Program Director Position Filled at Imagine

Mandi Zucker of Wesfield has joined the staff of as its new Program Director and will be responsible for developing and implementing all Imagine program guidelines and policies in partnership with Imagine Clinical Director and Executive Director .  

Zucker graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelors Degree in Child Development and Child Care and then earned her Master's degree in Social Work from New York University. She has extensive bereavement experience, starting with 11 years at JFK Haven Hospice in Edison, where she facilitated support groups for children and adults as well as provided individual support for terminally-ill patients and their families. She most recently worked as a facilitator at Gilda's Club in NYC, which is an agency that provides group counseling for patients and families affected by cancer.

Zucker has also worked in numerous schools in New Jersey on the Child Study Team gaining experience with children who have special needs and helping their families cope with having a child who may require specialized interventions. She also worked at Jewish Family Service of Metrowest as the Volunteer Coordinator where she trained new volunteers and oversaw volunteer programs such as the Friend Advocate Program, which provided friendly visits and helped seniors live independently in their homes.

Zucker grew up in Westfield, where she resides with her husband and two children.