Reflections from 10 Years at the Helm of Westhab
President & CEO Rich Nightingale reflects on 10 years of leading the organization and shares memories and valuable takeaways from his two decade journey at Westhab.
Category: Rich’s Desk
Welcoming New Neighbors
Last week, New York City began transporting groups of asylum-seeking families to various sites across the State, including Yonkers. Westhab is proud to share that we are in the process of mobilizing to take on operations of the Yonkers site. We are committed to welcoming and serving these new members of our community with the same level of care and compassion that we provide all of our clients.
A Year-End Message From Westhab’s CEO
President and CEO Rich Nightingale reflects in a message for Westhab supporters and shares the 2021-2022 Impact Report featuring stories from our clients (pictured above).
Heal. Connect. Build.
“I’ve been thinking a lot about what our community needs and also where Westhab fits in. Three things I know we are in need of are to heal, to connect, and to build — all things our organization knows well.” Click the image above to read more from Rich.
Find Your Poker Zoom
Westhab President and CEO Rich Nightingale reflects on two years of social distancing and encourages everyone to find their own “poker zoom.” Click the image above to check out this special blog straight from Rich’s desk.
Five Lessons from Leading
This is the first installment in our celebratory series: Leading through Change—40 years of Westhab. Click the image above to read the blog by Westhab President and CEO, Rich Nightingale.
Reinvest at Home
It took months of spreading lies to the general public about election fraud, 147 members of Congress to object to the certification of a valid presidential election, and a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol for many of America’s largest companies to reevaluate their political giving, but we are glad they did. Some companies announced … Continued
Giving Thanks Under the Mask
Thanksgiving has always been my family’s favorite holiday. My parents usually host 20 or more family and friends for an incredible day of feasting, football, and fellowship. This year, our tradition will be broken for the first time in my life. It has been a tough year all around. My parents have only held my … Continued
Mixed. Peach. Black.
My wife is dancing playfully with our two girls—ages two and four. “Show me that Black girl magic,” she says, and the girls twirl and jump excitedly. This is a normal day in the life of the Nightingale household, even though the skin tone of the kids looks a lot like daddy’s. The importance of … Continued
Defining Essential in the New COVID-19 Reality
I hope that everyone reading this is well, taking proper precautions, and staying safe. Our world has changed dramatically in the last two weeks, and we’ve learned a lot very quickly. We’ve begun using terms like social distancing and self quarantining. We’ve had to examine what is really essential in our lives. Today, New York … Continued