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HOPES Community Action Partnership, Incorporated
Leadership Team

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Simona D. Ovanezian

President and Chief Executive Officer

Christopher Garcia

Director, Facilities

Barbara Panas

Director, Early Childhood Education

Yvette Ypelaar

Director, Early Childhood Health & Wellness

Thomas Melendez

Director, Operations and Compliance

Carmela Roman

Director, Human Resources

Lara DeSoto

Assistant Director, Early Childhood Education

Evelyn Mercado

Director, Community Programs

Lori Reisz

Director, Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PFCE)

Ismael Acosta

Manager, Information Technology

Barbara Reyes

Manager, Community Programs

Theresa Taylor

Manager, Finance

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HOPES Community Action Partnership, Incorporated (HOPES CAP, Inc.)

Serving Hudson, Union, and Somerset Counties, New Jersey

1-855-OK-HOPES (1-855-654-6737) 

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This website is funded by the following grants: Grant #02CH012156 from the Office of Head Start and Grant #2025-05235-0056-00 from the Office of Community Services, both part of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is also supported by Grant #CH-010297-HDS from the Food and Nutrition Service within the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Grant #ROSS221747-01-00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Grant #25VITA0100 from the Internal Revenue Service within the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

 

Neither the Administration for Children and Families, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, nor the Department of the Treasury (nor any of the divisions of the federal agencies) operate, control, or endorse this website, including without limitation, the website's content, technical infrastructure, policies, and any services or tools it provides. The views, opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed on this website are solely those of HOPES CAP, Inc. and do not necessarily reflect those of the above-mentioned federal agencies.

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