Cory Storch

Cory Storch has served Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services since 1977. He began his career at Bridgeway as a new graduate of the University of Arizona’s Master’s Degree program in Rehabilitation Counseling, after earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from The State University of New York at Buffalo. Cory has served in the positions of Team Leader, Program Director, Executive Director, and ultimately in his current role as President & CEO.

For more than 40 years, Cory has advocated for the recovery and community integration of people with mental health conditions, many who also struggle with co-occurring addictions, chronic medical conditions, poverty, and homelessness. Under his leadership, Bridgeway grew from a primarily vocational organization serving fewer than 200 people in Union County in 1968, to a leading psychiatric rehabilitation provider serving more than 5,000 people annually in central and northern N.J. Bridgeway now provides comprehensive programs that include Assertive Community Treatment, Supported Education and Supported Employment; Homeless Outreach and Supportive Housing; jail diversion; crisis intervention; intensive in-home supportive housing; integrated mental health, and primary health care; and psychiatric emergency screening performed in innovative crisis living room settings.

Cory was a founding member and the first Chairman of the Board of the Supportive Housing Association of NJ, an agency that has grown to play a significant role in housing for the disabled. He has also served on the Board of the New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (NJPRA) and has chaired its Public Policy Committee.

In 2002 NJPRA honored Cory with the Mort Gati Award, presented to mental health professionals who embody the philosophy of psychiatric rehabilitation, demonstrate a positive impact upon mental health needs and services, advocate for equal opportunities, human rights, and improved quality of life for persons in recovery. He also received the US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association’s Irvin Rutman Award, named for the contributions of Dr. Irvin D. Rutman, Founding President of the US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association. The United Way of Greater Union County presented Cory with the Dell Raudelunas Spirit of Caring Award in 2016 for his exceptional commitment to community service.

In his role as 2nd Ward Councilman in the City of Plainfield, which he has held for 16 years, Cory established the city as a Mental Health Stigma-Free Zone. He also served as a Board of Education and Planning board member.

Cory has been married to Lois Mattson for 40 years. Cory and Lois met as colleagues at Bridgeway, married, and raised their children, Alexa, and Matthew in Plainfield, New Jersey.