Bruno, former Brooklyn judge and OEM commissioner, to head Helen Keller Services
Effective Friday, Joseph F. Bruno, a former commissioner of the NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and a former Brooklyn state Supreme Court judge, has been appointed president and CEO of Helen Keller Services (HKS).
A national organization founded in 1893, HKS, headquartered on Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn, is comprised of Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB) and Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC). Bruno succeeds Thomas J. Edwards, who is retiring from HKS after six years of service.
The announcement was made by Christopher Maher, chairman of HKS’s board of trustees.