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Coming Home is committed to preventing and ending homelessness in Middlesex County by fostering collaborations and public-private partnerships among all stakeholders to ensure that people have a stable place to call home and connections to community resources to provide them the choices and opportunities to pursue healthy lifestyles.
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Eileen O'Donnell

Executive Director

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Eileen O'Donnell

Executive Director

Eileen is the Executive Director of Coming Home of Middlesex County, Inc. Her 20 years of professional experience as a health care attorney and business woman, providing legal, business and policy analysis services to public, as well as private, entities, that she brought to this role, served her well and enabled her to grow and develop the organization from the idea that it was when she assumed the role in April 2011. She holds a B.A. in Psychology; a Masters in Public Policy from the Eagleton Institute of Politics; a J.D. from Rutgers’ School of Law and a Masters in Social Work from Rutgers University.
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Bobbin Paskell

Chief Operating Officer & Assistant Director of Systems

Bobbin Paskell

Bobbin Paskell

Chief Operating Officer & Assistant Director of Systems

Bobbin Paskell joined Coming Home in August 2012. Her primary role is to implement the County’s new Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and track and analyze data surrounding homelessness in Middlesex County. Bobbin also is an active member of the Middlesex County’s Performance & Evaluation Subcommittee. Bobbin brings 17 years of social service experience in Middlesex County to her position, most recently serving as the Program Director of the Middlesex County Differential Response Initiative, which provided comprehensive case management to at risk families throughout the County. Bobbin’s career has focused on working with vulnerable populations in the area of housing and homelessness, child welfare, domestic violence, and disabilities. Bobbin holds a Masters in Social Work from Rutgers and is a Licensed Social Worker in the State of NJ. Bobbin resides in Monroe Township with her two children and is an active volunteer in her community as a youth sports coach. Bobbin also spearheaded the volunteer efforts in her town in response to the flooding and devastation caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011.
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Meriam Shenoda

Executive Assistant/Fundraising & Accounting Manager

Meriam Shenoda

Meriam Shenoda

Executive Assistant/Fundraising Manager

Meriam Shenouda joined Coming Home in October 2012 after having spent approximately one month volunteering at the organization. Meriam will assist both the Executive Director and the Assistant Director of Programs on an as- needed basis and will also direct the fundraising initiatives of Coming Home. Meriam has over 14 years of employment experience, working for international organizations, providing public relations and general office management services in multi-cultural environments. Most recently, Meriam worked on a volunteer basis for Middlesex County’s Office of Human Services. She is also engaged in several ministries sponsored by, and affiliated with, the Coptic Orthodox Church, serving poor families and assisting young couples with financial needs. Meriam has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce & Accounting from the University of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Frances O’Toole

Assistant Director of Programs

Frances O'Toole

Frances O'Toole

Assistant Director of Programs

Frances joined Coming Home in July 2016 as Assistant Director of Programs. She brings over 20 years of professional experience in the affordable housing industry, between non-profit housing providers and large mortgage finance and banking institutions. She primarily worked to assist low-income families become first generation homeowners, and financially-troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure. She graduated from Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences with a B.A. in English and History, and from Rutgers Graduate School with a M.A. in Political Science, United Nations and Global Policy, with a concentration in Human Rights and International Law. Frances has 3 children, and is a long-time resident of New Brunswick, NJ.
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Courtland Cobb

Social Service Navigator

Courtland Cobb

Courtland Cobb

Social Service Navigator

Courtland joined Coming Home in December 2018 as one of two case managers launching our Social and Health Services Integration (SHI) program. Court most recently worked for Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen as a Case Manager,  working full time in the emergency shelter and with persons placed in permanent housing.  He graduated from Delaware State University in 2001 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in of agriculture business. He began his career at the Advance Behavioral Health Division of the Devereux Foundation in Devon P.A.,   working with children with behavioral issues. After two years of service there, Court provided case management services to senior citizens for 8 years at Senior Community Services in Darby P.A. Court moved to N.J. ten years ago and started working for Easter Seals of N.J. as a service specialist, providing job training and placement to individuals with disabilities.
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Migdalia Figueroa Castillo

Case Manager for Homeless Hotline

Migdalia Figueroa Castillo

Migdalia Figueroa Castillo

Case Manager for Homeless Hotline

Migdalia is a dedicated social services professional with more than twenty years’ experience serving populations considered to be economically disadvantaged.  She joined Coming Home in July 2020. Her most recent experience was more than fifteen years at Goodwill Industries of New York & Northern New Jersey, Inc. where she was employed as a Resource Coordinator and Case Manager.  She was often referred to as “the go-to person” by Goodwill staff when referred a large number of the Back-To-Works’ 2,500 clients for resources ranging from domestic violence shelters, temporary housing, food pantries and health care agencies, including medical insurance.  She was instrumental in bringing mobile communication companies to the Goodwill program sites to assist clients in signing up for free mobile phones, which is essential for conducting job searches.  Her work ethic epitomized the motto of the Goodwill Industries “to provide a helping hand rather than a hand out to folks truly in need.” Migdalia received a certification in domestic violence training from Safe Horizons, training in the  assessment of disadvantaged clients’ medical, housing, and economic needs; training in social service navigation from the Better Business Bureau, and training in various forms of remediation involving marital and legal issues by IMCR.  She also worked at several New York City jails where she coordinated client discharge planning, including the provision of all necessary support for ex-offenders to join society and become self-sufficient.  She is driven by a passion to help people and we are happy to have her join the Coming Home team.
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Josh Iglesias

