Leadership Cumberland County

Cumberland County has been fortunate in having leadership from all sectors of the County. However, it is necessary to replenish the supply of leadership; leaders who are informed, skilled and vigorous individuals capable of understanding community problems, interpreting facts related to them and influencing decisions based on these facts.

Leadership Cumberland County assures a continuous source of strong leadership by establishing a leadership program for existing and emerging leaders who will assume responsible positions in neighborhoods and communities throughout Cumberland County. The program’s objectives focus on establishing a network of leaders; providing a means to ramp-up new leaders as they enter the County; identifying emerging leaders; valuing diversity as a resource county-wide; and encouraging the development of pride in Cumberland County.

GOAL: Leadership Cumberland County acquaints participants with a broad understanding of public problems, the workings of State and local government, the civic challenges facing all of us and the role the community plays in solving problems.

PROGRAM TOPICS: Traditionally held the end of September, a group retreat and orientation session initiates the program year. Eight monthly sessions, referred to as Community Learning Days, are held on the first Monday of every month, November through June, typically 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Sessions are held at locations throughout the county so participants may receive firsthand knowledge of local points of interest. Community Learning Days topics are designed to educate and inform participants of the vast resources available to them, and therefore cover an array of topics prevalent to the successes and challenges we face in Cumberland County. They include the following:

• Criminal Justice
• Cultural Affairs & Tourism
• Cultural Diversity
• Economic Development
• Education
• Health & Human Services
• Rural & Urban Issues
• State & Local Government

Class Structure: Twenty-four participants are accepted into the class on an annual basis. A percentage of the participants represent charter members of the program, with the remaining class participants determined through an application and selection process. Current charter memberships are held by the following organizations:

• Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention/Affiliated Counseling Service, Inc
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties
• Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce
• Cumberland County Board of Agriculture
• Cumberland County Association of School Administrators
• Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders
• Cumberland County College
• Cumberland Empowerment Zone, Corp
• Human Resources Association of Southern New Jersey
• South Jersey Healthcare
• Tri-County Community Action Partnership
• Vineland Rotary

Participant Commitment: Leadership Cumberland County class participants commit to the following upon acceptance into the program:

• attend the entire program retreat/orientation session
• attend eight of the Community Learning Day sessions with the understanding that, under extenuating circumstances, should I miss one session I will remain eligible for graduation from the program
• maintain the confidentiality of my fellow classmates and presenters concerning the sharing of personal and professional material and opinions
• accept the Community Learning Day guidelines as adopted by my class at the program retreat/orientation session
• pay the $700.00 program tuition no later than December 31, 2008
• and, agree to uphold the Conduct Policy as presented in the participant acceptance package.
  

Note: Full or partial tuition reimbursement, due to lack of participant commitment as described above, is not a practice of the Leadership Cumberland County program.

Application: Applications are accepted on an annual basis with a postmark deadline of August 15th. Selected participants are notified the first week of September.

