As Director of the Academy for Community Behavioral Health at CUNY SPS, Elise Tosatti oversees Academy strategy, programming, and budget. She aims to advance experiential learning, multidisciplinary collaborations, and participatory methods that strengthen community-centered care. Prior to joining CUNY SPS, Elise managed the implementation of Connections to Care (C2C), an NYC initiative that partnered community organizations and behavioral health providers to create more effective care paths through task sharing and other strategies.
Elise has worked in supportive housing and city government, with experience in harm reduction, advocacy, integrated care, program design, and implementation. As a volunteer, she has supported LGBTQ+ survivors of violence and LGBTQ+ oral histories. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and a Level II Certified Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT) Teacher through the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. Elise holds a Master of Urban Planning from Hunter College.