Board of Advisors
The MC has brought current its operating By-Laws for greater efficiency and organizational effectiveness. That process established a Board of Advisors which meets quarterly to discuss and debate programs, initiatives and public policy advocacy. Also established was an Operating Committee that meets regularly. The Operating Committee has oversight responsibility for the day to day operations of the chamber including, but not limited to, reviewing the annual audit and approving the yearly budget.
Members of the Chamber are nominated to serve on the Board of Advisors by the other Board members. They are then interviewed by the Nominating Committee, who will then recommend to the Operating Committee that they be slated for election. The Board is limited to 39 elected seats, plus any special appointments that are recommended.
Full members of the Board of Advisors are elected to three-year terms. Appointed members by the Board Chair or Operating Committee serve one-year trial terms and then can be either reappointed for another one-year term or added to the slate for election.
The Operating Committee is comprised of Officers, Chairs of Official Standing Board Committees, Ex-Officio Past Chairs, and 2 Board Chair appointed BOA members. The Official Standing Committees are formed to coincide with the MC’s Strategic Business Plan. The Chairs of Official Standing Committees are eligible to serve the Operating Committee. The current list of Official Board Standing Committees are:
- Finance Committee, Public Affairs Committee
- Membership Committee, Education Committee
- Tourism Advisory Committee, Programs Committee
- Nominating Committee , Governance and Legal Committee.
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Elected officers include the Board Chair, Vice-Chairperson, and Treasurer. The Chief Executive Officer is appointed by the Operating Committee with advice from the BOA.
Officers
Scott Porter
Board Chair
Fischer Porter & Thomas, P.C.
James D. Brown
Vice Chair
James D. Brown, CPA
Sue Scimone-Bellini
Treasurer
Lakeland Bank
Advisors
Adi Adair
American Dream
Tom Alessandrello
Berkeley College
Sally Altman
TravelAdvocates
Daniel Baer
WSP
Mark Bocchieri
Verizon Communications
James Brown
James D. Brown, CPA
Thomas Bruinooge
Bruinooge & Associates
Michael Coletti
Mazars USA LLP
Robin Cuneo
Meadowlands Exposition Center
Rick Dabagian
amplifi
Karen Davis-Farage
RPM Raceway
Pooja Desai
Hospital for Special Surgery
Mark Devaney
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
Nick Dinallo
Terminal Construction Company
Thomas Eastwick
Eastwick Colleges/HoHoKus Schools
Robert P. Evans
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP
Diana E. Fainberg
Diana E. Fainberg, INC.
Donald Ferrell
Hackensack University Medical Center
Dr. Eric Friedman
Bergen Community College
Santiago Giraldo
M&T Bank
Elisse Glennon
Elisse Glennon Consulting
Patti Goldfarb
Employee Benefits Advisors
Steve Goldman
NJM Insurance
Anthony Guzzo
Guzzo & Guzzo Architects, LLC
Bill Heller
Genova Burns
Anthony Iovino
Arcari & Iovino Architects, PC
Steve Jarossy
TD Bank
Dr. Cindy Jebb
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Pradeep Kapoor
DMR Architects
Bob Kilroy
Jewel Electric Supply Co.
David Kisselback
Meadowlands Area YMCA
Philip Kolm
Retired, New Jersey Sharing Network
Chris Lambo
Courtyard by Marriott – Lyndhurst
Brenda Lapadat
Valley National Bank
Nina Larson
Bergen Volunteers
Andrea Lokshin
Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment
David Mairo
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
Michael Makarski
Engineers Labor – Employer Cooperative
Ronna Marchello
Spencer Savings Bank
John J. Mazur Jr.
Normaze Associates
Del McLennon
Safari Solutions
George Meglio
Conference Technologies, Inc.
Dave Meredith
Sunset Valley Agency, LLC
Dennis Mikula
Mikula Contracting
Amanda Missey
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
Andrew Moss
Forsgate Industrial Partners
William Murray
MWWPR
James O’Connor
Check-M-Out Security Services & Investigations, LLC
Stephen Orenchuk
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Allen Paradise
LTI, INC
Sarah Pena
PSE&G – Oradell
Dr. Robert Pignatello
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Scott Porter
Fischer, Porter & Thomas, P.C.
Frank Recine
JLL
James Rhatican
Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc.
Sarah Rutherford
Prologis
Anthony Scardino
Anthony Scardino & Associates, Inc
Sue Scimone-Bellini
Lakeland Bank
Eydie Shapiro
Comfort Keepers
Randy Stodard
Delta Dental
Bill Sullivan
Scarinci Hollenbeck
Michael Turner
Burton Trent Public Affairs
Peter Unanue
Goya
Deborah Visconi
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Frank Vuono
16W Marketing
Tim White
River Crossing Strategy Group
Bridget Wilcox
G.S. Wilcox & Co.
Katherine Wysokowski
Veolia North America
Ex-Officio – Past Chairpersons
Daniel Baer
WSP
Thomas Bruinooge
Bruinooge & Associates LLC
Rick Dabagian
Action Graphics
Robert P. Evans
Retired KPMG LLP Partner
Diana E. Fainberg
Diana E. Fainberg, Inc.
Elisse Glennon
NJ Sharing Network
Dennis Marco
Hamilton Government Affairs, LLC.
Tim White
River Crossing Strategy Group
David Meredith
Allstate
Stephen Orenchuk
Wells Fargo Advisors
Anthony Scardino Jr.
Anthony Scardino & Associates, INC
Director Emeritus
Philip Kolm
Retired New Jersey Sharing Network
Al Paradise
LTI, Inc.
Evelyn Pezzolla
Frank’s Truck Center, Inc.