Foundation Board

Initial Appointment Date: 2018

Current Committee Appointments:

• Art
• Golf
• Community Relations & Public Affairs
• Food Insecurity
• Investment
• Legacy
• Nominating
• Personnel
• Profession
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Director of Clinical Operations & Physical Therapist
• Atlantic Physical Therapy Center

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Toms River Sunrise Rotary
• Board of Governors for the St. Joseph’s Century Club
• Vice President of the Manasquan Park Property Owners Association

Mike loves spending time with his family and he enjoys Stand-Up Paddle Boarding

Initial Appointment Date: 2018

Current Committee Appointments:

• Executive
• Food Insecurity
• Fund Distribution (Chair)
• Gala
• Legacy
• Personel
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Project Manager at Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards:

• RWJBarnabas Board Member
• Island Heights Education Foundation

During her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family.

Initial Appointment Date: 2007

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations and Public Affairs
• Blauvelt Speaker Series
• Concert
• Executive
• Food Insecurity
• Investment
• Legacy
• Personnel
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Financial Advisor

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Richard is an active member of his community, helping to guide each client’s financial future.

Richard and his wife, Michele currently reside in Forked River, NJ

Initial Appointment Date: 2023

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity

Profession:

• President, Ocean County College

During her spare time, she enjoys baking, reading, and walking. She currently resides in Toms River with her husband Don and her 2 cats

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity
• Fund Distribution
• Scholarship

Profession

• Corinne Jewelers – Owner

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• Ryan holds graduate degrees from both G.I.A Gemological Institute of America and the A.G.S American Gem Society.

Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending quality time with his two adorable daughters and his wife.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Art
• Fund Distribution
• Scholarship
• Food Insecurity

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• Literacy Volunteers of America Board Member
• Toms River Board of Health (board member and president)
• Strand Theater Board of Directors
• WWFM Classical Radio Station
• Advisory board
• Ocean County Citizens for Clean Water (member)
• Founding Member of POWER: Promotion of Women’s Efforts and Resources
• Your Grandmothers Cupboard (past board member)

Estelle holds a Master’s degree from Temple University. Estelle serves on several committees, including the Peto Museum of Island Heights, NJ, and enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, children, and two grandchildren.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity

Profession:

• Vice Presdient (RET)
• Investors Bank

Affiliates, Honors or Awards

• Board Member, Community Medical Center
• Board Member, United Way of Monmouth
• Ocean County Advisory Board, Boy Scouts of America

Sandy holds a Master’s Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Sandy serves on several committees and has received several Honors and Awards, including the 2010 Women of Distinction from the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore. She enjoys spending time with her husband, children, and two grandchildren.

Initial Appointment Date: 2015

Current Committee Appointments:

• Concert
• Executive
• Fund Distribution
• Gala
• Investment
• Personnel
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Noelle focuses with working at start-ups such as Achieve3000, Swing Education, and most recently, Hazel Health, where she pursued her passion for equity in K12 education.

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• CEO of the Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce (2014-2018) and her volunteer efforts over the past thirty years.

In 2020, Noelle earned her MBA. Noelle is a dedicated wife and mother. She and her husband, Domenick, and their sons Alex, Colin, and Sam, live in downtown Toms River.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity

Affiliates, Honors or Awards

• John Catalano was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent the 10th Legislative District

Honorable Catalano was born and raised in New Jersey and attended Bloomfield High School. He went on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. He resides in Brick with his wife Beth Ann and daughter Jenna.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity

Profession

• Frank J. Dupignac, Jr., has been practicing law in Ocean County for more than fifty (50) years.

Affiliates, Honors or Awards

• Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, 1989
• Ocean County College Foundation Humanitarian of the Year, 2003
• N.J. Commission on Professionalism in the Law – Professional Lawyer of the Year, 2004
• Ocean County Bar Association Achievement Award, 1993

Frank Dupignac, Jr. attended New York Law School and graduated in 1968.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations and Public Affairs

Profession

Jessica is the Manager of Community Outreach with New Jersey Natural Gas

Affiliates, Honors or Awards

• Brookdale Community College Foundation, Board Member
• EarthShare NJ, Board Member
• MODC Silver Gull Committee
• American Cancer Society Tides of Change

Jessica currently resides in Wall, NJ with her husband and daughter. Jessica volunteers at various nonprofit organizations through the NJNG volunteer program every year.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations and Public Affairs
• Concert
• Food Insecurity
• Scholarship (Chair)
• Gala

Profession

• Retired Judge

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Committees Served as an Ocean County College Board of Trustee
• Chair, International Programs
• Bylaw, Policy, and Curriculum Committee
• Personnel Committee
• Litigation Committee

Robert currently serves on the Ocean County College Board of Trustees. He resides in Point Pleasant NJ with his wife

Initial Appointment Date: 2007

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations and Public Affairs
• Concert
• Executive
• Food Insecurity
• Investment
• Legacy
• Gala
• Scholarship (Chair)

Profession

• Property Manager

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• High Bar Harbor Taxpayers Association

Kristin calls Long Beach Township, NJ, home. She’s happily married to David and cherishes her two daughters and two grandchildren.

