CIANJ
CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD
AUDREY C . MURPHY , ESQ , MSN , RN Executive Vice President , Co-Chief Legal Officer Chief Officer , Team Member Health & Safety Hackensack Meridian Health
VICE CHAIRMAN
DAX STROHMEYER President , Triangle Manufacturing
TREASURER
KATHLEEN ALEXANDER Partner , Sax , LLP
SECRETARY
JOSEPH IMPERATO , JR . Partner , XSolutions Consulting Services , LLC
COUNSEL
LANNY S . KURZWEIL Partner , McCarter & English , LLP
PRESIDENT ANTHONY RUSSO AT LARGE MEMBERS
PAIGE DWORAK President & CEO , CareWell Health Medical Center
PAUL HARENCAK Vice President , Operations LPS Industries
DREW R . MALDONADO Managing Director , Private Client Advisor Bank of America
DEL MCLENNON Director of Business Development / Sales Safari Solutions
KIM VIERHEILIG President of Buildings and Facilities , STV
PAST CHAIRMEN
RICHARD W . ABRAMSON Member , Cole Schotz P . C .
NORMAN ALWORTH Chief Operating Officer , Perfect Snax , LLC
JAMES D ‘ AGOSTINO President , JD Companies President , NAI James E . Hanson
WILLIAM J . HELLER Senior VP And General Counsel , New York Football Giants
MARTIN W . KAFAFIAN , ESQ . Managing Partner , Beattie Padovano , LLC
THOMAS MCNABOLA Senior Advisor , Sax LLP
B . FRANKLIN REINAUER III President , Reinauer Realty Corporation
ANDREW SILVERSTEIN Partner , Dorfman , Abrams , Music LLC
TRACY STRAKA Executive Vice President , Creamer Environmental , Inc .
LOUIS WEISS CEO , WFM Project & Construction , Inc .
Mission
“ The mission of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey is to be the leader in free enterprise advocacy for the purpose of providing , through education , legislative vigilance , and membership interaction , an economic climate that enhances business potential and makes New Jersey a better state in which to live , work and conduct business .”
Directors
RICHARD W . ABRAMSON Member Cole Schotz P . C .
RON ANDERSEN Senior Managing Director , Commercial Private Banker Peapack-Gladstone Bank
AGNES ANTONIAN Chair of Environmental Law Practice Group Connell Foley
ROBERT “ TOBY ” BABEUF Regional Manager , Commercial Banking Wells Fargo Bank , N . A
WENDY BLACHER Market Executive , Northern NJ Middle Market J P Morgan Chase
DR . KELLY BLUNDY , DC Co-owner The Spine & Health Center of New Jersey
JOHN BRENNAN Senior Vice President J . H . Held LLC
PHILIP I . BRILLIANT Founder and Owner Brilliant Environmental Service
DONALD F . BUCKLEY Market President TD Bank North Jersey
DAVID CAPODANNO Member of the Firm CLA ( CliftonLarsonAllen LLP )
BRIAN JOHN CLARK Administrative VP , Group Manager Commercial Banking Division M & T Bank
CONRAD COLON Vice President , Sales & Marketing Goya Foods , Inc .
JOHN J . CORCORAN Managing Director Merritt Walsh Associates , LLC
JAMES D ’ AGOSTINO President JD Companies
GUILLERMO DE VEYGA Vice President William Paterson University
PATRICIA DIAZ CPA , Partner Dorfman , Abrams , Music LLC
ULISES DIAZ Director , Government Affairs Horizon Blue Cross / Blue Shield of NJ
JACQUELINE ESPINOZA Vice President Jersey Central Power & Light
ROBERT P . EVANS Consultant
DANIEL FOWLER Vice President of Corporate Services and Special Projects J . Fletcher Creamer & Sons , Inc .
