Daily Operations
Ginnies House has a full-time Executive Director, two full-time Child and Family Therapists, one who serves as the Coordinator for the Multi-Disciplinary Team. There is also a full-time Administrative Assistant and a part-time Volunteer/Events Coordinator. The agency is open Monday through Thursday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, closed on Friday. Emergency access is available to participating agencies at all times.
Board Members
Overseeing The Center is a Board of Trustees that comprises of representatives from participating agencies, the Board of Chosen Freeholders, business and community leaders.
Chief Mike Richards
Police Chief, Newton
Margaret “Peggy” Cofrancesco
Suzanne Friedland
Rev. Nancy Young
Jessica Jansyn, Esq.
Francis Koch
Sussex County Prosecutor
Virginia N. Littell
Chair
Rosamund “RonDee” Lockwood
Vice Chair
Alexandra Miller, Psy.D
Secretary
M. Keith Niedergall, Lakeland Bank
Treasurer
Phil Crabb
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Benjamin Davey, LSW
DCP&P
Staff
Tammy M. Chako, MSW, CSW
Executive Director
Mary Dolan
Educator
Laurie Dubel
Administrative Assistant
Kaitlin Nazario, MS, LAC
Child and Family Therapist / Family Advocate
Patricia Lynch
RN, FN, C
Maryanne Mitchell
Volunteer/Events Coordinator
Shawn Welty
Family Therapy / Multidisciplinary Team Coordinator
Our Partner Agencies
Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office
- Major Crimes Unit
- Victim Witness Unit
Division of Child Protection and Permanency
Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Andover Twp.
Byram Twp.
Borough of Franklin
Hamburg Borough
Twp. Hardyston
Hopatcong Borough
Town of Newton
Ogdensburg Borough
Sparta Twp.
Stanhope Borough
Vernon Twp.
New Jersey State Police and Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
Forensic Nurse Examiners
Center for Evaluation and Counseling
- Evaluations
- Therapeutic Services
- Therapeutic Supervised Visitation
Family Intervention Services
- Therapeutic Services
- In-Home Family Support Services
- Supervised Visitation
Ginnie’s House CAC
- MDT Coordinator
- Family Advocate
- Child Therapy
- Medical Services
- Community Education and Awareness
Our Alliances
We are accredited members of National Children’s Alliance (NCA) and are members of the New Jersey Children’s Alliance, state chapter of NCA. The National Children’s Alliance has 10 Accreditation Standards with which Ginnie’s House complies. These include:
A Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) investigation which allows for prompt, culturally competent and age appropriate interagency response to reports of criminal child abuse.
Culturally competent services provided by all child abuse intervention and therapeutic professionals.
A forensic child interview conducted by a trained law enforcement professional and a DCP&P investigator.
Referrals to specialized medical services either on-site or through community linkages.
Referrals to specialized mental health services and evaluations either on-site or through partner agencies.
Victim and Family Advocacy to provide additional support, education and resources, including court preparation and accompaniment.
Routine case review by MDT professionals to ensure all needed services have been made available.
Case tracking to assess aggregate data, monitor case progress, and track outcomes.
An organizational capacity to provide management of these services.
A comfortable, safe, private environment which provides both physical safety as well as psychological safety to the child and non-offending family and/or caregivers.