Our Organization
 
J. Michael Armstrong, MA, MBA, Chief Executive Officer


  • President of Board of Directors, New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Essex Valley Healthcare, Inc. and the East Orange General Hospital
  • Member, Homeless & Special Needs Housing Sub Committee, NJ Dept of Community Affairs
  • Former Chairperson, Morris County Mental Health Professional Advisory Committee
  • Advisory Committee, Housing Partnership of Northern New Jersey
  • Former Board Member, The Certification Board, Inc. & The Foundation for Addiction and Behavioral Health Professionals, Inc.
  • Former Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Serv Centers of New Jersey based in West Trenton, NJ, with an annual operating budget in excess of $18 million.
  • M.B.A. from Rutgers University
  • Recipient of the Outstanding Mental Health Services to Veterans Award from the NJ Association of Mental Health Agencies in 2008



Robert W. Collins, Chief Financial Officer/Vice President of Administration


  • Former President & CEO and Director of Hamilton Savings Bank
  • Previously served as President & CEO and Director of Saddle Brook Imaging-a healthcare provider of medical diagnostic imaging services
  • Former President and Chief Financial Officer of Valley Savings Bank $345 million stock savings bank located in Bergen County
  • B.A.  From Montclair State University
  • Member of the NY/NJ Chapter of Financial Managers
  • Past member of the Board of Trustees for the NEREIC Northeast Regional Early Intervention Collaborative) and the American Heart Association-Bergen County Chapter


Julia Bey Ahmet, Vice President of Development


  • Established the Development Office at Community Hope in 1995
  • Formerly the Assistant Director of Public and Governmental Affairs; NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Trenton, NJ
  • Previously Assistant to the Director of Marketing & Development, St. Elizabeth Hospital (now Trinitas Hospital), Elizabeth, NJ
  • Recipient of Robert J. Smythe Award for Outstanding Professional Fundraiser by the NJ Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in 2008
  • Member, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Women in Housing and Finance and Leadership Morris Alumni



Carmine V. Deo, LCSW, Chief Operating Officer/Vice President of Clinical Services


  • Member of the National Association of Social Workers
  • Past member of the Housing Subcommittee of Governor Cody’s Mental Health Task Force
  • Past president and Member of the Coalition of Residential Providers
  • Previously served as a Board Member of the NJ Association of Clinical Case Managers
  • Psychotherapist in Private Practice
  • Masters of Social Work from Fordham University
  • Recipient, New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies “Courage and Compassion” 2008 Award



Marissa H. Fanelli, MSW, Vice President of Quality


  • Former Director of Community Programs for  New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Somerset, NJ
  • Previously served as an IRB Board Member for UMDNJ, New Brunswick, NJ
  • Masters of Social Work from Columbia University