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(l. – r.): Freeholder Vice Chairwoman, Elizabeth Calabrese;
Ellen Elias Rocca, M.A., C.P.S, Director, The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources;
Valerie Williams Dargan, Ph.D., Director, Department of Human Services;
Freeholder Bernadette P. McPherson, Denise Ross, Deputy Director,
Department of Human Services; and Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney
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(Paramus, NJ) March 30, 2010 – Ellen Elias Rocca, director of The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources and vice president of prevention and addiction services, Children's Aid and Family Services, was recently honored by County Executive Dennis McNerney and the County's Commission on the Status of Women during Women's History Month. County Executive McNerney hosted a ceremony that honored Bergen County women who have had a positive impact on our communities by sharing their expertise. This year's theme of "Writing Women Back into History" honors the spirit of possibility and hope set in motion by generations of women in their creation of communities and their encouragement of dreams.
Ms. Elias Rocca has served as the director of The Center of Alcohol and Drug Resources since 1998 and became the vice president of prevention and addiction services for Children's Aid and Family Services following the merger of the two agencies in October 2009. She has more than 25 years' experience working in the fields of substance abuse prevention and treatment as a direct service provider, professional trainer and administrator with a variety of agencies in New York and New Jersey. She has previously held positions with the New York City Board of Education, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., Children's Rescue Fund, The New York Children's Health Project and Women's Action Alliance.
"On behalf of the Board and staff of Children's Aid and Family Services, I offer congratulations to Ellen for this recognition of her many contributions to our community," says Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO of Children's Aid and Family Services.
About Women's History Month
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation calling on the American people to remember the contributions of women. In 1987, Congress and President Ronald Reagan declared March as National Women's History Month.
About The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources
The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources, a program of Children's Aid and Family Services, provides community and school-based education programs about alcohol and drug abuse and advocates for responsive prevention and treatment services. The Center's offices are located in Hackensack and its services are available throughout Bergen County.
About Children's Aid and Family Services
Children's Aid and Family Services is one of the largest nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 110 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect, and when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly and their families, it provides high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational and emotional needs. | 
