Please send general questions to info@npsnj.org
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
President: Kazys Varnelis
president@npsnj.org
Vice President: Membership
Randi Eckel
membership@npsnj.org
Vice President: Chapter Liaison
Elaine Silverstein
chapters@npsnj.org
Secretary: Bobbie Herbs
secretary@npsnj.org
Treasurer: Michael Jacob
treasurer@npsnj.org
Corresponding Secretary: Pauline Noyes
corresponding.secretary@npsnj.org
Board of Advisors
Webmasters: Marissa Bauman &
Kazys Varnelis
webmaster@npsnj.org
Horticulture: Hubert Ling
horticulture@npsnj.org
Entomology: Randi Eckel
entomology@npsnj.org
Agriculture and Natural Resources: Sylvia Kovacs
sylvia@resurgint.com
Programs: Kim Correro
programs@npsnj.org
Ecologist: Bill Young
ecologist@npsnj.org
Botanist: Kate Lepis
botanist@npsnj.org
Arborist: Jean Epiphan
jean.epiphan@rutgers.edu
Legislative Committee
co-chairs: Laura Bagwell and Russell Furnari
Chapter Leaders
Bergen Passaic Chapter
Leaders: Joanne Leslie, Pauline Noyes, Tanya Zimmerman
bergenpassaic@npsnj.org
Delaware Bayshores Chapter
Leader: Joe Alvarez and Nancy Walsh
debayshores@npsnj.org
Essex County Chapter
Leader: Deb Ellis
essex@npsnj.org
Highland Park Chapter
Leader: Hervé Barrier
highlandpark@npsnj.org
Hudson Chapter
Leaders: Lorraine Freeney, Dawn Giambalvo, Amanda Luciano Hillman, Sima Kunttas, Lauren Morse
hudson@npsnj.org
Hunterdon Chapter
Leader: Susan Haake
hunterdon@npsnj.org
Jersey Shore Chapter
Leaders: Karen Walzer and Lisa Mazzuca
jerseyshore@npsnj.org
Mercer County Chapter
Leaders: Susan Tarr
mercer@npsnj.org
Monmouth Chapter
Leaders: Kim Rowe
monmouth@npsnj.org
Morris County Chapter
Leaders: Brianna O’Halloran, Lotte Newlin, Amy DiPalma
morris@npsnj.org
Somerset County Chapter
Leaders: Valerie Szkodny and Nancy Toro
somerset@npsnj.org
Southeast Chapter
Leaders: Jesse Connor, Jack Connor, Barbara Fiedler, and Steve Fiedler
southeast@npsnj.org
Southwest Chapter
Co-Leaders: Michael Jacob, Tara Sullivan and Bobbie Herbs
southwest@npsnj.org
Sussex Chapter
Leader: Kathy Wilson
sussex@npsnj.org
Union Chapter
Leaders: Elizabeth Talmont and Mary Roberts
union@npsnj.org