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Governor Mikie Sherrill • Lt. Governor Dr. Dale G. Caldwell

Department of Labor & Workforce Development

WIOA Title II Adult Basic Education Directory

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Find your county's directory of WIOA-approved training programs below.

Atlantic Cape Community College - Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
1535 Bacharach Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Program Director: Barbara Kozek: bkozek@atlantic.edu
Phone: 609-343-4713
Cape May County Technical School District (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
188 Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Supervisor: Adult and Continuing Education/Chief HSE Examiner, Susan Jurusz: sjurusz@atlantic.edu
Phone: 609-380-0200 Ext. 644
Literacy New Jersey Atlantic Cape
743 N. Main Street, Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Website: www.literacynj.org

Program Coordinator: Linda McAllister: lmcallister@literacynj.org
Phone: 609-383-3377

Bergen County Technical Schools - Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
190 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601
Website: www.bergen.org

Principal: Victor Lynch: viclyn@bergen.org
Phone: 201-343-6000 Ext. 2274
Fax: 201-343-2653

Grant Writer: Joelle Danielle: joedan@bergen.org
Phone: 201-343-6000 Ext. 4063

Program Manager: Carol Cochi: carcoc@bergen.org
Phone: 201-343-6000 Ext. 4638

Program Secretary: Estela Castillo: estcas@bergen.org
Phone: 201-343-6000 Ext. 4639
Bergen Community College (ABE/HSE/ESL/Civics)
Ciarco Learning Center
355 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Site Director: Cinzia D'lorio: cdiorio@bergen.edu 
Phone: 201-301-9671
Fax: 201-968-9692

Project Director: Mounira Gad: mgad@bergen.edu
Phone: 201-301-9666
Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc. (ESL and Civics)
505 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Program Director: Figen Tabakci: figen.tabakci@greaterbergen.org 
Phone: 201-968-0200 Ext. 7060

ESL Program Director: Lauren DePhillips: lauren.dephillips@greaterbergen.org 
Phone: 201-968-0200 Ext. 7236

Program Coordinator: Mercedes Mosquera: mercedes.mosquera@greaterbergen.org
Phone: 201-968-0200 Ext. 7150

Rowan College at Burlington County Workforce Development: Adult Basic Education - Lead Agency (ABE/HSE/ESL/Civics)
Evans Hall 900 College Drive, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Website: www.rcbc.edu/abe

Program Director: Anthony Phillips: arphillips@rcbc.edu 
Phone: 856-242-5211

Counseling Specialist: Ruth Valerie Hawkins: rhawkins@rcbc.edu
Phone: 856-242-5398

Administrative Assistant: Tamika Tynes: ttynes@rcbc.edu
Phone: 856-222-9311 Ext. 3016

ABE Instructor: Christopher Bound: cbound@rcbc.edu

ABE Instructor: Joshua Adams: jadams@rcbc.edu 
Bordentown Regional High School Adult Education Program (ABE/HSE/ESL/Civics)
318 Ward Avenue, Bordentown, NJ 08505

Program Supervisor: Krista Csapo: kcsapo@bordentown.k12.nj.us
Phone: 609-298-0025 Ext. 1200
Fax: 609-298-6992

Administrative Assistant: Antonette Saranin: asaranin@bordentown.k12.nj.us 
Literacy New Jersey - Burlington County (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
429 John F. Kennedy Way, Room 128, Willingboro, New Jersey 08046

Program Coordinator: Julia Ibragimova: jfadeeva@literacynj.org
Phone: 609-877-5566

Literacy Specialist: Smita Tilak: stilak@literacynj.org

Data Specialist: Olga Shatnaia: oshatnaia@literacynj.org 

Camden County College - Lead Agency
200 N Broadway, Camden, NJ 08102

Program Director: Aurella Green: augreen@camdencc.edu
Phone: 856-968-1373
Fax: 856-968-1270

Administrative Assistant/Data Coordinator: Samaria Wicks: swicks@camdencc.edu
Phone: 856-968-1238

