Marcie Cooper, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM
Professional Development Specialist

Marcie Cooper is a professional geriatric care manager and educator with more than 30 years experience providing specialized services to the geriatric community. Ms. Cooper is an instructor at Rutgers University in the gerontology advanced certification program. She has been guest lecturerer to organizations including the International Conference on Care Management, National Conference on Aging, Assisted Living Facility Association and the National Association of Social Workers. She is an Expert Commentator for Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work. The New Jersey General Assembly recently appointed Ms. Cooper to the New Jersey Elderly Person Suicide Prevention Advisory Council. She is proud to be an invitee to the United Nations International Committee on Ageing. Ms. Cooper is currently President of the NJ Chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, sits on the Board of Directors of the Society on Aging of New Jersey and is a member of the Forum of NJ Healthcare Professionals for the Alzheimer's Association. Ms. Cooper is the recipient of the Innovative Program of the Year award from the American Association of Services for the Aging. She has won other national awards including the Distinguished Achievement Award for Best Newly Developed Service from the Society on Aging. She received her Masters degree in social work from Yeshiva University and holds a B.A. in music therapy from Montclair State University.

Lisa M. Dzitko, RN
Regional Executive Director

Lisa brings a wealth of experience to SeniorBridge from Patient Care, Inc., where she was previously Branch Director/Administrator responsible for the development and execution of financial, operational, and clinical goals for this large home care agency, and before that, its Director of Clinical Services and Director of Nursing Operations. She has also served as Nursing Supervisor at the Bayonne Visiting Nurse Association, ensuring appropriate care to its elderly Medicare and hospice clients. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Molloy College in Rockville Center and Nurse Case Manager certification from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. She has been a Certified Case Manager since 1993.

Starr J. Ramella, CSW
Care Manager

For more than 27 years, Starr has played diverse roles in the healthcare system. Most recently, she was a Geriatric Care Manager at Marcie Cooper Care Management and, before that, a Care Options Advisor for CareOne at Livingston, working with patients, families, and an interdisciplinary team on care transitions. Starr has also served as a Geriatric Care Manager for Generations Counseling and Care Management and as Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Marriott Senior Living Services. Additionally, she has been Director of Admissions at Manor Healthcare and a Social Worker at both Saint Peters and Saint Barnabas Medical Centers. Starr holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Kean University in Union, NJ, and is a Certified Social Worker in the state.

Christine Sellers, CSW
Care Manager

Christine has spent more than 37 years in numerous areas of social work and healthcare. Until recently, she was Senior Care Manager at Marcie Cooper Care Management. Previously, she ran her own business, Caring Spirits, which provided companion, transport, and advocacy services for seniors and others with disabilities in the community. Before that, she was a Geriatric Care Manager at Rehabilitation Specialist's Senior Support Specialists, also developing and coordinating community services for seniors and the disabled. Among other roles, Christine has been a Housing Field Rep for the NJ Department of Community Affairs, a Social Worker on the Crisis Intervention Team at the National Burn Victim Foundation, and Activities Director at Jolley Acres Nursing Home in Orangeburg, SC. Christine has a BA in Sociology from Bloomfield College, taught at the New Jersey Board of Nursing, and was appointed by the Governor to advocate for the disabled on New Jersey's Statewide Independent Living Council.

Margo L. Tucker, CSW
Care Manager

Margo was a Care Manager at Marcie Cooper Care Management before joining SeniorBridge, and previously worked as a Care Manager and Geriatric Psychotherapist at Generations Counseling and Care Management, where she provided psychosocial assessments for elderly clients, planned care, and offered individual and family therapy to clients. Earlier, Margo served as Community Group Leader of Mothers Morning Out Tenafly Recreation, arranging weekly discussions and speakers for the group. She worked for over seven years as a Social Worker at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York in the Geriatric, Vascular, Alternate Level of Care Units, and in the emergency room. Margo earned a Bachelor's degree in Education at the University of Miami and an MSW specializing in Gerontology at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Social Work. She is a Certified Social Worker in New York and a Licensed Social Worker in New Jersey.

Ruth Farrago, CMC
Vice President of Regional Operations

Ruth Farrago has over 20 years of experience in health care administration. She was the Administrator of an inpatient and outpatient comprehensive Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Division at Downstate Medical Centers in Brooklyn. She has an extensive background in home care marketing and management having worked for St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers as the Director of Intake and was then the Branch Manager/Administrator at New York Health Care. Ruth was also the Executive Director of Sunrise Assisted Living of East Meadow where she was responsible for the daily operations of the facility, client and family satisfaction, management of the sales and marketing team and coordinated community outreach and events. Ruth has a Bachelors of Science from SUNY College of Oneonta where she majored in Business Economics and she is currently completing a Masters Degree at Long Island University specializing in Gerontology. Ruth has received her certification in Geriatric Care Management (CMC).