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Weiskopf Consulting Services

Overview

Weiskopf Consulting Services (WCS) is located in Clifton Park, New York just north of Albany.  It was established to provide government and not-for-profit decision-makers with information and analysis necessary to make informed public policy decisions.

About the Director

Gary Weiskopf is the Director of WCS and an adjunct professor of public management at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

Mr. Weiskopf has more than two decades of public policy analysis and project management experience. His areas of specialization include policy analysis, program evaluation, public management, and budget analysis.  Alone or with others, Mr. Weiskopf has written numerous reports or articles on mental health systems finance and management, family literacy, environmental policy, New York State and local government, and federalism.

Mr. Weiskopf was the Executive Director of the New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors in Albany, New York from November 2000 until June 2005.  The Conference is a statewide membership organization comprised of county mental hygiene directors and commissioners in all of the 57 counties and the City of New York.  As Executive Director, Mr. Weiskopf worked with counties, state and federal agencies, the legislature, professional groups, and advocacy organizations to achieve policies, practices, laws, regulation and funding necessary to ensure comprehensive, integrated and cost effective systems of care for mental health, alcohol and substance abuse, mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

Previously, Mr. Weiskopf served as Acting Director of SUNY's Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, Center for New York State and Local Government Studies. He was also Director of the New York State Public Management Internship training program and responsible for the development of training, workshops, and seminars on critical public policy choices facing New York State and local government.

Prior to coming to the Rockefeller Institute, Mr. Weiskopf worked as an Environmental Economist for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and as a Senior Budget Analyst for the New York City Office of Management and Budget.

Mr. Weiskopf has a M.P.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from SUNY Albany.

 Fields of Activity:

 

Mental Health Corrections Employment Education  
Environment Management Analysis Public Finance and Economics Welfare Reform  

 
Field Projects Clients
Mental Health  Project Director - Taskforce to Preserve Access to Behavioral Health Services Center for Policy and Advocacy of the Mental Health Associations of Westchester and New York City
Analysis of Reimbursement Rate Options for Mental Health Clinics The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies
Analysis of Employment Programs for People with Disabilities The New York State Rehabilitation Association
Analysis of Family Based Treatment in New York State New York State Children's Mental Health Coalition
Analysis of County Forensic Mental Health Systems New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
An Analysis of Mental Health Funding in New York State New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
Management and Performance Assessment Tools for County Mental Health Agencies New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
Evaluation Methodology for Kids Oneida Integrated Children's Services Delivery Program New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
Forensic Mental Health Risk Assessment and Screening Tools New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
Forensic Mental Health Standards and Guidelines  New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
Corrections Forensic Mental Health Risk Assessment and Screening Tools New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
Analysis of County Forensic Mental Health Systems New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
Management Review: New York State Department of Correctional Services New York City Citizens Budget Commission
Analysis of The Delivery of Public Defender Services in Orange County, New York Orange County Legislature, Orange County, New York
Employment Performance Evaluation: W.A.G.E. Center Job Training Program Albany Housing Authority, Albany New York
White Paper on Employment Programs for People with Disabilities The Rehabilitation Research and Training Institute
Education Albany Even Start Family Literacy Program Evaluation Albany City School District
Hudson Even Start Family Literacy Program Evaluation  Hudson City School District 
Management and Operations of NYS Supported Schools for the Blind and Deaf New York State 4201 Schools Association
Environment Organization and Management of The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation New York State Legislature
Organization and Management of The New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Jackson Hole Preserve
Management Analysis: Monroe County Parks Department Monroe County, New York
Economy of the Adirondack Park Rockefeller Institute of Government
Management Analysis Performance Evaluation: W.A.G.E. Center Job Training Program Albany Housing Authority, Albany New York
Management Review: New York State Department of Correctional Services New York City Citizens Budget Commission
Management Analysis: Monroe County Parks Department Monroe County, New York
Monroe County Office of Management and Budget Monroe County, New York
The Delivery of Public Defender Services in Orange County, New York Orange County Legislature, Orange County, New York
Organization and Management of The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation New York State Legislature
The New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Jackson Hole Preserve
Public Finance and Economics Analysis of the Jurisdictional and Economic Impacts of Granting the Oneida Indian Nations Application to take Lands into Trust in Oneida and Madison Counties Center for Governmental Research for Madison and Oneida Counties in New York State
Analysis of New York's Independent Colleges and Universities and their Economic Impact on the State  Center for Governmental Research 
New York State Balance of Payments Study Center for Governmental Research
Analysis of the Local Property Tax System and its Effect on Intergovernmental Relations Rockefeller Institute of Government
Economy of the Adirondack Park Rockefeller Institute of Government
Welfare Reform Analysis of Welfare Reform in New York State Rockefeller Institute of Government
 


For Additional Information, Contact:

Gary Weiskopf 

Weiskopf Consulting Services

26 Crestwood Drive

Clifton Park, NY 12065

Tel: (518) 339-6990

email: Gweiskopf@weiskopfconsulting.net