Robyn Berger-Gaston
Robyn Berger-Gaston is Division Director of the Family Service League, Inc. in Riverhead, New York. After receiving her master’s degree in social work in 1991 from the New York State University at Stony Brook, School of Social Welfare, she dedicated the first 10 years of her career to the prevention of HIV/AIDS and care of persons with the disease. Robyn counseled the newly diagnosed and their families and developed a number of population-specific prevention education models. In 2000, Robyn began at Family Service League overseeing an array of youth- and family-centered services at the Riverhead Family Center. Today, as division director, Robyn has oversight of youth, senior and intergenerational programs for the agency, including SeniorNet, which provides computer and technology training for people age 50 and over. She also oversees the Community Crisis Action Team, which responds to traumatic events and critical incidents throughout Suffolk County, including suicides. Robyn has received extensive training from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and is an approved instructor for Group Crisis Intervention. She has also served as an adjunct faculty member at St. Joseph’s College, Human Services department.
