As a not-for-profit 503c organization, YCS is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. The Board consists of leaders from various industries and persons concerned with the welfare of children and their families.  The Board is led by a Chairperson and six Officers.  The Chief Executive Officer/President, who manages the operation of the agency, also sits on the Board.

Youth Consultation Service, Inc. Board  & YCS Systems Board Chairperson: Dominick D'Agosta    

Dominick D'Agosta has been an avid supporter of YCS for over 10 years.  He currently works as a marketing executive for private banking with Capital One Bank.  He is a graduate of Rutgers University and holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics.  He also holds MBA's from Rutgers and FDU. Mr. D'Agosta's banking career began at First Jersey National Bank (First National Bank of Jersey City) where he worked at various senior management positions. He is the past chairman of the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce and is presently on their board.  He is also a director of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce and a director of Commerce & Industry.  He is a director of the Arthritis Foundation of New Jersey and a director of the Foundation of New Jersey City University and various other economic and charitable organizations. He and his wife, Deanna, are the parents of two sons and one daughter and reside in Ridgewood, NJ.

YCS Foundation Board Chairperson: Joan Hickey

Since 1993, Joan Hickey has been a passionate YCS supporter. Ten years later, Hickey stepped up to Chair the Board of Trustees, after having  served as First Vice Chair and Assistant Treasurer. She has received the YCS Virginia Harkness Sawtelle Award for her volunteer efforts. Hickey began her association with YCS by volunteering at YCS Holley Center. As a former Advisory Council Chair, Hickey was instrumental in the fundraising management of the former YCS thrift shop, and "The Walk of Hope," a pathway of bricks dedicated in the names of donors leading up to the front entrance of the group home.  Hickey's commitment to volunteerism reaches beyond her association with YCS.  The mother of three grown children, she is a member of the Church school committee of St. Elizabeth's Church in Ridgewood and is also a member of their choir.

CEO/President: Richard Mingoia, MSW, MBA, LCSW

Richard Mingoia has been leading YCS' innovation and growth as President and Chief Executive Officer since 1997, but his involvement and progression in the agency stretches back to his early social work days nearly 30 years ago. In that time, Mingoia has held many positions in YCS, from Social Worker to Supervisor, from Program Administrator to Chief Financial Officer, while finding the time to complete his Masters of Social Work, Masters of Business Administration, and maintain his clinical social work licensure.  His passion for helping children and their families is reflected not only in the growth of the agency, but in the innovative approaches to programming which he supports.  He advocates for prevention and earliest intervention, and consistently seeks to close service gaps.  Since taking on his current post, YCS has grown from 20 programs to more than 90, expanded its programming throughout New Jersey, and reached out to children and families around the country through our consulting services.  

YCS has been an effective leader and innovator in Children's Behavioral Health and Special Education since 1918. (Check out our History page for a listing of selected achievements.)

The three major divisions of YCS are:

• The YCS Foundation, which coordinates volunteers and all private fundraising activities as well as external relations and marketing.
• Youth Consultation Service, Inc. which provides direct service to children and their families, as well as consultations and trainings and governmental fundraising.
• Administration, which includes human resources, health services, legal counsel, finance, information technology, research, internal accountability, and purchasing.

Executive Management includes:

Phil DeFalco : Executive Vice President

Sharon Mason-Bell, MD : Medical Director/ Sr. Vice President, Health Services

Hing-Shung Chan : Vice President, Information Technology

Paul Margulies, MA, MSW : Vice President, Behavioral Health, Northern Region

Laura J. Maier : Vice President, Contracts & Compliance

Barbara Markell, MA, LCSW : Vice President, Superintendent of Schools

Bruno Pettoni, CPA : Vice President, CFO

Michael Preston, MBA, CSW : Vice President, Behavioral Health, Southern Region

Todd Schaper, Esq : Vice President, General Counsel