Terry Livorsi,
Chief Executive Officer
Terry Livorsi has worked in the behavioral services field since 1990. He founded Health Care Assistance with
Member Support, serving as CEO and Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) and Crisis Counselor. He aids employees and
family members concerned about recovery planning utilizing 26 years of his own personal recovery experience. His firm offers
intervention services, treatment referrals, aftercare support, health insurance advocacy and back-to-work conference
facilitation. He and his staff present testimony for disability hearings, disciplinary hearings and court appearances. Terry
has served and assisted this partial list of clients: NJEA affiliates, CWA, AFSCME, PSEA affiliates, NEA-NY, NEA, NJPSA and AFT.
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Katie Rodebaugh BS AACII,
Care Services Coordinator
Katie has been working as a substance abuse counselor for over 13 years. Her experience includes assessment of clients for proper treatment, educating clients and family members on mental health and substance abuse, working with managed care companies, and working as a therapist for adolescents, adults, and families.
Katie earned a Bachelors degree in Education with a minor in Psychology from Temple University. Katie is currently an Executive Board Member of ICAN in Lancaster, PA (A Mental Health drop-in Center). Katie also volunteers as a Coordinator for the Family Support Network and writes articles monthly on “40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents”.
Katie brings her counseling and education experience to HCAMS to serve as an Educator’s Advocate for job protection, and assists people in obtaining personal care appropriate for their individual needs.
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Gene Sharp,
Consultant
Gene Sharp comes to HCAMS after a more than thirty-two year career as a UniServ representative with the New Jersey Education Association, where he represented the interests of teachers and other school employees. During his time with NJEA, Gene organized and advised local associations; negotiated collective bargaining contracts; and represented members in grievance, arbitration and labor commission proceedings. He trained members and other staff in organizing and advocacy techniques. In his representation of members in disciplinary situations caused by stress disorders or substance abuse Gene worked with Terry Livorsi in getting appropriate treatment for members and helping them to successfully return to the job.
Prior to working with NJEA, Gene taught elementary and high school grades for several years. A graduate of LaSalle University with a
master's degree from Temple University, Gene lives in Hammonton, NJ with his wife Dolores and three children.
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Art Finkle,
Consultant
Designated as an Advanced Practitioner by the Association for Conflict Resolution, and practicing 30 years in human resources administration, Arthur L. Finkle specializes in labor relations mediation. Listed in Who's Who in Government, Who's Who in American Education, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals, he has authored 5 books and more than 150 professional articles.
Director of the Office of Mediation for the New Jersey Department of Personnel, he also teaches in the Political Science and the Education Graduate Departments at Kean University. A member of NJ Superior Court mediation panel, Art mediates approximately 500 workplace disputes a year both in executive branch and judicial forums.
Margaret Looby Esquire,
Director of Legal Education
Margaret graduated from the University of Pittsburg School of Law in 1998
and spent ten years in Washington, DC working for Highsaw, Mahoney & Clarke, P.C.,
an AV rated law firm that specializes in labor and employment law
Margaret serves HCAMS as a consultant on Labor law related matters, particularly
on issues that arise under the Americans with Disabilities and Family and
Medical Leave Acts. She also facilitates Continuing Legal Education courses
and assists in writing and/or editing newsletters and training manuals.
Her intensive undergraduate training in Psychology at the
University of Leeds in England also enhances her insight into the understanding
of the behavioral science field.
Margaret is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania,
the District of Columbia and Virginia.
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Allen McQuarrie began his career as a public school science teacher. He is a thirty year veteran of the New Jersey Education Association staff (retired). For the last fifteen years, Allen has been a human resource and labor-management consultant for public employee unions and employers. He has pioneered human resource training and personnel services to assist staff and their families seeking recovery from substance addiction, stress and mental health barriers to healthy living. He graduated from Seton Hall University with a BA Degree in Psychology and Kean University with an MA Degree in Education.