Board of Trustees


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Members of the Board
 

Ms. Barbara Armand - installed on the Board in September 2004.  Ms. Armand's term will expire June, 2009.

Ms. Armand earned a B.A. in Mathematics/Natural Science from Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ.  She is the president and CEO of Armand Corporation, a firm providing Construction Management, Engineering and Technology.  Ms. Armand also serves on the boards of the Rutgers University School of Business, Lourdes Health System Foundation, Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services, Camden Area Health Education Center and Arts and Business Partnership.
Barbara resides in Mt. Laurel.

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Mr. Dennis M. DiFlorio – installed on the Board in 2009. Mr. DiFlorio’s term will expire June 30, 2015.

Mr. DiFlorio retired from the corporate banking sector and is active in various community activities. His special interest is the Sunshine Foundation, which brings together 30 children from around the world who are afflicted with Progeria for a week-long reunion. Mr. DiFlorio is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Cooper University Hospital in Camden. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Temple University.

Dennis resides in Voorhees.

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Mr. Lawrence DiVietro Jr. - installed on the Board in February 2002. Mr. DiVietro's term will expire in June 2013.

Mr. DiVietro is president and CEO of Land Dimensions Engineering, a land use planning and site development design company. He serves as vice chairman of the Gloucester County YMCA, on the Board of the Southern New Jersey Development Council, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners in addition to a number of professional organizations.

Larry resides in Wenonah.

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Ms. Jean Edelman – installed on the Board in February 2008.  Ms. Edelman’s term will expire June 30, 2011. 

Ms. Edelman graduated from Rowan in 1981 as a “distinguished senior” – the university’s highest honor, awarded to only one graduate each year.  She was also the first woman to serve as SGA president in the school’s history and was named Alumnus of the Year in 1994.  Ms. Edelman co-founded Edelman Financial Services with her husband Ric in 1987.

Jean resides in Great Falls, Virginia. 

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Mr. James J. Gruccio - installed on the Board in December 2000. Mr. Gruccio's term will expire on June 30, 2013.

Mr. Gruccio is the president and managing partner of the law firm of Gruccio, Pepper, DeSanto and Ruth in Vineland. Jim received his B.S. degree from St. Joseph's and his law degree from Villanova. He is a Board Certified Trial Attorney, practicing since 1963, presently concentrating on business litigation, business transaction and personal injury litigation. Mr. Gruccio also serves as counsel to numerous institutions and governmental agencies.

Jim resides in Vineland.

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Ms. Juanita Johnson-Clark - installed on the Board in April 2003. Ms. Johnson-Clark's term will expire on June 30, 2011.

Ms. Johnson-Clark, a Rowan law and justice graduate, has served as a borough councilwoman in Lawnside for 18 years. She has also served as the director of the Camden County Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

Juanita resides in Lawnside.

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Mr. James Kehoe - was installed on the Board in February 2003 and his term will expire on June 30, 2014.

Mr. Kehoe is business manager for Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 322 in Winslow. He serves on the boards of the Camden County United Way, Union Organization of Social Services, Ocean City Tabernacle, Camden County Improvement Authority, South Jersey AFL-CIO, and United Building Trades Council of Camden County and vicinity. He received a B.A. from Rutgers University.

Jim resides in Berlin.

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Mr. Martin F. McKernan Jr.  – installed on the Board in 2009.  Mr. McKernan’s term will expire June 30, 2013. 

Mr. McKernan earned his B.A. degree from St. Joseph’s University and his J.D. from Georgetown University.  He is a senior partner with McKernan, McKernan & Godino in Camden.  Mr. McKernan currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Camden Free Library; Commissioner, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority; member, Executive Committee of the National Diocesan Attorneys Association; and member, Public Policy Committee, New Jersey Catholic Conference.

Martin resides in Cherry Hill.

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Mr. Thomas H. Morgan - installed on the Board in December 1998. Mr. Morgan's second term will expire on June 30, 2010.

Mr. Morgan is a graduate of Duke University, earning a B.A. and L.L.B. from the Duke University School of Law. Before his retirement, he was a certified civil trial attorney at the law firm of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.

Tom resides in Moorestown.

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Mr. Nick L. Petroni -
was installed on the Board in February 2004 and his second term of office will expire in June 2015.

Mr. Petroni received his degree from the University of Notre Dame and is a certified public accountant and owner of Petroni and Associates, an accounting firm located in Glassboro.  Mr. Petroni works to improve the Glassboro community as a member of the Mayor's Committee for Downtown Redevelopment and the Finance Council for the Church of St. Bridget.  He is also past president of the Glassboro Chamber of Commerce.

Nick resides in Glassboro.

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Ms. Susan M. Powell - installed on the Board in September 2004. Ms. Powell's term will expire June, 2010.

Ms. Powell received her M.A. in Educational Administration from Rowan University. She serves as Support Supervisor for Special Education for the Moorestown Township Public Schools.

Susan resides in Medford.

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Mr. Robert C. Poznek – installed on the Board in 2009.  Mr. Poznek’s term will expire June 30, 2013.

Mr. Poznek is the Chief Financial Officer of Archway Programs, Inc. in Atco.  He attended Rutgers University, LaSalle College, Gloucester County College and the American Institute of Banking. 

Robert resides in Williamstown.

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Ms. Helene Reed - was installed on the Board in February 2003 and her term will expire on June 30, 2014.

Ms. Reed currently serves as the Surrogate for Gloucester County. She attended Rutgers University and earned a certificate in Hospital Administration.

Helene resides in Williamstown.

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Mr. Steven Rivera - installed on the Board in June 2008. Mr. Rivera ’s term will expire in 2010. He serves as the voting student trustee.

Mr. Rivera is a business finance major. He formerly served as a senator for the Class of 2010 for the Student Government Association.

Steven lives in Hamilton, NJ.

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Ms. Linda Rohrer - installed on the Board in January 2009. Ms. Rohrer's term will expire June 30, 2013.

Ms. Rohrer is president of Rohrer and Sayers Real Estate. She serves on the Rowan University Foundation Board and is also a trustee of the William G. Rohrer Charitable Foundation. Ms. Rohrer received her B.A. degree from Upsala College.

Linda resides in Haddon Township.

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Mr. Troy E. Singleton – installed on the Board in February 2005. Mr. Singleton’s term will expire June 30, 2010.

A graduate of Rowan University, Mr. Singleton currently works for the New Jersey Regional Council of Carpenters.

Troy resides in Palmyra.

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Ms. Jill Steier – installed on the Board in 2009.  Ms. Steier’s term will expire in 2011.  She currently serves as the alternate voting student trustee.

Ms. Steier has a dual major of History and Education.

Jill lives in East Brunswick.

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Dr. Donald J. Farish - appointed President of Rowan University in July 1998, Dr. Farish serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Farish received his B.S. in Zoology from the University of British Columbia, a M.S. in Entomology from North Carolina State University, a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University, and a J.D. from the University of Missouri.  Dr. Farish serves on the Boards of the United Way of Gloucester County and the Greater Camden Partnership.

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