Personal Statement:

Background/Expertise:

Jesselly De La Cruz, BA in Political Science (Rider University), MSW (Rutgers University), and DSW (Rutgers University), is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NJ. She is an alumnus of the NJ Governor’s Hispanic Fellows Program at The Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development, and completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy at The Multicultural Family Institute, Inc. in Highland Park, NJ. She currently serves as Executive Director for the Latino Action Network Foundation, a statewide nonprofit focused on advancing progressive policy.