Current Board Members

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT:
Kirsten Scheurer Branigan
Law Office of Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, P.C.
187 Washington Avenue
Suite 2B
Nutley, NJ 07110
T: 973-661-3344
F: 973-661-3355
Kirsten@KSBraniganlaw.com
Website: www.KSBraniganlaw.com
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PRESIDENT-ELECT:                      
Desha L. Jackson, Esq.
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A.
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
Suite 900 Box 10
Woodbridge, NJ 07095-0958
T: 732-855-6007
F: 732-726-6648
djackson@wilentz.com
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VICE-PRESIDENT:
Pamela Poff
Pamela S. Poff, LLC
32 Eleron Place
Wayne, NJ 07470
T:  201-315-3960
F:  973-628-4591
pspoff@verizon.net          

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER:
Catherine Elston 
C. Elston & Associates
3350 Hwy 138 Bldg 2, Ste 121
Wall, NJ 07719
cmelston@elstonlaw.com               

Michele Meyer-Shipp
Merrill Lynch
1600 Merrill Lynch Drive, 1st Floor
Pennington, NJ 08534
T:  609-274-6855
F:  609-274-0745
Michele_meyer-shipp@ml.com
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:
Heather Boshak           
Fox Rothschild LLP
75 Eisenhower Parkway
Roseland, NJ 07068
T:  973-992-4800
F:  973-992-9125
hboshak@foxrothschild.com

Kristina R. Haymes
Making Peace Mediation LLC
25 Pompton Avenue, Suite 101
Verona, NJ 07044
T:  973-338-0075
F:  973-859-7870
Kristina@Kristinahaymes.com
Website: www.kristinahaymes.com
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CORPORATE SECRETARIES:
Jessica Stein Allen           
Law Clerk to the Hon. Madeline Cox Arleo
United States District Court
District of New Jersey
T: 973-297-4903
jessica_allen@njd.uscourts.gov

Tracy M. Thompson
NJ Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 63, Trenton, NJ 08625
tracy.thompson@lps.state.nj.us

GENERAL COUNSEL:                      
Heather G. Suarez           
Walter, Hayden & Brogan, PA
5 Becker Farm Rd.
Roseland, NJ 07068
T:  973-992-5300
F:  973-992-1006
hgsuarez@whbesqs.com
Website: www.whbesqs.com
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Christine Rigney           
BEA Systems, Inc.
140 Allen Road
Liberty Corner, NJ 07938
T:  908-580-3265
F:  908-580-3355
rigney@bea.com

DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP &
MEMBER SERVICES:           
Linda Mirsky Brenneman 
BASF Corporation
100 Campus Drive
Florham Park, NJ 07932
T: 1-973-245-7781
F: 1-973-245-6712
linda.brenneman@basf.com

Wendy Johnson Lario
Day Pitney LLP
P. O. Box 1945
Morristown, NJ 07962
T:  973-966-8183
F:  973-966-1550
wlario@daypitney.com
Website: www.daypitney.com
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DIRECTORS OF CORPORATE RELATIONS:
Elizabeth Siso Bair 
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
T:  201.229.4230
C:  201.803.5067
F:  201.229.5704
ebair@sea.samsung.com
www.samsung.com

Suzanne Cerra           
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C.
51 JFK Parkway
Short Hills, NJ 07078
T:  973-218-2650
scerra@nfclegal.com

DIRECTORS OF MARKETING &
PUBLIC RELATIONS:        
Christine Baker           
Realogy Corp./Legal Department
1 Campus Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
T:  973-407-2000
christine.baker@realogy.com

Nancy McDonald           
Bressler, Amery & Ross, PC
P. O. Box 1980
Morristown, NJ 07962
T:  973-514-1200
F:  973-514-1660
nmcdonald@bressler.com

DIRECTORS OF PROGRAMMING:
Lynda Bennett        
Robertson, Freilich, Bruno & Cohen, LLC
The Legal Center
One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102-5468
T: 973-848-2121
F: 973-848-2138
Lbennett@rfbclaw.com

