Monmouth County ACTS

Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council Partners

Monmouth ACTS is a partnership, led by the Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council (MAAC). Meet our County government and community partners.

Peter Boynton
Chair, Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council
Director, Monmouth County Dept. of Health & Human Services

Kathy Collins
Vice-Chair, Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council

Susan M. Kiley
Monmouth County Commissioner

Teri O’Connor
Monmouth County Administrator

Early Childhood Success Hub Co-Chairs

Denise Andino, VNA Health Group
Kim Perrelli, Child Care Resources

Positive Youth Development Hub Co-Chairs

Dustin Knoblauch, Monmouth County Office of Child and Youth Development   
Samantha Muccini, 180 Turning Lives Around

Transitioning to Adulthood

Dustin Knoblauch, Monmouth County Office of Child and Youth Development
Brie Montella, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore

Productive Adulthood

Catherine Lord, Monmouth County Division of Social Services
Yolanda Taylor, Monmouth County Workforce Investment Board

Successful Aging Hub Co-Chairs

Randy Bishop, Neptune Township Department of Senior Services and Senior Center
Michele O’Shaughnessy, Monmouth County Department of Human Services – Division on Aging, Disabilities & Veterans Services

Mary Pat Angelini, Volunteer

Joe Annecharico, County of Monmouth

Pat Bohse, Bohse & Associates LLC

Sara Burrill, Brookdale Community College

Tony Comerford, Ph.D., New Hope-IBHC, Inc.

Wendy DePedro, Volunteer

Anna Diaz-White, 180 Turning Lives Around

Laurie Goganzer, YMCA of Greater Monmouth County

Steve Heisman, HABcore, Inc.

Gwendolyn O. Love, Lunch Break

Lori McLane, United Way of Monmouth & Ocean Counties

Rev. Dr. Patricia S. Medley, Freehold Clergy Association

Randi Moore, Affordable Housing Alliance

Ginger Mulligan, Volunteer

Beatriz Oesterheld, Community Affairs & Resource Center (CARC)

Rev. Robert Pierce, I Beseech Thee Development Corp.

Pastor Terrence K. Porter, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank

Dr. Lester W. Richens, Monmouth County Office of Education

Louis Schwarcz, Family and Children’s Service

Rev. Ronald L. Sparks, Bethel AME Church

Arlene Spiegler, Volunteer

Triada Stampas, Fulfill

Dr. Anita Voogt, Brookdale Community College

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Members:

Karen Asay, Division of Child Protection & Permanency

Ellen Cohen, Office of Youth Services Planning

Nicole Cyr, Monmouth County Department of Health & Human Services

Christopher Merkel, Monmouth County Department of Health & Human Services

Nelson Troche, State of New Jersey Department of Human Services

Desiree Whyte, Monmouth County Department of Health & Human Services

Residents can find any of these organizations, and the many more that provide helpful services and programs, at the MonmouthResourceNet.

If you are interested in becoming involved with one of the Monmouth ACTS Hubs, feel free to reach out to any of the co-chairs by clicking on their names.