Robert Ciatto

Executive Director
Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities (ACLD)

Robert Ciatto serves as Executive Director of Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities (ACLD), one of the largest non-profit agencies in the state of New York. In this role, Mr. Ciatto is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization, providing innovative leadership and assuring the integrity and effectiveness of the agency’s wide-ranging programs.

Under Mr. Ciatto’s leadership, ACLD supports more than 1,300 children and adults with autism and learning/developmental disabilities and their families throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Mr. Ciatto also directs the activities of more than 1,300 employees and over 100 program sites, including community residents and apartment programs.

With a distinguished career in the non-profit sector spanning more than 25 years. Mr. Ciatto has dedicated his entire professional life to ensuring that individuals with special needs receive the services and attention they need and deserve. His commitment to operational excellence has earned him a well-earned reputation as a trailblazer offering compassionate, visionary leadership.

Mr. Ciatto joined ACLD in 2014 as Assistant Executive Director. In that role, he was instrumental in the exceptional growth of ACLD’s residential program, expanding from 29 homes to nearly 50 homes today. In addition, Mr. Ciatto managed the agency’s programs, including Residential and Day Services, Community Habilitation, Children’s Services as well Maintenance, Information Technology, Purchasing and Human Resources. He played a key role in ACLD’s annual budget process and setting the agency’s strategic plan.

Mr. Ciatto was involved with the launch of ACLD’s RewearAble program, which provides sustainable employment for people with special needs, and in the creation of ACLD’s Program Without Walls day habilitation initiative.

Mr. Ciatto worked tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing proactive measures to safeguard the health of the 400 residents who reside in ACLD homes and apartments. He was instrumental in the launch of a new Respite Center in Bethpage, N.Y. a facility designed to protect and meet the health care needs of residents infected with COVID-19 who did not require hospitalization.

Prior to joining ACLD, Mr. Ciatto spent more than two decades with AHRC-Nassau, joining initially as a Direct Support Professional and ultimately rising to the post of Senior Director of Business Operations.

Mr. Ciatto’s professional affiliations include memberships in the InterAgency Council, Advance Care Alliance of New York (ACA/NY) and the Long Island Alliance. He was previously a member of the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed. Active in the community, Mr. Ciatto is a longstanding supporter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation as well as Italian-Americans in Government, Inc. He also donated his time to support youth and coach in the Connetquot Youth Baseball Organization.

Mr. Ciatto holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from SUNY-Old Westbury and earned his Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling from LIU Post. Mr. Ciatto resides with his wife and son in Ronkonkoma, N.Y.

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