Governor Chris Christie filed the following nominations with the State Senate.
The Governor’s nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the State Senate. Governor Chris Christie also filed the following direct appointments with the Secretary of State’s Office.
NOMINATIONS
SUPERIOR COURT
Nominate for appointment Mark P. Tarantino (Moorestown, Burlington)
Nominate for appointment Morris G. Smith (Collingswood, Camden)
Nominate for appointment Daniel A. Bernardin (Collingswood, Camden)
Nominate for appointment Sherri L. Schweitzer (Cherry Hill, Camden)
Nominate for appointment David M. Ragonese (Haddon Heights, Camden)
Nominate for appointment Gerard H. Breland (Burlington Twp., Burlington)
Nominate for appointment Christine M. Vanek (Kearny, Hudson)
Nominate for appointment Kimberly Espinales Maloney (Hoboken, Hudson)
Nominate for appointment David J. Weaver (Sparta, Sussex)
Nominate for appointment Michael C. Gaus (Newton, Sussex)
Nominate for appointment Kevin M. Shanahan (Delaware Twp., Hunterdon)
TAX COURT
Nominate for appointment Joshua D. Novin (Montville, Morris)
Essex County Board of Taxation
Public Members
Nominate for reappointment Everett M. Johnson, Esq., CPA (Newark, Essex)
Nominate for reappointment James R. Matarazzo, Jr. (North Caldwell, Essex)
Nominate for appointment Peter Guy Stewart, Esq. (Caldwell, Essex)
Nominate for appointment Ian R. Grodman, Esq. (Maplewood, Essex)
Mercer County Board of Taxation
Public Members
Nominate for reappointment Edward Hoffman, Esq. (Ewing, Mercer)
Nominate for appointment Victoria Lynn Plumeri (Robbinsville, Mercer)
Nominate for appointment Gino A. Melone (Trenton, Mercer)
Nominate for reappointment Richard J. Carabelli, Jr. (Hamilton, Mercer)
Nominate for appointment Rose Marie Bowen-Lewis (Lawrenceville, Mercer)
Middlesex County Board of Taxation
Public Member
Nominate for reappointment Arthur Haney (Old Bridge Township, Middlesex)
Morris County Board of Taxation
Public Members
Nominate for reappointment Matthew R. Petracca (Lincoln Park, Morris)
Nominate for reappointment Bernard J. Tyson (Parsippany, Morris)
Nominate for reappointment Michael D. DiFazio, D.C. (East Hanover, Morris)
Nominate for appointment Benjamin Steltzer (Parsippany, Morris)
Sussex County Board of Taxation
Public Members
Nominate for reappointment John Fierro (Ogdensburg, Sussex)
Nominate for reappointment Richard A. Ecke (Byram, Sussex)
Warren County Board of Taxation
Public Members
Nominate for appointment the Honorable Samir M. Elbassiouny (Washington Township, Warren)
Nominate for appointment William T. Watras (Oxford, Warren)
Nominate for appointment Robert Moore, MSW (Hackettstown, Warren)
Nominate for reappointment Darryl W. Malcolm (Columbia, Warren)
Nominate for reappointment the Honorable Jane M. Santini (Columbia, Warren)
New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission
Public Members
Nominate for reappointment Charles E. Stapleton (Annandale, Hunterdon)
Nominate for appointment John C. Lane (Branchburg, Somerset)
Nominate for appointment Captain James J. McNamara (Chatham Township, Morris)
Nominate for appointment Jacob Shisha, Esq. (Teaneck, Bergen)
Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Public Members
Nominate for reappointment Gisele C. Pemberton, MPH, CHES (Maplewood, Essex)
Nominate for reappointment Gregg Benson, MA, LCADC (Morris Township, Morris)
Nominate for appointment Donna DeStefano (Brick, Ocean)
Nominate for appointment Brian McGovern, L.S.W. (Middletown, Monmouth)
Nominate for appointment James P. Curtin (Dumont, Bergen)
Nominate for appointment Susan F. Neshin, M.D. (Metuchen, Middlesex)
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Chiropractors
Nominate for reappointment David A. Allen, D.C. (Brick, Ocean)
Nominate for reappointment James Winters, D.C. (Bound Brook, Somerset)
Nominate for reappointment Thomas Anthony Senatore, Sr., D.C. (Newton, Sussex)
Nominate for reappointment Rosemary Calio, D.C. (Cherry Hill, Camden)
Nominate for appointment Brett A. Wartenberg, D.C. (Medford, Burlington)
Nominate for appointment Paul F. Lyons, Jr., D.C. (Basking Ridge, Somerset)
State Police Retirement System of new jersey Board of Trustees
Public Members
Nominate for appointment Devanshu L. Modi, Esq. (Morristown, Morris)
Nominate for appointment Stephen J. Walsh (Freehold, Monmouth)
New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Fund Board of Trustees
Public Members
Nominate for reappointment Kathleen M. Wisniewski, Ed.S. (Lawrenceville, Mercer)
Nominate for reappointment V. Peter Traphagen, Sr. (Oradell, Bergen)
Nominate for appointment Todd Allen (Chatham Township, Morris)
Nominate for appointment Jennifer Ann Short, Ph.D. (Chatham Township, Morris)
Local Finance Board
Public Member
Nominate for appointment Joseph DeIorio (Roselle Park, Union)
State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Engineer
Nominate for appointment Michael J. Kelly, P.E., P.P. (Mahwah, Bergen)
Medical Practitioner Review Panel
Consumer
Nominate for appointment Steven O. Meglio (Essex Fells, Essex)
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Public Member
Nominate for appointment Garrett L. Van Vliet (Phillipsburg, Warren)
DIRECT APPOINTMENTS
New Jersey Commission on Italian and Americans of Italian Heritage Cultural and Educational Programs
Public Members
Appoint Eileen L. Poiani, Ph.D. (Nutley, Essex)
Appoint Laura Sanguineti White, Ph.D. (Princeton, Mercer)
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Committee
Youth Members
Appoint Jahyrah Evans (Rahway, Union)
Appoint Aquila Rufus (Linden, Union)
Appoint Angelika Miles (Berkeley Heights, Union)
Appoint Lisa M. Ramos (Newark, Essex)
Government Sector Representatives
Appoint Anthony V. Pierro, Esq. (Manahawkin, Ocean)
Appoint Keisha Lynne Hill (Montclair, Essex)
Public Sector Representatives
Appoint the Honorable Roger W. Daley, J.S.C. (Ret.) (East Brunswick, Middlesex)
Appoint Cynthia L. Samuels-Bundy, Esq. (Moorestown, Burlington)
Appoint Alison Recca-Ryan, LCSW (Solebury, Pennsylvania)
New Jersey Alzheimer’s Disease Study Commission
Governor Appointee: Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter Representative
Appoint Kenneth C. Zaentz, CFRE (Marlboro, Monmouth)
