Alexander Roque
Alexander Roque is the executive
director of the Ali Forney Center,
which provides housing and support
services to queer young people.
Alex first joined the Ali Forney Center 2011
and worked to triple the organization’s budget,
bolster programming and administrative
capacity, and introduce corporate and
community relations programs.
Following the departure of the organization’s
founder, Carl Siciliano, Alex took over
leadership of Ali Forney Center last year and
has helped the group navigate the challenges
of the coronavirus pandemic at a time when
marginalized communities have bore the
brunt of the crisis.
Previously, Alex worked in the foster care
system, leading development and operations
for a health charity. He mobilized a national
field fundraising and operations model to
raise funds for research, family services, and
development.
Alex has also worked for the Center
for Anti-Violence Education, an
organization dedicated to uplifting
women who have experienced
sexual trauma, homophobia,
transphobia, and other forms of
gender-based violence. In the
past, he also worked with The
Fibromyalgia Care Society of
America, where he helped raise
awareness about people living
with fibromyalgia.
Three years ago, Alex was named
to the board of Lady Gaga’s Born This
Way Foundation, leading him to work
with the foundation’s leaders to support
youth across the country and globally.
Alex resides in Brooklyn with his husband
and their seven-year-old son.
Ali Forney
Center
congratulations TO
Armen H. Merjian
For his trailblazing
advocacy work.
We’re so proud he is part of our
Housing Works Family.
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