Vanessa Marie Molina

Vanessa Marie Molina is an experienced prevention educator currently working at the Center for Prevention & Counseling since November 2022, and previously held the position of prevention specialist at Project C.O.P.E from June 2022 to November 2022, where Vanessa Marie engaged with various community members in Paterson, NJ, to promote awareness on substance use and HIV prevention. Vanessa has academic experience as a research methods assistant at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and has interned at Cambridge Health Alliance, focusing on performance improvement in clinical operations. Additional experience includes community engagement at MelinatedMoms, customer service at Starbucks, administrative roles at Holy Name Medical Center, and microbiology research at Bergen Community College. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Rutgers University and an Associate of Science from Bergen Community College.