Doreen McAndrew DiDomenico
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Doreen McAndrew DiDomenico is an American
Democratic Party
politician
, who represents (http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/downloads/freeholders/HC%20Freeholder%20District%201.pdf) District 1 on the Hudson County, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
; one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 1 includes the City of Bayonne
and portions of the City of Jersey City
. Her current three-year term of office expires on December 31, 2011.
Doreen McAndrew grew up in the Greenville
section of Jersey City, where she attended parochial schools. She attended St. John's University
where she graduated summa cum laude in 1984 with a B.S.
in Psychology
and the President's Medal, and earned a Ph.D.
in Clinical Psychology
in 1995.
Dr. DiDomenico is a Licensed, Clinical Psychologist at Rutgers University
, where she serves as a Behavior Specialist. Through the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, she provides training and clinical supervision
to doctoral students. She also serves as consulting psychologist to several agencies for persons with developmental disabilities
. She lectures regularly at professional conferences locally and throughout the country on issues related to parent/professional collaboration for special needs children.
Freeholder DiDomenico is the Coordinator of the Child and Adolescent Program at the Rutgers Anxiety Disorders Clinic, providing evaluations and psychotherapy to individuals struggling with anxiety. At the clinic, she also treats Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) in Vietnam
and Iraq
veterans under a contract with the Veteran's Administration.
She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Windmill Alliance, and on the Board of Directors for the Bayonne Jewish Community Center. She was a Trustee with the Bayonne Board of Education (2000-2007), and was a member of the Board of the Bayonne Community Mental Health Center.
During her tenure on the Board of Chosen Freeholders, DiDomenico has served as Chair of the Environmental, Health and Human Services, and Women and Minority Issues Committees. She is also representing the Freeholders on the Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital Board of Managers and on the Hudson County Planning Board. She served as Chair Pro-Tempore (2007), Vice-Chair (2008), and Chair of the Board of Freeholders (2009).
Married to Jay DiDomenico, she is the parent of two daughters: Wendy, age 19 and Jaime, age 12, both students in Bayonne public schools.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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, who represents (http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/downloads/freeholders/HC%20Freeholder%20District%201.pdf) District 1 on the Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
; one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 1 includes the City of Bayonne
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
and portions of the City of Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
. Her current three-year term of office expires on December 31, 2011.
Doreen McAndrew grew up in the Greenville
Greenville, Jersey City
Greenville is the southernmost section of Jersey City, New Jersey.In its broadest definition Greenville encompasses the area south of the West Side Branch of Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and north of the city line with Bayonne, between the Upper New York Bay and the Newark Bay, and corresponds to the...
section of Jersey City, where she attended parochial schools. She attended St. John's University
St. John's University (New York City)
St. John's University is a private, Roman Catholic, coeducational university located in New York City, United States. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1870, the school was originally located in the borough of Brooklyn in the neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant...
where she graduated summa cum laude in 1984 with a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and the President's Medal, and earned a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development...
in 1995.
Dr. DiDomenico is a Licensed, Clinical Psychologist at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, where she serves as a Behavior Specialist. Through the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, she provides training and clinical supervision
Clinical supervision
Supervision is used in counselling, psychotherapy, and other mental health disciplines as well as many other professions engaged in working with people. It consists of the practitioner meeting regularly with another professional, not necessarily more senior, but normally with training in the skills...
to doctoral students. She also serves as consulting psychologist to several agencies for persons with developmental disabilities
Developmental disability
Developmental disability is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe lifelong disabilities attributable to mental or physical impairments, manifested prior to age 18. It is not synonymous with "developmental delay" which is often a consequence of a temporary illness or trauma during...
. She lectures regularly at professional conferences locally and throughout the country on issues related to parent/professional collaboration for special needs children.
Freeholder DiDomenico is the Coordinator of the Child and Adolescent Program at the Rutgers Anxiety Disorders Clinic, providing evaluations and psychotherapy to individuals struggling with anxiety. At the clinic, she also treats Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumaticstress disorder is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one's own or someone else's physical, sexual, or psychological integrity,...
(PTSD) in Vietnam
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
and Iraq
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
veterans under a contract with the Veteran's Administration.
She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Windmill Alliance, and on the Board of Directors for the Bayonne Jewish Community Center. She was a Trustee with the Bayonne Board of Education (2000-2007), and was a member of the Board of the Bayonne Community Mental Health Center.
During her tenure on the Board of Chosen Freeholders, DiDomenico has served as Chair of the Environmental, Health and Human Services, and Women and Minority Issues Committees. She is also representing the Freeholders on the Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital Board of Managers and on the Hudson County Planning Board. She served as Chair Pro-Tempore (2007), Vice-Chair (2008), and Chair of the Board of Freeholders (2009).
Married to Jay DiDomenico, she is the parent of two daughters: Wendy, age 19 and Jaime, age 12, both students in Bayonne public schools.