St. Mary Advocates was formerly known as the Hoboken University Medical Center Auxiliary. When HUMC was sold to a for-profit group in late 2011 the Auxiliary could no longer operate as a charitable organization affiliated with the hospital. It reincorporated itself as St. Mary Advocates, Inc a nonprofit charitable organization. Its new name reflected the original name of the organization – the St. Mary Women’s Auxiliary – founded in 1966. Our mission is to raise funds for health care and health education
Officers
Elizabeth Falco
President
Catherine Ferrara
Vice President
Sarah Bond
Treasurer
Josephine DeGennaro
Secretary
Robert Chaneski
Corresponding
Committee Chairpersons
Trish DeRose
Thrift Store
Renee Turonis
Scholarship
Marietta Chaneski
Hospitality
Catherine Ferrara
Programming
Nita Patel Publicity
Advisory Board
Francis Bove
Catherine Ferrara
Lucille Casulli
Previous Presidents
Mary Ann DePascale
(1966-1968)
Marguerite Quinn
(1968-1970)
Inez Scrivani
(1970-1972)
Margaret Kroll
(1972-1974)
Ann Blohm
(1974-1976)
Lucille Casulli
(1976-1978)
Carlotta Winslow
(1978-1980)
Margaret McFeeley
(1980-1982)
Ann Accetta
(1984-1988)
Lucille Casulli
(1982-1984)
Dina McKnight
(1988-1990)
Frances Bove
(1990-1992)
Anna R. Barella
(1992-1994)
Doris McLaughlin
(1994-1996)
Elizabeth Falco
(1996-1998)
Patricia Pope
(1998-2000)
Trish DeRose
(2000-2002)
Catherine Ferrara
(2002-2004)
Beverly Altomare
(2004-2006)
Josephine DeGennaro
(2006-2008)
Patricia Pope
(2008-2010)
Maria Reilly
(2010-2012)
Lucille Casulli
(2012-2013)
Patricia Pope
(2013-2014)
Dorothy DeMauro
(2014-2017)
Sarah Passante
(2017-2019)