Joan Pastore, DSW is the Executive Director of the AMICO. Dr. Pastore has been an active leader in the Southern Brooklyn Community for many years. She sits on the Bioethics Committee and Institutional Review Board for research at Maimonides Medical Center. She is also a past member of Community Board 12, where she was the Vice Chair of the Social Service Committee and a member of the Transportation and Legislative Committees. In 2014 Dr. Pastore was appointed as a Commissioner for the Age Friendly Commission. The Commission serves as partnership between Mayor’s Office and, the NYC Council and the New York Academy of Medicine, which works with city government, businesses and the non-profit sector to assure the city is addressing the challenges of an increasing older population.
Dr. Pastore is also a social work educator. She in an adjunct assistant professor at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work and also serves as a Field Instructor for the school. Over the years, Dr. Pastore has trained and welcomed many new social workers to the field of Aging. She encourages all students and volunteers to come and be part of the vibrant AMICO community.