Galit Kierkut
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
P. O. Box 5600
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Direct Dial: 732-476-2416
T: 732-549-5600
F: 732-549-1881
GKIERKUT@greenbaumlaw.com
Website: www.greenbaumlaw.com
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DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC POLICY:
Lynne Anne Anderson           
Sills, Cummis, Epstein & Gross, P.C.
1 Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-643-5686
F:  973-286-5514
landerson@sillscummis.com
Website: www.sillscummis.com
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Patricia Barasch
Schall & Barasch
66 E. Main St.
Moorestown, NJ 08057
T:  856-914-9200
F:  856-914-9420
pbarasch@njemployeerightslaw.com

DIRECTORS OF BEST PRACTICES:
Natalie Hiott-Levine           
PAR-Center for WorkLife Law
28 Bailey Rd.
Millburn, NJ 07041
T:  973-313-2476
nhiottlevine@aol.com
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Lisa Wolmart                     
Schering-Plough Corp.
2000 Galloping Hill Rd.
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
T:  908-298-4000
Lisa.martinez.wolmart@spcorp.com

CHAIR OF NOMINATIONS:
Linda Lordi Cavanaugh          
NJ Turnpike Authority
Box 1121
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
T:  732-247-0900
F:  732-247-6314
lcavanaugh@gspkwy.state.nj.us

TRUSTEES

Region 1            
Essex and Hudson            
Linda Harvey                       
Greenberg, Dauber, Epstein & Tucker, P.C.
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-643-3700
F:  973-643-1218
lharvey@greenbergdauber.com

Region 2           
Bergen and Passaic           
Gina Bilangi            
DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP
50 W. State
Teaneck, NJ 07666
T:  201-928-1100
gbilangi@decotiislaw.com

Region 3           
Morris and Sussex            
Nancy Arencibia           
Jackson Lewis, LLP
220 Headquarters Plaza, East Tower
Morristown, NJ 07960
T:  973-538-6890
F:  973-540-9015
arencibn@jacksonlewis.com

Region 4           
Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren       
Linda Tancs             
DeNovo Enterprises, LLC
P.O. Box 7232
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
T: 908-359-0319
Denovoenterprises@earthlink.net

Region 5           
Middlesex and Union        
Meryl A. G. Gonchar           
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, LLP
P. O. Box 5600
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
T:  732-549-5600
F:  732-549-1881
mgonchar@greenbaumlaw.com
Website: www.greenbaumlaw.com
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Region 6           
Monmouth and Ocean      
Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor  
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.C.
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
Suite 900, Box 10
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
T:  732-636-8000
F:  732-855-6117
etorregrossa@wilentz.com
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Region 7           
Mercer, Burlington and Camden        
Sandra S. Moran
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC  
700 Alexander Park, Suite 300
Princeton, NJ 08540
T:  609-987-6808
F:  609-520-0360
sandra.moran@bipc.com     
Website: www.bipc.com  
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Region 8           
Atlantic, Cumberland, Cape May,
Gloucester and Salem
Karen Upshaw           
Atlantic City Assistant Business Administrator 
Atlantic City (City) Atlantic County
City Hall
1301 Bacharach Blvd.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
T:  609-347-5245
F:  609-347-5208
Kmupshawesq1@yahoo.com

TRUSTEES-AT-LARGE

Marie Accardi            
Monmouth County           
Ronan Tuzzio & Giannone
4000 Route 66
Tinton Falls, NJ 07753
T:  732-922-3300
F:  732-918-8505
maccardi@ronanlaw.com

Susan C. Berger              
Bergen County           
Department of Law and Public Safety
124 Halsey Street
P. O. Box 45029
Newark, NJ 07101
T:  973-648-4738
F:  973-648-3879
Susan.berger@law.dol.lps.state.nj.us

Stacy Ann Biancamano           
Union County                       
Office of Federal Public Defender
Assistant Federal Public Defender
972 Broad St.
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-645-6347
F:  973-645-3101
Stacy_Biancamano@fd.org

Olga E. Bradford            
Union County                       
Department of Law and Public Safety
124 Halsey Street
P. O. Box 45029
Newark, NJ 07101
T:  973-648-4738
F:  973-648-3879
Olga.bradford@law.dol.lps.state.nj.us

Sheila Carson       
Essex County                       
Lowenstein Sandler, P.C.
65 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
T:  973-597-2368
F:  973-597-2369
scarson@lowenstein.com

Jennifer B. Cohen           
Somerset County           
Brother International Corp.
(Chair of Corp. Relations Committee)
100 Somerset Corporate Blvd.
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911
T:  908-252-3166
F:  908-575-3716
Jennifer.cohen@brother.com

