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Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals
with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families

State Government Officials

Below is contact information for many of the key New Jersey officials responsible for developing and executing policies regarding individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families. Please contact us if you have any difficulty reaching these officials or their offices.

Christine Norbut Beyer, Commissioner
dcf.commisioner@dcf.nj.gov
1-855-INFO-DCF (1-855-463-6323)

Mollie Greene, Assistant Commissioner, Children's System of Care
CSOC.Director@dcf.nj.gov
609-888-7200

PerformCare
877-652-7624

Directory of Divisions and Offices

Jacquelyn A. Suárez, Acting Commissioner
Contact Form
609-292-6420

Janel Winter, Director, Division of Housing and Community Resources
dhcr@dca.state.nj.us
609-633-6286

Directory of Divisions and Offices

Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillian, Commissioner
Contact Information
609-292-4450
877-900-6960

Peggy McDonald, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Student Services
609-376-9100

Kim Murray, Director, Office of Special Education
609-376-3737

Cynthia Hoenes-Saindon, Special Education Ombudsman
specedombudsman@doe.nj.gov
609-376-9060

Directory of Divisions and Offices

Sarah Adelman, Commissioner
Contact Form
609-292-3717

Jonathan Seifried, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Developmental Disabilities
Contact Form
609-633-7989

DDD Directory

DDD Community Service Offices

Peri L. Nearon, Executive Director, Division of Disability Services
Contact Form
609-631-2464

Jennifer Langer Jacobs, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (Medicaid)
Contact Form
800-356-1561

Dr.Bernice Davis, Executive Director, Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
askcbvi@dhs.nj.gov
973-648-3333
877-685-8878

Elizabeth Hill, Executive Director, Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
DDHH.communications2@dhs.state.nj.us
800-792-8339 Toll Free in New Jersey
609-588-2648
609-498-7019 Videophone

DHS Hotlines and Helplines

Robert Asaro-Angelo, Commissioner
609-659-9045

Karen Caroll, Director,
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
dvradmin@dol.state.nj.us
609-292-5987

DVRS Field Offices Directory

County Offices on Disability Services

County Offices on Disability Services

All counties have an office that serves individuals with disabilities. Some counties have a combined aging and disability office referred to as the County Aging and Disability Resource Connection or ADRC.

County County Services County Address Contact Information
Atlantic Atlantic County Intergenerational Services - Office on Disability

Shoreview Building
101 South Shore Road
Northfield, NJ 08225

Cristine Chickadel, ADA Coordinator
chickadel_cristine@aclink.org
  609-645-7700, Ext. 4386
TTY: 800-852-7899

Bergen Bergen County Division on Disability Services

One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601.7076

Anika Davis, Acting Director
  201-336-6509
adavis@co.bergen.nj.us
201-336-6500
TTY:  201-336-6505

Burlington Burlington County Office of Human Services Disabilities Unit & PASP 795 Woodlane Road
PO Box 6000
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
609-265-5383
TTY:800-852-7899
Camden Camden Department of Health and Human Services* Division of Senior & Disabled Services

512 Lakeland Ave. 4th fl. Blackwood, NJ 08012

Maureen Bergeron, Division Director
maureen.bergeron@camdencounty.org
856-858-3317
856-858-3220

Cape May Cape May County Department of Aging and Disability Services

Social Services Building
4005 Route 9 South Rio Grande, NJ 08242

Mary Dozier, Executive Director
Mary.Dozier@co.cape-may.nj.us
609-886-2784 x2785

Cumberland Cumberland County Office on Aging and Disabled

Administration Building
800 East Commerce Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302

David J. Grennon, Program Coordinator
davegr@co.cumberland.nj.us
856-453-2220
TTY: 856-453-2220

Essex Essex County Office of the Disabled 50 South Clinton Street, Suite 4300
East Orange, NJ 07018

Eileen Fishman, Director Essex County Community Health Services
efishman@dchs.essexcountynj.org

James Davis, PASP
jdavis@pasp.essexcountynj.org

973-395-8494

Gloucester Gloucester County Division Human and Disability Services 115 Budd Blvd.
West Deptford NJ, 08096

Lisa A Cerny, Director
lcerny@co.gloucester.nj.us

Diann DiLaurentis, PASP Coordinator
ddilaurentis@co.gloucester.nj.us

856-384-6900

Hudson Hudson County Office of Disability Services 830 Bergen Avenue, Suite 3B
Jersey City, NJ 07306

Erin Ross, Program Coordinator
eross@hcnj.us
201-369-5280

Hunterdon Hunterdon County Division of Senior, Disabilities and Veterans Services PO Box 2900
Flemington, NJ 08822-2900

Barbara Metzger, Disabilities Services Planner
bmetzger@co.hunterdon.nj.us
908-788-1361

Mercer Mercer County Office for the Disabled

PO Box 8068
640 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08650

Ann Dorocki, Deputy Director
adorocki@mercercounty.org
609-989-6826
609-989-6661 x 6662

Middlesex Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services

75 Bayard Street, 5th Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Debbie Hehir, Division Manager
debbie.hehir@co.middlesex.nj.us
732-745-3295

Monmouth Monmouth County Division on Aging, Disabilities & Veterans Services Office on Disabilities and Veterans Services

Monmouth County Human Services Building
3000 Kozloski Rd.
Freehold 07728

Debbie Bottomley, Director
debbie.bottomley@co.monmouth.nj.us
732-308-3770 x 7116

Morris Morris County Division on Aging, Disabilities Community Programming

340 West Hanover Avenue, Ground Floor
PO Box 900
Morristown, NJ 07963-0900

Carol Stoltz, CSW
cstoltz@co.morris.nj.us
973-285-6848
397-829-8587

Ocean Office for Individuals with Disabilities

1027 Hooper Avenue
PO Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754-2191

Lori Enquist-Schmidt, Coordinator
lenquist-schmidt@co.ocean.nj.us
732-506-5374
TTY: 732-506-5602

Passaic Passaic County Department of Senior Services, Disabilities and Veterans Affairs Department of Human Services
401 Grand Street, Room 417
Paterson, NJ 07505

Salem Salem County Office on Aging and Disabilities

110 Fifth Street, Suite 900
Salem, NJ 08079

Marikay Green, Assistant Executive Director
Marikay.Green@salemcountynj.gov
856-339-8622
856-339-8622

Somerset Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services 27 Warren Street, First Floor
P.O. Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876-1262

908-704-6346

Sussex Sussex County Division of Senior Services

Sussex County Administration Building
1 Spring Street, 2nd Floor
Newton, NJ 07860

Nick Kapetanakis, ADRC Rep
nkapetanakis@sussex.nj.us
973-940-5200 x 1287
973-579-0555

Union Union County Office for Persons with Disabilities & Special Needs

Union County Administration Building, Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207

Manuel Ramierez, Coordinator
mramierz@ucnj.org
908-527-4807
Toll Free: 1-888-280-8226

Warren Warren County Division of Aging and Disability Services

Wayne Dumont, Jr. Admin. Bldg.
165 County Route 519 South
Belvidere, NJ 07823-1949

Lakshmi Baskaram, Director
seniorservices@co.warren.nj.us
908-475-6591
Toll Free: 1-877-222-3737


Last Updated: Wednesday, 09/20/23
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