ACNJ is governed by a volunteer board of trustees who are diverse in professional, educational and cultural backgrounds. They are united by a deep concern for the well-being of New Jersey’s children.
Board of Trustees Officers
- Chairperson of the Board: Sara D. Thom
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Research, Bedtime Math Foundation - Vice Chairperson of the Board: Charles Venti
President, Inventive Strategies, LLC - Chair of Finance Committee and Treasurer: Kendell Sprott, M.D.
President/CEO, Matheny Medical and Educational Center - Chair of Program Committee and Secretary: Lorraine D’Sylva-Lee
Training and Consultation Specialist, Behavioral Research & Training Institute, Rutgers University - Chair of Fund Development Committee: Richard Trenk, Esq.
Trenk Isabel P.C.
Sitting Members
- Darrin Anderson, Sr., MS, Ph.D.
Executive Director/CEO New Jersey, YMCA State Alliance - Monique Baptiste
Vice President, Workforce Readiness, Global Philanthropy, JP Morgan Chase & Co. - Bianka Douglas
Vice President, Lead Human Resources Business Partner, Prudential - Lorraine D’Sylva-Lee
Training and Consultation Specialist, Rutgers-UBHC Behavioral Research & Training Institute Children’s System of Care Training & Technical Assistance Unit - Maurice Elias, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology & Director, The Collaborative, Rutgers’ Center for Community-Based Research, Service, and Public Scholarship, Rutgers University - Susan E. Flynn
Account Executive/Benefits Consultant, PeopleStrategy - Laurence E. Fundler, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Fiduciary Tax Services, Bank of America - Vito Gagliardi, Ed.D.
Educational Consultant - Stuart Grant
Retired - Gail Houlihan
Emeritus Member, NJ State Child Placement Advisory Council Executive Board - Justin Kiczek
Executive Vice President, F. M. Kirby Foundation - Monica Lallo, Ed.D., MPA, MPM
Senior Vice President, Acenda Integrated Health - Eileen Leahey
Manager, Regional Public Affairs, PSEG - Valerie Mauriello
Retired - Margaret McLeod
Member Emeritus - Richard Meth, Esq.
Retired - Jose Carlos Montes, M. Div.
Chief Executive Officer PRAB, Inc. - Dr. Jennifer Robinson
Executive Director, Montclair State University, College of Education - Alison Scott-Williams
President, Studio in a School, New York City - Kendell Sprott, M.D., J.D.
Retired - Robert Sterling
Volunteer - Gerard Thiers
Executive Director, ASAH – Serving the Private Special Education Community Since 1974 - Sara D. Thom
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Research, Bedtime Math Foundation - Richard Trenk, Esq.
Trenk Isabel P.C. - Charles Venti
President, Inventive Strategies
