Past Classes

Lead New Jersey proudly presents the following groups of individuals whose outstanding contributions in their professional and community activities have distinguished them for inclusion as Lead New Jersey Fellows over the past few years. 

LNJ 2019

 

Adrianna Abizadeh, LALDEF
Justine Abrams, Genova Burns
Sue Altman, Working Families Alliance
Jill Barry, Morven Museum & Gardens
Linda Bazemore, Atlantic County Utilities Authority
Kaitlin Bundy, Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission
Paul Ceppi, NJ Economic Development Authority
Dee Colello, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 
Linda Coles, NJM Insurance
Danielle Corradino, The Corradino Group
Kathleen Cullen, Cooper's Ferry Partnership
Joseph D'Amore, NJ Resources
Anthony Fraizer, South Jersey Community Foundation
Deborah Frazier, Hightower/LRG Advisors 
Katherine Gazda, NJ Shares
Simone Gore, NJ Transit
Cathleen Hamilton, NJ Economic Development Authority 
Nicole Harris, After-School All-Stars 
Natasha Hemmings, Girl Scounts Heart of Jersey
Sarah Hetznecker, PSEG Solar Source 
Sakinah Hoyte, Newark Workforce Development Board 
Rhaman Johnson, NJ Board of Public Utilities 

Ananda Kanapathy, NJ Resources

Pankaj Lal, Montclair State University 
Stephen Lyman, IHS Maritime 
Linda Malave, Prudential Financial 
Matthew Marinello, Atlantic Health Systems
John Meehan, JCP&L 
Shiv Patel, Stockton University
Robert Pohlman, NJ Resources
Brian Quinn, Audible 
Michael Rasmussen, NPower 
Molly Rennie, United Way of Northern NJ 
Holly Rotkowitz, NJ American Water
Richard Simon, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation 
Marisa Slaten, Pepco Holdings 
Lydia Smith, Union County Division of Social Services 
Jennifer Phillips Smith, Gibbons PC 
Sarah Snell, Holman Frenia + Allison 
Angela Speakman, NJ Council for the Humanities 
Wayne Staub, NJBIA 
Tom Wighard, LAN Associates 
Renee Koubiadis, Anti-Poverty Network 
Zoubir Yazid, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County 

 

LNJ 2018

LNJ 2017


Khristi Adams, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
Luke Apicella, Prudential - Prudential Impact Investments
Kelly Bonventre, NJ Sharing Network
Sarah Bryant, Cooper's Ferry Partnership
Jesse Burns, League of Women Voters of New Jersey
Elizabeth Carter, Department of Economic and Housing Development, City of Newark
Aaron Carter, Genova Burns LLC
Tom Carvelli, Greenway Mortgage / Spring Lake

Kim Case, CN Communications International Inc
Thomas Churchelow, New Jersey Utilities Association
Julie Davidson Meyers, Jewish Community Foundation
Nicholas DeVecchis, New Jersey American Water
Ed DiFiglia, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
Dawn Doherty, Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, Inc.
Rudy Garcia, MBI
Timothy Giordano, Jumpstart at Montclair State University
Alfred Glass, New Jersey Natural Gas Susan Haig, CivicStory.org
Kimberley Higgs, NJPRA
Sudha Iyer, New Jersey Audubon Society
Kate Juliani, Stockton University
Lisa Knothe, Community FoodBank of NJ
Kyle Kudla, TD Bank, N.A.
David Lawyer, New Jersey Economic Development Authority 
Anton Lendor, DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, and Cole, LLP 

Cathleen Lewis, AAA Northeast 
Maria Lockwood, Princeton University, Community-Based Learning Initiative
Ed MacQueen, Integrity Health
Brian Maher, Berkeley College
Laura Mandell, The Fund for New Jersey
Sandra Meola, NY/NJ Baykeeper
Alison Mitchell, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Andrew Musick, New Jersey Business & Industry Association
Eric Orlando, Kaufman Zita Group
Angela Ortiz, PSEG
Jennifer Passerini, Camp Nejeda Foundation
Rob Pollock, PSE&G/Delivery Projects and Construction
Lori Price Abrams, MWWPR
Johanne Rateau, Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
Ashley Rey, Rey Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Kate Ro, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company
Erica Urquhart, Urquhart Orthopedic Associates
Jaymie Santiago, New Brunswick Tomorrow
Tom Shroba, New Jersey American Water
Philip Swibinski, Vision Media Marketing Inc.
Ryan Tookes, Atlantic City Electric
Kimberly Warrick, New Jersey SHARES
David Wheeler, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey

