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 Solis, New Brunswick Board of Education (Alt.)
MONMOUTH
Kathy Winecoff, Millstone Township Board of Education
Mark Patterson, Oceanport Board of Education (Alt.)
MORRIS
Paul Breda, Wharton Borough Board of Education
Diane Morris, Mine Hill Board of Education (Alt.)
OCEAN
Jennifier 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.)
