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Helen Hannigan
Executive Director
Helen Hannigan oversees the daily operations of the Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative and serves as President and CEO of 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
Barbara May
Director, Policy & Program Development
Cathy Butler-Witt
Director, Public Health Programs
Denise Bouyer
Director, Family Support & Community Services
Jennie Sherlock-Loeb
Director, Clinical & Professional Education
Karl Parker
Director, Communications & Membership Development
Kathleen Barry
Director, Finance & Administration
Merle Weitz
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Patricia McGrane
Director, Information Strategy & Analytics
Program Directors
Ambrial Smith
Project Director, Camden Healthy Start
Barbara Alston
Regional Coordinator, NJ Immunization Information System Support Center
Cathy Vargas
Unit Coordinator, Early Intervention Service Coordination – Camden County
Jennifer Monteforte
Program Coordinator, Atlantic County Healthy Families, Parents as Teachers, Infant Family Development
Jessica Stengel
Unit Coordinator, Early Intervention Service Coordination – Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties
Kelsey Sanderson
Assistant Director, Clinical & Professional Education
Kionna Wright
Nurse Coordinator, Nurse-Family Partnership
Lauryn Tilghman
Assistant Director, Public Health Programs
Marleen Gonzalez
Assistant Director, Human Resources
Natalie Milstein
Program Coordinator, Connecting NJ and Early Childhood Connection
Quinn Ingemi
Assistant Director, Behavioral Health
Shelly Fairman
Unit Coordinator, Early Intervention Service Coordination – Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Board of Directors
Our 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.