vaughn As Its New Director Effective This September"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35191\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/08\/new-shelters-exec-vaughn-c-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/08\/new-shelters-exec-vaughn-c-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/08\/new-shelters-exec-vaughn-c-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/08\/new-shelters-exec-vaughn-c.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duane J. Vaughn is the new executive director at Shelters of Saratoga.<br \/>Courtesy Shelters of Saratoga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shelters of Saratoga (SOS), homeless service providers and operator of Saratoga County\u2019s Code Blue program, has hired Duane J. Vaughn as its new executive director.<br \/>\nVaughn starts on Sept. 7.<br \/>\nHe joins the SOS team with significant nonprofit leadership experience. He served as executive director for the Tri-County United Way for the last four years and was previously the executive director for 13 years of WAIT House, an emergency and transitional shelter program for homeless youth in Glens Falls.<br \/>\nWith the WAIT House, he opened the emergency shelter program in December of 2003 and the transitional living program for homeless pregnant and parenting youth in July of 2010.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are confident that Duane\u2019s leadership will help Shelters of Saratoga continue to expand and strengthen its mission of providing individuals with safe shelter, supportive services and sustainable strategies to end homelessness in the Greater Saratoga region,\u201d said Peter Capozzola, board chair for Shelters of Saratoga. \u201cDuane\u2019s many talents, collaborative approach and wide-ranging experience will help us accelerate opportunities for long-term sustained housing for Saratoga Springs\u2019 most vulnerable population. He\u2019ll be an asset to the community, and we couldn\u2019t be more excited to have him lead our organization.\u201d<!--more--><br \/>\nVaughn serves on the board of directors for the New York State United Way and on the Steering Committee of the Saratoga Warren Washington Counties Community Organizations Active in Disaster.<br \/>\nPreviously, he has served as a board of director for the Warren Washington Association for Mental Health and co-chair of the Warren Washington County Transportation Committee. Vaughn has also been a voting member of the OCFS Runaway Homeless Youth Advisory Board and served on their steering committee.<br \/>\nHe has served as a member of the Capital Region and North Country Human Trafficking Task Force, Washington County Children\u2019s Mental Health Committee, Saratoga\/North Country Continuum of Care as Executive Committee member and Steering Committee chair, Warren Washington Housing Coalition (past chair), The Adirondack Non-Profit Business Council (past chair) and has served as councilman for the town of Fort Ann. He graduated from Fort Ann High School and SUNY Oneonta with a B.A. in psychology.<br \/>\n\u201cI am truly excited to begin working with the dedicated staff and board of directors of Shelters of Saratoga. The Saratoga community is invested in solving complex issues for populations that are vulnerable and at-risk, and I am thankful that I will be able to be a part of that collaborative process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shelters of Saratoga (SOS), homeless service providers and operator of Saratoga County\u2019s Code Blue program, has hired Duane J. Vaughn as its new executive director. Vaughn starts on Sept. 7. He joins the SOS team with significant nonprofit leadership experience. 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