Board and Advisory Councils

People with disabilities and family members comprise the majority of each advisory and the agency's Board of Directors. The Board of Directors includes representation from the advisory councils.Board of Directors

Board of Directors

DRNJ is governed by a sixteen-member Board of Directors, the majority of whom are individuals with disabilities or family members of an individual with a disability. The governing board includes representatives from each of the agency's consumer advisory councils and is diverse in terms of race, ethnicity and geography.

The current members of the Board of Directors are:

• Walter Anthony Woodberry (Chair)
• Kathleen Wood (Vice Chair)
• Mitchell Friedman (Treasurer)
• Andrew McGeady (Secretary)
• Harold Aguilar
• Ellie Byra
• Carolyn D. Hayer
• Candice Hendricks
• Purnima Rathi Hernandez
• Sharol A. Lewis
• Richard Olsen
• Leah Ziskin

Advisory Councils

To ensure consumer input and participation, DRNJ has three advisory councils: PADD Advisory; PAIMI Advisory; and ATAC Advisory.

PADD Advisory

• Lowell Arye
• Thomas Baffuto
• Elaine Buchsbaum
• Ellie Byra
• Dennis Donatelli
• Samuel D. Jackson
• Tasha Jones
• Liza Gundell
• Anita M. Kneeley
• Alison Lozano
• Gary B. Rubin
• Bob Titus
• Nancy G. Richardson
• Dr. Deborah M. Spitalnik
• David Tag

PAIMI Advisory

• Carolyn Beauchamp
• Jack Bucher
• Russell H. Gale
• Marilyn Goldstein
• Sam Laskin
• Bill Nordahl
• Laurie Townsend
• Marie D. Verna
• Stuart Weiner
• Debra Wentz
• Walter Woodberry

ATAC Advisory

• R. Scott Elliott
• Judy Formalarie
• David Free
• Edward J. Heaton
• Mike Lione
• Edwin Montanez
• Melanie O'Dea-Pikokken
• Richard Olsen
• Ina White
• Kathleen Wood

 

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Disclaimer

DRNJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides services to all persons with disabilities regardless of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status, familial status, sex, sexual or affectional orientation, ancestry or disability. Any concerns regarding the agency’s compliance with these non-discrimination efforts may be brought to the attention of the Executive Director.