Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey

The steering committees develop the topics for discussions in each roundtable and council. Leaders in every field serve on the steering committees. Their expertise enables them to produce cutting-edge programs that keep CIANJ members abreast of the latest innovations, trends and issues critical to their industry.

Environmental Business Council

Tracy Straka Executive Vice President Creamer Environmental	Jorge Berkowitz Senior Associate Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
Robert Blauvelt Senior Consultant GEI Consultants	Sue Boyle Senior Environmental Practice Leader GEI Consultants
Jeff Entin Senior Manager ENVIRON	Amy Greene President Amy S. Greene Environmental
Edward Hogan Partner Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus	Lanny Kurzweil Partner McCarter & English, LLP
Paul Maide Vice President Aqua Pro-Tech Laboratories	Sandy Marion VP Business Development Enterprise Network Resolutions Contracting
Dennis Morgan Senior Project Manager I.C.E. Service Group	Joseph Paranac Attorney at Law LeClairRyan
Anthony Savino Senior Associate Golder Associates	Amy Soli Science Director Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
John Spinello Partner K&L Gates	David Steinberger Partner Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard
Michael Sylvester Senior Vice President Whitman	Richard Vaccaro Environmental Specialist Saphire Power Holdings

Financial Decision Makers Roundtable

Salvatore A. Collemi, CPA Quality Control Senior Manager Rothstein Kass	Alan M. Buckwalter IT Services Consultant Jefric Consulting, LLC
John Cromie Partner Connell Foley, LLP	Maureen C. Donohue, CPA Director of Finance New Jersey Society of CPAs
Jerome C. Donovan, CPA Partner J.H. Cohn LLP	Karen Giannelli, Esq. Director Gibbons P.C.
Vincent Grillo Senior Vice President Access Capital, Inc.	Ed Imparato Chief Financial Officer Not for Profit Sector
Anthony Lee President The Cardinal Hill Group, Inc.	Leonard Manis, CPA Director Hunter Group CPA LLC
Stephen Necel Senior Vice President JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.	Nancy Newman Business Consultant Square Peg Solutions
John Prol Senior Vice President PNC Bank	Michael Smith Senior Vice President, Finance Berkeley College
Andrew Wood Chief Financial Officer J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc.

Healthcare Roundtable

Michael Maron President & CEO Holy Name Medical Center	Susan Barnard Dean, Health Sciences Bergen Community College
Yin Becker Vice President Stryker Orthopaedics	Irv Bruckstein COO Mericit Systems, Inc.
Bill Diana Corporate Vice President The NIA Group LLC A Marsh McLennan Agency, LLC Company	Neil Ekblom Shareholder LeClairRyan
Darrel Farkus Vice President UnitedHealthcare	Steve Issenman Vice President Healthcare Institute ofNew Jersey
Wendy Lazarus Director, Government Relations & Public Affairs Pfizer	John Leyman Director Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Ruth Nemire Dean, School of Pharmacy Fairleigh Dickinson University	Judy Roman President AmeriHealth
Jennifer Smith-Gonzales Concentra Medical Centers	Deborah Zastocki President & CEO Chilton Hospital

Human Resources Council

Geri Kelly Senior Vice President, HR Officer Columbia Bank	Maria Calabrese Human Resources Manager Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa
Karen Carpentieri Vice President Human Resources Berkeley College	Sunny Corona, CSP Managing Member Custom Safety Services, LLC
Fayth Litke Holt Vice President of Human Resources Enterprise Holdings	Randi Kochman Member Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.
Thomas “Rod” McVeigh Director of Human Resources Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA	Joseph Paranac Shareholder LeClairRyan
Jackie Lue Raia Manager, Foundation Development NJ Sharing Network	David Sheppard Vice President Bollinger, Inc
Judi Stewart Ambassador CIANJ	Janice Torchinsky Vice President Human Resources Mack-Cali Realty Corporation

Legislative Roundtable

Ken Baum Partner Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.	Jim D’Agostino President JD Companies
Don Fonte Director of Government Affairs The Hertz Corp.	Yolanda Gehring Director Chilton Hospital
Tomi Gerber Vice President of Government Affairs and Risk Management Enterprise Rent-A-Car	Richard Goldberg Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications DRS Technologies
Raymond Hallock President Columbia Bank	Jeff Kaszerman Director of Government Relations New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
Wendy Lazarus Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs Pfizer	Henry Levari Director of Business and Legislative Affairs Excellent Education for Everyone, E3
John Leyman Director of Government Affairs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey	Monica Slater Stokes Managing Director Corporate & Government Affairs United
Louis Weiss Chief Executive Officer WFM Project and Construction Inc.	Thomas Zapf Vice President of Legislative and Government Affairs Macy’s

Manufacturing Roundtable

Fred Lorestani Vice President, Mahwah Operations Stryker Orthopaedics	Michael Roesch President and CEO Stuyvesant/Green Earth Press
Senator Tony Bucco President Baker Titan Adhesives	Alberto Cuitino Professor and Chairman, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University/Director of NI Advanced Manufacturing Institute Rutgers University
Kenneth Edwards, CPA Partner J.H. Cohn LLP	Alena Galante President Galante LLC
Paul Harencak General Manager The CLI Group	Ed Knapick Technical Superintendent Marcal Manufacturing, LLC
Lanny S. Kurzweil, Esq. Partner McCarter & English, LLP	Robert Loderstedt President & CEO New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program
Thomas P. McNabola, CPA Principal Hunter Group CPA LLC	Andrew Silverstein, CPA Partner Dorfman, Abrams, Music LLC
August Sodora President Swift Electrical Supply Co., Inc.	Louis Weiss Chief Executive Officer WFM Project & Construction, Inc.

Real Property Roundtable

Martin W. Kafafian Managing Member Beattie Padovano, LLC	Heidi Minuskin Counsel Coughlin Duffy LLP
James R. D’Agostino President JD Companies	Joseph A. Fazio CPA, CGMA, Managing Director Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa
William Hanson President NAI James E. Hanson	Paul Heilmann SVP Commercial Lending,Real Estate Group Columbia Bank
Chuck Lanyard President The Goldstein Group	Keith Lesser Partner S&L Architecture Studio
Gregg Monte Vice President Willis North America	Stephen Novak Senior Vice President Lakeland Bank
Terrie O’Connor Broker-President Terrie O’Connor Realtors	Diane Scriveri Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer Bogota Savings Bank
Louis Weiss CEO WFM Project & Construction, Inc.

Technology Roundtable

Joseph Imperato Jr. Partner XSolutions Consulting Services, LLC	Jeff Bacsik Partner EisnerAmper LLP
Mike Baczynski Mobile/Digital Marketing Consultant	Daniel Baulig Vice President Marsh USA, Inc.
Irv Bruckstein President and Managing Director Mericit Systems	Samuel A. Delgado Vice President, External Affairs Verizon New Jersey
Blake Ellman President NetAccess Corporation	William J. Heller, Esq. Senior Vice President and General Counsel New York Football Giants
George Nikanorov Marketing Manager (Head of Marketing) DATA Inc.	Matthew O’Connor Vice President Terrie O’Connor Realtors
Kevin Pianko CPA, Partner WeiserMazars, LLP