Welcome to the Westchester Division!

Our Division meets monthly to address pressing issues in the field, exchange ideas, and develop programs that best support social workers and the communities we serve. The updated meeting schedule will be posted soon.

Meet Your Division Leader

Ramon Ruiz, CASAC-T, LMSW-LP

Westchester Division Director

Ramón Ruiz is a first-generation Puerto Rican social worker born and raised in the Bronx, NY. He earned his BSW from Lehman College and MSW from Columbia University School of Social Work, with a specialization in policy practice. Ramón’s work centers on mental health, LGBTQIA+ advocacy, and macro-level policy change.

He currently serves as Intake Coordinator and Counselor at the Hetrick-Martin Institute, and sits on both the Bronx Borough President’s LGBTQIA+ Policy Task Force and the Advisory Council for the Justice and Advocacy Alliance at Bronx Community College.

In 2024, he founded Prism Pathways Consulting LLC, a firm dedicated to advancing LGBTQIA+ inclusion through training, capacity building, and program development.