 

LNJ 2016

Bob Allison, Holman Frenia Allison   Bryan Kuderna, Kuderna Financial Team
Kevin Aspell, OPUS Consulting   Lisa Leibig, Prudential-USB Customer Service
Matthew Baker, Genova Burns LLC   Catherine Malone, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Anthony Berkley, Prudential Financial, Inc.   Melissa Marcopoto, TD Bank
Sara Bluhm, New Jersey Business & Industry Association   Rebecca Mazzarella, W20 & Twist Marketing
Pamela Brant, Symphony in C   Linda Meehan, Thomas Edison State University
Elizabeth Brewer, sanofi   Meishka Mitchell, Cooper's Ferry Partnership
Zoe Brookes, Trenton Circus Squad   David Monegro, City National Bank
Carol Ann Campbell, Campbell Health Media   Christa Newsom, ADP
Becky Candelora, Irvington Housing Authority   Joseph Pantalone, Atlantic County Utilities Authority
Carlotta Chan, PSEG   Debbie Parker, Parker Select LLC
Melanie Cohn, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey   Chris Peake, Somerset County/Greater Raritan One-Stop
Alita Corbett, Atlantic City Electric   Steve Ramiza, LAN Associates
Diane Davidson, New Jersey Resources Corporation   Lyneir Richardson, Rutgers Business School
Ryan Diehl, NJM Insurance Company   Peter Ruccione, American Diabetes Association
Bhavini Doshi, City of Jersey City   Shabnam Salih, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
Bridget Everett, Ocean County College   Michael Schmid, PSEG
Courtney Fagan, Wakefern Food Corp.   Jessica Szczepanik, Inroads to Opportunities
Jeremy Grunin, Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation   Bea Tassot, Npower
Sidney Hargro, Community Foundation of South Jersey   Carmen Tierno, New Jersey American Water Company
Amelia Kamrad, Sustainable Jersey   Manuel Torres, The Walls Torres Group LLC
Adam Kerins, Zoological Society of New Jersey   Sheila Trapp, New Jersey Association on Correction
     

 LNJ 2015

Ridhima Ahluwalia, City National Bank Frank Lucchesi, PSEG
Lorraine Augostini, NJ Office of the Public Defender Chance Lykins, MBI GluckShaw
Howard Banker, NJ Community Capital Robert Martin, Rutgers University Foundation
Elizabeth Bennet, RWJBarnabas Health Kacy O'Brien, Creative New Jersey
Katharine Boyle, BASF Terry Pearl, St. Joseph's Healthcare System
John Cecil, New Jersey Audubon Society Anne-Marie Peracchio, New Jersey Natural Gas
Jackie Cornell, US Dept. of HHS John Queenan, ADP
Samuel Cornish, Calcagni & Kanefsky, LLP Denise Quinn
Diane Epps, Stockton University Jay Redd, Gibbons PC
Debra Falk, NJTV Dawn Schwartz, Junior Achievement 
Aida Figueroa, Camden City School District Terri Seeney, Panasonic
Robert Fullagar, Middlesex Water Company Lynn Smith, M&T Bank
Dan Gallagher, TD Bank Judith Tutela, Spire Group PC
Isabel Goncalves-Rooney, PSEG Meghan Umukoro, NJ Transit
Diane Hagerman, New Jersey Health Initiatives Karen Uricoli, Rutgers Business School
Michael Hritz, Township of North Brunswick Christian Valieriani, EvenFlow Philanthropy
Marshell Jones-Kumahor, NJ Symphony Orchestra Bill Vierbuchen, Camp Nejeda Foundation
Denise Katula, County of Somerset Kevin Watsey, New Jersey American Water
Cynthia Kiely, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Jewel Watson, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Christi Kobus Rokicki, The Land Conservancy of NJ Craig Weinrich, Council of NJ Grant Makers
Natalie Kraner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP Samantha Wilkins, Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
Diane Litterer, New Jersey Prevention Network Kamili Williams
 Dan Love, Radwell International, Inc. Michael Winter, Choose New Jersey  
  Ellen Yu, Dunn & Bradstreet