Rocco Zappile Named Catholic Charities First Chief Financial Officer

On December 1, 2019,  Rocco Zappile was appointed Catholic Charities' first Chief Financial Officer in the organization’s 80 year history by the Catholic Charities Board of Trustees.

"Catholic Charities serves thousands of individuals each and every day throughout the Diocese of Paterson. With over 40 programs and a $50,000,000 operating budget, it is essential to have a unified Finance Office.  The Catholic Charities Family is excited about the appointment of Mr. Zappile as our first Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Zappile will lead a new office to efficiently manage, plan, implement and run all finance activities of our vast organization, which includes Straight and Narrow, Catholic Family and Community Services and the Department for Persons with Disabilities. We know that with Mr. Zappile's assistance, Catholic Charities will be taken to new heights," said Scott Milliken, Catholic Charities Chief Executive Officer.

The appointment of Mr. Zappile, and the implementation of a new, unified Finance Office, follow the November, 2017 Catholic Charities, Board of Trustees merger.  Since then, the Catholic Charities Board has appointed a sole Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Milliken, and has established  a unified Human Resources Office as well as a unified Development Office.

"Throughout the past 2 years, our Board of Trustees has worked tirelessly with our Agency Executive Directors to better and more efficiently streamline services and help us unify as one Catholic Charities Family.  Mr. Zappile's appointment will help us to further come together," Mr. Milliken added.

Rocco Zappile has been a member of the Department for Persons with Disabilities Executive Team since 1989 when he joined the organization after many years of experience in public accounting and for profit corporations. He earned his license as a Certified Public Accountant in April of 1987 and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the New Jersey Society of CPAs. He also received his MBA Degree in Finance from Montclair State University in January of 1995. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus Joseph F. Lamb Council 5510, out of Jefferson Township, and was honored for his longtime support of the Department for Persons with Disabilities with a Caritas Award in 2014.

"I am looking forward to this new chapter in the history of our unified Catholic Charities organization. Our Catholic Charities team, in the Diocese of Paterson, makes a difference in the lives of thousands of people every day.  I am grateful to Bishop Serratelli, the Catholic Charities Board of Trustees, and Scott Milliken for the opportunity to serve our sisters and brothers in the Diocese of Paterson in this new role," said Mr. Zappile.