Imagine's Annual Report 2022-2023

2022-2023

Report to Our Community

Dear Friends,

"Transformation" is the word that comes to mind when I think about the past ten years of Imagine. In the earliest days of Imagine, the concept of a free peer grief support center was an idea in the mind of Dr. Gerald Glasser and Founding Executive Director, Mary Robinson. Together, with Founding Board Chair Keith Hertell, this team built a vision in living rooms across our area, sharing the mission of ensuring that one day no child would grieve alone.

What began with a team of twelve volunteers grew over the next ten years. The dedicated Board of Directors, volunteers, and staff built an organization that has served thousands of families during the most difficult times of their lives. In the four walls of our support group rooms, in a church in Westfield then at the Mountainside center, in schools and community-based organizations, families have found safety to express their stories of loss, share their grief, and begin to find hope and light again.

Imagine has consistently showed up for families in their moments of loss - when their grief is crippling. Imagine has stayed with families, year after year, as their grief evolves from painful to eye-opening and excruciating to refocusing. Imagine has walked alongside our children as they have grown from toddlers to teenagers to young adults, so that they know their grief does not have a timeline and that their stories deserve a witness.

Each of our programs, grounded in our mission, has undergone their own transformation over these ten years - as Imagine has remained committed to improving the quality and quantity of our services. On the following pages, you will see the stories of hope and transformation from our families, our volunteers, and our partners.

From everyone here at Imagine, thank you for allowing us to intervene for families and communities whose lives have been upended due to death. You give us the opportunity to create a world where children coping with loss can grow up emotionally healthy and are able to lead meaningful and productive lives - a world where we foster resiliency and emotional well-being for all those who grieve.

Lindsay Schambach

With love and light, Executive Director Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss

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An evening to remember

Taking a trip down memory lane, honoring those who began our work Expansion over the past 10 years

Meeting the needs of our communities

Our annual 5K, Kids Fun Run, and Memory Walk 14

Hear from our families

Our passion to encourage students yields great initiative

Thanks to those who drive our mission

Generosity from individuals, corporations, organizations, and foundations. 22

Celebrating 10 years of working toward ensuring No Child Grieves Alone

Over 300 community members attended Imagine’s 10th Anniversary Gala at The Palace at Somerset Park on November 2, 2022. The evening provided Imagine with the opportunity to show gratitude to so many for their dedication, commitment, and support of Imagine’s mission to ensure No Child Grieves Alone. Festivities included a cocktail reception, silent auction, and dinner followed by music and dancing.

tenth Our year celebration

Imagine honored the dedication and commitment of six spectacular individuals for their visionary leadership, excellence in education and their selfless service.

Guests were invited to hear the story of Imagine's impact through the testimonies of Imagine's participants in our free peer grief support groups, expressing gratitude for the communities’ efforts to create a place where they can speak about their loss without fear of judgement or criticism, a place where they can heal

Thanks to our Gala Sponsors

Compassion Sponsor

Wiss, The Palace at Somerset Park

Inspire Sponsors

Ernst and Young, Holland & Knight, Overlook Medical Center, PSE&G

Hope Sponsors

Connect One Bank, Northfield Bank

Dream Sponsor

Bradley Funeral Homes

Mary L. Robinson Award for 10 years of service

Rabbi Earl A. Grollman Award for excellence in grief education

Dr. Gerald Glasser Award for visonary leadership

Honorees

For ten years, Imagine has supported children, families, and communities grieving the loss of a loved one. We are proud of our reach and our tenure. It’s quite a milestone, and one that only 70% of nonprofits achieve.

Celebrating 10 Years

How did we get here?

Many people and organizations contributed to the success, growth, and longevity of Imagine. It started with the vision and financial support from Dr. Gerald Glasser under the direction of Mary Robinson, and continued thanks to the dedication of our staff, the willingness and desire to help from hundreds of volunteers, and the ongoing advocacy and support from the members of our Board of Directors.

