Executive Director Jill Rottmann

Since 2000, Jill Rottmann has worked for New Jersey’s homeless young people by serving in a variety of capacities within Covenant House New Jersey (CHNJ), all with the purpose of supporting, improving and expanding the work of the organization. As Director of Development, Jill doubled the agency’s transitional living capacity through permanent funding opportunities and community partnerships. Additionally, she led a statewide process improvement initiative that improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the services offered to clients and all cross-departmental work and developed and operationalized a comprehensive training program for direct care staff.

Prior to joining CHNJ, Jill was an attorney, providing legal counsel and technical assistance to non-profit housing developers in Newark. Jill also co-founded and led Newark Do Something, an organization designed to inspire, train and organize the city’s young people to bring about community change in their neighborhoods. This program remains the model for the parent Do Something organization’s efforts in schools and communities throughout the country.

Jill lives in Roselle Park, NJ with her husband and two children.