MICHAEL DE VITO JR.

Michael De Vito Jr. is the Executive Director. He previously served as the Senior Director of Workforce Initiatives and before that he was Program Director for NYCID’s Staten Island Young Adult Borough Center and has been with the SIYABC since January 2006 and the Program Director since June 2007. Michael received his bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies while serving as a United States Marine in Okinawa, Japan. After over eight years of service, Staff Sergeant De Vito returned to civilian life and took a position in sales with the Overseas Military Sales Organization. During this time, he pursued a second Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature and a Master of Secondary Education. Michael is certified as an English Teacher (secondary education) in New York State. He also earned a Compassion Systems Masters Practitioner Certificate and an advanced certification in Holding Spaces from the Center for Systems Awareness.

Michael’s commitment to community service is evident in his involvement in various collective impact projects and coalitions. He sits on the steering committees for Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA), and Youth WINS (Workforce Initiative Network of Staten Island). He also contributes to the New York Training and Education Association board and is a member of the NYATEP DEIAB Board. His dedication to running is reflected in his role as the Vice President of The Staten Island Running Association. He is on the Advisory Board for VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

A 2015 American Express Non-Profit Leadership Academy Alumni, Michael was Inducted into the NYS Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame in 2017 for his service after service. He is a Kiwanian, a grassroots community group Occupy the Block member, a 2:42 marathon runner, a published short story writer, and a former candidate for United States Congress.