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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

Chris Carnevale, Vice President
Belle Mead Garage

Amy Ordog, Secretary
Centerton Nursery

Keith Dickinson, Treasurer
Farm Credit East
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Holly Sytsema
President, NJ State Board of Agriculture 

Paul Hlubik
Immediate Past President,
NJ State Board of Agriculture

Allen Carter
President, NJ Farm Bureau 

Mark Kiriluk
Farm Credit East
Joe Atchinson
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, NJDA

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Laura Lawson
Executive Dean, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Rutgers University


Donna Bouchelle
Columbus Farm & Market

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

​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

FARMERS AGAINST HUNGER
Jen Taylor, Committee Chair
Donna Bouchelle
Jim Giamarese
Jeff Tober
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
Marilyn Russo, Committee Chair
Chis Cirkus
Joni Elliott
Carl Hesselein
Gillian Johnson
MEMBERSHIP
Chris Cirkus
Joni Elliott
Amy Ordog
GALA
Chris Cirkus, Committee Chair
Donna Bouchelle
Suzanne Knezick
Alexis Stretch-Huff
BOARD NOMINATING
Donna Bouchelle
Chris Carnevale
Joni Elliott
​Marilyn Russo
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
Chris Carnevale
Jim Giamarese
Joni Elliott
​Jen Taylor
FINANCE
Keith Dickinson, Committee Chair
Donna Bouchelle
Joni Elliott
Amy Ordog
​Emily Wainwright
NJ AG LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Amy Ordog, Committee Chair
Joe Atchison
David DeFrange
​Erik Doyle
Mark Kiriluk
Stephen Lee
Jill Ott
​Brian Schilling
Timothy Willmott

Last updated: Oct. 2022
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