ERIC M . FRIEDMAN President Bergen Community College
TODD GALANTE Principal / Partner Piro , Zinna , Cifelli , Paris & Genitempo , LLC
SARABETH GAVER Partner White and Williams LLP
SALLY GLICK Business Development Advisor CLA ( CliftonLarsonAllen LLP )
BOB GORDON Vice President Stevens & Lee Public Affairs
RICHARD M . GOLDBERG President & CEO Ultra Artists LLC .
WILLIAM C . HANSON President , NAI James E . Hanson
PAUL HARENCAK Vice President , Operations LPS Industries
TODD HAY Regional VP , Office Director Pennoni Associates , Inc .
ROBERT IACULLO Consultant
LAWRENCE INSERRA , JR . President Inserra Supermarkets , Inc .
AIYSHA ( AJ ) JOHNSON CEO & Executive Director New Jersey Society of CPAs
KEVIN JOYCE VP , Insurance Networks Atlantic Health System
MARTIN W . KAFAFIAN , ESQ . Managing Partner Beattie Padovano , LLC
ALADAR G . KOMJATHY Owner Komjathy & Kean , LLC
JAMES A . KOSCH Partner McCarter & English , LLP
PAUL KRIEGER Managing Partner Deloitte LLP
RICHARD J . LAMBERT Founding Partner Dunn Lambert LLC
ANTHONY J . LEE President The Cardinal Hill Group , Inc .
DANIEL M . LESKO , SVP , Business Banking Sales Manager PNC Bank , N . A .
KEVIN LUING Chairman of the Board Berkeley College
PAUL B . MAIDE Senior Executive Pace Analytical
JOHN MARCHIONI President and COO Selective Insurance Company of America
PAUL MARDEN CEO UnitedHealthcare of New Jersey
MICHAEL A . MARON President & CEO Holy Name Medical Center
BOB MARTIN Managing Director Christie 55 Solutions
MILDRED MIHLON President Felician University
DENNIS MIKULA , JR . President Mikula Contracting , Inc .
MICHAEL MURPHY Vice President of Sales AmeriHealth
WILLIAM MURRAY Executive Vice President , Public Affairs MWWPR
CINDY MYER President Ridgewood Moving Services
STEVEN NAPOLITANO Principal SNS Architects & Engineers
CORETHIA V . E . OATES VP , Portfolio Manager Morgan Stanley
KEVIN O ’ CONNOR VP External Affairs Veolia North America
TERRIE O ’ CONNOR President / Broker Terrie O ’ Connor Realtors
BRENDAN O ’ DONNELL GM , Newark Brewery Anheuser-Busch
ROBERT M . PIGNATELLO Senior Vice President , Government Affairs , Community Engagement & Strategic Initiatives Fairleigh Dickinson University
GIANFRANCO A . PIETRAFESA Partner Archer & Greiner P . C .
BARRY PETRUZZI Vice President Delta Dental
JASON POURAKIS Partner , Mazars USA LLP
B . FRANKLIN REINAUER III President , Reinauer Realty Corporation
DAVID REPETTO Co-Managing Partner Harwood Lloyd , LLC
STEVEN C . SCHINELLA , CPA Roseland Office Managing Partner CohnReznick , LLP
THOMAS J . SHARA President & CEO Lakeland Bank
NISHA M . SIKDER VP of Payer Strategies Valley Health System
MICHAEL SMILOVITCH SVP , Market President Commercial Banking Valley National Bank
AUGUST SODORA President Swift Electrical Supply Co ., Inc .
JENNIFER SOLEWSKI VP Business & Technical Development Bayshore Family of Companies
TRACY STRAKA Executive Vice President Creamer Environmental , Inc .
JIM TROUWBORST SVP , Senior Credit Officer ConnectOne Bank
LEONARD VAN DAM First Senior Vice President Columbia Bank
DEBORAH D . VISCONI President & CEO Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
PETER WEBSTER Resident Managing Director AON Insurance
LOUIS WEISS CEO WFM Project & Construction , Inc .
Information gathered and presented in this publication is presumed to be accurate . However , because of the extensive number of sources used , Commerce Enterprises , Inc . and the CIANJ cannot guarantee accuracy or be responsible for any omissions in fact or credit .
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