Board of Directors
NJSBA is overseen by an elected Board of Directors, representative of the Garden State’s 21 county school boards associations, and urban, county and vocational boards. The board is led by an elected Executive Committee, consisting of five officers tasked with monitoring the organization’s operations and finances.
Board of Directors Handbook
To learn more about the Board of Directors, review the handbook, which includes the role of the Board of Directors, NJSBA’s bylaws, operations, and governance calendar.
Officers/Executive Committee
President
Michael A. Jacobs, Ridgefield Board of Education
Vice President for Finance
Dr. Tom Connors, Piscataway Board of Education
Vice President for County Activities
Barry Walker, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board of Education
Vice President for Legislation/Resolutions
Bernadette Dalesandro, Netcong Board of Education
Immediate Past President
Karen Cortellino, M.D., Montville Township Board of Education
Executive Director
Timothy J. Purnell, Ed.D.
Board of Directors
ATLANTIC
Louis Della Barca, Egg Harbor Township Board of Education
Theresa Hudson, Absecon Board of Education (Alt.)
BERGEN
Michael Sprague, Norwood Board of Education
Behrooz Pasdar, Emerson Board of Education (Alt.)
BURLINGTON
Michael McClure, Maple Shade Board of Education
Carlye Lamarca, Burlington Township Board of Education (Alt.)
CAMDEN
Karen Sorbello, Magnolia Board of Education
Vacancy (Alt.)
CAPE MAY
Jacqueline McAlister, Ocean City Board of Education
Vacancy (Alt.)
CUMBERLAND
Cedric Holmes, Vineland Board of Education
Erica Williams-Mosley, Bridgeton Board of Education (Alt.)
ESSEX
Benjamin Morse, Bloomfield Board of Education
Kasey Dudley, Bloomfield Board of Education (Alt.)
GLOUCESTER
Dr. Rena’ Morrow, Monroe Township Board of Education
Crystal Greene, Clayton Board of Education (Alt.)
HUDSON
Hector Gonzalez, Jr., Bayonne Board of Education
Vacancy (Alt.)
HUNTERDON
Robert Imhoff, High Bridge Board of Education
Elizabeth Fiore, Readington Board of Education (Alt.)
MERCER
Dana Krug, West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education
Addie Lane, Trenton Board of Education (Alt.)
MIDDLESEX
Liwu Hong, East Brunswick Board of Education
Diana Jaquez, New Brunswick Board of Education (Alt.)
MONMOUTH
Kathy Winecoff, Millstone Township Board of Education
Kenneth Cook, Keansburg Board of Education (Alt.)
MORRIS
Diane Morris, Mine Hill Township Board of Education
Irene LeFebvre, Boonton Town Board of Education (Alt.)
OCEAN
Victoria Pakala, Brick Township Board of Education
Dana Weber, Island Heights Board of Education (Alt.)
PASSAIC
Alan Paris, Clifton Board of Education
Maryann Capursi, Passaic City Board of Education (Alt.)
SALEM
Eileen Miller, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education
John Ashcraft, Penns Grove-Carneys Point Board of Education (Alt.)
SOMERSET
Jean Trujillo, Hillsborough Township Board of Education
Jennifer Agugliaro, Watchung Board of Education (Alt.)
SUSSEX
Ronald Hoffman, Hardyston Township Board of Education
Kaitlin Gagnon, Sparta Township Board of Education (Alt.)
UNION
William Hulse, Cranford Board of Education
Dicxiana Carbonell, Union Township Board of Education (Alt.)
WARREN
Scott Nodes, Greenwich Township Board of Education
Jaclyn Rowbotham, Harmony Township Board of Education (Alt.)
COUNTY ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP
Vacant
Julie Kozempel, Washington Township Board of Education, Gloucester County (Alt.)
URBAN BOARDS
Rita Martin, Winslow Township Board of Education, Camden County
Marsha Hershman, Lindenwold Board of Education, Camden County (Alt.)
Rosa E. Moreno-Ortego, Elizabeth Board of Education, Union County
Cynthia Atkins, Roselle Board of Education, Union County (Alt.)
Diane Johnson, Pennsauken Board of Education, Camden County
Sheri Lowery, Pemberton Township Board of Education, Burlington County (Alt.)
VOCATIONAL BOARDS
Jon-Henry Barr, Union County Vocational Board of Education
Ruth Hands, Cumberland County Vocational Board of Education (Alt.)
2025-2026 NJSBA Board of Directors Meeting Schedule
- September 19, 2025
- November 14, 2025
- January 30, 2026
- March 27, 2026
- May 1, 2026
(Unless otherwise announced, Board of Directors meetings will begin at 7 p.m.)