Meet Our Staff

UNITED IS THE WAY


Senior Leadership Team

Julienne Cherry, President & CEO

julienne.cherry@unitedwayguc.org

Juanita Ayala-Vargas, Chief Program Officer

juanita.vargas@unitedwayguc.org


Community Impact Team

Alejandra Londono, Director of Community Engagement 

alejandra.londono@unitedwayguc.org

United Way of Greater Union County Success Center

 

Andrea Palacios, Program Manager

andrea.palacios@unitedwayguc.org

Nayeli Torres, Program Coordinator

nayeli.torres@unitedwayguc.org

 

Lead Remediation and Abatement Program (LRAP)

Fabiola Lazo, Program Manager

Fabiola.Lazo@unitedwayguc.org

Kamila Cordero, Outreach Coordinator

kamila.cordero@unitedwayguc.org

 

Youth Programs

Almetra Alston, Director of Youth Programs

almetra.alston@unitedwayguc.org

Valerie Hernandez, Youth Manager

Valerie.Hernandez@unitedwayguc.org

 

Youth Success Program
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity

 

Yedrit Caceres, Youth Counselor

yedrit.caceres@unitedwayguc.org

 

Reginald Smith, Youth Counselor

reginald.smith@unitedwayguc.org

 

Kyreesha Thomas, Youth Counselor

kyreesha.thomas@unitedwayguc.org

 

Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area - NEMA

Lutonya Hunter Program Coordinator

Lutonya.Hunter@unitedwayguc.org

 


Resource Development
Fundraising & Communications

Elyse Shermer, Director of Philanthropy

Elyse.Shermer@unitedwayguc.org

 


Finance Team

Dawn Jeglinski, Director of Finance and Grants

dawn.jeglinski@unitedwayguc.org

 

Maggie Alvarez, Grants Accounting Coordinator

maggie.alvarez@unitedwayguc.org

 

Marivel Gutierrez, Accountant

marivel.gutierrez@unitedwayguc.org

 


Business Operations

Elyssa Pallares, Operations Manager

elyssa.pallares@unitedwayguc.org

Lauren Lawson, Executive Assistant to the President

Lauren.Lawson@Unitedwayguc.org