Program Manager: Patricia Wells: pwells@camdenccc.edu
Phone: 856-968-1239

Alternative Program Director: Dr. Irvin Sweeney: isweeney@camdencc.edu
Phone: 856-968-1234
Camden City Public Schools (ABE/ESL)
1700 Park Blvd., Camden, NJ 08103

Program Director: Timothy Jenkins: Tljenkins@camden.k12.nj.us 
Phone: 856-966-5122

Program Coordinator: Rhonda Smalls: rhondasmalls@camden.k12.us  
Healthy Families and Communities (ESL/Civics)
35-47 South 29th Street, Camden, NJ 08105

Program Director: Sylvie Perez sperez@hfcnj.com
Phone: 856-963-0270 Ext. 329

Alternative Program Director: Michel Acevedo-Zmuda, Chief Executive Office macevedo@hfcnj.edu
Phone: 856-366-0111
Literacy Volunteers of America/Camden County (ABE/ESL)
203 Laurel Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043

Program Director: Victoria Chisholm: vchisholm@camdencountylibrary.org 
Phone: 856-772-1636 Ext. 7330

ESL Coordinator: Marla Russell: mrussell@camdencountylibrary.org
101 Woodcrest Dr., Suite 127, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Phone: 856-772-1636 Ext. 7332

Basic Literacy Coordinator: Vacant

Salem County Vocational Technical School District - Lead Agency (ABS/ESL/HSE)
880 Route 45, Woodstown, NJ 08098-0350

Lead Agency Director: Dr. Jennifer Bates jbates@scvts.org 
Phone: 856-769-0101 Ext. 5346
Fax: 856-769-3602

Program Director: Maria Alleva malleva@scvts.org 
Phone: 856-351-2929
Fax: 856-351-2705 
Millville Public Library (ABE/HSE Classes)
210 Buck Street, Millville, NJ 08332

GED Instructor/Coordinator: Sonya R. Saul: sonyasa@millvillepubliclibrary.org 
Phone: 856-825-7087 Ext. 21
Cell: 734-716-8757
Fax: 856-327-8572

Library Director: Courtenay Reece: courtenaye@millvillepubliclibrary.org 

Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) - Cumberland (ABE/HSE/ESL)
Student Services Division
3322 College Drive, Vineland, NJ 08362      
Website: www.rcsj.edu                          

Director, Academy of Youth & Adult Literacy: Joseph Spencer, M.S.H.Ed. jspencer@rcsj.edu
Phone: 856-681-6213    

Assistant Director, Academy of Youth & Adult Literacy: Carlos Gonzalez-Munoz: cgonz17@rcsj.edu

Salem Community College (ABE) 
460 Hollywood Avenue, Carney’s Point, NJ 08069

Program Director: Veronica Dixon: vshute@salemcc.edu  
Phone: 856-351-2607
Revive South Jersey (ESL/Civics) 
31 West Commerce St., Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Program Director: Jonathan Cummings: jon@revivesj.org
Phone: 856-455-2509

Essex County College – Adult Learning Center Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
303 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102

Program Director: Judith Celestin: celestin@essex.edu  
Phone: 973-877-3351

Administrative Assistant: Iris Acevedo: lacevedo@essex.edu 
Phone: 973-877-1894
Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest (ESL/ABE/HSE)
7 Glenwood Avenue, Lower Level, East Orange, NJ 07017

Senior Director of Education and Literacy: Lynn Sternstein: lsternstein@jvsnj.org    
Phone: 862-704-2291
Essex County Schools of Technology (ABE/ESL/HSE)
91 W. Market St., Newark, NJ 07107

Program Director: John Dolan: jdolan@essextech.org

Adult School Evening Supervisor/Project Coordinator: Anibal Ponce: aponce@essextech.org
Phone: 973-412-2291

Program Assistant: Nicole Blasco: nblasco@essextech.org 
FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development, Inc.
441-443 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102

