Board of Directors
ToToni Giovatto, LCSW
Toni earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island, her Master’s Degree in Social Work from New York University, and completed a two-year post-graduate program through the Multicultural Family Institute where she was trained in family and play therapy with a focus on bereavement, addictions, and domestic violence.
Toni is a New Jersey State Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has a private practice working with children, adolescents and adults in individual, couples and family therapy. She also currently works as a school social worker in a public high school and has expertise in school law, policy, and IEP eligibility. In addition, Toni has spent a number of years working for New Jersey Mental Health Cares; an information, referral and crisis call center where she completed the DRCC (Disaster Response Crisis Councilor) certification.
Toni resides in Essex county with her husband Phil, and 2 children . She continues to support the 2 Degrees Foundations mission, support families that have lost a child, and raise funds for stillbirth research.
Toni earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island, her Master’s Degree in Social Work from New York University, and completed a two-year post-graduate program through the Multicultural Family Institute where she was trained in family and play therapy with a focus on bereavement, addictions, and domestic violence.
Toni is a New Jersey State Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has a private practice working with children, adolescents and adults in individual, couples and family therapy. She also currently works as a school social worker in a public high school and has expertise in school law, policy, and IEP eligibility. In addition, Toni has spent a number of years working for New Jersey Mental Health Cares; an information, referral and crisis call center where she completed the DRCC (Disaster Response Crisis Councilor) certification.
Toni resides in Essex county with her husband Phil, and 2 children . She continues to support the 2 Degrees Foundations mission, support families that have lost a child, and raise funds for stillbirth research.
Shilah Hasan-Hulse
Shilah was born and raised in Montreal and graduated from McGill University,
following that she moved to New Jersey and earned her M.B.A. from Seton Hall
University. Shilah's career spans 15 years in Consumer Healthcare and she currently
works at Johnson & Johnson.
Shilah resides in Nutley with her husband Jeff and is the proud mother to three
beautiful boys, two that walk and one that soars: Weston, Hudson, and Logan Hulse.
Shilah’s beloved son Logan passed away due to placental abruption at 40 weeks
pregnancy.
"Losing Logan has changed our family forever." Shilah, Jeff, their family and
friends are active sharing the message of stillborn awareness, expecting mother education and legislative changes to gather data and enact change to save lives in cases of preventable stillbirths.
Despite suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from her son’s death, Shilah remains committed to empowering women to be their own advocate during pregnancy and supporting women and families after loosing a child. Shilah is a proud supporter of the 2 Degrees Foundation Fund and its mission of improving stillbirth outcomes in New Jersey.
Shilah was born and raised in Montreal and graduated from McGill University,
following that she moved to New Jersey and earned her M.B.A. from Seton Hall
University. Shilah's career spans 15 years in Consumer Healthcare and she currently
works at Johnson & Johnson.
Shilah resides in Nutley with her husband Jeff and is the proud mother to three
beautiful boys, two that walk and one that soars: Weston, Hudson, and Logan Hulse.
Shilah’s beloved son Logan passed away due to placental abruption at 40 weeks
pregnancy.
"Losing Logan has changed our family forever." Shilah, Jeff, their family and
friends are active sharing the message of stillborn awareness, expecting mother education and legislative changes to gather data and enact change to save lives in cases of preventable stillbirths.
Despite suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from her son’s death, Shilah remains committed to empowering women to be their own advocate during pregnancy and supporting women and families after loosing a child. Shilah is a proud supporter of the 2 Degrees Foundation Fund and its mission of improving stillbirth outcomes in New Jersey.
Neil Conlan