Lori Dvorak               
Monmouth County           
Dvorak & Associates, LLC
390 George Street, 8th Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
T:  732-317-0130
F:  732-317-0140
ldvorak@dvorakandassociates.com
Website: www.dvorakandassociates.com
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Courtney Gaccione 
Essex County                       
Essex County Counsel,
Chief Labor/Employment
Hall of Records
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-621-2703
F:  973-621-4599
cgaccione@counsel.essexcountynj.org

Carmen M. Garcia
Mercer County           
State of New Jersey Parole Board
P. O. Box 862
Trenton, NJ 08652-0862
T:  609-292-0120
F:  609-984-2188
Cgquixote@aol.com

Susan Hodges
Camden County           
Archer & Greiner
One Centennial Square
33 E. Euclid Avenue
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
T:  856-795-2121
F:  856-795-0574
shodges@archerlaw.com

Angela A. Iuso
Essex County                       
Connell Foley LLP
85 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
T:  973-535-0500
F:  973-535-9217
aiuso@connellfoley.com
Website: www.connellfoley.com
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Wendy Klein
Bergen County           
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.
Court Plaza North, 4th Floor
25 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
T:  201-489-3000
wklein@coleschotz.com
Website: www.coleschotz.com
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Elizabeth Legiec 
Morris County                       
Frohling & Hudack, LLC
17 Fulton Street
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-622-2800
F:  973-622-2866
ELegiacFH@aol.com

Janetta D. Marbrey           
Mercer County           
Office of the Prosecutor (Mercer)
Box 8068
Trenton, NJ 08650
T:  609-989-6350
F:  609-989-0161
jmarbrey@mercercounty.org

Connie Mateo            
Morris County                       
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
100 Southgate Parkway
P. O. Box 1997
Morristown, NJ 07962
T:  973-538-4006
F:  973-538-5146
cmatteo@pbnlaw.com

Susan O’Connor           
Middlesex County           
Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas
40 Paterson
P. O. Box 480
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
T:  732-545-4717
F:  732-545-4579
soconnor@hoaglandlongo.com
Website: www.hoaglandlongo.com
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Kimarie Rahil McDonald
Warren County           
Laufer, Knapp, Torzewski & Dalena, LLC
23 Cattano Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962
T:  973-285-1444
F:  973-285-0271

Carmen A. Rodriguez
Morris County                       
Department of Law and Public Safety
124 Halsey Street
P. O. Box 45029
Newark, NJ 07101
T:  973-648-4738
F:  973-648-3879
Carmen.rodriguez@law.dol.lps.state.nj.us

Leslie Cascone Rohrbacker           
Morris County                       
The Medicines Company
8 Campus Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
T:  973-647-6175
F:  973-656-0746
Leslie.rohrbacker@themedco.com

Anne Ronan               
Bergen County           
The Law Office of Howard P. Davis
440 sylvan Avenue, Suite 130
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
T:  201-569-5959
F:  201-871-4544
anne@alpinefund.com

Debra A. Sahler
Somerset County           
Ventantonio & Wildenhain
95 Mt. Bethel Road
Warren, NJ 07059
T:  908-757-3900
F:  908-757-9609
dsahler@vwlaw.com
Website: www.vwlaw.com
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Sandra Brown Sherman
Morris County
Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland &
Perretti, LLP
Headquarters Plaza I
Morristown, NJ 07962
T:  973-538-0800
F:  973-538-1984
ssherman@riker.com
Website: www.riker.com
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Esther Suarez
Bergen County           
County of Bergen, County Counsel
One Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601
T:  201-336-6950
F:  201-336-6966
esuarez@co.bergen.nj.us

Elissa Mizzone Testa
Passaic County           
Mizzone Law Firm, P.A. / Essex County Counsel
245 Paterson Avenue
Little Falls, NJ 07424
T:  973-785-8887
F:  973-785-0950
elissa@mfmlawfirm.com

Marianne Zembryski 
Union County
Mackevich Burke & Stanicki
P. O. Box 919
Clark, NJ 07066
T:  732-388-2121
F:  732-388-0330
mzembryski@yahoo.com
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EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Christine Amalfe            
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, PC
1 Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-596-4829
F:  973-639-6230
calmalfe@gibbonslaw.com
Website: www.gibbonslaw.com
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Marilyn Askin
President, AARP
(Past NJWLA President)
Rutgers University
marilynaskin@comcast.net

