Board

The Board of Trustees

Stewardship for Today and Tomorrow

To ensure every donor family that its philanthropic legacy will be permanent, continuous, and relevant through time, our Board of Trustees has always been comprised of accomplished leaders in civic circles and the business world. The stewardship of our mission and funds is currently entrusted to the following members:

Marc Adee (see Profile)
Chairman & CEO
Crum & Forster
Gerard Brew (see Profile)
Partner
McCarter & English
Paulette Brown (see Profile)
Founder & Principal
MindSetPower, LLC
Hans Dekker (see Profile)
President
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Crystal West Edwards (see Profile)
Principal
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
Gary Fisch (see Profile)
President
Gary’s Wine & Marketplace
Aiysha Johnson (see Profile)
CEO & Executive Director
New Jersey Society of CPAs
Christine LaCroix (see Profile)
Energy & Resources Partner | Audit & Assurance
Deloitte
Dawn M. Lauer (see Profile)
Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
Everest Re Group, Ltd.
Barbara L. Lawrence (see Profile)
Executive Director
The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation
Kimberly Banks MacKay (see Profile)
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Gail Mandel (see Profile)
Managing Director
Focused Point Ventures
Michael Murphy (see Profile)
Managing Partner
Impact NJ
Harry O’Mealia (see Profile)
CEO & President
1919 Investment Counsel
Elena Richards (see Profile)
Chief Culture & Inclusion Officer
KPMG LLP
Ayo Sanderson (see Profile)
Founder & Board Chair
Empower the Village, Inc.
Eva Turbiner (see Profile)
President & CEO
Zufall Health Center
Louis Vetere (see Profile)
Garden Savings Federal Credit Union (Retired)
Kim Wentworth (see Profile)
Dennis Wilson (see Profile)
Delta Dental of New Jersey (Retired)
Past Chairs
  • Bernard S. Berkowitz, Esq.
  • Theodore L. Boyer
  • Tamara L. Linde
  • Robert B. O’Brien, Jr.
  • Peter S. Reinhart, Esq.
  • Mark J. Sandler
  • Stuart D. Sendell
  • William E. Simon
  • Stephen A. Tyler
  • Thomas M. Uhlman
  • Christine Todd Whitman
  • Dennis Wilson