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Board Membership

Kathryn McCans, M.D., F.A.A.P., Chair
Pediatrics
Cooper Hospital
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
One Cooper Plaza
Camden, NJ 08103
856-342-2627
McCans-Kathryn@cooperhealth.edu  

Jennifer Pax, JD, LCSW
Social Worker
Kean University
Department of Social Work
East Campus – 215B
215 North Avenue
Hillside, NJ 07205
jpax@kean.edu

Elayne Weitz, PsyD
Psychologist
25 N. Doughty Ave.
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-526-1177 Ext. 24
eiweitz@apspa.com

Christopher Gramiccioni
Prosecutor
Monmouth County

Daniel Yale, Executive Coordinator 
New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
50 East State St.
2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-888-7908
daniel.yale@dcf.nj.gov

Lakota Kruse, M.D., MPH
Department of Health and Senior Services
Family Health Services
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-5656
lakota.kruse@doh.state.nj.us 

Lillian Brennan, Esq. 
Deputy Public Defender
Office of the Law Guardian
172-A New Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-246-5912
Lillian.brennan@opd.state.nj.us

DSFC Francis Robina
New Jersey State Police
Major Crimes Unit
P.O. Box 7068
West Trenton, NJ 08628 

Laura Jamet
Assistant Commissioner
Division of Child Protection and Permanency
Department of Children and Families
50 East State Street, 5th floor
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
609-888-7000 
Laura.Jamet@dcf.nj.gov

Gubir S. Grewal
Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Division of Law
283-299 Market St.
Gateway 2, 8th floor
Newark, NJ 07101

Andrew L. Falzon, MD
State Medical Examiner
Office of the State Medical Exminer
PO Box 094
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-984-4883
falzona@njdcj.org

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Southern Regional Community-Based Team Membership

Dr. Laura Brennan, Chair
Center for Children
Support School of Osteopathic Medicine
42 East Laurel Road, Suite 1100-B
Stratford, NJ 08084
856-566-6444
brennanl@rowan.edu

Mary Alison Albright, Esq.
Camden County Prosecutor's Office (Retired)
9 Applewood Court
Hainesport, NJ 08036
609-820-9576
Mary_alison_albright@hotmail.com

Ian Hood, M.D.
Burlington County Medical Examiner
4 Academy Dr.
Westampton, NJ 08060
609-702-7030
ihood@co.burlington.nj.us 

Jacqueline Forss
Department of Children and Families
Division of Child Protection and Permanency - Cumberland West LO
275 North Delsea Drive
US Route 47
Vineland, NJ 08360
856-853-5525
Jacqueline.Forss@dcf.state.nj.us

Nanette Briggs, Esq.
Office of the Public Defender - Law Guardian
157 White Horse Pike
Rt. 30 West
Galloway, NJ 08205
Nanette.Briggs@opd.state.nj.us

Iris Moore
Department of Children and Families
Division of Child Protection and Permanency - Camden North LO
101 Haddon Ave. 3rd Floor
Camden, NJ 08103
856-338-5530 ext. 2013
Iris.moore@dcf.state.nj.us

John Flammer, Esq.
Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office
4997 Unami Blvd.
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Flammer_J@acpo.org 

Barbara May, RN, MPH
Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative, Inc.
Kevon Office Center, Suite 250
2500 McClellanBlvd.
Pennsauken, NJ 08109-4613
856-665-6000
Bmay@snjpc.org

Christine Shah, Esq.
Camden County Prosecutor's Office
25 N. 5th St.
Camden, NJ 08102-1231
856-225-8414
cshah@ccprosecutor.org

Detective Frank Sabella
Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office
115 Vine Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
856-453-0486 ext. 13624
franksa@co.cumberland.nj.us

Sgt. Lynn Doughtery
Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office
4997 Unami Blvd.
Mays Landing, NJ 08330

Det. Sgt. Michael A. Sperry
Burlington County Prosecutor's Office
49 Rancocas Road
P.O. Box 6000
Mt. Holly, NJ 09060
(609) 265-5271
msperry@co.burlington.nj.us 

Sara Plummer, PhD., MSW
School of Social Work
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
217 N. 6th Street
Camden, NJ 08901
856-225-6347
splummer@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Northern Regional Community-Based Review Team Members

Paulette Diah, M.D., F.A.A.P. Chair
Hackensack University Medical Center
Audrey Hepburn Children's House
12 Second Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
551-996-3421
pdiah@hackensackUMC.org

Frederick DiCarlo, M.D.
Medical Examiner
Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office
351 Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-634-2940
fdicarlo@co.bergen.nj.us

Karen Eigen
Hackensack University Medical Center
Karen.Eigen@hackensackmeridian.org 

Maria Ojeda
Morris East Local Office
Division of Child Protection and Permanency
Department of Children and Families
201 Littleton Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07960
973-829-3600
maria.ojeda@dcf.nj.gov  

