Board

Janine Weisenbeck

Janine Weisenbeck, JD, LMSW is a graduate of the Ackerman Institute’s Clinical Externship Program. Janine has worked at Safe Horizon, a nonprofit organization that works to minimize family and community violence. She also completed an internship at the Children’s Defense Fund, researching federal funding for education for youth in the juvenile justice system, as well as […]

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Deborah Werner

Deborah Werner is a therapist in private practice working with individuals, couples and families. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Boston University as well as her Master’s in Social Work with a concentration in Children and Families from Fordham University. Deborah completed her postgraduate training in family therapy at the Ackerman Institute

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Clyde Brownstone

Clyde Brownstone has served on the board of the Ackerman Institute for the Family since 1980. He is the owner of The Gift Box Corporation of America, the gift industry’s premier packaging provider, the original “green” packaging company, and one of the best known in the market. A genuine New Yorker, Mr. Brownstone was born

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Arnold Syrop

Arnold Syrop is the Principal and creative director of Arnold Syrop Architects and the architect responsible for the design of the Ackerman Institute’s state-of-the-art training facility in the Flatiron District. Arnold Syrop’s New York based office renders architectural and interior design services to hospitality, corporate and institutional clients, on a national basis. Clients include Hilton Hotels

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