Program Director: Ana M. Chavarria: amchavarria@focus411.org 
Phone: 973-624-2528 Ext. 114
Fax: 973-624-1377

Program Coordinator: Ana Lissett Vera: alvera@focus411.org 
Phone: 973-624-2528 Ext. 119

Employment Counselor: Maria J Menendez – Rivera: mjmenendez@focus411.org 
Phone: 973-624-2528 Ext. 131
La Casa De Don Pedro, Inc.
39 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104

Program Director: Thealisa Moss tmoss@lacasadedonpedro.org
Phone: 973-481-4568 Ext. 3304
Fax: 973-482-2448

Program Coordinator: Coraly Melendez cmelendez@lacasadedonpedro.org
Phone: 973-481-4568 Ext. 3307
Fax: 973-482-2448
Literacy Volunteers of America, Essex and Passaic Counties, NJ Inc.
90 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

Executive Director: Cristhian Barcelos: cbarcelos@lvaep.org 
Phone: 973-566-6200 Ext. 225
NCC - Adult Learning Center
563 Orange Street, Newark, NJ 07107

Director: Cristhian Barcelos: cbarcelos@newcommunity.org 
Phone: 973-558-5536

Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) – Gloucester County Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
1400 Tanyard Road, Sewell, NJ 08080

Director, Academy of Youth & Adult Literacy Programs: Joseph Spencer: jspence2@rcsj.edu
Phone: 856-681-6213
Fax: 856-415-7974

Executive Director, Collegiate High School: Frank Piccioni fpiccio2@rcsj.edu 

Associate Vice President, Center for College & Career Readiness – Recruitment: Megan Ruttler mruttler@rcsj.edu
Literacy New Jersey - Gloucester County (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
1 S. Broad St. Suite 2C, Woodbury, NJ 08096
Website: www.literacynj.org

Program Coordinator: Julia Ibragimova: jfadeeva@literacynj.org
Phone: 856-537-3030 

Union City Adult Learning Center - Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
400 38th Street, Union City, NJ 07087

Program Director: Esmeralda Doreste-Roman: edoreste@ucboe.us 
Phone: 201-348-5611
Fax: 201-348-5659
Jersey City Public Schools Adult Ed Program (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
346 Claremont Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305

Program Director: Candace Coccaro: ccoccaro@jcboe.org 
Phone: 201-915-6627
Fax: 201-915-6084
Jersey City Public Schools Adult Education Evening Program
Ferris High School 35 Colgate St., Jersey City, NJ 07302 – Mon-Thurs 9am-2:30pm
PS #11 Martin Luther King Jr. School 886 Bergen Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306 – Mon-Thurs 6-9pm

Principal: Jeannette McRae-Braswell: jmcrae@jcboe.org 
Phone: 201-915-6521 (after 6pm)

Head Teacher: Ben DiFranco: bdifranco@jcboe.org
Urban Workforce Advantage - Hudson (ABE/ESL/Civics)
3608 Bergenline Ave., Union City, NJ 07087

Program Director: Gilberto Romero gilberto.romero@workforceadvantageusa.com 
Phone: 908-355-2299
Fax: 908-352-2931
Literacy New Jersey – West Hudson (ABE/ESL/Civics)
759 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032

Program Coordinator: Tamar Samuel - Siegel: tsamuelsiegel@literacynj.org 
Phone: 201-998-3336 Ext. 300

Hunterdon County Education Services Commission (HCESC) - Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/ESL)
Program locations: Flemington, Somerville, Franklin Twp. (Somerset), and Bound Brook
37 Hoffmans Crossing Road, Califon, NJ 07830

Superintendent & Program Director: Corinne Steinmetz: csteinmetz@hunterdonesc.org 
Phone: 908-439-4280 Ext. 4501
Fax: 908-237-0952

Adult Literacy Coordinator & Alternate Program Director: Debora Voria: dvoria@hunterdonesc.org 
Phone: 908-237-5000
Raritan Valley Community College - Office of Grants – Lead Agency
118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876