Yvonne Decicco, Esq
Office of the Law Guardian
250 Headquarters Plaza
East Tower/3rd Floor
Morristown, NJ, 07960
973-451-5630
yvonne.decicco@opd.nj.gov  

Sandra Parente, MSW
Bergen Area Office
Division of Child Protection and Permanency
Department of Children and Families
1 Harmon Meadow Blvd.
Secaucus, NJ 07094
201-803-3179 x2069
sandra.parente@dcf.nj.gov   

Amber Rabines
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
50 Park Place, Suite 700
Newark, NJ 07102
973-268-2280 Ext. 110
arabines@partnershipmch.org  


Albert Sanz, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Attending Pediatrician
Great Falls Pediatrics
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital
641 Main Street
Paterson, NJ 07503
973-754-2575
sanza@sjhmc.org  

Captain Javier Toro
Hudson County Prosecutor's Office
595 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-915-1345
jtoro@hcpo.org 

Kelly Sandler, Esq.
Assistant Prosecutor
Morris County Prosecutor's Office
Administration & Records Bldg
PO Box 900
Morristown, NJ 07963-0900

Andrea Booker
Partnership of Maternal Child Health of Northern NJ

Jennifer Romalin, APN
Hackensack University Medical Center

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Central Regional Community-Based Review Team Members

Gladibel Medina, M.D., Chair
Dorothy B. Hersch Child Protection Center
123 How Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-448-1000
gmedina@saintpetersuh.com 

Laura Badilla
Case Work Supervisor
Hunterdon/Mercer/Somerset/Warren Area Office
Division of Child Protection and Permanency
Department of Children and Families
908-927-9810, Ext. 4703
laura.badilla@dcf.nj.gov

Patricia Soffer, Esq.
Law Guardian
Office of the Public Defender
Office of Law Guardian

Det. Matthew Norton
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office
37 Bella Rd.
Lumberton, NJ 08048
mnorton@mercercounty.org 

Carol Ann Giardelli
Director - Safe Kids New Jersey
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, WH-1305
New Brunswick, NJ 08933
732-524-3864
cgiardelli@cjfhc.org 

Lauren Thoma, M.D.,
County Medical Examiner
Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office
732-745-3190 
lauren.thoma@co.middlesex.nj.us

Helen Varvi, M Ed
CPS Deputy Director
Wellspring Center for Prevention
620 Cranbury Road – Suite 105
East Brunswick, NJ  08816
732-254-3344, Ext. 137
helen.varvi@wellspringprevention.org

Laura Johnson
Temple University

Kari Mastro
Rutgers University School of Nursing

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SUID Subcommittee Membership

Lilian Brennan, Esq.
Law Guardian
Office of the Deputy Public Defender

Susan Fiorilla
Division of Child Protection and Permanency
Department of Children and Families

Lakota Kruse, M.D., MPH
Director, Maternal and Child Health Services
Department of Health

Det. Matthew Norton
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office

Matthew McGuire
EMS Medical Direction Coordinator Cooper Health
Maguire-matthew@cooperhealth.edu 

Frederick DiCarlo, M.D.,
Southern Regional Medical Examiner Office
Woodbine Developmental Center
1175 DeHirsch Avenue
Woodbine NJ, 08270

Daniela Guarda
Early Childhood Services, Family and Community Partnerships
Department of Children and Families  
Daniela.Guarda@dcf.state.nj.us 

Kimberly DeNick, MD
Advocare Pediatrics

Alissa Sandler
SIDS Center of New Jersey
-contact for referrals Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson
Place, Department of Pediatrics, MEB 312, 3rd Floor New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: (800) 545-7437 Fax: (732) 235-6609
Email: (ASandler@HackensackUMC.org)

Services: The SCNJ supports bereaved families during times of crisis, as well as performs free one-year case management follow-up and home visit with all referred families.

http://www.rwjms.rutgers.edu/sids

http://www.sidscenter.org/

http://www.cdc.gov/sids/index.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/sids/resourcelinks.htm

 

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Suicide Subcommittee Membership

Andrew L. Falzon, MD
State Medical Examiner

Melinda Carnassale
Deputy Director
DCF Children's System of Care

Michelle Scott, PhD, MSW
Monmouth University

Maureen Brogan, LPC, DRCC
Traumatic Loss Coalition 

Captain Michael A. Sperry
Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office

Marisol Garces, MSW
Assistant Area Director
DCF Child Protection and Permanency

Jennie Blakney, MA. ED.
NJ Department of Health

Det. Sgt. Michael A. Sperry
Burlington County Prosecuter's Office

Iris Moore
Casework Supervisor
DCF Child Protection and Permanency 

Susan Paredes
Assistant Principal
Metuchen High School

Suzy Azevedo
Principal
Edgar Middle School

Diane Calello, MD
Executive and Medical Director
NJ Poison Information and Education System, Rutgers

Mary F Beirne, MS, EdD, M.D., DFAPA
Dept of Children and Families, Rutgers

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