YAI
A dedicated professional who is focused on improving the lives of people with disabilities, Kevin Carey joined YAI as the Chief Financial Officer in 2016. In 2022, he became Interim CEO. In June 2023, he was named CEO. He’s been instrumental in spearheading the integration of the International Academy of Hope (iHOPE), a YAI affiliate school for children with brain-based disorders, into YAI. He helped lead the negotiations to leave YAI’s former administrative space and develop a state-of-the-art headquarters, which YAI moved into in 2019. To ensure long term sustainability and relevance in the field, Kevin led the transition of YAI’s fiscal operations. In addition to his duties at YAI, he serves as the Board Chair for iHOPE, is a trustee of Manhattan Star Academy, and is a member of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC). Prior to joining YAI, Kevin was the Deputy Director of Financial Operations and Business Development at Children’s Aid Society. He earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from New York University.
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YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.