Thanks to the Board

Over the past ten years, Imagine’s Board of Directors has supported our mission and advocated for Imagine's growth and sustainability. We are grateful to all the members for their dedication and service, and we want to pay special tribute to the five individuals who have served as Chair of

Dr. Gerald Glasser was an Imagine visionary and, according to Mary Robinson, “the catalyst… for creating a center of healing and hope for families coping with loss.” The initial grant for startup funding for Imagine was provided through The Thomas Glasser Foundation, a philanthropic organization set up in memory of Dr. Glasser’s son, Thomas Glasser, who was a victim of the 9/11 attacks. Dr. Glasser started the foundation in memory of Tom whose desire had been to support organizations serving children. The Thomas Glasser Foundation continues to provide generous annual support to Imagine. Imagine remains beyond grateful for Dr. Glasser's vision and impact, as well as the continued generous support of the Glasser Foundation. Imagine is honored to carry on Dr. Glasser's legacy.

Mary Robinson, MA, CT

Imagine’s Founding Executive Director

Mandy Zucker, MSW

Imagine’s 1st Program Director

Connie Palmer, LCSW

Imagine’s 1st Training & Education Director

Jacelyn Matthews, MA

Imagine’s 1st Newark Program Director

Keith HurtellStu

ArnoldJohn TorielloDiana MillerJeff Peris

Our Volunteers –an integral part of Imagine

Imagine volunteers – over 600 of them –are people who make things happen. They donate their time on our Nights of Support, as facilitators, greeters, set up and clean up crew and more. They welcome our families and provide safe spaces, serve on committees, and are dedicated to fundraisers and awareness building activities such as tabling and serving as ambassadors. Over the years, they have guided our children and families, stuffed envelopes, assembled training binders, and supported Greta’s Run and our annual Breakfast fundraiser, and more. Without these 600+ individuals over these ten years, Imagine would not have been able to make the difference in our community that we have.

Imagine’s first class of volunteer facilitators circa 2011. Each Imagine facilitator goes through an extensive interview and onboarding process, followed by attending a three day grief facilitator training and attends at least two continuing education classes per year.

Being an Imagine volunteer has been the most fulfilling and worthwhile volunteer experience I’ve ever had.

Aimee, Imagine Facilitator for 6+ years

We celebrate three long-term facilitators:

Lisa D’Amico

Joanne Lukowiak

Kathy Sosnowski

We wouldn’t be where we are today without the selfless dedication of all the Imagine volunteers.

“I have witnessed profound strength and resilience among families who arrived broken by loss. Watching families find hope and light as they heal when given the opportunity to share their stories of life, loss, and love has been a truly inspiring experience.”

Kathy,

Imagine Facilitator for 10+ years

“People outside of Imagine are always supportive when they hear that I volunteer at a grief support center. But I know it can be a little confusing to hear that volunteering at a grief support center is the best night of my week.And that’s the magic.That as a volunteer, the joy is not in what we bring, but what we take home from our participants.”

—Rob,

Imagine Facilitator for 4+ years

New Programs

Widows and Widowers Retreat

With the goal of providing care for the caregivers of Imagine, in March 2023, Imagine hosted it's 1st Widow and Widowers Retreat at Uplands Retreat Center in Walton NY. During this two-day event, 11 Imagine participants participated in a weekend of yoga, hiking, grief support, healthy meals, and a time to relax and reflect to be the best they can be for themselves and for their children.

Free Camp Opportunities

Through the generosity of our supporters and the collaboration with our community partners, Imagine offered Free Camp Opportunities for our youngest participants. The JCC of Central New Jersey opened 20 spots for one month of free summer camp and the JCC camp staff also received grief-informed training from Imagine’s Training & Education team prior to the start of camp. Farbrook Day Camp offered two scholarships to join their summer 2023 day camp. We are grateful to these community partners who support Imagine’s children.

Butterfly Release at Fairview Cemetery

In October 2022, Imagine held a Butterfly Release Ceremony in partnership with Fairview Cemetery. At this event, Imagine families released butterflies in memory of a loved one who died. It was truly a beautiful and touching event. So much so, that we held a second Butterfly Release Ceremony in May 2023

South Ward Promise Neighborhood

The South Ward Promise Neighborhood (SWPN), a partial U.S. Department of Education Promise Grant recipient, provides free support services to families in need. They've partnered with Imagine to offer grief support to Newark families. Justine Asante, SWPN’s Director of Partner Operations, values Imagine's help in guiding families through grief, offering both expression platforms and resilience-building tools. SWPN, now griefinformed through Imagine's programs, stands equipped to aid grieving families, striving to ensure no child grieves alone.

