Yessenia Mercedes

Yessenia Mercedes, MSW, currently serves as the Clinical Education Coordinator and Perinatal Mental Health Coordinator for the Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey since February 2023. Additionally, Yessenia operates as a Real Estate Agent with ESSENTIAL REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC, and works as an Adjunct Professor at Union County College. Previous experience includes serving as a Social Work Consultant at Saint Elizabeth University and a School Social Worker at New Brunswick Public Schools, where Yessenia provided counseling, facilitated workshops, and led various leadership initiatives. Early career experience includes a role as a Family Service Specialist II with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, focusing on risk assessment and family support. Yessenia holds a Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Seton Hall University.