Program Director: Takecia Saylor: Takecia.Saylor@raritanval.edu 
Phone: 908-526-1200 Ext. 8516

Mercer County Community College - Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
Adult Education Department
James Kearney Campus
102 N. Broad St., Trenton, NJ 08608

Program Director: Jill Marcus: marcusj@mccc.edu 
Phone: 609-570-3133

CET Manager: Ray Agliata: agliatar@mccc.edu
Phone: 609-570-3138

Registration Coordinator: Tiffany Bello: cet@mccc.edu
Phone: 609-570-3185
Mercer Street Friends (ABE/HSE)
222 N. Hermitage Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618

Program Director: Bernadette Trapp btrapp@mercerstreetfriends.org
Phone: 609-656-5271
Fax: 609-393-7186
Literacy New Jersey - Mercer County (ESL/Civics)
1 N. Johnston Ave., Ste. A130, Hamilton, NJ 08609

CEO: Elizabeth Gloeggler: egloeggler@literacynj.org 
Phone: 609-587-6027

Program Coordinator: Jo Krish: jkrish@literacynj.org 
Princeton YWCA (ESL/Civics)
59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Program Director: Heledona Katro: hkatro@ywcaprinceton.org 
Phone: 609-497-2100 Ext. 306

New Brunswick Board of Education - Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
268 Baldwin Street, 2nd floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2947

Program Director: Dr. Janene Rodriguez: janene_rodriguez@nbpsnj.net
Phone: 732-745-5300 Ext. 4104
Fax: 732-745-5325
East Brunswick Board of Education (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
760 Route 18 North, East Brunswick, NJ 08816-3095

Senior Manager of Community Programs: Ann Marie Gilbert: AGILBERT@ebnet.org 
Phone: 732-613-6989
Fax: 732-917-0483
South River Board of Education (ABE/ESL/Civics)
3 Montgomery Street, South River, NJ 08882

Supervisor: Kamila Miazio: Kmiazio@srivernj.org 
Phone: 732-613-4073
Fax: 732-698-9305
Middlesex County College (ABE/ESL/Civics)  
2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, NJ 08818

Program Director: Tracey Montani: tmontani@middlesexcc.edu   
Phone: 732-906-4158
Fax: 732-906-2632
Literacy New Jersey – Middlesex County (ABE/ESL/Civics)
100 Menlo Park Drive, Suite 314, Edison, NJ 08837

Program Director: Madhusmita Rana: mrana@literacynj.org 
Phone: 732-906-5456 ext. 205
Fax: 732-791-1548

Brookdale Community College – Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738-1543

Program Director: Melissa Borre: mborre@brookdalecc.edu 
Phone: 732-229-8440 Ext. 1504
Fax: 732-224-2664
Community Affairs & Resource Center (ABE/ESL)
913 Sewall Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Program Director: Beatriz Oesterheld: boesterheld@carcnj.org 
Phone: 732-774-3282
Fax: 732-229-5727
Ladacin Network (ABE)
1703 Kneeley Boulevard, Wanamassa, NJ 07712

Program Director: Lisa Lerner Graul: lgraul@ladacin.org 
Phone: 732-493-5900
Fax: 732-493-5980
Monmouth County Vocational School District (ABE/ESL/HSE)
105 Neptune Blvd, Neptune, NJ 07753

Program Director: Dana Schaed: dschaed@ctemc.org 
Phone: 732-431-7245
Fax: 732-897-1676
Literacy New Jersey - Monmouth County (ABE/ESL) 
213 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740

Program Director: Jessica Tomkins jtomkins@literacynj.org 
Phone: 732-229-8440 Ext. 1515
Fax: 732-571-2474

Morris County Vocational School District - Lead Agency(ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
400 East Main Street, Denville, NJ 07834

Program Director: Conor Devine: devinec@mcvts.org 
Phone: 973-627-4600 (ABE/ESL/HSE Ext. 231)
Fax: 973-586-4314
Sussex County Community College (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
1 College Hill, Newton, NJ 07860

