Antonio Ruberto Jr. Named Director of Center Recovery
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Antonio Ruberto, Jr., LCSW, CASAC, as the Center’s new Director of Center Recovery. In this capacity, he will head the only LGBT-specific, licensed outpatient substance abuse treatment program in New York.
Antonio has returned to the Center, where he previously interned while earning his MSW from the Columbia University School of Social Work. Following his internship, Antonio worked as the Center CARE Crystal Meth Prevention Counselor where he oversaw the coordination of a New York City grant for crystal meth prevention work, including counseling, outreach, education, new initiatives, and community support. During this time, Antonio also helped develop and deliver the four-week “Life Coaching” series for the Center.
For the past several years, Antonio has worked at Mercy Medical Center’s outpatient substance abuse program on Long Island, providing individual and group counseling, case management, education, and advocacy services. In addition, Antonio has worked providing direct mental health counseling via Catholic Charities. Prior to his career in social work, Antonio was employed in customer service and program management, including five years at Columbia Business School Executive Education, managing a portfolio of short-term open enrollment programs for executives from a myriad of Fortune 500 companies.
Antonio is excited about “coming home” to the Center and being able to again focus on the needs and care of the LGBT population.
