Board of Directors
Rowan University, through its Board of Trustees, has appointed the following individuals as members of the SJTP Board of Directors:
Lawrence DiVietro, Jr., President
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.
Mr. DiVietro was installed on the Board of Trustees of Rowan University in February 2002 and currently serves on the SJTP Board of Directors as liaison to the Rowan University Board of Trustees.
Dr. Ali Houshmand, ex-officio, Interim President
Dr. Houshmand joined Rowan University as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs in September 2006. In that position, he established the College of Professional and Continuing Education (now the College of Graduate and Continuing Education) and hired its first dean; oversaw the restructuring of the summer school and graduate school as revenue-generating programs and created a University-wide revenue-sharing model; and established the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning. As leader of the Academic Affairs Division, he has focused his efforts on increasing the allocation of economic resources to the Division, reorganizing academic programs to optimize efficiency and effectiveness and fostering innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives to enhance revenue and better serve students. He currently serves as interim president for Rowan University.
Sam Jones, Jr., secretary, Founder/Consultant
Mr. Jones founded S-J Transportation Co., Woodstown, in 1971 and remains a consultant for the firm. Additionally, he is owner and president of S-J Venture Capital Co., Woodstown. In addition to serving on the Technology Park board, he is chairman of the Salem Community College Foundation Board. He also serves on the boards of the businesses Viewpoint, Inc., New York City, and Fogg Enterprises, Carney’s Point. He was director of Woodstown National Bank & TrustCompany (now The Bank); a member of the Salem County Utility Authority for 25 years; and a president of Tri-County Community Action Agency, Bridgeton.
His other business activities have included serving on the boards of MetaCreations, Inc., (now Viewpoint), New York City; Cardinal Technologies, Lancaster, Pa.; Symbus Technology, Inc., Waltham, Mass.; Fulton Financial Corporation, Lancaster, Pa.; Techmar, Inc., Canton, Mass.; and Jevic Transportation, Co., Delran.
Ryan McCleery, Graduate Student Representative
Mr. McCleery is currently a student in the Master of Business Administration program in the William G. Rohrer College of Business with anticipated graduation in May 2012.
Lisa Morina
As the Director of Economic Development for Gloucester County, Lisa Morina is responsible for county economic, community and workforce development programs. In this capacity Lisa has oversight of three areas -- Business Development & Tourism; Housing & Community Development and Labor & Workforce Development. The department handles business attraction and retention, county tourism, brownfields redevelopment, community development block grants and downtown revitalization, the county Workforce Investment Board, and job counseling and training through the county One Stop in Thorofare. The department administers over four million dollars in federal and state grant funds.
Prior to joining the county Lisa was Director of Business Services for Cumberland County College where she secured over $3 million in customized training grants which funded 105,730 hours of classroom training for over 6,600 participants.
Lisa is active in a number of many community organizations. She serves on the Board of the United Way of Gloucester County, is a Trustee for Southern NJ Development Council, is an Advisory Board member for the Camden Small Business Development Center and is Vice Chair for the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce. She is an executive committee member of the Gloucester County Workforce Investment Board, a member the Chamber of Commerce of Southern NJ and also serves on the Gloucester County Emergency Management Council. Lisa was elected by her peers to serve as Vice President of the Economic Development Association of New Jersey. Lisa has a B.A. in Communications from Rowan University and an M.S. in Organizational Leadership from Cabrini College.
Manning Smith III, vice chair/treasurer, President (Diversified Technology Group - Indel, Inc. – Rancocas, NJ)
Manning J. Smith III is President of the Diversified Technology Group of Indel, Inc., Rancocas, New Jersey, and has been with the company since 1983. Mr. Smith received his BA from Dartmouth College and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton). He is a Certified Public Accountant.
James Tarangelo, chair, Consultant - Moorestown, NJ
For the past 7 years, Jim has been working as a consultant in mergers and acquisitions and the commercial development of new technology. He led efforts to develop an acquisition strategy and help implement a plan that enabled his client to become an active player in the acquisition field and complete a number of deals. Currently, he is assisting both domestic and overseas companies in their efforts to develop new markets for existing products, evaluate new technology and develop commercialization plans and licensing strategies.
Earlier in his career, Jim worked for ARCO Chemical (now Lyondell) for 25 years in a variety of assignments in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and technology development and general management.
Jim is a member of the Board of Directors of SJTP at Rowan, Chemical Engineering Advisory Committee and The American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He holds an MBA from Bernard Baruch College, Master of Science Degree from Polytechnic Institute of New York and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from City College of New York.
