Helen Hannigan
President & CEO
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Helen Hannigan oversees the daily operations of The Cooperative and Family Health Initiatives. Ms. Hannigan received a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and a Masters in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.
Our Team
Senior Staff
Kathleen Barry
Director, Finance & Administration
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Cathy Butler-Witt
Director, Public Health Programs
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Denise Bouyer
Director, Family Support & Community Services
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Jennie Sherlock-Loeb
Chief Clinical Officer
Karl Parker
Director, Communications & Membership Development
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Merle Weitz
Director, Strategic Partnerships
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Linda Yang
Director, Information Strategy & Analytics
Program Directors
Ambrial Smith
Assistant Director, Camden Healthy Start
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Natalie Milstein
Assistant Director, Connecting NJ
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Kionna Wright
Assistant Director, Nurse-Family Partnership
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Shelly Fairman
Assistant Director, Early Intervention
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Jennifer Monteforte
Assistant Director, Healthy Families, Parents as Teachers
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Morgan Newcomb
Assistant Director, Information Strategy & Analytics
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Quinn Ingemi
Associate Director, Behavioral Health
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Kelsey Sanderson
Associate Director, Clinical & Professional Education
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Lauryn Tilghman
Associate Director, Public Health Programs
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Marleen Gonzalez
Associate Director, Human Resources
Board of Directors
The Cooperative's Board of Directors represent a cross-section of the region and is passionate about our mission and those we serve. Members work hard to ensure long-term sustainability of the organization. They guide the policies that determine what the agency will undertake.
The 39-seat board includes all hospitals providing maternity care in South Jersey, the region's two medical schools, consumers from the seven South Jersey counties and representation from county health departments, federally qualified health centers and private practices.