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Board of Directors

Officers/Executive Committee

President

Karen Cortellino, M.D., Montville Township Board of Education

Vice President for Finance

Dr. Tom Connors, Piscataway Board of Education

Vice President for County Activities

Barry Fitzgerald, Lenape Regional Board of Education

Vice President for Legislation/Resolutions

Chanta L. Jackson, Neptune Township Board of Education

Immediate Past President

Irene LeFebvre, Boonton Town 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
Linda Gilch, Gloucester Township Board of Education (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
Kathryn Weller-Demming, Montclair 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
Enrico Bolognino, Secaucus Board of Education (Alt.)

HUNTERDON

Robert Imhoff, High Bridge Board of Education
Nickolas Moustakas, Holland Township 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
Mark Patterson, Oceanport Board of Education (Alt.)

MORRIS

Diane Morris, Mine Hill Township Board of Education
Joseph Daughtry, Montville Township Board of Education (Alt.)

OCEAN

Jennifer Bacchione, Berkeley Township Board of Education
Victoria Pakala, Brick Township Board of Education (Alt.)

PASSAIC

Alan Paris, Clifton Board of Education
Valdo Panzera, Jr., North Haledon Board of Education (Alt.)

SALEM

Eileen Miller, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education
Timothy Hack, Pittsgrove Township Board of Education (Alt.)

SOMERSET

Barry Walker, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board of Education
Jean Trujillo, Hillsborough Township Board of Education (Alt.)

SUSSEX

Vacancy
Ronald Hoffman, Hardyston Board of Education (Alt.)

UNION

J. Brendan Galligan, Westfield Board of Education
Dr. Brittany Kirkland, Roselle Park Board of Education (Alt.)

WARREN

Scott Nodes, Greenwich Township Board of Education
Jaclyn Rowbotham, Harmony Township Board of Education (Alt.)

COUNTY ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP

Michael Jacobs, Ridgefield Board of Education
Tammeisha D. Smith, Knowlton Township Board of Education (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.)

2024-2025 NJSBA Board of Directors Meeting Schedule

  • September 20, 2024  
  • November 15, 2024 
  • January 31, 2025  
  • March 28, 2025 
  • May 2, 2025

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

Minutes from NJSBA Board of Directors Meetings