Hans Bernier

As a non-profit and education professional with over 20 years of service in the field Hans has drawn on his MPA from The Metropolitan College of NY, and LCSW, from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Given his years of work experience coordinating school and community based programming, he has acquired the skills needed to successfully collaborate with the range of stakeholders currently supporting social work and social justice practices. Hans has helped build programs from startup to established organizations, specifically as Co-Founder of the Wediko NY School Based Program and Director of Harlem Grown, a NYC based food justice organization, while also serving as a school social worker in the New Rochelle City School District. In addition to his school based roles, Hans has also provided direct clinical support to children and adults through a number of NYC based community organizations.