Mother's Day Celebration and Acknowledgement of Loss for Children whose Mothers are Deceased

Life Academy is one of the first Newark-area schools to participate in Imagine’s Grief-Informed School Initiative funded by a Health Care Foundation of NJ Grant. Imagine has provided trainings to administration, staff, and parents. As a result of this initiative, in 2023, Life Academy offered a Mother's Day Celebration for the students whose mothers have died, to create a safe space where they could receive support from their peers and their grief informed teachers and leaders.

The 10th annual Greta’s Run brought runners and walkers of all ages to Westfield and raised approximately $150,000 for Imagine.

More than 1,000 individuals registered for this official USATF 5K race. An additional 100 children, ages 10 and younger, participated in a 200-yard Kids Fun Run dash. The event concluded with a Memory Walk, during which more than 300 individuals walked a one-mile route that was lined with signs memorializing loved ones. Greta’s Run was an act of honor, an act of mourning, and a remembrance for our families and our community.

a very special

Greta’s Run thanks

To the 100+ volunteers who made this event a success.

To our sponsors who underwrote the event so that every dollar raised goes toward providing free grief support for children and families.

Event Presenting Sponsor

Twin Boro Physical Therapy

Valued Sponsors

Memory Walk Sponsor

Tooley Legacy Foundation

Kids Fun Run Sponsor WISS

Banknet • BMW of Springfield • CLA • ConnectOne Bank • Dangler Funeral Home • Ellie Mroz Design • Ernst & Young • Family Investors Company • Fleet Feet • Guillotine Salon & Spa • Joely Triantafyllou Real Estate • Junior League of Elizabeth – Plainfield • Northfield Bank • Offen Eye • One Westfield Place | HBC |Streetworks • Prime Oral & Facial Surgery of Cranford • Rabadeau Wealth Group • Rossi Funeral Home • Rumble • Schuster Family Orthodontics • Shoreline East • SobelBixel • Southpaw • UBS • Union Pork Store • Westfield Pediatric Dental Group • YPTC

About Greta’s Run

One of the largest 5K’s in the area, Greta’s Run was founded in memory of Greta Schoenemann by her childhood friends, Ben Nanna and Jayne Ruotolo. Greta was deeply loved by her classmates and her passing in 2002 gravely impacted the entire community. Imagine is proud to carry on her legacy and make spacetorememberallthosewho,likeGreta's,aredeeplymissed.

Awards & Advocacy

Students Support Imagine

Imagine applied for and was selected by the leadership of the New Jersey Association of Student Councils (NJASC), student leaders from across the state representing their local school based associations. Imagine was honored to partner with them throughout the year, providing grief education to these student leaders and supporting their schools as they raised funds through various events in their local communities. Together, these student councils raised over $90,000 to support Imagine's peer to peer support groups for children and teens at our centers in Mountainside and Newark.

About NJASC

The New Jersey Association of Student Councils isthe nation's oldest student leadership organization. Since its inception in 1927 as the New Jersey Association of High School Councils, the NJASC has continually evolved and constantly been at the forefront of student leadership and student issues.

Bill S-3330: The Grief Bill

Imagine was honored to host a press conference for the Grief Bill on November 18, 2022. Imagine worked closely with Senator Jon Bramnick (R) and Senator Joe Cryan (D) on this bipartisan bill to provide grief education through Health and Physical Education classes to New Jersey students in grades 8-12. The event was attended by members of the Imagine community who shared stories of their grief journeys and insight into the benefits of including grief education in New Jersey school curricula.

Under the current system, students may find little assistance in dealing with a death. “There are 142,000 young people in this state that have lost a parent [or sibling]. Digest that for a moment — 142,000,” Cryan said. “The grief that they go through, the emotions they encounter, how they handle it, what reactions they have, all those things matter. The educational process in our schools can make a difference.”

