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Chairman, Board of Trustees

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2017
• Board of Governors appointee to the Board of Trustees 2020
• Committees: Ex-officio member of all committees
• Mr. Betancourt is a partner at the law firm Triarsi, Betancourt, Wukovits & Dugan in Cranford.
• Education: J.D., University of Puerto Rico; B.A., Tulane University
• Westfield, NJ

Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2020
• Board of Governors appointee to the Board of Trustees 2025
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Audit, Budget & Finance (Vice Chair), Buildings & Grounds, Educational Planning & Policy. Mr. Campbell also serves as the board liaison to the New Jersey Council of County Colleges
• Mr. Campbell is Corporate Vice President of Investor Relations at Wiley in Hoboken
• Education: MBA, Rutgers University; B.A., Rutgers University; A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Berkeley Heights, NJ

President

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Member, Board of Trustees

• Gubernatorial appointee to the Board of Trustees 2002
• Committees: Audit, Buildings & Grounds
• Mr. Castro is the founder and leader of the real estate firm Premier Homes in Roselle Park.
• Elizabeth, NJ

Member, Board of Trustees

• Gubernatorial appointee to the Board of Trustees 2012
• Committees: Audit, Budget & Finance (Chair)
• Mr. Connolly is a Certified Public Account (CPA) and the managing director of Connolly & Co. in Warren.
• Education: B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Mountainside, NJ

Member, Board of Trustees

Vice Chair, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2023
• Board of Governors appointee to the Board of Trustees 2026
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Budget & Finance, Buildings & Grounds, Marketing
• Mr. Della Sala recently retired as Head of Shared Services for M&T Bank.
• Education: B.S., California State University 鈥� Los Angeles; Glendale Community College (CA)
• Summit, NJ

Member, Board of Trustees

• Union County Board of County Commissioners appointee to the Board of Trustees 2018
• Committee: Buildings & Grounds
• Mr. Merino is the principal owner at Fresh and Clean Painting LLC in Elizabeth and served in the U.S. Army.
• Elizabeth, NJ

Member, Board of Trustees

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2024
• Board of Governors appointee to the Board of Trustees 2026
• Committees: Buildings & Grounds (Chair), Marketing
• Mr. Richel is Vice President of Asset & Property Management at RWJBarnabas Health.
• Education: B.A., Villanova University
• Berkeley Heights, NJ

Member, Board of Trustees

• Union County Board of County Commissioners appointee to the Board of Trustees 2025
• Committees: Educational Planning & Policy, Buildings & Grounds
• Ms. Root has a speech therapy practice in Berkeley Heights. She is also an adjunct instructor at Kean University and San Francisco State University.
• Education: M.A., New York University; B.A., University of California Santa Cruz
• Westfield, NJ

Member, Board of Trustees

• Union County Board of County Commissioners appointee to the Board of Trustees 2019
• Committee: Educational Planning & Policy
• Dr. Tasharofi is medical director at Union County Healthcare Associates.
• Education: M.D., Ross University School of Medicine; B.S., California State University at Northridge
• Clark, NJ

Student Representative, Board of Trustees

• Student Representative to the Board of Trustees 2025-2026
• Committee: Educational Planning & Policy
• Ms. Ramos-Rodr铆guez is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a concentration in Spanish and a Teacher of Students with Disabilities endorsement at Kean University. She hopes to become a bilingual special education teacher.
• Education: A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Linden, NJ

Legal Counsel

• Mr. Giacobbe is managing partner at Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs LLC.

Chair, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2023
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Budget & Finance, Buildings & Grounds, Educational Planning & Policy (Chair)
• Mr. Toriello is of counsel at the law firm Holland & Knight where he was a partner, Litigation Practice Group leader, and co-chair of the firm鈥檚 Insurance Industry team until 2023
• Education: J.D., St. John鈥檚 University School of Law; B.A., Brooklyn College
• Westfield, NJ

Vice Chair, Board of Governors

Member, Board of Trustees

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2023
• Board of Governors appointee to the Board of Trustees 2026
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Budget & Finance, Buildings & Grounds, Marketing
• Mr. Della Sala recently retired as Head of Shared Services for M&T Bank.
• Education: B.S., California State University 鈥� Los Angeles; Glendale Community College (CA)
• Summit, NJ

President

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Member, Board of Governors

• Alumni Association appointee to the Board of Governors 2013
• Education: A.S., 含羞草研究所
• Elizabeth, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

