Susan joins the MCC from the Bergen County Division of Family Guidance
where she was the grants and contracts coordinator for funding across
15 different programs. She is currently an adjunct professor of
sociology at William Paterson University, and is board certified as a
licensed clinical social worker and certified school social worker.
Susan earned her bachelors degree in psychology and sociology, and a
certificate in criminology, at Rutgers University, Douglass College.
She participated in the psychology program at Haifa University in
Israel, and earned her masters of science in clinical social work from
Columbia University School of Social Work.
Susan began her career providing employment training as a job coach
and developer, coordinated volunteers and interned providing
vocational counseling with Friendship House in Hackensack, NJ. She
provided academic and career counseling and was an adjunct professor
to students at Bergen County Community College, and in 1999, began her
decade long association with the Bergen County Division of Family
Guidance. During her tenure there, Susan served as a therapist with
the Children's Afterschool Treatment Services program; as a supervisor
of a program providing counseling and services for children exhibiting
inappropriate sexual behavior; a grants and contracts coordinator; and
in her most recent position, as a senior psychiatric social worker for
the outpatient adolescent substance abuse and GED programs.
Susan's diverse background also includes working with children and
their foster-care families as a social worker and case manager with
Youth Consultation Service in Montclair, and as a therapist treating
adults, children and their families with Jewish Family and Children's
Services in Wayne.
A dedicated community volunteer, Susan's professional credentials are
enhanced by her involvement with local organizations. She has been an
active member of the GFWC Junior Women's Club of Verona for nearly
eight years, and serves as public affairs chairperson on the state
board of the New Jersey Federation of Women's Club's Junior
Membership.
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