Social Service Navigator

Josh Inglesias

Josh Inglesias

Social Service Navigator

Joshua joined Coming Home in October 2020 as Case Manager and Social Services Navigator. He has been outreaching homeless persons who are particularly vulnerable to the ravages of the CoVid-19 virus for placement in non-congregate shelter and working with them to find and sustain permanent housing. Prior to working with Coming Home, Joshua volunteered with Coming Home, assisting with the population count for those that might not have otherwise been represented in the Census. He graduated from Rutgers University in 2018 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Economics. Prior to attending college, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years, where his passion for helping and mentoring others grew. Joshua has a daughter and has resided in New Jersey since 2014.
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Regina Brown

Coordinated Assessment Access Navigator

Regina Brown

Regina Brown

Coordinated Assessment Access Navigator

Regina joined Coming Home in July 2021 as Coordinated Assessment Access Navigator. She works with all County service agencies in the review of their standardized assessments of persons experiencing homelessness for placement in a permanent housing provider or on a housing provider’s prioritization list.

 

Regina is a proud mother of three children. She is a graduate of Howard University's School of Business and City College of New York's Graduate School of Education. She worked most recently as an English teacher and, previously, at other business establishments, including Fortune 500 companies and non-profit/service agencies. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, music, travel and reading.

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Christiana Osawe

Coordinated Assessment System Solutions Navigator

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Christiana Osawe

Coordinated Assessment System Solutions Navigator

Christiana Osawe joined Coming Home in August 2017 as a Case Manager and Social Services Navigator. Christiana is responsible for directly working with the clients as well as working with community members on other initiatives that will help combat the various social barriers to housing the clients face. Christiana is a recent graduate of Rutgers University New Brunswick where she received her B.A. in Public Health, a certificate in Health Disparity Studies, and minored in Business Administration and Biology. She has a passion for mentoring and empowering underrepresented groups and worked to do so during her college years. She was introduced to Coming Home in the summer of 2017 while interning for a local hospital. During that time, she worked closely with Eileen, Bobbin, and other local cohorts to develop a pocket-sized resource guide for those in need of social assistance.

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Ciara Tamburello

Social Service Navigator

Ciara Tamburello

Ciara Tamburello

Social Service Navigator

Ciara joined Coming Home in December 2018 with the launch of our Social and Health Services Integration (SHI) program. Prior to this she worked with diverse populations in numerous settings, including residential and day programs. Ciara has years of experience as a case manager, ranging from assisting individuals with disabilities to assisting families impacted by Super Storm  Sandy navigate through  Disaster Recovery Networks. Ciara received her Bachelor’s in Social Work from Kean University in 2011. After working in the field, she decided to continue her education at Rutgers University, where she earned her MSW through the advanced standing program in 2014. Currently, she is a Licensed Social Worker in the State of New Jersey.
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Jamie Schleck

Community Solutions

Chairperson

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Brian Matula

M&T Bank

Treasurer

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Sharon Grice

Consultant

Vice Chairperson

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Jason Gosnell

Hoagland, Longo, Moran,

Dunst & Doukas, LLP

Secretary

Elizabeth Schullstrom

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Bridget Kennedy

Consultant

Jon Rabinowtiz​

HPS Investment Partners

Kathleen Gwozdz

Consultant

Mayor James Cahill

New Brunswick

Designee: Keith Jones

Mayor Helmin Caba

Perth Amboy

Designee: Dianne Roman

Melissa Bellamy

Middlesex County Housing, Community Development. & Social Services

Melissa Lewis

Middlesex County

Office of Human Services

Ronald Rios

Middlesex County

Commissioner Director

Advisory Commitee

Arp D. Trivedi

ORNL Federal Credit Union

Brad Caruso

Withum

Gloria Aftanski

United Way of Central Jersey

Sarah Clark

DEVCO

Michael W. Nulty, CPA

Matthews & Nulty, Inc.

Partners and Funders

Coming Home co-leads the County’s Housing Continuum of Care Committee (CoC), which coordinates planning and management of services funded by HUD, and works in concert with CoC member agencies. We also foster collaboration and partnerships with the leadership of the County’s 25 municipalities, health care entities and affordable housing developers.

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Office: (732) 296-7975

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