With the Grief Bill, students would be instructed on the physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms of grief; coping mechanisms and techniques for handling grief and loss; and available resources. They would learn about loss, grief, supporting themselves, and supporting others. In May 2023, the bill passed unanimously in the Senate with a vote of 36-0. Imagine participants, Elizabeth King and Ava Quezada were invited to witness the vote by Senator Jon Bramnick. The bill was received in the Assembly and referred to the Assembly Education Committee. Throughout the Spring, Imagine worked to bring together parents, community members and educators to determine the resources required to support the state of New Jersey if in fact it were to become the first state in the country to pass this significant legislation.

NJASC presents Imagine with a check for $90,000.

Nine-year-old Ava King-Quezada, who lost her younger brother Mateo, and her mother, Liz, share their thoughts about grief at a press conference with Senator Joe Cryan (left) and Senator Jon Bramnick (right).

2022-2023

Board of Directors*

Jeffrey Peris, Chair

Ethan Kramer, Vice Chair

Don Bucciarelli, Treasurer

Robert Kelly, Secretary

Fatimah Burnam-Watkins

Lawrence Goldman

Steve Guberer

Mary Patricia Keefe

Diana Miller

Shane Nelson

Kenneth Schneider, Ph.D.

Morgan Toriello

Jeffrey Vanterpool

Scott West

Leadership Council

Senator Jon Bramnick

Mayor Shelley Brindle

Bev Chappel+

Dr. Gerald Glasser+

Rabbi Earl Grollman+

Keith Hertell

Maria Housden

Rev. Jeremy Jinkins

Rabbi Charles Kroloff

Dr. Alan Lieber

Mayor Paul Mirabelli

Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz

Newark Advisory Committee

Tafshier Cosby

Kevin Brown

Altorice Frazier

Chantaya King

Sydney Williams

*As of 8/31/2023

+In Memoriam

Leadership

Donors

Your Passion & Generosity will give us Hope for the Next 10 Years

Gifts received between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023

CORPORATE PARTNERS

$10,000+

General Atlantic Foundation

PSEG

Wiss & Company, LLP

$1,000-$9,999

Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office

BMW of Springfield

Bradley and Son Funeral Homes, LLC

Brave Spirits

ConnectOne Bank

Dangler Funeral Home

Ernst & Young

Fleet Feet North Jersey

Grosvenor

Hedinger and Lawless, LLC

Holland & Knight, LLP

Northfield Bank

Offen Eye Associates

Prime Oral And Facial Surgery of Cranford

Rossi Funeral Home

Sanofi

Savoy Associates

Sobel Bixel

Schuster Family Orthodontics, LLC

Star Contracting

Streetworks

Stress Factory, Inc.

Superior Interiors*

Tarraservices

Twin Boro Physical Therapy

UBS Financial Services

Union Pork Store, LLC

Westfield Pediatric Dental Group, LLC

$500-$999

Banknet Mortgage Services

Clifton Larson Allen, LLP

Document Solutions

Family Investors Company

Guillotine Salon and Spa

Michael Robert Construction and Ellie Mroz Design

Rabadeau Wealth Group

Rumble Boxing Westfield

Shoreline East Construction

Westfield Financial Planning

Your Part-Time Controller, LLC

MATCHING GIFT EMPLOYERS

AIG

Bank of America

Faber Law Group

Fiserv

FOUNDATION PARTNERS

$20,000+

The Glasser Foundation

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey

Tooley Foundation

Wilf Family Foundation

$10,000-$19,999

General Atlantic Foundation

Henry S. & Agnes M. Truzack Foundation

The Nicholas J. & Anna K. Bouras Foundation, Inc

The Rosenfield and Glassman Foundation, Inc.