Chairman, Board of Trustees

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2017
• Board of Governors appointee to the Board of Trustees 2020
• Committees: Ex-officio member of all committees
• Mr. Betancourt is a partner at the law firm Triarsi, Betancourt, Wukovits & Dugan in Cranford.
• Education: J.D., University of Puerto Rico; B.A., Tulane University
• Westfield, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2020
• Board of Governors appointee to the Board of Trustees 2025
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Audit, Budget & Finance (Vice Chair), Buildings & Grounds, Educational Planning & Policy. Mr. Campbell also serves as the board liaison to the New Jersey Council of County Colleges
• Mr. Campbell is Corporate Vice President of Investor Relations at Wiley in Hoboken
• Education: MBA, Rutgers University; B.A., Rutgers University; A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Berkeley Heights, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2023
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Audit, Educational Planning & Policy
• Ms. Enix-Ross is Senior Advisor, Global Engagement, for the International Dispute Resolution Group at the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton in their New York City office.
• Education: J.D., University of Miami School of Law, B.A., University of Miami
• Westfield, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2025
• Committee: Educational Planning & Policy
• Ms. Fitzpatrick is a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur. She and her husband created the Fitzpatrick Family Foundation, which is focused on education.
• Education: B.A., Montclair State University; A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Westfield, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2005
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Audit (Chair), Budget & Finance, Buildings & Grounds (Vice Chair), Marketing
• Mr. Hehl is a partner at the law firm Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. where he practices in the areas of real estate and land use & zoning.
• Education: J.D., Fordham Law School; B.A., Montclair State University; A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Scotch Plains, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Alumni Association appointee to the Board of Governors 2001
• Committees: Budget & Finance, Buildings & Grounds
• Ms. Herran retired as a vice president ILEU at Exxon/Infineum.
• Education: B.A., Caldwell University; A.S., 含羞草研究所
• Cranford, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 1990
• Previously served on the Board of Trustees from 2008 鈥� 2020
• Committee: Joint Executive Committee, Budget & Finance
• Mr. Hobbie is an attorney at Hobbie & Hobbie, LLC in Cranford.
• Education: J.D., Rutgers University; B.A., Dartmouth College聽
• Westfield, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2011
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Audit (Vice Chair), Educational Planning & Policy
• Mr. Horan is President & CEO Emeritus at Trinitas Regional Medical Center.聽
• Education: M.A., George Washington University; B.A., St. Peter鈥檚 University聽
• Sea Girt, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2012
• Committee: Buildings & Grounds
• Mr. Malcolm is a member of Ironworkers Local #11.聽聽聽
• Garwood, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2011
• Committees: Audit, Budget & Finance, Marketing (Chair)
• Mr. Napor retired from Napor Graf Marketing Group.聽聽聽
• Education: B.A., University of Pennsylvania
• Westfield, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2025
• Committees: Buildings & Grounds, Educational Planning & Policy
• Mr. Nazzaro serves as Chief of Police in Cranford.聽聽
• Education: MPA, Kean University; B.A., Kean University; A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Cranford, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2022
• Committee: Educational Planning & Policy
• Mr. O鈥橬eill is partner and co-chair of the firm鈥檚 education law group at Barton Gilman LLP.聽聽
• Education: J.D., University of Virginia School of Law; M.Ed., Columbia University Teachers College; B.A., Oberlin College; A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Mountainside, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2023
• Committee: Educational Planning & Policy
• Ms. Rice serves as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Engagement at Coqual.聽
• Education: M.A., The New School; B.A., San Jose State University
• Plainfield, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

Member, Board of Trustees

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2024
• Board of Governors appointee to the Board of Trustees 2026
• Committees: Buildings & Grounds (Chair), Marketing
• Mr. Richel is Vice President of Asset & Property Management at RWJBarnabas Health.
• Education: B.A., Villanova University
• Berkeley Heights, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2022
• Committees: Budget & Finance, Marketing
• Mr. Roundtree is retired and was formerly a Managing Director at Bank of New York
• Education: B.A., Pace University
• Montclair, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2025
• Committees: Joint Executive Committee, Buildings & Grounds, Budget & Finance, Educational Planning & Policy (Vice Chair)
• Mr. Sloan was an executive with AT&T FirstNet serving as Chief Operating Officer and is now a technology consultant.
• Education: MBA, Seton Hall University; B.A., Curry College
• Westfield, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Alumni Association appointee to the Board of Governors 2025
• Committee: Buildings & Grounds
• Ms. Vecchione is an active volunteer in the community with a number of organ and tissue donation organizations as well as other local philanthropies.
• Education: A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Springfield, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2015
• Committees: Buildings & Grounds, Educational Planning & Policy
• Mr. Weisberg retired as a vice president at Johnson & Johnson.聽
• Education: B.A., Temple University
• Warren, NJ

Member, Board of Governors

• Appointed to the Board of Governors 2006
• Committees: Budget & Finance, Educational Planning & Policy
• Mrs. Zimmermann is a self-described 鈥減rofessional volunteer.鈥� She was previously a Trustee and Chair of the Board of Governors. She also served as Chair of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges.
• Education: B.A., Rutgers University; A.A., 含羞草研究所
• Summit, NJ