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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

THE NJAS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH MEETS BIMONTHLY, SERVES A VITAL ROLE IN GUIDING NJAS AND ITS PROGRAMS. WE THANK ALL OF THE DEDICATED BOARD MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT THE SOCIETY’S MISSION.

Joni Elliot, President
Ewing, NJ

Donna Bouchelle, Vice President
Columbus Farm & Market

Amy Ordog, Secretary
Centerton Nursery

Keith Dickinson, Treasurer
Farm Credit East
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Rich Norz, Past-President
Norz Hill Farm & Market

David DeFrange
President, NJ State Board of Agriculture 

Erick Doyle
Immediate Past President,
NJ State Board of Agriculture

Ryck Suydam
President, NJ Farm Bureau 
Douglas H. Fisher
Secretary of Agriculture, NJDA

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Laura Lawson
Executive Dean, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Rutgers University


Chris Carnevale
Hillsborough, NJ

Chris Cirkus
Trenton Farmers Market

​​Scott Daum
Four Seasons Nursery

Jim Giamarese
Giamarese Farm & Orchards 

Carl Hesselein
Pleasant Run Nursery

Gillian Johnson
Bridgepoint Run Farm

Suzanne Knezick
Pinelands Nursery
Dale Parsons
Parson's Seafood

Peter Pascal

Robert Wood Johnson

​Margaret Reddick
Camden, NJ

Marilyn Russo
Russo Farm

Jennifer Taylor
NJ State Legislature

Jeff Tober
Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Emily Wainwright
Lounsberry Farms

Alexis Stretch-Huff
NJ State FFA (Non-Voting Trustee)

BOARD COMMITTEES:

 * Chair or Co-Chair Position

NJ Farmers
​Against Hunger

Jen Taylor*
Donna Bouchelle
Chris Cirkus
Rich Norz
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Jeff Tober
Jim Giamarese

Learning Through Gardening

Marilyn Russo*
Donna Bouchelle
Scott Daum
Joni Elliott

NJ Ag. Leadership Development

Amy Ordog*
David DeFrange
Erik Doyle
Secretary Fisher
Mark Kiriluk
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Brian Schilling (Rutgers)
Ryck Suydam
Karen Plumely

Gala

Peter Pascale*
Donna Bouchelle 
Suzzanne Knezick
​Alexis Stretch-Huff

Nominating 

Joni Elliot
​Rich Norz
Marilyn Russo
Donna Bouchelle

Strategic Planning

Joni Elliott
Jim Giamarese
Rich Norz
Jen Taylor

Finance ​

Keith Dickinson*
Donna Bouchelle
Joni Elliot
Amy Ordog
​Emily Wainwright

Membership

​Chris Cirkus
​Joni Elliot
Amy Ordog
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Last updated: Oct. 2022

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