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Ms. Oliveira is the President & Chief Executive Officer of The New York Women–s Foundation. Ana joined The New York Women's Foundation in February 2006. She has worked in the field of public health for underserved populations for over 25 years. She is the former Executive Director of Gay Men–s Health Crisis, the nation–s first AIDS service organization. She has worked in community-based organizations addressing the social-economic needs and rights of vulnerable populations, such as the Osborne Association, Samaritan Village in Queens, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center in the Bronx, and Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Missouri – St. Louis with a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, and received a M.A. in Medical Anthropology from The New School for Social Research. Ana is from Sao Paulo, Brazil and is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.