Jocelyn Cooper
Jocelyn Cooper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC), who received her graduate degree from The College of New Jersey. She is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS). In her role as Executive Director, she is responsible for supervising and supporting program staff, developing policies and procedures, grant writing, fund development, agency growth and sustainability, networking, proving professional development trainings in the community and creating a positive work environment for all employees and volunteers. Jocelyn also provides short-term, confidential counseling services to individuals through the Council’s Metro Employee Assistance Program. Jocelyn values a person-centered, solution focused approach to life’s challenges and is passionate about supporting people from all walks of life as they work to achieve their goals. As an avid lover of animals, Jocelyn enjoys spending time with her fur babies, Oliver and Boddah!
Is Director of Operations for Mercer Council. She has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and holds a Bookkeeper Certification and has more than a decade's experience in office administration and IT. As the fiscal head of the Council she is responsible for sustaining the revenue of the agency and looking for new funding opportunities to expand the Council's services. 
Is Assistant Executive Director for Mercer Council. She has been in the prevention field for over 25 years in various capacities including prevention educator, prevention professional course instructor, grant writer and program administrator. For the past 8 years, she has been working at Mercer Council as coordinator of the Prevention Coalition of Mercer County. She holds a bachelor’s in French Language and Fine Arts, and is a Certified Prevention Specialist. She is a board member of the Addiction Certification Board of NJ.
Ian has worked for Mercer Council since 2013 as a prevention educator and program coordinator. He has a Bachelor's degree in psychology and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in counseling. As coordinator of the Trenton Municipal Alliance Committee, he facilitates and administers substance abuse prevention education programs and activities for Trenton.
Has been doing substance abuse evaluations for the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission at their detention centers in Middlesex and Burlington counties since 2003. He is their only full-time evaluator. The juveniles he meets with come from all backgrounds, have all kinds of biopsychosocial issues and use a wide variety of substances.
Has been the mental health clinician at ASYSST, a New Jersey school based youth services program at Ewing High School since 2009. Born and raised in southern California, she started a career in teaching after graduating from college.
Is a program coordinator for the Mercer Council. She is a certified k-6 elementary school teacher. She has taught at the elementary school level as well as the preschool level. She is a certified Botvin LifeSkills Training facilitator and works with middle school students in Mercer County. She has been with the Council since March 2017.
Is the Program Coordinator for the Drug Free Communities grant at Mercer Council which focuses on assisting communities with drug and alcohol misuse and focuses on families, students, and other individuals across the lifespan. She holds aa bachelor's degree in History/Political Science from Salem Women's College and a master's degree in Public Policy and Administration from Rutgers University.
Is a Program Coordinator for Mercer Council. She has an MSW degree and has been employed by the council since February 2015. Vanessa facilitates the Protecting You, Protecting Me (PYPM) alcohol use prevention education program for children in grades K through 5.
Brian is a graduate of St. John's University with a BS in Psychology. "Operation Enduring Freedom," Army Veteran. He is working towards a graduate degree in Psychological Counseling. Brian is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and CRSP-Certified Recovery Support Practitioner.