Alumni: The following represent the Leadership Cumberland County alumni as of June, 2008:
Jacquie V Amiriantz, 2001
Mark D Anderson, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, 2007
Carlos Andujar, Jr, Robinson & Andujar, LLC, 2005
Danielle Angeline, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties, 2005
Cynthia Angelo, Cumberland Empowerment Zone, Corp, 2008
Tracey Atkinson, Burlington County YMCA, 2003
Karen D Baker, 2003
Hillary Bakker Barile, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, 2005
Darlene Barber, Cumberland County Technical Education Center, 2005
Karen Barnett, City of Bridgeton – Bridgeton Municipal Alliance – Youth to Youth, 2008
Russell Barringer, City of Millville, 2007
Perry D Barse, 2002
Robbin Bell, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties, 2008
Donna Bennett, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties, 2001
Eric J Berman, DO, MS, Amerigroup New Jersey Inc, 2001
Edward Bethea, Tri-County Community Action Partnership, 2004
Rudy Beu, Vineland Police Department, 2007
Andrea Bianco-Rieti, Alliance for Substance Prevention/ Affiliated Counseling Service, Inc, 2005
Jamee E Boone, 2003
Julie Botel, 2001
Arthur J (Bret) Bretnall, Jr, Raritan Engineering Co, 2003
Robert Brewer, Cumberland County Department of Planning & Development, 2008
Patricia Brining, Cumberland County College, 2008
Shirley V Burke, 2007
Michelle Burman, Sun National Bank, 2003
Reverend Rose Burns-Hayes, 2003
Michael Cagno, The Noyes Museum of Art, 2004
Stephanie Castor-Litzie, 2006
Kenneth A Chann, Sr, 2004
Kevalyn Corley, Community Health Care, Inc, 2007
Allison D Corson, Millville Development Corporation, 2007
Joyce M Cossaboon, Shirley Eves Developmental & Therapeutic Center, 2004
Kathy Cruz, Bridgeton Onized Federal Credit Union, 2007
Diego Cuartas, Hope Community Foundation, 2006
Doris Cunningham, 2004
Alex Curio, City of Vineland, 2003
Carol D’Orio, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties, 2004
Rita M Danna, Cumberland Empowerment Zone, Corp, 2005
R Darryl Davis, Cumberland Empowerment Zone, Corp, 2004
Richard de Almeida, Millville Neighborhood Council, 2004
Joanne DeMaria, South Jersey Healthcare, 2005
Stacy Descalzi, Cape May Box Company, LLC, 2005
Paige Desiere, Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce, 2001
Nancy B Diehl, City of Trenton, 2003
Patti Donath, 2006
Gail Donnelly, 2006
Harold Duffield, Jr, Millville Police Department, 2005
Phyllis East, Seabrook Brothers & Sons, Inc, 2003
J Curtis Edwards, Community Health Care, Inc, 2006
R Todd Edwards, Edwards & Son Funeral Homes, Inc, 2002
Dina Elliott, Downe Township Elementary School, 2008
Kenneth L Ender PhD, Cumberland County College, 2001
Philip D Exley, Upper Deerfield Township School District, 2007
Kathleen Finley, 2005
Patrick Finley, City of Vineland, 2002
Douglas H Fisher, Third District, State of New Jersey, 2001
Judith L Fisher, South Jersey Healthcare Community Services, 2007
Linda Forbes, 2006
Sandra Forosisky, City of Vineland, 2002
Geraldyn O Foster, PhD, NCC, 2002
Linda Foster, Rotary Club of Vineland, 2008
Elizabeth Frank, Rotary Club of Vineland, 2007
Gary Galloway, Rental Country, Inc, 2003
Jacqueline Gavigan, 2004
Peggy Gentile-Van Meter, Cumberland Regional High School, 2003
Victor H Gilson, Ed D, Bridgeton Board of Education, 2006
Mariluz Gonzalez, Sun National Bank, 2006
Paul Gramm, Jr, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland and Salem Counties,2008
Edmond Grennon, Millville Police Department, 2008
Mary Gruccio, EdD, Vineland Board of Education, 2008
Frank Guaracini, Jr, Frank’s Realty Co, 2002
Audrey Hayes, 2006
Carolyn Heckman, South Jersey Healthcare Foundation, 2001
Arianne B Hegeman, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties, 2002
Kenneth Henry, Tri-County Community Action Partnership, Inc, 2008
Karen Hepner, 2004
Paul Herron, Bay-Atlantic Symphony, 2007
Stanley J Hickman, 2005
Jody Hirata, Colonial Bank FSB, 2002
Arthur C Horn, 2002
Martin Hull, 2004
Margaret Huston, 2003
Thomas A Isekenegbe, Ph D, Cumberland County College, 2003
Christen Jespersen, C & J Radio Shack, 2008
Lauren Richman, Robin’s Nest, 2007
