COPE’s mission is to provide quality behavioral healthcare services that are affordable, accessible and responsive to individual, family and community needs.

COPE Center, Inc., is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing quality behavioral health-care services that are affordable, accessible, and responsive to individual, family, and community needs. The letters of COPE's name stand for Counseling, Outreach, Prevention, and Education, all areas in which the agency's professional staff is actively engaged in programs throughout Essex County and surrounding areas, including the centers in Montclair and Verona. Its counselors work in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, family crises, problems in daily living, and AIDS. COPE was started over 40 years ago by the Junior League of Montclair and the United Way of North Essex and incorporated in 1971.

COPE Center (Directions)
104 Bloomfield Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-783-6655

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ROBERT C. BUTLER ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COPE CENTER, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

COPE Center, Inc. is pleased to announce that Robert C. Butler has been elected president of the board of trustees. Mr. Butler succeeds Roger Nelson who successfully guided the board for 3 years.

Robert Butler has been on the board of COPE since 2006 and most recently served as 1^st Vice President. Mr. Butler has long served the local community sitting on numerous non-profit boards.

Mr. Butler was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Celgene Corporation from 1996 to 1998. He previously held numerous other financial management positions including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of International Paper Company, Group Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of National Broadcasting Company and Vice President, Controller of RCA.

Mr. Butler was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council from 1997 to 2001. He is a director of NVR, Inc. where he serves on the Audit Committee and is Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee.

On November 14^th, 2011 Robert Butler was inducted in the Financial Executives International (FEI) Hall of Fame. Now in its sixth year, this annual award recognizes individuals who epitomize the performance, leadership and integrity of the most exemplary financial executives throughout their careers.