Joanna Adu, Esq.

Joanna Adu, Esq. is a member of the SERV Achievement Centers Board of Directors. 

Ms. Adu is an Associate Attorney at Lyons & Associates, P.C., in Somerville where she is the Chair of Finance and Estate Planning. She is a member of the N.J. Association of Justice Matrimonial Committee. 

She has several years of experience advocating for disability rights, with a particular interest in autism-related services. She likewise has experience initiating and fostering professional relationships with community non-profits, previously having served as a Family Resource Coordinator at Families for Effective Autism Treatment in Washington State.

Ms. Adu earned her Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law and a BA in political science from the University of Washington.

Her volunteer work includes serving as Director of Open Doors for Multicultural Families from 2015 to 2016.

President and CEO

SERV Behavioral Health System, Inc.

SERV Achievement Centers, Inc.

SERV Centers of New Jersey, Inc.

Craig Provorny

Chairperson

Paul M. Lehrer, Ph. D

Secretary

Nawal Ammar

David Stafford

Susan L. Swatski, Esq. 

SERV Connect, Inc.

Robert N. Cottone, Jr.

Chairperson

Paget Berger

Secretary

Joanna Adu

Michael Gross

Andrew Jaeger

Mark Kennedy, MBA, SHRM - CP

SERV Foundation, Inc.

Andre Caldini

Chairperson

Richard Diacont

Secretary

Peter A. Pogany, RP

Ward Bauman

Patrick Brogan

Barbara Byrne

Megan Callahan Sherman

SERV Properties and Management, Inc.

Richard Hauer

Chairperson

Michael Maguire

Secretary

John Maret

Past Chairperson

Richard Anderson

Ivan Punchatz, Esq.