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Help us celebrate Trinity Alliance CEO Harris Oberlander on his retirement after his 20-year transformative leadership of the nonprofit social service agency. A salute to Harris will be held on Wednesday, December 4th at Wolferts Roost Country Club in Albany, NY. Registration and reception will begin at 5:30 with dinner and program starting at 6:15. Oberlander transformed Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Inc., from a shoestring nonprofit into an essential social services agency serving thousands. Oberlander, arrived at Trinity in October 2004, after 17 years at the nonprofit St. Anne Institute in Albany. His impact on Trinity, which provides services from addressing food and housing insecurity to violence and foster care prevention in marginalized communities, has been profound and will endure beyond his departure. Experienced upon his arrival at Trinity in individual and family therapy, and as a supervisor and administrator, Oberlander righted an organization on shaky financial footing by having a constant eye out for new services and funding sources for its community. When Oberlander arrived, Trinity foundered in dire financial straits, facing fears of closing its doors. “I was not cashing my checks,” Oberlander said. “It was that close.” Today, Trinity serves thousands with a growing variety of services, backed by more than 100 employees and a budget approaching $10 million. Marcus Q. Pryor, a former Trinity Board member with a long and distinguished history of public service in the region, called Oberlander’s selection to lead the agency “without question one of best decisions … of my nonprofit career.” “Twenty years later, Harris is an enduring part of this community,” Pryor said. “I’m not the slightest bit surprised. When Harris arrived, he had more dreams than he had words for. He is just an amazing leader.”