Leadership
Leadership
The leadership staff are responsible for guiding the agency in the pursuit of our mission.
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David Bishop
President & CEO

David joined the agency in 2001 and served as the agency’s Vice…

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Linda Pepe
Chief Financial Officer

Linda joined Pillar Care Continuum in June 2022. She is a CPA…

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Jarret Allende
V.P. of Administration

Jarret joined Pillar Care in May of 2022 as the Director of…

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Peter Mandell
V.P. of Finance

Pete joined Pillar Care Continuum in August 2022 as Director of Budgeting…

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Corry DeMarco
V.P. of Development & Communications

Corry came to the agency in 2008, having formerly worked as a…

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Joseph Schwartz
V.P. for Education

Joe joined Pillar Care in 2017, bringing to us 30 years of…

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Carolyn Russo-Azer
Director of Early Intervention

Carolyn has been with the agency for more than 26 years and…

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Velmah Munayi-Smith
Director of Residential Services

Velmah started working for Pillar Care in 2021, coming to us with…

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Mary Pfister
Director of Healthcare Services

In the past, Mary has worked in the schools as a Certified…

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Teresa Hatch
Director of Facilities

Teresa oversees all maintenance staff throughout the organization and is charged with…

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David Orioki
Principal, Pillar Elementary School

David joined the agency in 2006 working as a science teacher at…

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Andrew DeFeo
Director of Information Technology

Andrew joined Pillar Care Continuum in June 2023, bringing extensive IT and…

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Silvia Kerslake
Director of Quality Assurance & Risk Management

Silvia joined Pillar Care in December of 2022 as a Senior Manager…

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“I am proud to have served on the Board of Trustees at Pillar Care for the last 40 years. They continue to deliver critically needed services to families across New Jersey.”
BARRY H. OSTROWSKY
board member
Board of Trustees
Pillar Care is led by a volunteer Board of Trustees, who lend their expertise to guide and support the organization.
Anne Burke
David J. Carlson
PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN, P.C.
Shari Caspert
Tommy Do
NIKE
Matthew Gittleman, Treasurer
CLARION PARTNERS
Chris Halkyard, Secretary
BARKBOX
Helene Jaffe
Brian T. Kloza
Christine Kotarba
Clark Machemer, Immediate Past Chair
CROW HOLDINGS
Kelly Marx
Jeff Milanaik
BRIDGE INDUSTRIAL
Bob Murray
OLINE CONSTRUCTION
Barry H. Ostrowsky
Michael Petillo, Chair
PETILLO COMPANIES
Nicholas Racioppi, Jr.
RIKER DANZIG
David Rosen
Jay Shah
HORIZON3.AI
Jack Tawil
WISS
Crystal West Edwards
PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN, P.C.
Emeritus
Edward H. Becker*
Edward I. Burns*
Burton L. Eichler*+
Tom Litwin*+
Jerome N. Waldor+
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past chair
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deceased