The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills is very proud to announce that our Director of Human Services, Barbara Ievoli, was selected as Garden State Woman of the Year in the category of Social Services. She was awarded the honor at a luncheon on March 23rd at the Park Avenue Club. Garden State Woman is an organization that focuses on developing mutually beneficial relationships with New Jersey women and New Jersey organizations that provide services that appeal to women all over the state of New Jersey.
Barbara Ievoli consistently demonstrates exceptional leadership in her chosen career. She is fully committed to making a difference in the lives of others and is an inspirational role model for other women. Barbara is employed in many capacities by the township. Currently, she oversees the offices of Health, Social Services and Office on Aging and Physically Handicapped. She is beloved by the senior citizens in town whose lives she has enhanced through programs on fitness, nutrition, wellness and social interaction.
Barbara Ievoli was responsible for launching and supervising Par-Troy EMS, the first paid ambulance service in town, in order to accommodate Parsippany’s increasing population. Under Barbara’s direction, they were selected “Best Paid Ambulance in Morris County” by the Daily Record. Barbara has dedicated her life to helping the community in good times and in bad by opening shelters in a catastrophe, providing relief to victims of disaster, stocking the township food pantry, finding temporary housing, providing food baskets for the needy, and in the case of Hurricane Irene, providing donated gift cards to those who became indigent in the wake of the hurricane.
Barbara is also recognized for her input in the design and exemplary management of the Community Center which houses the township’s senior center, health, housing and fire prevention departments, the Morris County Nutrition Center, Parsippany Playhouse, the Book Nook and Par-Troy EMS. Throughout the years, Barbara’s responsibilities have included being part of the Mayor’s Wellness Committee, the organization and management of the township’s annual Fall Festival with over 200 vendors and the Summer Concert Series.
Mayor Barberio and the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills congratulate Barbara Ievoli on the esteemed honor of being named “Woman of the Year” by Garden State Woman and thank her for her friendship and 28 years of service to the community.