Initial Appointment Date: 2016

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity

Profession:

• CEO at Green Family

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• D’Arcy was Commissioner of the Borough of Bay Head

D’Arcy was a longtime advocate for the preservation of the Pinelands

Initial Appointment Date: 2001

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity
• Community Relations
• Concert
• Executive
• Gala
• Golf
• Nominating Personnel (Chair)
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Commissioner – County of Ocean 2020

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Trailblazer Award (Mary Louise Smith)-RNC- 2015
• Women of Distinction-Girl Scouts of Jersey Shore (March 2018)
• Treasurer-2019, Secretary 2020, Vice Chair 2021-Southern New Jersey Commissioners Association;
• President – 2022- Southern New Jersey Commissioners Association
• DAR-Joshua Huddy Chapter 2017, Regent 2022 – present

Ginny currently resides in Toms River, NJ, and is actively involved in various philanthropic and volunteer activities.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Executive
• Food Insecurity
• Investment

Profession:

• Partner, USI Insurance Services

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Community Medical Center, Board Member

Tom currently resides in Toms River, NJ with his wife Nancy. He is currently involved as a Board Member for St. Joseph Church & Schools.

Initial Appointment Date: 2016

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity
• Gala
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Founder and Principal, Hufnagel Holistic Solutions

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Advisory Board – New Jersey Coalition for Addiction Recovery Support
• National Leadership Council – Police Treatment & Community Collaborative

During her spare time, she can be found traveling, practicing yoga, running, hiking, drinking black coffee, and spending time with her husband, Anthony, children Kenneth & Genevieve, and rescue pups, Bentley & Eleanor.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations & Public Affairs
• Food Insecurity
• Gala

Profession:

• Founder and Principal, Hufnagel Holistic Solutions

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Advisory Board – New Jersey Coalition for Addiction Recovery Support
• National Leadership Council – Police Treatment & Community Collaborative

Stacey enjoys spending time with her pets, Charlie & Duke and is not ashamed to say she loves relaxing and watching TV!

Initial Appointment Date: 2022

Current Committee Appointments:

• Art
• Community Relations & Public Affairs
• Food Insecurity
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Founder and Principal, Hufnagel Holistic Solutions

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Advisory Board of Peto Museum

Marilyn has led many study-abroad trips for Ocean County College. She is actively engaged in her community. Marilyn currently resides in Island Heights, NJ with her family.

Initial Appointment Date: 2017

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations & Public Affairs
• Food Insecurity
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Vice President of Community Affairs for Community Medical Center
• Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Commissioner with the Ocean County Advisory of the Status of Women Teri actively participates on the boards of the Salvation Army of Ocean County
• Ocean County College Foundation, Ocean County Health Department, 21 Plus
• Ocean’s Harbor House

Teri is the wife of Brian S. Kubiel and the proud mother of Kevan and Kayla. She also serves in a Governor appointed position for the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners

Current Committee Appointments:

• Blauvelt Speaker Series
• Food Insecurity
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Founding Partner, Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, LLC

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Ocean County College Board of Trustees, Secretary
• Board of Directors Toms River Business Improvement District;
• Member ABA; D.C. Bar; N.J. Bar Association
• Ocean County Bar Association; N.Y. Bar Association

Stephan currently resides in Toms River, NJ with his lovely wife Judi and is very active in the community.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Concert
• Food Insecurity
• Golf
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Allied Beverage Group, LLC

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Toms River Sunrise Rotary
• Dover Meadows Condo Association, President
• Health South Rehabilitation Hospital Board Member

Richard currently resides in Toms River, NJ, and has received numerous awards including the Toms River Regional Schools Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012

Initial Appointment Date: 2022

Current Committee Appointments:

• Blauvelt Speaker Series
• Food Insecurity
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Assistant Superintendent, Ocean County Vocational Technical School

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• President-Elect- New Jersey Association of Pupil Services Administrators (NJAPSA)
• Board Development Chair- Board of Directors- Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore (GSJS)
• Executive Committee Member- Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce (GTTCC)

Michael currently resides in Barnegat, NJ with his wife Kimberly and his four children, Gianna, Alexa, Olivia, and Ryan.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity
• Art
• Community Relations & Public Affairs (Chair)
• Executive
• Gala

Profession:

• President, Ocean County College

During her spare time, she enjoys baking, reading, and walking. She currently resides in Toms River with her husband Don and her 2 cats

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity
• Gala
• Golf
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Director of Marketing at French & Parrello Associates

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards

• Honoree of NJBIZ’s Forty Under 40
• Treasurer of the Toms River North Marching Mariners Boosters Club

A lifelong resident of Ocean County, Julia lives in Toms River with her husband, Ed—an Ocean County College alumnus—and their three children: Hunter, Violet, and Payton.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Blauvelt Speaker Series
• Food Insecurity
• Gala
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Retired Educator

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity

Profession:

• Owner/Broker, Paschon Realty

Current Committee Appointments:

• Blauvelt Speaker Series
• Concert
• Executive
• Food Insecurity
• Fund Distribution
• Gala
• Golf
• Investment
• Nominating
• Personnel

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• President, 200 Club of Ocean County
• Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh
• Blue Mass Committee – Trenton Diocese

Profession:

• Dave currently resides in Toms River NJ. Dave is an alumnus of Ocean County College. He enjoys spending time with his family and fiancé Lisa

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• National Association of Home Builders
• Hope Sheds Light, Co-founder
• The HOPE Center
• Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Profession:

• President, PR-1-MA Builders Inc.

