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Our Leadership

Staff

Executive Leadership

Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Steward

Chief Operating Officer
Bobbin Paskell

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Marvin Pannell

Housing Developer
Celia Bernstein

Director, Development & Advancement
Meghan Cubano

Director, Innovation & Evaluation
Michael Nordquist

Director, Human Resources
Ruth Vazquez

Board of Trustees

Claudia Franco Kelly (Chair)
Director
The Alternative Board of Central New Jersey

Michael J. Van Wagner (Vice Chair)
Vice President – Public Affairs (Retired)
NJM Insurance Group

John Rogers (Secretary) 
Assistant Vice President
NJM Insurance Group

Robert Eaton (Treasurer)
Senior Vice President, Strategic Accounts
Northern Trust Asset Management

Patrice Coleman-Boatwright 
Staff Emeritus, The College of New Jersey 
Money Management Associates, LLC 

Jacqueline Jones 
Former President and CEO
Foundation for Child Development  

Sangita Karra 
Senior Philanthropic Specialist
Well Fargo Private Bank 

Charles Richman 
Former Executive Director
NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency 
Former Commissioner
NJ Department of Community Affairs

Peter H. Shriver 
Chief Executive Emeritus
Barrett Asset Management LLC 

Anne VanLent  
President
AMV Advisors 

Elizabeth S. Wasch, LMSW 
Licensed Master Social Worker

Program Directors and Managers

Lawrenceville Campus

Supervisor, Property Management  
Joe Alvarez  

Manager, Community Engagement  
Gina Davio  

Director, Compliance
Francesca Fox

Director, Joy, Hopes & Dreams
Chris Marchetti  

Manager, Donation Logistics  
Jaime Murr  

Director, Housing Resources
Dana Nelson-Barnes 

Director, Resource Network
Dylan O’Neill

Director, Housing Stabilization
Carrie Ann Ploppert

Assistant Director, Housing Permanence
Mike Taylor

Director, Solution Center
Brenda Whitaker  

Controller
Sabrina Wong 

FreeStore

Manager, FreeStore  
Maria Sierra

Family Campus

Manager, Campus Facilities  
Marc Allen 

Director, Atkinson Child Development Center
Wanda Espada  

Director, Hire Expectations
Lamees Jimenez  

Director, Behavioral Health Access & Education
Nicole Maxey 

Director, Shelter Services
Carl Myricks

Director, ArtSpace/SewingSpace
Ruthann Traylor