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Elizabeth R. Berlin - Biography
Elizabeth Berlin is the Executive Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), the state agency charged with oversight of support programs and economic assistance for low-income New Yorkers. Ms. Berlin was named to the position by OTDA Commissioner David A. Hansell.
Ms. Berlin brings to the position an extensive background in the delivery of social and human service programs, having most recently served as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services in Albany County where she was responsible for 350 employees and a $130 million budget.
Prior to her service as Commissioner of Social Services, Ms. Berlin worked for Albany County Executive Michael Breslin, first as a policy analyst and then as Health and Human Services Coordinator. Here Ms. Berlin led analysis of the county’s child services system and oversaw creation of the Albany County Department for Children, Youth and Families, the first such county agency outside of New York City.
Ms. Berlin is a graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, NY.