TO: NJASA Members

FROM: Dr. Richard G. Bozza, Executive Director

DATE: February 13, 2025

RE: Nominating Committee Report

The NJASA Nominating Committee has agreed to nominate a slate of officers for the 2025-2026 Association year.

 

Members of the Nominating Committee were:

 

Dr. Michael LaSusa, NJASA Immediate Past-President, (Chair)

Dr. Sue DeNobile, Superintendent, Rochelle Park

Dr. Janet Fike, Superintendent, Morris-Union Jointure Commission and Past President

Dr. Philip Guenther, Superintendent, Atlantic County Institute of Technology

Dr. Michael Kuchar, Superintendent, South Bergen Jointure Commission and Past President 

Dr. Kwame Morton, Sr., Superintendent, Cherry Hill Township

Ms. Beth Norcia, Superintendent, Maple Shade Township

Dr. Scott Rocco, Superintendent, Hamilton Township and Past President

Dr. Michael Rossi, Jr., Superintendent, Lenape Valley Regional High School


The Committee nominated the following slate of officers to serve for the 2025-2026 year:


PRESIDENT: Dr. Rick Falkenstein, Superintendent, Kingwood Township (Hunterdon Co.)


PRES-ELECT: Dr. David Aderhold, Superintendent, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional (Mercer Co.)


SECRETARY: Dr. Sarah Bilotti, Superintendent, Pascack Valley Regional High School (Bergen Co.)


TREASURER: J. Kenyon Kummings, Wildwood Public Schools (Cape May Co.)


IMMEDIATE PAST-PRES: Nelyda Perez, Superintendent, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional (Monmouth Co.)



PROCEDURES FOR ELECTION OF NJASA OFFICERS


Nominating Committee:


A. Must be appointed by the President no later than February 1 of each year. It shall consist of nine members: Immediate Past-President (Chair), 3 other most immediate Past-Presidents who are active members of the Association, and 5 members from the field, with due consideration given to geographic and minority groups.


B. The Nominating Committee's report shall be presented to the Executive Director no later than February 10. The Executive Director shall inform the membership of the results of the report no later than February 15.


Nominations by Petition:


A. Nominations by petition may occur for the positions of Secretary and Treasurer. Contact Ginger Thompson at NJASA headquarters for petition blanks.


B. Requirements for nomination by petition are: 50 signatures from 7 counties, with no fewer than 5 signatures from any one county.


C. Petitions must arrive at NJASA headquarters by March 10 or the first working day thereafter (if office is closed on March 10 for any reason), accompanied by a letter of acceptance from the nominee.


D. If there are no nominations by petition, the slate of the Nominating Committee shall be declared elected at the first Executive Committee meeting following March 10.


Ballots:


A. Ballots shall be mailed by April 1, and no later than 30 days prior to the return date.

 

B. Ballots shall contain the names of all nominees by both the Nominating Committee and by petition and shall indicate how each nominee was nominated.