The Westfield United Fund

$5,000-$9,999

Blanche M. & George L. Watts Mountainside Community Foundation

Orange Orphan Society

Robert & Marion Schamann Brozowski Foundation

$500-$4,999

Affinity Foundation

Financial Resource FCU

Mildred Burg Private Foundation

Overlook Foundation

Provident Bank Foundation

Standish Foundation

The Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PARTNERS

$10,000+

South Ward Promise Neighborhood

New Jersey Festival Orchestra

JustinTime Foundation*

$1,000-$9,999

Faith Lutheran Church*

Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League

Junior League of Summit

Members Handicapped Children’s Fund

Westfield Rotary Club Foundation

Westfield Service League

Westfield High School Tennis Team

Presbyterian Church of Westfield

$500-$999

Holy Trinity School

Junior League of Elizabeth-Plainfield

United Way of Monmouth County

Westfield Area Y Men's Club

Pfizer Foundation

Piper Sandler Companies

Prudential Foundation

PSEG

State Farm Insurance

UBS Financial Services

United Way of Bergen County

United Way of Greater Atlanta

Ross – Dress for Less *Circle

INDIVIDUALS

$20,000+

Donald Katz and Leslie Larson

Gaither and Pam Shaw*

Marilyn Stiglitz

Scott West*

Stites Family Fund

$5,000-$19,999

Steven and Caroline Angel*

Dr. Jon Bartlett

Renny Alan Cabreros

John Duetsch, Jr.*

Susan Dunn

Alison Eshak*

Claude Fusco*

James and Nora Gallagher

Marlene Glasser

Lawrence Goldman*

Steve Guberer*

Keith Hertell*

David A. Holmes Jr.

