“Therefore, as a professional, I am dedicated to serving communities, while working with others to find ongoing equitable solutions to socio-economic problems affecting today’s youth and families.”
Monica Lallo, Ed.D., MPM, MPA
About Us
Dr. Monica Lallo is an educator, administrator, team strategist and advocate for improving government and nonprofit services to underserved youth and families. Throughout her professional career, she has a longstanding commitment to socio-economic development and bridging the divide based on her extensive juvenile justice reform efforts, program management, administrative, community, philanthropic expertise by creating and implementing programming and opportunities for people of varying ages by advancing systems level change in underserved and under-resourced communities across multiple sectors. She has been actively involved in government-funded youth improvement initiatives and her work has heightened collaboration, strengthen partnerships and capacity building efforts for nonprofit organizations, both domestically and internationally.
Dr. Lallo received her Doctorate in Education from Immaculata University, her Master’s degree in Public Administration from New York University and Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Rutgers University. She taught several courses at Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) in the Human Services Program as a Senior Adjunct Professor. She has been a training consultant, facilitator, keynote speaker and moderator for several organizations, to include but not limited to America’s Service Commissions and Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), East Stroudsburg University, Sociology and Criminal Justice Departments, New York AmeriCorps, New Jersey Public Health Association (NJPHA) Conference, New Jersey YMCA Alliance, Building A Culture of Health: Progress & Ongoing Maternal Health Trends in New Jersey. Dr. Lallo has extensive experience specializing in contract management, program development and evaluation over the eleven years in county government. She produced several accomplishments with the creation of numerous initiatives that helped improve service delivery outcomes, increase stakeholder involvement and promote networking among nonprofit organizations serving youth and families in the County of Union. Dr. Lallo also served as a resource to local agency providers seeking state and national research information about services rated effective by the Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and other national foundations that support youth initiatives. Her philanthropic endeavors and longstanding commitment in the area of youth development expands to the Caribbean and Africa.
