CIANJ
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
DAX STROHMEYER President, Triangle Manufacturing
VICE CHAIRWOMAN
KIM VIERHEILIG President of Buildings and Facilities, STV
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
JAMES A. KOSCH Partner McCarter & English, LLP
DREW R. MALDONADO Managing Director, Private Client Advisor Bank of America Private Bank
DEL MCLENNON Director of Business Development / Sales Safari Solutions
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRWOMAN
AUDREY C. MURPHY, ESQ, MSN, RN Executive Vice President / Chief Legal Officer Hackensack Meridian Health
PAST CHAIRMEN
RICHARD W. ABRAMSON Member, Cole Schotz P. C.
NORMAN ALWORTH Chief Operating Officer, Perfect Snax, LLC
JAMES R. BEATTIE( in memoriam) Counsel to the Firm Beattie Padovano LLC
JAMES D’ AGOSTINO President, JD Companies
WILLIAM C. HANSON President NAI James E. Hanson Inc.
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( HONORARY) Dorfman Abrams Music
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.”
Board Members
JAQUELINE ADELFIO Senior Director PSEG
RON ANDERSEN Senior Managing Director, Commercial Private Banker Peapack-Gladstone Bank
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 Services
DONALD F. BUCKLEY Market President TD Bank North Jersey
DAVID CAPODANNO Member of the Firm CLA( CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)
CHUCK CERNIGLIA Executive Director UHNJ
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
DALE CREAMER Director River Bank Management
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 Honorary
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
SALLY GLICK Honorary
BOB GORDON Vice President Stevens & Lee Public Affairs
RICHARD M. GOLDBERG President & CEO Ultra Artists LLC.
ROBERT IACULLO Honorary
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
ALADAR G. KOMJATHY Owner Komjathy & Kean, LLC
PAUL KRIEGER Managing Partner Deloitte LLP
ANTHONY J. LEE President The Cardinal Hill Group, Inc.
DANIEL M. LESKO, SVP, Business Banking Sales Manager PNC Bank, N. A.
ALAN LLOYD Regional Vice President Pennoni
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
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
BERNIE PANE Owner First Legacy Title Co
GIANFRANCO A. PIETRAFESA Partner Archer & Greiner P. C.
ROBERT M. PIGNATELLO Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Community Engagement & Strategic Initiatives Fairleigh Dickinson University
BARRY PETRUZZI Vice President Delta Dental
JASON POURAKIS Partner, Mazars USA LLP
DR. CHRISTOPHER ROMANO VP for Strategic Enrollment, Outreach & Engagement Ramapo College
STEVEN C. SCHINELLA, CPA Roseland Office Managing Partner CohnReznick, LLP
THOMAS J. SHARA Vice Chairman Provident 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
ED STEVENSON, ESQ. Partner CSG Law
JIM TROUWBORST Managing Director, 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
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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