Vice President of Development and Communications
Samaritan Daytop Village
Briarwood, New York
Jill Poklemba is the Vice President of Development and Communications at Samaritan Daytop Village. She has over 20 years of experience in fundraising, communications, and public policy, with organizations focused on social change. Immediately prior to taking on her current role in 2023, Ms. Poklemba oversaw the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) institutional grants portfolio; at OnPointNYC, she maximized private grants for the nation’s first government-sanctioned Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) as well as other public and private funding for harm reduction and other health-related supportive services for people with substance use and mental health issues. She also spent nine years at The Fortune Society, a NYC-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting successful re-entry and alternatives to incarceration, becoming the VP of Development and Communications. For the government, Ms. Poklemba began her career as a Program Associate in the Speechwriting Office of NYS Comptroller H. Carl McCall. She was also a Legislative Analyst for the NYS Assembly’s Committee on Social Services and a Committee Assistant for the Committee on Children and Families. Ms. Poklemba obtained a Master's degree in Public Policy from Rockefeller College at SUNY Albany, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the College of William & Mary.
G16 - Integrating Verbal Intervention Training for Addiction Professionals in Residential Settings
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT