Trenton, NJ – Governor Chris Christie filed the following direct appointments with the Secretary of State’s Office.

direct appointments

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
Public Members
Reappoint Nancy L. Axelrod (Haddonfield, Camden) 
Reappoint Bahiyyah Abdullah (Barnegat, Ocean) 
Reappoint Kenyon C. Burke, Ed.D. (Maplewood, Essex) 
Reappoint Sarah Murray Dundas (Morristown, Morris) 
Reappoint George Vernon Guy, Jr. (Lindenwood, Camden) 
Reappoint Professor Wendel White (Galloway, Atlantic) 
Reappoint Theodora Smiley Lacey (Teaneck, Bergen) 
Reappoint Lynda M. Gallashaw (Paterson, Passaic) 
Appoint Pastor Joseph A. Carter (Newark, Essex) 
Reappoint Richlyn F. Goddard, Ph.D. (Atlantic City, Atlantic) 
Reappoint Linda L. Coles-Kauffman (Ewing, Mercer) 
Reappoint Geraldine R. Clark (Guttenberg, Hudson) 
Reappoint Stephenine Dixon (Atlantic City, Atlantic) 
Reappoint Wanda Sims (Newark, Essex) 
Reappoint Samuel Frisby, Sr. (Trenton, Mercer)
Reappoint Darlene D. Bryant, Ph.D. (Vineland, Cumberland) 
Reappoint Jeffrey Jones (Paterson, Passaic) 
Reappoint Deborah M. Prinz (South Orange, Essex) 
Reappoint Yvette Donaldson (Piscataway, Middlesex) 
Appoint Jackie P. Taylor, SPHR (Hillsborough, Somerset) 
Appoint Agha M. Khan (Jersey City, Hudson, District 33)

Martin Luther King Center
Reappoint Edith Savage-Jennings (Ewing, Mercer)

Amistad Commission
Public Members
Reappoint Patricia Ann Crumlin Kempton, Ed.D. (Ewing, Mercer) 
Reappoint Patricia Atkins (Cherry Hill, Camden) 
Reappoint Frankie Hutton, Ph.D. (Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Miriam E. Martin (Mays Landing, Atlantic) 
Reappoint Colin A. Palmer, Ph.D. (Princeton, Mercer) 
Reappoint Lillie Johnson Edwards, Ph.D. (Montclair, Essex) 
Reappoint The Honorable William D. Payne (Newark, Essex) 
Reappoint James E. Harris (Montclair, Essex)

Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development Advisory Committee
Seats
Reappoint Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, MSW (Elizabeth, Union) 
Reappoint Peter Aquino, CPA (Wayne, Passaic) 
Reappoint Eugenia E. Lawson (Manchester, Ocean) 
Reappoint Horacio Ray Carrera (Passaic, Passaic) 
Reappoint Alfredo Flores, Jr. (Paterson, Passaic) 
Reappoint Lydia J. Valencia (Lakewood, Ocean) 
Reappoint Elis C. Sosa (Jersey City, Hudson) 
Reappoint Professor Roland Armando Alum (West New York, Hudson)
Reappoint Kathy G. Monteiro (Westfield, Union) 
Appoint Reuben D. Torres (New Brunswick, Middlesex) 
Appoint Louis A. Rodriguez, PE (Malboro, Monmouth) 
Appoint Angel Cordero (Camden, Camden) 
Appoint Arnaldo Untoria, AIA, PP, CID (Lyndhurst, Bergen)

Commission on Human Trafficking
Public Member /Child Advocacy Organization
Reappoint Rush L. Russell (Pennington, Mercer)

Public Member
Reappoint Marisol Rodriguez (Denville, Morris)

Governor’s Advisory Council on Volunteerism and Community Service
Public Members
Reappoint Timothy C. Hearne, Jr., CPA, MBA (Holmdel, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Hans Dekker (Chatham, Morris) 
Reappoint Janet Sharma (Creskill, Bergen) 
Reappoint William J. Kettleson (Sewell, Gloucester) 
Reappoint Michael J. Bzdak, Ph.D. (High Bridge, Hunterdon) 
Reappoint John P. Callahan (Cherry Hill, Camden) 
Reappoint Walter S. Vincent, III, Ph.D. (Hightstown, Mercer) 
Reappoint Thomas R. Reilly (Collingswood, Camden) 
Reappoint Raymond R. Lill (Clifton, Passaic) 
Reappoint Lieutenant Joseph Geleta (New Egypt, Ocean) 
Reappoint Brian E. Dean (Scotch Plains, Union) 
Reappoint Charles E. Archbald, II (Wall Township, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Arlene Meyers, CAVS (New Egypt, Ocean) 
Reappoint Lee A. Mrowicki, Jr. (Jackson, Ocean) 
Reappoint Linda H. Michalski (Chatham, Morris) 
Reappoint Edward J. O’Malley, RHU, CLU (Marlton, Burlington) 
Reappoint Florence L. Demming (Montclair, Essex) 
Reappoint Kathleen E. Tontarski (Berlin, Camden) 
Reappoint Elaine Sterling (South Orange, Essex) 
Reappoint William C. Applegate (North Bergen, Hudson) 
Reappoint Morris Lenczicki (Cincinnati, OH) 
Reappoint Sharon N. Ryan (Toms River, Ocean) 
Reappoint Brandon J. Pugh (Moorestown, Burlington) 
Reappoint David C. Warshaw (Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen) 
Reappoint Kim Saunders, Esq. (Union, Union) 
Reappoint Kathryn T. Gollotto, D.O., F.A.C.S.M. (Medford, Burlington) 
Appoint Alexa M. Fedorchak (Cranford, Union) 
Appoint Gulshan Chhabra (Watchung, Somerset)

New Jersey Human Relations Council Executive Committee
Public Members
Appoint Joe D. Mazza (Lumberton, Burlington) 
Appoint Ashton S. Burrell (Highland Park, Middlesex) 
Reappoint The Honorable Joseph R. Santagata (Landisville, Atlantic) 
Reappoint Kathy Esquiche (Wayne, Passaic)

County Human Relations Commission
Appoint Karen E. Positan (Springfield, Union) 
Appoint Yumiko Mishima (Hillsborough, Somerset) 
Appoint Angeline M. Dean (Mount Laurel, Burlington) 
Reappoint Tulsi R. Maharjan, Ph.D. (Neshanic Station, Somerset) 
Appoint Paula C. Rodriguez Rust, Ph.D. (East Brunswick, Middlesex) 
Appoint Joanne D. Reilly, MA, LPC (Wayne, Passaic) 
Appoint Mary R. McGowan (Haddonfield, Camden)

New Jersey Commission on National and Community Service
Public Members
Reappoint Reverend Joseph V. Thelusca (Hazlet Township, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Martin Tuchman (Princeton, Mercer) 
Reappoint Chief Mark Gould (Bridgeton, Salem) 
Appoint Eva E. Tavarez (Haledon, Passaic) 
Reappoint Anne B. Ciemnecki (East Windsor, Mercer) 
Appoint Margaret T. Gilbride, JD, CT (Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth) 
Appoint Daniel A. Posluszny, Jr. (Lawrence Township, Mercer) 
Reappoint Ali Chaudry, Ph.D. (Basking Ridge, Somerset) 
Appoint Jaime T. Parker (Bordentown, Burlington) 
Reappoint Michael Pulsinelli (Manahawkin, Ocean) 
Reappoint Mark D. Peters, II, Pharm D. (Flemington, Hunterdon) 
Reappoint Daniel O. Croson, Jr. (Carteret, Middlesex)

Public Member/Community-Based Organization Representative
Reappoint Reverend Wayne W. Meisel (Princeton Borough, Mercer)

Public Member/Disadvantaged Youth Expert
Reappoint Reverend William E. Coleman, Jr. (Ewing, Mercer)

New Jersey Commission on Italian and Americans of Italian Heritage Cultural and Educational Programs
Public Members
Reappoint Laura Sanguineti White, Ph.D. (Princeton, Mercer) 
Reappoint Eileen L. Poiani, Ph.D. (Nutley, Essex) 
Reappoint Robert J. DiBiase (Toms River, Ocean) 
Reappoint Dr. Gilda Rorro Baldassari (Trenton, Mercer) 
Reappoint Pietro Frassica (Princeton, Mercer) 
Reappoint Vincent Maione (Shamong, Burlington) 
Reappoint Ciro A. Scalera (Berkeley Heights, Union) 
Appoint Vito Nardelli (Ridgewood, Bergen)

New Jersey Israel Commission
Assembly Representatives
Appoint The Honorable Jon M. Bramnick (Westfield, Union) 
Appoint The Honorable Amy H. Handlin (Red Bank, Monmouth) 
Appoint The Honorable Gary S. Schaer (Passaic, Passaic) 
Appoint The Honorable Valerie Vainieri Huttle (Englewood, Bergen)

Senate Representatives
Reappoint The Honorable Robert W. Singer (Lakewood, Ocean) 
Reappoint The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (Westfield, Union) 
Reappoint The Honorable Loretta Weinberg (Teaneck, Bergen)

Public Members
Appoint Mark Meyerowitz (West Orange, Essex) 
Appoint Steven Starkman, M.D. (Englewood, Bergen) 
Appoint Steven Rogers, Esq. (Tenafly, Bergen) 
Appoint Harlan Coben (Ridgewood, Bergen) 
Reappoint Rabbi Yosef Carlebach (Ocean, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler (West Orange, Essex) 
Reappoint Josh Pruzansky (Highland Park, Middlesex) 
Reappoint Jason Shames (Englewood, Bergen) 
Reappoint Rabbi Alan Silverstein, Ph.D. (West Caldwell, Essex) 
Reappoint Rabbi Aaron Kotler (Lakewood, Ocean) 
Reappoint Marvin Goldklang (Livingston, Essex) 
Reappoint Sheila Goldklang (Livingston, Essex) 
Reappoint Jacob Toporek, Esq. (Edison, Middlesex) 
Reappoint Jerome Herbert Enis (Manalapan, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Howard Cohen (Livingston, Essex) 
Reappoint Roy Tanzman (Kendell Park, Middlesex) 
Reappoint Gerrie Bamira (Oakhurst, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Max Kleinman (Livingston, Essex) 
Reappoint Norman Samuels, Ph.D. (West Orange, Essex) 
Reappoint Adam Geller (Holmdel, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Amy Winkelman, Esq. (Glen Ridge, Essex) 
Reappoint Rabbi Menachem Carlebach (Princeton, Mercer) 
Reappoint Abraham Foxman (Bergenfield, Bergen)
Reappoint Chairman Mark Levenson, Esq. (West Orange, Essex) 
Reappoint Laibel Schapiro (Long Branch, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Gordon Haas (Elizabeth, Union) 
Reappoint Herbert Klein (Little Falls, Passaic) 
Reappoint Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer (Princeton, Mercer)
Reappoint Judith Sheft (Westfield, Union) 
Reappoint Stanley Stone (Teaneck, Bergen) 
Reappoint Steve Newmark (Florham Park, Morris) 
Reappoint Randall Mark (Wayne, Passaic) 
Reappoint Steven Greenfogel, Esq. (Cherry Hill, Camden) 
Reappoint Andrew Getraer (Highland Park, Middlesex) 
Reappoint Ralph Zucker (Lakewood, Ocean) 
Reappoint Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner (Closter, Bergen) 
Reappoint Yael Zerubavel, Ph.D. (East Brunswick, Middlesex)
Reappoint Abe Halberstam (Lakewood, Ocean) 
Reappoint Harriet Lipman Sepinwall, Ed.D. (Pine Brook, Morris) 
Reappoint Anita Fray (Allentown, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Gary Botwinick, Esq. (West Caldwell, Essex) 
Reappoint The Honorable Michael Friedman, Esq. (Voorhees, Camden) 
Reappoint Rabbi Douglas Sagal (Westfield, Union) 
Reappoint Barry Honig (Tenafly, Bergen) 
Reappoint Steven Goldstein (Teaneck, Bergen) 
Reappoint Marlene Herman, Ph.D. (Edison, Middlesex) 
Reappoint David Lentz, Esq. (Livingston, Essex) 
Reappoint Karen Small (Highland Park, Middlesex) 
Reappoint Rabbi Benjamin Yudin (Fair Lawn, Bergen) 
Reappoint Leonard Posnock (Monroe Township, Middlesex) 
Reappoint Shane Berger (Bloomfield, Essex) 
Reappoint Luba Sindler, Ph.D. (West Orange, Essex) 
Reappoint Emil Stern (Teaneck, Bergen) 
Appoint Jerry Zaro (Ocean, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Rabbi Randi Musnitsky (Warren, Somerset) 
Reappoint Sammy Saka (Oakhurst, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Ruth Gerber Cole (Ridgewood, Bergen) 
Reappoint Lloyd Rosenberg, AIA (Suffern, NY) 
Reappoint Jonathan Gold, M.D. (Passaic, Passaic) 
Reappoint Sean Gertner, Esq. (Lakewood, Ocean) 
Appoint Wendy Lazarus (South Orange, Essex) 
Reappoint Rabbi Charles Kroloff (Westfield, Union) 
Reappoint Sarah Biser, Esq. (Holmdel, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Toby Shylit Mack (Marlboro, Monmouth) 
Reappoint Irwin Sablosky (Springfield, Union) 
Reappoint Howard Charish (Englewood, Bergen) 
Reappoint Lawrence Lerner (Warren, Somerset)
Reappoint Lawrence Mandel, Esq. (Lakewood, Ocean) 
Reappoint Howard Bookbinder (Glen Rock, Bergen) 
Reappoint Rebecca Citron (Englewood, Bergen) 
Reappoint Leonard Cole, Ph.D. (Ridgewood, Bergen) 
Reappoint Lionel Kaplan, Esq. (Princeton, Mercer) 
Reappoint Robert Davidson (Princeton, Mercer) 
Reappoint Kenneth Heyman (Morristown, Morris) 
Reappoint Fred Zemel, Esq. (Teaneck, Bergen)

