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Below are listed the names, roles, and contact information for board members, key contributors, and chapter leaders for the Native Plant Society of New Jersey.
Executive Committee
Vice President: Membership
Randi Eckel
Vice President: Chapter Liaison
Elaine Silverstein
Corresponding Secretary: Michael Jacob
Board of Advisors
Webmasters: Kazys Varnelis & Michael Jacob
Agriculture and Natural Resources: Sylvia Kovacs
Legislative Committee
co-chairs: Laura Bush and Russell Furnari
Chapter Leaders
Bergen Passaic Chapter
Leaders: Joanne Leslie, Elaine Silverstein, and Melissa Thier
Delaware Bayshores Chapter
Leader: Joe Alvarez
Essex County Chapter
Leader: Deb Ellis
Highland Park Chapter
Leader: Hervé Barrier
Hudson Chapter
Leaders: Lorraine Freeney, Lauren Morse, and Dawn Giambalvo
Hunterdon Chapter
Leaders: Susan Haake, Dawn Pogosaew
Jersey Shore Chapter
Leaders: Karen Walzer, Becky Laboy, Kelly Balon, and Pamela Almeida
Mercer County Chapter
Leaders: Susan Tarr
Monmouth Chapter
Leaders: Kim Rowe
Morris County Chapter
Leaders: Brianna O’Halloran, Megan Stypulkoski, and Amy DiPalma
Somerset County Chapter
Leaders: Valerie Szkodny and Nancy Toro
Southeast Chapter
Leaders: Jesse Connor, Jack Connor, Barbara Fiedler, and Steve Fiedler
Southwest Chapter (formerly Rancocas Nature Center Chapter)
Co-Leaders: Tara Sullivan and Bobbie Herbs