Meet the Board
Annie Chen
Annie is the Director of Development at the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children, serving HIV/AIDS-infected and affected children and their families. Annie's role in developing and managing the Academy Street Firehouse After-school Program at the ARFC has allowed her to share best practices in comprehensive HIV service for at-risk youth. As an NJSACC board member, she brings attention to the value of holistic care for underserved populations in New Jersey.
Krista Glynn
Krista is an Assistant Division Director of Program Operations for the Child Care Services Division of Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen. The division currently offers over 40 child care programs ranging from early learning centers to before and after school programs. Krista has worked for Catholic Charities for nine years and has also been a board member for several years. Krista has many years of experience working with children of all ages. She joined the board because she is dedicated to the advancement of quality school age care
Craig Nowlin
Craig Nowlin has been focused on children and afterschool programs for over a decade. Currently Craig is the Director of Operations and Strategic Planning at Prevention Links, which provides character education programs to children in K-12, afterschool, family settings and special events. Craig has had 12 years of senior management experience in a nonprofit, including the YWCA which served over 100 children in an afterschool program. He also serves on the board of directors of the Gingham Giraffe Preschool and served 6 years on the Scotch Plains - Fanwood Board of Education.
Craig joined the NJSACC Board because of his commitment to provide a continuum of care and support for the children and youth of New Jersey.
Robert Platt
Bob established and served as the Program Director/Site Coordinator of an afterschool program in Linden, NJ from 2005-2010. At its peak, the enrollment was 360 students at three elementary schools. Before entering the field of afterschool programming, Bob held senior management positions in two hospitals in New Jersey where responsibilities included the oversight of both professional and service departments, all aspects of human resources management, strategic planning, quality assurance, insurance and risk management, legal services and policy and procedure development.
Bob is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, with a BS in Psychology and the University of Michigan School of Public Health with a Master of Hospital Administartion. He joined the Board to offer his experiences in both youth development and non profit businesses and because of his interest in promoting high quality expanded learnimng opportunities for youth in their out-of-school time.
Jon Tilli
Jon is the Senior Program Director of the Plainfield Area YMCA, Plainfield, NJ. His organization provides afterschool programs, summer camp, homeless shelter, and transient housing services. Previously he worked at the Hudson County Boys and Girls Club. His background is in elementary education and business management.
Tom Zsiga
Tom is the Chief Operations Officer at North Jersey 4Cs (North Jersey Community Coordinated Child Care Agency) in Paterson. He chose his profession because of the profound impact made on him by someone who ran an after-school program that he attended as a child. He considers resources and networks among the most valuable services that NJSACC provides its members in his role on the NJSACC Board, Tom advocates for New Jersey's youth programs with both federal and state legislators.
