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Members of the Board
 


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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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. 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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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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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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Ms. Virginia Rowan Smith – installed on the Board in February, 2011.  Ms. Smith’s term will expire June, 2016.

Ms. Smith is Chair of Inductotherm Corporation and Group Vice President of the Inductotherm Group, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Indel, Inc.  A graduate of Cornell University, she earned her MBA in marketing management from the University of California, Berkeley.  Ms. Smith serves on the Advisory Council for Doane Academy in Burlington, NJ and on the advisory board of the Lake George Land Conservancy – an arm of the Nature Conservancy.

Virginia resides in Upper Makefield, PA.

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Ms. Megan Kearney - installed on the board in September, 2011. Ms. Kearney's term will expire in 2013. She currently serves as the alternate student voting trustee.

Ms. Kearney has a major in history and minors in French and Anthropology.

Megan lives in Hillsdale, NJ.

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Ms. Allison Wedell - installed on the Board in 2010.  Ms. Wedell’s term will expire in 2012.  She currently serves as the voting student trustee.

Ms. Wedell has a major in History and a minor in Political Science.

Allison lives in Lumberton, NJ.

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Dr. Ali Houshmand

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