Impact Passaic is a county-wide collective impact initiative with the goal of having a high-functioning, prosperous, and collaborative community in Passaic County. Impact Passaic grew out of a 2020 comprehensive needs assessment and has resulted in the formation of a Council consisting of cross-sector stakeholders. The Council’s goals are to connect ideas, people, and systems in ways that take advantage of what every sector can contribute. All sectors within Passaic County — business, government, nonprofits, faith communities, and individual residents — give time, energy, money, and skills in order to create a community that can best respond to the fast pace of change of the 21st century.
Impact Passaic Council

Anthony Denova
Passaic County Administrator

Sandi Lazzara
Passaic County Commissioner

Bruce James
Passaic County Commissioner

Albert Linderman
Janus Solutions

Beth Marmolejos
Empire Blue

Andre Sayegh
Mayor of Paterson

Carolyn McCombs
New Destiny

Dr. Charlene Gungil
Passaic County Department of Health

Arti Kakkar
Passaic County Department of Human Services

Dave Ellis
NJ State DCF Office of Resilience

Deborah Hoffman
Passaic County Economic Development

Diahann DeRuggiero
McKinney-Vento

Douglas Maven
First AME Zion Church

Dwana Young
NJ State DCF Office of Resilience

Elaine Ruhl
Center for Family Resources

Erica Fischer-Kaslander
Passaic County CASA

Francine Vince
Passaic County Department of Human Services

Gena Haranis
Janus Solutions

Geoff Perselay
Perselay Associates

George Rosenthal
Passaic County Sheriff

Gilman Choudhury
Paterson Public Schools Famil & Community

Hector Lora
Mayor of Passaic

Inge Spungen
Paterson Alliance

Irma Gorham
Paterson Housing Authority

James Sawyer
Family Support Organization

James Anzaldi
Mayor of Clifton

Julius Hargett
Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Nadia Hussain
Bangladeshi American Women’s Development Initiative

Kenneth Clayton
St. Luke Baptist Church

Lauren Murphy
Passaic County One-Stop Career Center

Marcella Agams
Passaic County

Marc Seemon
Passaic County Deputy Administrator

Mark Rosenberg
St. Joseph’s Health

Mark Dinglasan
CUMAC

Merilee Rutolo
Center for Family Services

Michael Baycora
Paterson Police Chief

Michelle Vernuccio
North Jersey Chamber of Commerce

Randall Lassiter
Calvary Baptist Church

Rania Mustafa
Palestinian American Community Center

Robert Guarasci
NJ Community Development Corporation

Ronald Zorrilla
Janus Solutions

Alex Popov
Paterson Police

Scott Milliken
Catholic Charities

Shirley Force
Passaic County Senior Services

Steven Rose
Passaic County Community College

Thomas Blatner
Family Success Institute

Yvonne Zuidema
United Way Passaic

Ronnie Kauder
Janus Solutions

Tania Choudhury Hussain
Bangladeshi American Women’s Development Initiative

Charles Venti
Janus Solutions