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