Mary Patricia Keefe*

Steve Lerner*

Gregory Michael Lewis and Kristen Ballinger*

Jeffrey and Eleanor Peris*

Dr. Harvey Rosen*

Kevin Roth

Lindsay Schambach*

Rory Serrano

Jason Slosberg

Kristen and Blake Sonnek-Schmelz*

John and Marilyn Toriello*

John and Morgan Toriello*

Tom Varkey*

$1,000-$4,999

Anonymous*

Johanna Aguilera*

Nancy & Joel Altobello*

Lisa Amato

Louise Arkel*

Sara Jane Armuth*

Stuart Clark Arnold*

Ellan Ben-Hayon*

Joseph and Lauren Benanti

Ellen Bernholz*

Jay Boyle*

Angela and Dan Blankenship

Adam Blumenreich*

Shelley Brindle*

Frank Brown

Matthew Brown

Don Bucciarelli*

Rebecca Burke*

Donald and Allison Bucciarelli*

Benjamin and Sharon Bryan

Salvatore and Darleen Caruana

Karen Chong

Matthew and Margo Cordivari*

Christopher Cowan

Vinny Culhane*

Linda Curro*

$1,000-$4,999

Vasilios Daskalopoulos*

Andrew Davis*

Charles A DeAngelis*

Nicholas and Marybeth Defabrizio

Michael Dietrich*

Jennie DeVincenzo*

Jim Doran

Katherine Dulan*

Jerry Eicke

David and Judy Epstein

Scott and Michele Eskow*

Judith Fairweather*

Anne and David Farber

Marci Fisher*

James Fitzpatrick

Elizabeth Ford

Rachel Furnari*

Karen Furst

John and Sheila Gagliano

Steve Garvey*

Michele Gesser*

Greg Giardiello*

Vincent Giordano

Dina Glasofer*

Susan Glatt*

David and Renee Golush

Brian and Cheryl Greenwald

Jillian Griffiths

Nancy Gruskin*

Marilyn Haggerty

Joseph and Salynn Hanlon

Gordana Djordjevic Harris

Alan Haveson*

Laurie Goldsmith Heitner

Richard and Mary Hille*

Orit Hodarkovsky*

Paul Hollman

Amy Johnson

Deb Kapuscinski*

Kori Kaufman*

Robert Kelly*

Christopher Kelly

Paul Kleespies*

Robert and Barbara Koppel

Ethan and Debby Kramer*

Sam Kramer*

Hilary Landau

Robert and Theresa LaPlaca

Anthony M. Laporta

Eric Legoff*

Colleen Logan*

Diane Mann

Nunzio Martucci

Mary Caye McCourt

Pastor Jane McCready*

Brad Melvin*

Diana Miller*

Mayor Paul Mirabelli*

Kenneth Mirsky

Mayor Matthew Moench*

James Monahan*

Melissa Montalvo*

$1,000-$4,999

Fran Monteleone*

Thomas Nastasi

David Nathanson

Shane Nelson*

Bonnie Nolan*

Carla Novak

Judy and Jim O'Brien

Nicolas Pakler

Parag Patel

Paul Peterson*

Tim and Charlene Peterson

Lynn Petrino

Alison and Sajan Philip*

Suzanne Pinto*

Michele Raber*

Nora Radest*

Richard Ralph

Diane Renzulli*

Beth Riordan*

Trini Rodriguez*

Connie Rostiac*

Sheila Rostiac*

Rosalind Ruby

Lorraine Ruprecht*

Chris Ryan

Bruce Sachnoff

Josh Sadler

Christine Sappenfield

Joan Schade*

Elizabeth Schambach*

Kenneth Schneider, Ph.D.*

Lisa K. Schwartz*

David and Christine Scordato*

Margo Seaman*

Danielle and Nick Sgroi

Linda Sharkey

Noreen Short

Robert Spass

James Stanford

Kara Stamper*

Basil Stepanov*

Linda and Brian Sterling

Marla Stewart

Paul and Val Stierhoff

Holly Strelzik*

Marjorie Ticknor

Jon Tiger*

Edward Toriello

Sam Tooley

Sarnio Tropeano*

John and Joely Triantafyllou

Jeffrey Vanterpool*

Dan Vorhaus

Andrew Vrigian

Lisa Walker

Kevin Walsh

Patricia Wolfe

Jason Yarusi*

Michele Zahka*

Ron Zuzovsky*

$500-$999

Bari Adelman

Alice Loveys Beisser

Patrick Bergin

Michael Berrigan

Brendan Bertsch

Moreen Beshara

Peyton Boswell

Maria Boyes

Scott Bradley

Fatimah Burnam-Watkins

Heather Byrd

Mike Casciano

Michael and Alison Clemente

Matthew Cognetti

Diane Conboy

Andrew Crawford

Alexander Crisses

Gordan Cruess

Margareth de Jesus

Dianne Denommee

Iseult Devlin

Jennie DeVincenzo*

Michael Dietrich*

Nicholas Dinallo

Bruno Dori

Ann Duffy

Brandford and Melanie Ellis

Roberta Fallig

Edward Fagan

Chad Fandel

Jennifer Fitzpatrick

Jessica Fitzpatrick

$500-$999

Cathy Gacos

Doug Galm

The Gorman Family Fund

Joseph Hunt

John Hutchins

Ed Isarelow

Tara Jablonski

Matthew Jackson

Rev. Jeremy and Caroline Jinkins

Molly John

Ven Kocaj

Steven Kohutic

Jeffrey Kuropatkin

Chris Lanning

Pat Lanza

Marc Lebovitz

Paul Lafkowitz and Lon Gorman

Carol Ann Lisanti

Cathi Maier-Tajkowski

Carolyn Tenney*

Jennifer Mantini

Jeana Marinelli

Lisa Mastronardi

Marc McCann

Matthew Mendelsohn

Paul Mirabelli*

Kathleen Monahan

Gary Moran

Stephen Muretta

John Murphy

Myrna Neuwelt

Dennis Newnham*

CIRCLE OF HOPE GIVING SOCIETY

Donors in Imagine’s Circle of Hope Giving Society are monumental in financially sustaining our free peer grief support programs for children and families. They commit to multi-year pledges that enable Imagine to continue providing our services and also to expand upon them.

Grief lasts for more than one year. Multi-year pledges provide support for children through their grief journey.

$500-$999

Jeffrey Nickell

Kendall O’Brien

Maureen O'Connor

James Pardes

Richard Parness

Guy Patterson

David Payne

Erin Pettit

Kelly Pettit

Michele Raber*

Richard Reich*

Kathleen Ridkes

Janet Robusto

Shawn Rogers

Mary Russo

Heidi Schoenemann

Wendy and Robert Schoenemann

Evelyn Schwartz

Janet Skinner

Carolyn Slaski

Douglas Smith

Christine Stone

Angela Marie Tayco

Oscar Teunissen

Christine Walz

Fatimah Burnam-Watkins

Jon Watkins

Rachel Windman

Amy Yin

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Tributes

Gifts received between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023 have been made in memory of or in honor of the following individuals and families.