Arvo currently resides in Toms River, NJ with his wife Beverly. He attended Rowan University and studied Business Management.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity
• Fund Distribution
• Golf
• Investment

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• 21 Plus Foundation Board Member

Profession:

• Sales & Operations Manager, Good Friend Electric

Ethan currently resides in Asbury Park, NJ. He is a graduated of Toms River High School South and studied Business Management at Stockton University.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations & Public Affairs
• Food Insecurity
• Golf

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• Civic affiliations include the Chairman of the Lakewood Municipal Utility Authority
• Vice- Chairman of the Ocean County Board of Health
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council.

Profession:

• Deputy Republican Leader – District 30

The Senator is married and has four children

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations & Public Affairs
• Food Insecurity
• Fund Distribution
• Scholarship

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• Participates in various local community service events throughout the year through OceanFirst Foundation

Profession:

• Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking at OceanFirst Bank

Alicia resides in Toms River where she and her husband raised their 3 children Alina, Joseph, and Justin. Alicia and her husband opened Cool Beans Coffee House and recently celebrated 25 years of serving Ocean County.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Executive
• Food Insecurity

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• Former Chairman of the Board of Governors, St Joseph Century Club
• Former President Ocean County Alumni Association
• Past President St Joseph Parish Advisory Committee

Profession:

• Retired Administrator, Toms River Regional Schools

Kevin currently resides in Florida with his wife and enjoys swimming, surfing and reading

Current Committee Appointments:

• Food Insecurity
• Golf
• Nominating
• Scholarship

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• Ocean County YMCA Board of Trustees
• Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Foundation Board

Profession:

• Vice President of TD Bank

Brian resides in Lanoka Harbor, NJ with his wife Christina, and their two children, Peyton and Cooper. He enjoys the contact on-the-go activities with his family.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Community Relations & Public Affairs
• Food Insecurity
• Nominating

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• Ocean First Financial Corporation, Board Member
• Pt Pleasant Beach Fire Co #2, Life Member
• Pt Pleasant Beach Education Foundation

Profession:

• Vice President at T&M Associates

John resides in Brick, NJ with his wife Autumn. He has two sons, John and Kevin.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Art
• Blauvelt Speaker Series
• Executive
• Food Insecurity
• Fund Distribution
• Investment (Chair)
• Legacy
• Personnel

Profession:

• President and Founder Causeway Lincoln and Causeway Family of Dealerships

Dave is highly active in his community and a philanthropic leader through the Wintrode Family Foundation, Inc. along with his family

Initial Appointment Date: 1984

Current Committee Appointments:

• By-Laws (Chair)
• Executive
• Food Insecurity
• Gala
• Golf
• Nominating
• Personnel

Profession:

• Lawyer – Member of the firm Novins, York, Jacobus & Dooley

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards:

• Ocean County Chamber of Commerce
• United Way
• Lehigh University Board of Alumni

Harvey and his wife Barbara, have lived in Toms River for over 50 years and have two sons Michael and David.

Current Committee Appointments:

• Concert
• Executive
• Food Insecurity
• Fund Distribution
• Gala
• Golf (Chair)
• Investment
• Nominating (Chair)
• Scholarship

Profession:

• Partner of the firm Novins, York, Jacobus & Dooley

Affiliates, Honors, or Awards:

• Michael serves as a member or board member of several local and regional chambers of commerce, youth groups, and healthcare organizations.

Michael and his wife Lori have two children and reside in New York City. Michael graduated from Toms River High School South and he remains active in the community.

Profession:

• Co-Founder, Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, P.C.

Affiliates, Honors or Awards:

• Ocean County, Monmouth County, New Jersey State, New York State, and the District of Columbia Bar Associations
• American Bar Association, and U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association.

Mr. Bathgate is the co-founding partner of the Firm and is involved in all aspects of the Firm’s business. Mr. Bathgate has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by the National Law Journal and has been rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell* for over 35 years.

Initial Appointment Date: 1978 Profession

Joseph is Chairman of Conner Strong & Buckelew the insurance, risk management, and employee benefits brokerage and consulting needs of clients throughout the United States and abroad.

Affiliates, Honors or Awards

• Distinguished Citizen Award from the Jersey Shore Council of the Boy Scouts of America
• Good Scout Award from the Ocean County Council of the Boy Scouts of America
• Silver Gull Award for Business Achievement from the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council
• Humanitarian Award

Joseph is the Chairman of Conner, Strong & Buckelew, which provides insurance, risk management, and employee benefits brokerage and consulting services for clients throughout the United States and abroad.