As chief operating officer of Easterseals New Jersey, Aleisha Hart is driving a new era of innovation and sustainability for one of the region’s largest human services organizations. Her career began as a senior financial analyst and evolved over more than a decade into a strategic leadership role that now shapes programs and operations serving thousands across the state.
Hart’s advancement through the organization reflects her capacity to merge financial rigor with purpose. She introduced modern financial modeling tools, expanded access to flexible capital, and led the buildout of the data infrastructure now powering real-time decision-making across the enterprise. From overseeing multi-site operations to championing internal transformation, she designs systems that enable scale while preserving mission impact.
In recent years, Hart has guided the organization through a pivotal period of growth and modernization. A cornerstone of that transformation was the creation of an enterprise data warehouse that empowered leadership to move from fragmented reporting to real-time insight. Strategic reporting now drives measurable decisions that enhance operational efficiency and forecast future needs. She also helped secure and lead the acquisition of Easterseals New Jersey’s first permanent corporate headquarters—ending a decades-long reliance on leased spaces and affirming the organization’s long-term financial maturity.
As the future of work evolves, Hart is ensuring Easterseals New Jersey is not only prepared, but positioned to lead. She has championed the development of a centralized digital infrastructure and launched robust training programs that equip staff with tools in whole-person care, behavioral health integration and emerging technologies like AI. Her belief is clear: A resilient workforce is one that is agile, connected to purpose and ready to innovate.
Hart stays motivated by serving as an intrapreneur within a mission-driven environment. Each initiative begins with a focus on improving lives, and she shares that sense of purpose across the organization. Strategy becomes a shared story under her leadership—one where every team member sees their value and impact. That mindset has created a culture where innovation is grounded in empathy and measurable success.
The next chapter for Easterseals New Jersey under Hart’s leadership involves full-scale digital and operational modernization. From predictive staffing models to tech-enabled service delivery, she is engineering a responsive organization ready to expand reach and deepen its community partnerships. She also envisions the organization emerging as a model of excellence in behavioral health and disability services—defined not just by its outcomes, but by how it operates.
As a Titan 100 Honoree, Hart exemplifies the kind of leadership that transforms complexity into progress. She has guided the organization through major transitions, stabilized it through crises and led the creation of statewide service models that now benefit hundreds of families. Of all her accomplishments, she is most proud of helping Easterseals New Jersey move into its first owned headquarters. That moment, for her, symbolized strength, independence and the long-term promise of building an organization designed to lead with impact and purpose.
