Victoria Azzopardi, New CEO of OPC
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Jan. 25, 2024 – PRLog — The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Victoria Azzopardi, LCSW as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC), effective March 1st, 2024. She will be taking over for the current Executive Director Mary Jo Buchanan, who is retiring as of March 31st, 2024.
Victoria is a mission driven professional, who has been with OPC as the Director of Clinical Operations since 2006. She has extensive experience in the NJ Children’s System of Care, as well as experience in care management, intensive in-home therapy, and as the Residential Team Leader with Value Options (currently PeformCare). She also has served as faculty liaison for students and supervisors with Adelphi University and as a Field Placement Supervisor. She has overseen the incredible growth of Ocean’s Care Management Organization (CMO), led the Care Management Department in achieving CARF accreditation, and successfully led Ocean Partnership through the unification process with Youth Case Management Services.
Victoria has her Masters of Direct Clinical Practice in Social Work and her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Rutgers University. She is a NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has her Clinical Supervision Certification, and is a Nurtured Heart Certified Trainer. Victoria is