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
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Anthony Denova
Passaic County Administrator
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Sandi Lazzara
Passaic County Commissioner
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Bruce James
Passaic County Commissioner
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Albert Linderman
Janus Solutions
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Beth Marmolejos
Empire Blue
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Andre Sayegh
Mayor of Paterson
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Carolyn McCombs
New Destiny
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Dr. Charlene Gungil
Passaic County Department of Health
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Arti Kakkar
Passaic County Department of Human Services
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Dave Ellis
NJ State DCF Office of Resilience
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Deborah Hoffman
Passaic County Economic Development
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Diahann DeRuggiero
McKinney-Vento
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Douglas Maven
First AME Zion Church
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Dwana Young
NJ State DCF Office of Resilience
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Elaine Ruhl
Center for Family Resources
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Erica Fischer-Kaslander
Passaic County CASA
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Francine Vince
Passaic County Department of Human Services
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Gena Haranis
Janus Solutions
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Geoff Perselay
Perselay Associates
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George Rosenthal
Passaic County Sheriff
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Gilman Choudhury
Paterson Public Schools Famil & Community
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Hector Lora
Mayor of Passaic
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Inge Spungen
Paterson Alliance
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Irma Gorham
Paterson Housing Authority
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James Sawyer
Family Support Organization
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James Anzaldi
Mayor of Clifton
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Julius Hargett
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
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Nadia Hussain
Bangladeshi American Women’s Development Initiative
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Kenneth Clayton
St. Luke Baptist Church
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Lauren Murphy
Passaic County One-Stop Career Center
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Marcella Agams
Passaic County
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Marc Seemon
Passaic County Deputy Administrator
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Mark Rosenberg
St. Joseph’s Health
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Mark Dinglasan
CUMAC
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Merilee Rutolo
Center for Family Services
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Michael Baycora
Paterson Police Chief
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Michelle Vernuccio
North Jersey Chamber of Commerce
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Randall Lassiter
Calvary Baptist Church
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Rania Mustafa
Palestinian American Community Center
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Robert Guarasci
NJ Community Development Corporation
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Ronald Zorrilla
Janus Solutions
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Alex Popov
Paterson Police
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Scott Milliken
Catholic Charities
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Shirley Force
Passaic County Senior Services
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Steven Rose
Passaic County Community College
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Thomas Blatner
Family Success Institute
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Yvonne Zuidema
United Way Passaic
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Ronnie Kauder
Janus Solutions
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Tania Choudhury Hussain
Bangladeshi American Women’s Development Initiative
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Charles Venti
Janus Solutions