Janette Viera

Janette has over 30 years of administrative, clinical and property management experience in creating comprehensive plans to improve housing suitability and environmental fit for older adults with chronic conditions living in supportive housing as well as providing services to vulnerable populations including individuals, families, seniors, and young adults.

As Director of Housing at VIP, Janette manages four buildings with 122 units of housing for single adults and families at VIP Community Services.

From 2015 through 2018, Janette was the Director of the first LGBTQ Supportive Housing Program for young adults 18-24 years old in the Bronx.

Janette also worked as a Legislative Aide, Community Liaison and Research Analyst to the Late Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro District 68th in the East Harlem section of Manhattan when he was the Chairman of the Legislative Taskforce on Demographics and Reapportionment as well as the Chairman of Education Committee.

Janette Viera is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a graduate of The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College with a specialization in Aging.