Bayway Family Success Center Staff

Christian Mejia

Christian Mejia is a Certified Social Worker, who obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Public Administration from Rutgers University. Christian brings more than six years of experience gained at different organizations in Hudson County including Save Latin America, the Hoboken Shelter, Hudson Partnership C.M.O., and The Palisades Family Success Center. Christian is passionate about advocating for his community, partnering with different organizations, and recruiting volunteers within the community. Christian is excited to continue to build and strengthen relationships with organizations in the community in order to connect families to resources while identifying volunteer opportunities. Christian is an avid Mountain Bike rider during the weekends. He enjoys riding through different trails all over New Jersey.

Kevin JeanCharles

Kevin JeanCharles is the Community Health Worker (CHW) and Volunteer and Community Partnership Coordinator (VCPC) at the Bayway Family Success Center. He has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Public Administration. As a Community Health Worker, Kevin provides important health information related to Covid-19 and the Covid-19 vaccines by providing testing and vaccination updates from the CDC and the local government. In his role of VCPC he seeks potential partners and organizations to promote collaborations that support the community. Meeting the needs of the community is our main objective. Families know and feel that at the Bayway FSC we will do everything we can and exhaust all resources at our disposal to help connect them to the services they need. Kevin enjoys reading, working out and playing sports.

Ashley Farias

Ashley Farias recently graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor in Social Work and a minor in Psychology. She is passionate about advocating for and working with families and children of all ages. Her goal is to help build and empower positive social relationships to support healthy development for all children. Ashley enjoys reading and testing new recipes in her kitchen.

Jalisa Montgomery

Jalisa holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business Management at Felician University, where she also received her bachelor’s degree. As a member of the local community Jalisa accepted this position because she is passionate about giving back to her community. Jalisa is a United States Army Veteran and we thank her for her service. Jalisa considers herself a nerd and in her spare time she loves to play video games.