NJWLA is pleased to announce our Board of Directors for the 2021/2022 term.   

All Board positions are effective July 1, 2021.

Executive Board/Officers:

President – Dina M. Mastellone

President Elect – Diana Manning

Vice President – Sharmila Jaipersaud

Co-Chief Financial Officers – Donna Jennings, Abigail Remore

Co-Chief Operating Officers – Melissa Bracuti, Osato Chitou

Co-Chief Diversity Officers – Jewel McGowan Watson, Renée Rubino, Sheea Sybblis

Co-Secretaries – Loly Tor, Michele Haas

Co-General Counsel – Tanya Mascarich, Carole Lynn Nowicki

Immediate Past President – Jemi G. Lucey

Nominations Co-Directors – Michelle Schaap, Linda Harvey

Directors/Committee Chairs

Best Practices – Nicole Bearce, Heather Boshak, Catherine Kelly, Jaimee Katz Sussner

Diversity – Ghatul Abdul, Lora Fong

Endorsements – Kathleen Barnett Einhorn, Angela Iuso, Lillian A. Plata

Gala – Jessica Carroll, Kimberly Doyle

Grants/Charitable Giving- Jen Barna, Wendy Klein, Kate Suell

In-House – Marisa Kussoy, Elyse Wolff

Judicial Outreach – Jody Carbone, Harriet Derman, Jennifer Jones, Harriet Farber Klein

Marketing – Irina Elgart, Natalie Richer

Programming/Sponsorship – Jennifer Borek, Nancy Lottinville, Michelle Sekowski

Public Policy – Susan Schleck Kleiner

Solo/Small Firm – Cherie Adams, Jillian Stein

Women’s Leadership – Grace Byrd, Victoria Cioppettini, Silvia Fernandes, Megan Monson

Young Lawyers – Paula Brueckner, Alexandra Loprete, Valerie Weiss

Trustees-At-Large – Christine Lucarelli-Carniero, Brett Harris, Kristin Sostowski, Penny Venetis

Past Presidents – Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, Desha Jackson, Lynda Bennett, Lynne Anne Anderson, Wendy Johnson Lario, Galit Kierkut, Suzanne Cerra, Randi Kochman, Loren Pierce, Annmarie Simeone

We congratulate all of our newly elected Executive Board Members/Officers for the 2021-2022 Board Year (Executive Board). 

We welcome you to the NJWLA Leadership if you are new to our Board and thank you for your continuing commitment if you are a returning Board Member!