Program Director: Sierra LoCicero: slocicero@sussex.edu 
Phone: 973-300-2158
Fax: 973-300-2156

Ocean County College OCC (ABE/HSE/ESL/Civics)
College Drive, Building #4, Toms River, NJ 08754

Program Director: Gina Opauski: gopauski@ocean.edu 
Phone: 732-255-0400 Ext. 2032

Alternate Program Director: Claudia Ahle: cahle@ocean.edu 
Phone: 732-255-0400 Ext. 2157

Paterson Public Schools - Lead Agency (ESL/ABE/Civics/HSE: English/Spanish)
151 Ellison Street, Paterson, NJ 07505

Admin. Asst.: Kelsey Smalley (for all inquiries) ksmalley@paterson.k12.nj.us
973-321-0760 Ext. 27623

Program Director: Susan Ronga sronga@paterson.k12.nj.us 
Phone: 973-321-2333

Principal: Amod Field afield@paterson.k12.nj.us
Phone: 973-321-0570 Ext. 0571
Passaic County Community College (ABE/ESL/Civics)
One College Boulevard, Passaic, NJ 07505

Director of Adult Education: Winster D. Ceballos: wceballos@pccc.edu 
Phone: 973-341-1611

Assistant Director: Douglas Ramirez: dramirez@pccc.edu 
Phone: 973-684-6152
Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (ABE/ESL/Civics)
45 Reinhart Road, Wayne, NJ 07470

Program Director: John DePalma: jdepalma@pcti.tec.nj.us 
Phone: 973-389-4100
Fax: 973-389-2044
Passaic Board of Education (ABE/ESL/Civics)
663 Main Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055

Program Director: Luis Colon: lcolon@passaicschools.org 
Phone: 973-470-5500

Program Supervisor: Nicole Grambone: ngrambone@passaicschools.org 
Phone: 973-470-5500
Literacy Volunteers / Passaic and Essex Counties (ABE/ESL)
Passaic Public Library, 195 Gregory Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055

Program Director: Cristhian Barcelos: cbarcelos@lvaep.org 
Phone: 973-470-0039

NJ Department of Corrections-Office of Educational Services - Lead Agency
Whittlesey Road, POB 863, Trenton, NJ 08625-0863

Program Director: Tauheedah Hill: tauheedah.hill@doc.nj.gov
Phone: 609-292-4036 ext. 5319

Ed. Program Specialist: Melanie Frances: melanie.frances@doc.nj.gov 
Phone: 609-292-4036 Ext. 5326

Ed. Program Specialist: JJ Lannom: JJ.Lannom@doc.nj.gov
Phone: 609-292-4036 Ext. 5320

UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ - Lead Agency (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
40 W. Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
 
Program Director: Marlene Moreira-Loff: mloff@ucc.edu 
Phone: 908-659-5114

Civics Director: Maritza Batista: batista@ucc.edu 

Finance: Dr. Lisa Hiscano: hiscano@ucc.edu 
Phone: 908-965-2358
Urban Workforce Advantage (Union) (ABE/ESL/Civics)
49 Broad Street 2nd floor, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
 
School Director: Yunia Labaut: YLabaut@workforceadvantageusa.com 
Phone: 908-355-2288

Program Director: Julio Sabater: jsabater@workforceadvantageusa.com 
Elizabeth Board of Education (ABE/ESL/HSE)
641 South St. Elizabeth, NJ 07202
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Main Building
 
Administrator ABLE PLUS Program: Dr. Lyle J. Moseley: MoseleLy@epsnj.org 
Phone: 908-436-5270

Director of Special Projects: Dr. Dorothy McMullen: McMullDo@epsnj.org 
Literacy New Jersey - Union County (ABE/ESL/HSE/Civics)
121-125 Chestnut Street, Suite 203, Roselle, NJ 07203
 
Program Director: Rae Esmores: remores@literacynj.org 
Phone: 908-486-1777

ESL Coordinator: Rae Esmores: remores@literacynj.org 
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