New Jersey Council for Young Children
Public Members
Reappoint Cecilia Zalkind, Esq. (Montclair, Essex) 
Reappoint Alice D. Rose (Manahawkin, Ocean) 
Reappoint Barbara Reisman (Montclair, Essex) 
Reappoint Michelle Melgarejo (Sparta, Sussex) 
Reappoint Gerard Costa, Ph.D. (Teaneck, Bergen) 
Reappoint Ana I. Berdecia (Ewing, Mercer) 
Reappoint Lorraine C. Johnson (Roselle, Union) 
Appoint Karen Sherry Leoncavallo (Wall, Monmouth) 
Appoint Mary Jane Di Paolo (Sparta, Sussex) 
Appoint Forrest E. Elliott, Jr. (Wood-Ridge, Bergen) 
Appoint Diana MTK Autin, Esq. (Montclair, Essex)

State Director of Head Start Collaboration
Reappoint Suzanne Burnette (West Orange, Essex)

Representative of a Local Provider/Organization of Early Childhood Education
Reappoint Barbara Kiley (Mountainside, Union)

President of Head Start Association
Reappoint Veronica E. Ray (East Stroudsburg, PA)

Representative of an Institution of Higher Education
Reappoint Sharon N. Ryan (Toms River, Ocean)

Representative from Head Start Agency
Reappoint Theodore Gooding (Galloway, Atlantic)

Public Broadcasting Authority
Governor  Appointee Public  Member
Reappoint John Inglesino, Esq. (Rockaway, Morris) 
Appoint Michael DeCheser (Mendham, Morris)

COUNCIL ON LOCAL MANDATES
Governor Public Member
Appoint The Honorable Jim Leonard (Branchburg, Somerset)

New Jersey State Historical Records Advisory Board
Public Member
Appoint Shane Berger (Bloomfield, Essex)