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Board of Directors

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

(Unless otherwise announced, Board of Directors meetings will begin at 7 p.m.)

Minutes from NJSBA Board of Directors Meetings

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