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New Jersey Council for Exceptional Children
2026 Executive Board and Committee Members
President
Dr. Julie Norflus-Good
Co-Vice President
Karen Jans
Co-Vice President
Barry Schwartz
2nd Vice President
Wendy Post
Vice President, Marketing & Promotions
Joan J. Vas
Int & Rep Assembly Member
Dr. Julie Norflus-Good
Membership Chair
Christopher Volk - Lead
Haley Wright
Student Advisor
Dr. Lynn DeCapua
CAN Coordinator
Dr. Julie Norflus-Good
Corresponding/Recording Secretary
Social Media
Benjamin Good
Bea Pableo
Bella Banuls
Alexis Christides
Newsletter Editor
Awards and Scholarships
Barry Schwartz
Webmaster
Benjamin Good - Lead
Copy Editor
Policy & Advocacy
MaryAnn Joseph - Chair
Peggy McDonald
Carol Cannerelli
Christopher Volk
Krysten Corace
NJCEC Conference Co-Chairs
Dr. Julie Norflus-Good
Benjamin Good
NJCEC Conference Assistant Chairs
Haley Mathis
Gillian Miller
NJCEC Conference Committee
Vincent Aniello
Bella Banuls
Alexis Christides
Parthenia D. Cogdell
Sophia Dibari
Skye Dipietro
Mollie Good
Karen Jans
Ramona Kopacz
Lori Militello
Bea Pableo
Nicolette Pagano
Wendy Post
Barry Schwartz
Amelia Silo
Allison Sproviero
Madelene Taub-Chan
Joan Vas
Christopher Volk
New Jersey Council for Exceptional Children
Past Presidents
1956 - 1958 Clarence York
1958 - 1959 Merrill Hollinghead
1959 - 1960 Edythe M. Knipe
1960 - 1961 Reed Durham
1961 - 1962 Robert Esbjornson
1962 - 1963 Sally Weaver
1963 - 1964 Charlotte E. Graisbery
1964 - 1965 Beatrice L. Stillwell
1965 - 1966 Arthur T. Brown
1966 - 1967 A. William Fischer
1967 - 1968 Alice Moore
1968 - 1969 Michael Munduca
1969 - 1970 David Sobelman
1970 - 1971 Thomas Brown
1971 - 1972 Faye Huber Holmes
1972 - 1973 Margaret Herron
1973 - 1974 Parthenia D. Cogdell
1974 - 1975 Joseph Cappello
1975 - 1976 Katie Lamar Gibson-Coles
1976 - 1978 Stephen P. Hritz
1978 - 1980 Leola Murphy
1980 - 1982 Marion S. Tallon
1982 - 1984 Elisa Karn
1984 - 1985 Sal Pizzuro
1985 - 1986 Sharon Noebels
1986 - 1987 Vincent Aniello
1987 - 1989 Amelia Blyden
1989 - 1991 Michele Elek
1991 - 1993 Joseph Beliveau
1993 - 1995 Herbert Miller
1995 - 1997 Harold M. Tarriff
1997 - 1999 Diane P. Cavanagh
1999 - 2001 Sharon Noebels-Sahin
2001 - 2003 Michele Elek
2003 - 2006 Scott Rossig
2006 - 2008 Toby Karten
2008 - 2010 Lynn DeCapua
2010 - 2011 Karen Umstead
2012 - 2013 Pamela Lowry
2013-Present Julie Norflus-Good