Russell J Kadlac, Stanker & Galetto, Inc, 2001
Lewis P Katzmar, Upper Deerfield Township School District, 2004
Albert B Kelly, Tri-County Community Action Partnership, 2001
Brenda Kennedy, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, 2003
Carolyn D King, Dominion Title Services, Inc, 2005
John H Knoop, Jr, The Glass Group, 2001
Carolyne Krull, 2007
Laurie LaTorre, Cumberland Insurance Group, 2002
Linda Lawhun, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, 2006
Michelle Leyman, 2005
Linda L Linen, Bridgeton’s Courthouse Hill Neighborhood Preservation Program, 2001
Ann Lynn Lipton, United Jewish Communities of the Virginia Peninsula, 2002
Arthur W Lobdell, Southern New Jersey, BSA, 2007
Marianne K Lods, Millville Development Corporation, 2002
Donna M Longo, Preit Services LLC/Cumberland Mall, 2007
Beth Lorentz, Vineland Pediatrics, 2006
Michael D Loyle, Loyle Lanes Bowling Center, 2004
Jeannine V MacDonald, Cumberland Empowerment Zone, Corp, 2001
Mary S Magee, Faith Tabernacle Church, 2004
Jonathan E Mangel, Mamacita Foods Inc, 2004
Anthony F Massie, Millville Police Department, 2005
Beth Ann Meremianin, South Jersey Healthcare, 2007
Hugh J Mc Caffrey, Southern New Jersey Steel Company, Inc, 2002
Gladis Mc Graw, Third Ward Neighborhood Center – Millville, 2001
Max B Meng, 2003
Judson Moore, Jr, Commercial Township, 2002
Susanne Morello, 2002
David Mork, 2001
Iris Nadel, Alliance for Substance Prevention/ Affiliated Counseling Service, Inc, 2007
John Nichols, Cumberland County College, 2004
Elizabeth Nicklus, City of Millville Weed & Seed, 2008
Sean F Nolan, South Jersey Healthcare, 2004
Arthur J Ogren, Jr, Arthur J Ogren, Inc, 2004
Cheryl L Ohmert, Community Health Care, Inc, 2004
Renee E Pagliughi, Esquire, 2006
James P Parent, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, 2005
Sue Ann Perry, Cumberland County College, 2002
Melissa Piel, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties, 2007
John K Pitcher, Cumberland County College, 2006
Douglas M Rainear, Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 2006
Jacqueline Read, 2005
Debra Reed, City of Millville, 2006
Shannon Reed, Bridgeton Onized Federal Credit Union,2008
Francis J Reilly, The CEO Group, 2001
Claire Riley, Cumberland County Sexual Assault Program, 2005
Susan G Robostello, City of Millville, 2005
James A Rocco, 2007
Miguel Roman, 2002
Judith Rush, Millville Board of Education, 2008
David Saul, New Jersey Department of Human Services Police, 2006
James R Sauro, A R Sauro Water Care Service, 2001
Wayne Schiffner, South Jersey Healthcare, 2008
John Schmidt, Tri-County Community Action Partnership, 2003
Shelly Schneider, EdD, Millville Public Schools, 2003
Don E Schreiber, 2003
Marcella Shepard, County of Cumberland, 2005
Earl Sherrick, Greater Millville Chamber of Commerce, 2001
Stephanie Shoemaker, Seabrook House, Inc, 3008
Vicki M Simek, Cumberland County College, 2007
Kellie Slade, Cumberland County College, 2008
Christopher Smith, The Christopher Group, 2006
Leslie Smith, Vineland Board of Education, 2006
Deborah Springfield, Century Savings Bank, 2006
Anthony Stanzione, Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce, 2007
George Steinbronn, Jr, Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA, 2001
Sheri Stephens, Groupe SEB USA, 2005
Michelle D Stiles, Bridgeton Onized Federal Credit Union, 2006
James Strahan, Gerresheimer Glass, Inc, 2008
Jack Surrency, Cumberland County Office of Employment & Training, 2007
Marie Tiemann, Rowan University, 2005
Shirley Todd Kline, Happy Valley Berry Farm, 2006
Raghuraj Tomar, MD, Community Health Care, Inc, 2008
Donna W Turner, AHOME, Inc, 2005
Maria Umbriac, Preit Services LLC/Cumberland Mall, 2008
Barbara E Vanaman, 2001
Gerard Velazquez, III, Triad Associates, 2001
Carolyn Vinci, New Jersey Department of Human Services, 2003
Kelly Walsh, 2003
Gilbert Walter, Community Health Care, Inc, 2002
Paula Marie Weber, Bridgeton Onized Federal Credit Union, 2006
Wendy Whisler, Alcan Packaging, 2004
Rhona Williams London, 2006
Kimberly Wood, County of Cumberland, 2004
Anna R Wright, Nothing Missing Nothing Broken, 2003
Sandra E Zapolski, 2004