Winona P. Adams

Loura Alaverdi

Phyllis Anderson

Stuart Clark Arnold

Carol Ann Backus

Zane Behnke

Ed Belford

Evan & Sue Berk

Phyllis Bloom

Sue Booker

Karen Brent

Jon Breslar

Anna Brown

Donald Bucciarelli

Joseph Campoli

William Cho

Abby Cohen

Ken and Sharon Coopersmith

Victoria Cordova

Ian and Karen Creaser

Mary P. Curtin Creaser

Tom Creaser

Adrienne Cymbala

Dianne Denommee

Caroline Dioso

Marie Donnelly

Hunter Doyle

Josh Dunkelman

Allison Eshet

Linda Esler

Barishman Family

Creaser Family

Difalco Family

Dunkelman Family

Guberer Family

Kuropatkin Family

Nash Family

Schambach Family

Toriello Family

Windman Family

Lexi Faye

Ellyn Fisher

Will R. Ford

Valerie Frazer

Dianne Garland

Ben Gellman

Jonathan Gellman

Stacey Gellman

David V. Gold

Larry Goldman

Emma Greenwald

Molly Greenwald

Emily Grodberg

Stanley Grossman

Gayle Heitner

Keith Hertell

Melanie Hess

Fields Howard

Bob Jacobs

Jeremy and Caroline Jinkins

Jane Jorvina

Heidi Katz

Susan Kaufmann

Albert Anthony Kayal

Anya Kiviat

Jeff Krupp

Michael Kuropatkin

Stacy Kurtz

Peter Lagatta

Gregory Leech

Mark Lippman

Maeve Lynskey

Marlene Marmel

Mariajose Martinez-Steinberg

Amanda Maxwell

Jim and Carolyn McCloskey

Althea McDevitt

Rory McGovern

Roy McGowan

Jerry McKenna

Jim McKie

John Mistretta

Leigh Mulligan

Stephen and Marlene Muretta

Walter F. Murphy, Jr.

Fabulous Ness

Amber Oates

Kristin O'Blenis

Joseph Paduano

Rosemary Peden

Jeff and Eleanor Peris

Christine Perry

Sandra Marie Pisciotta

Michael Ridkes

Larry and Jana Rine

Denise Riordan

James Rispoli

Carrigan Robert

Ellen Rosenbloom

Judith B. Ruth

Keri Santora

Kim Santora

Elizabeth Schambach

Lindsay Schambach

Michael Schambach

Sandra Schembri

Greta Schoenemann

Rosiani Schuricht-Fain

Rosa Schwartz

Jen Osborne Schwarzenbek

Marie Scolavino

Leonard S. Scolette

Vinny Scully

Craig Selinger

Mariajose Serrano

Danielle Sherman

Mac Simonson

Callahan Skidmore

Janet Slipowitz

Arnie Smith

Ness Smith

Kristen Sonnek-Schmelz

Imagine Staff

Valerie Tanza Starks

John A. Stein

Audrey Steinberg

Scarlett Steinberg

Jim Strole

Rich and Mindy Szeto

Angela Marie Tayco

Robert H. Tell

Christa Toomians

John Toriello

John and Marilyn Toriello

Matthew Thomas Toriello

Lee Vanderpool

Michael Walther

Elahna Weinflash

Ness Weiss

Ryan West

Scott West

Debbie Wizel

Pamela Gold Zafra

Our Staff

Chief Operating Officer

Kristin Imbimbo

Mountainside Program & Partnership Manager

Juliet Louie Bookkeeper

Paul Muir

Chief Development Officer

Sonia Nunez

Bilingual Program Manager

Veronica C. Ortiz

Training & Education Director

Connie Palmer

Grief Educator

Abigail Priece Program Supervisor

Kellie Saracino

Mountainside Program Associate

Valerie Stierhoff

Special Projects Manager

Angela Marie Tayco

Development & Communications Manager

Angela Vivar

Newark Program & Partnership Manager