Staff List
Retirement Services Appointments
Premier Active and Organizational NJPSA members can request a retirement planning appointment by sending an email to RetirementAppt@njpsa.org.
NJPSA Membership inquiries? Contact membership@njpsa.org
Please refer to this staff list to communicate with NJPSA/FEA staff or email our general account njpsa@njpsa.org and we will route your inquiry to the appropriate staff members.
| EXECUTIVE STAFF | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Bingert | Executive Director | kbingert@njpsa.org | |
| Robert Murphy | Assistant Executive Director | rmurphy@njpsa.org | |
| Denise Hecht-Berger | Assistant Executive Director | dhecht@njpsa.org | |
| Donna McInerney, Ed.D. | CEO of FEA | dmcinerney@njpsa.org | |
| Stacy Barksdale-Jones | Assistant to the Executive Director/Coordinator of Administrative Services | sbarksdale@njpsa.org | |
| MEMBERSHIP SERVICES | |||
| Denise Hecht-Berger | Assistant Executive Director | dhecht@njpsa.org | |
| Mike Vinella | Director of Membership Services | mvinella@njpsa.org | |
| Fidelia Sturdivant | Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | fsturdivant@njpsa.org | |
| Karen LaFata | Executive Assistant to the Assistant Executive Directors / Coordinator of Membership Services | klafata@njpsa.org | |
| Lori Wilson | Assistant Coordinator of Membership Services | lwilson@njpsa.org | |
| Melissa Page | Administrative Specialist | mpage@njpsa.org | |
| Membership Requests | membership@njpsa.org | ||
| FIELD AND LEGAL SERVICES | |||
| Robert Schwartz, Esq | Chief Legal Counsel | rmschwartz@schwartzlawgroupllc.com | |
| Dr. John Farinella, Esq. | Legal Counsel | jfarinella@njpsa.org | |
| Carol Smeltzer, Esq. | Legal Counsel | csmeltzer@njpsa.org | |
| Andrew Schwartz, Esq. | Legal Counsel | alschwartz@schwartzlawgroupllc.com | |
| Jordan Shead, Esq. | Legal Counsel | jshead@njpsa.org | |
| Chrissy Selover | Paralegal/Assistant Coordinator of Legal and Retirement Services | cselover@njpsa.org | |
| RETIREMENT SERVICES | |||
| Mike Vinella | Director of Retirement Services | mvinella@njpsa.org | |
| Rebecca Gold | Assistant Director of Retirement and Benefit Services | rgold@njpsa.org | |
| Denise King, Ed.D. | Assistant Director of Retirement and Benefit Services | dking@njpsa.org | |
| Retirement Requests | retirement@njpsa.org | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS | |||
| Daniel Higgins | Director of Strategic Communications | dhiggins@njpsa.org | |
| Gina Devito-Birnie | Coordinator of Marketing and Design | gdevito@njpsa.org | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |||
| Robert Burek | Director of Information Technology | rburek@njpsa.org | |
| Janet Tuohy | Assistant Director of Information Technology | jtuohy@njpsa.org | |
| Matthew Belo | Coordinator of Technology | mbelo@njpsa.org | |
| Tech Support Requests | http://help.njpsa.org/en/ | ||
| GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | |||
| Debra Bradley, Esq. | Director of Government Relations | dbradley@njpsa.org | |
| Jennie Lamon, Esq. | Assistant Director of Government Relations | jlamon@njpsa.org | |
| Melissa Page | Assistant Coordinator of Government Relations | mpage@njpsa.org | |
| Chris Nelson | Assistant Director of Government Relations | cnelson@njpsa.org | |
| ACCOUNTING | |||
| Dee Discavage | Accountant | ddiscavage@njpsa.org | |
| Liz Dilks | Coordinator of Financial Services | ldilks@njpsa.org | |
| Maria Arce | Assistant Coordinator of Financial Services | marce@njpsa.org | |
| FEA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING | |||
| Donna McInerney, Ed.D. | CEO of FEA | dmcinerney@njpsa.org | |
| Victoria Duff | Coordinator of Professional Learning | vduff@njpsa.org | |
| Emil Carafa | Coordinator of Professional Learning | ecarafa@njpsa.org | |
| Heather Moran | Coordinator of Professional Learning | hmoran@njpsa.org | |
| Sue Gilbert | Coordinator of District Grant Projects | sgilbert@njpsa.org | |
| Grace Moylan | Coordinator of Technology & Online Learning Management | gmoylan@njpsa.org | |
| Desiree Donkor | Executive Assistant to the CEO / Event Coordinator | ddonkor@njpsa.org | |
| Christy Stoehr | Executive Assistant to the CEO / Event Coordinator | cstoehr@njpsa.org | |
| LEGAL ONE | |||
| David Nash, Esq. | Director of Legal Education and National Outreach | dnash@njpsa.org | |
| Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LL.M. | Assistant Director of Legal Education | sjacques@njpsa.org | |
| Michael Kaelber, Esq. | Coordinator of Continuing Legal Education and Research | mkaelber@njpsa.org | |
| John K. Worthington, Esq. | Coordinator of Special Education Law | jworthington@njpsa.org | |
| Ameena Terrell | Coordinator of Strategic Planning and Operations for Legal Education | aterrell@njpsa.org | |
| Breana Newton | Assistant Coordinator of Legal Education | bnewton@njpsa.org | |
| Geta Vogel | Coordinator of Mental Health, Wellness, and the Law | gvogel@njpsa.org | |
| Rebecca Lovelace | Assistant Coordinator of Legal Education | rlovelace@njpsa.org | |
| John Lynn | Coordinator of Video Production | jlynn@njpsa.org | |
| LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS | |||
| Angelina Martino Finnegan | Director of School Leadership Programs | afinnegan@njpsa.org | |
| Adele T. Macula, Ed.D. | Director Curriculum and Instruction, NJEXCEL | amacula@njpsa.org | |
| Jeff Graber, Ed.D. | Associate Director of School Leadership Programs | jgraber@njpsa.org | |
| Kathy McCormick, Ed.D. | Field-Based Program Coordinator, NJEXCEL | kmccormick@njpsa.org | |
| Jennifer Hunsinger | Technology Coordinator, NJEXCEL | jhunsinger@njpsa.org | |
| James Sarto, Ed.S. | Coordinator of NJ Leaders to Leaders | jsarto@njpsa.org | |
| Devon Mattson | Assistant Coordinator of NJL2L | dmattson@njpsa.org | |
| Wanda Grant | Assistant Coordinator of School Leadership Programs | wgrant@njpsa.org | |
| Julie Brandell | Assistant Coordinator of School Leadership Programs | jbrandell@njpsa.org | |
| SPECIAL PROJECTS | |||
| Mary Reece, Ed.D. | Director of Special Projects | mreece@njpsa.org | |
| Mary Beth Currie, M.S.E. | Coordinator of Special Projects | mcurrie@njpsa.org | |
| Peggy McDonald | Coordinator of Professional Learning and Special Projects | pmcdonald@njpsa.org | |
| Ellen Sbarro | Assistant Coordinator of Special Projects | esbarro@njpsa.org | |