Monica Barrett            
University Counsel
Rutgers University
7 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
T:  732-932-7813
F:  732-932-6913
barrett@oldqueens.rutgers.edu

Christine Bator              
Board Public Utilities
2 Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-648-2026
F:  973-648-4298
cbatoresq@comcast.net

Frances V. Bouchoux                   
Rutgers University
123 Washington Street
Center for Law & Justice
Newark, NJ 07102-3094
T:  973-353-1714
F:  973-353-1717
bouchoux@andromeda.rutgers.edu

Ann Marie Burke             
Wakefern Corp.
P. O. Box 7812
Edison, NJ 08818
Ann.burke@wakefern.com

Colette Coolbaugh
(Past NJWLA President)
2 Clivedon Court
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
T:  609-844-0250
F:  609-844-0250
c.coolbaugh@att.net

Holly English                         
Post, Polak, Goodsell, MacNeill & Strauchler, PA
425 Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
T:  973-228-9900
F:  973-994-1705
Holly.english@ppgms.com
Website: www.ppgms.com
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Cathy Fleming
Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge, LLP
51 JFK Parkway
Short Hills, NJ 07078
T:  973-376-7700
F:  973-376-3380
cfleming@eapdlaw.com

Michele M. Fox                 
Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll
Plaza 1000, Suite 500
Main Street
Voorhees, NJ 08043
T:  856-873-5522
F:  856-873-9057
foxmm@ballardspahr.com

Susan Goldring                     
Goldring, Dalton & Edwards 
(Past NJWLA President)
1 Executive Drive
Tinton Falls, NJ 07701
T:  732-842-4777
F:  732-758-8488
www.Sgoldringedwards.com

Linda Lashbrook           
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.C. 
(Past NJWLA Vice- President & Treasurer)
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.C.
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
llashbrook@wilentz.com

Pamela Mainardi                    
(NJWLA Past Treasurer)
32 Mercer
Hackensack, NJ 07601
T:  201-489-9899
F:  201-489-8448
pamelamain@aol.com

Maxine Neuhauser
Epstein, Becker & Green, PC
2 Gateway Center, 12th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-639-8269
mneuhauser@ebglaw.com

Hope Pomeranz                   
PSE&G
80 Park Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-430-8669
F:  973-645-1307
Hope.pomerantz@pseg.com

Norma Rosenbloom               
Goldring, Dalton & Edwards 
(Past NJWLA President & Treasurer)
1 Executive Drive
Tinton Falls, NJ 07701
T:  732-842-4777
F:  732-758-8488
norphil@comcast.net

Phoebe Seham                        
(NJWLA Founder & Past President)
19 Creston Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670

Judy Verrone                         
DeCotiis, Fitpatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP
500 Frank W. Burr Blvd.
Teaneck, NJ 07666
T:  201-928-1100
jverrone@decotiislaw.com

COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES

DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Chairs:            
Michelle Meyer-Shipp
Merrill Lynch
1600 Merrill Lynch Drive, 1st Floor
Pennington, NJ 08534
T:  609-274-6855
F:  609-274-0745
Michele_meyer-shipp@ml.com
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Camelia Valdes      
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office
970 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
T:  973-645-2700
F:  973-645-2702
Camellia.valdes@usdoj.gov

WOMEN OF COLOR TASK FORCE
Chairs:            
Joan Burke                         
Attorney General’s Office
Division of Criminal Justice
Fice Executive Campus, Suite 205
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
T:  856-486-3108
F:  854-486-2965
burkej@njdcj.org

Ferlanda F. Nixon   
Ferlanda TM
PO Box 6
Mt. Freedom, NJ 07970
T:  973-525-5215
F:  973-895-2295
Ferlanda@Ferlanda.com
Website: www.Ferlanda.com
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GENDER EQUITY TASK FORCE     
Chairs:            
Virginia Pettinelli                  
Human Resources Attorney
Englehard Corporation
101 Wood Avenue South
P. O. Box 770
Iselin, NJ 08830-0770
T:  732-205-7091
Virginia.pettinelli@englehard.com

Rose Reyes McKiernan           
Reyes-McKiernan, LLC
2050 Center Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
T:  201-750-0109