FOUNDATION BOARD Peter Rooney, Chair
As we look back on 2012 there are so many reasons for us to be proud. We’ve seen our Annual 5K Walk and USATF Certified Race become a cornerstone event, helping us honor our donors, provide hope to those on the waiting list, and remember the lives lost while waiting. The 5K also gives recipients a way to express thanks for a second chance at life. I am so pleased to report that in just two years the 5K has raised more than $1 million. We are looking forward to this year’s event on June 9. And we’ve just completed our first-ever annual appeal, a successful effort that raises even more philanthropic dollars to support our education, research and life-saving work. We are so thankful to donor family member Barbara Kuzminski for sharing the heart-warming story of her grandson, Jonathon, as part of our appeal. I also must express my heartfelt gratitude to Donna Albanese for her three years of dedication and leadership as chair of the Foundation. Donna has been an inspiring volunteer and supporter for more than a decade. Donna passes the torch to Peter Rooney, a senior-level health care marketing executive who brings a wealth of professional and personal experience to this new position. In these pages you can learn more about Peter and his plans as chairman of the Foundation. We have other board news to report. Helen Taverna Reagan, an entrepreneur and interior designer, has joined the board following her husband, Mark, a heart recipient and founding member. Also joining the board is another long-time supporter, Juanita DiNizo. Juanita lost her husband, Romano, who was on the transplant waiting list, and she knows our work is far from over. Nearly 5,000 people in New Jersey continue to wait for life-saving organs. To all our supporters a heartfelt thanks. Together we continue our work to save lives everyday.
Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide Resident of Mendham
Marla Bace, Vice Chair Circles, a division of Sodexo Resident of Berkeley Heights
Philip S. Kolm, Treasurer Resident of Fort Lee
Alberta D’Addio, Secretary Resident of Watchung
Donna Albanese, Immediate Past Chairperson Dairy Queen of Plainfield Resident of Scotch Plains
J.D. de Leon Resident of Jersey City
Juanita DiNizo Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Resident of Scotch Plains
Phyllis L. Elin Resident of Stewartsville
Lenore C. Ford Resident of Morristown
Randi Geffner Resident of Livingston
Honorable F. Michael Giles Resident of West Orange
Derlys M. Gutierrez, Esq. Adams Stern Gutierrez & Lattiboudere, LLC Resident of Montclair
Thomas Ludlum, Esq. City of Paterson Law Department Ludlum Law Offices Resident of Glen Rock
Lisa Meyers Summit YMCA Resident of Summit
Anthony E. Pizzutillo Smith Pizzutillo LLC Resident of Lawrenceville
Helen Taverna Reagan Resident of Basking Ridge
Suzann Rizzo Investors Bank Resident of Staten Island
Elisse E. Glennon Executive Director NJ Sharing Network Foundation
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onoring those who gave, paying tribute to those who received, offering hope to those who continue to wait, and remembering the lives lost while waiting...for the gift of life.
You can help in our life-saving mission:
Bernard Simon Resident of Edison
Myles Varley Personal Resource Management Associates, Inc. Resident of Mount Olive Township
Ex-Officio Members: Joseph S. Roth
Barry Newman
President and CEO NJ Sharing Network
Chief Financial Officer NJ Sharing Network
Elisse Glennon Executive Director NJ Sharing Network Foundation
EDITORIAL TEAM Mara Barlow Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications NJ Sharing Network
Lernard Freeman
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Register to become an organ and tissue donor Make a contribution Sign-up for our 5K Walk/Race, June 9, 2013 in New Providence Support our Golf & Tennis Classic, October 7, 2013 at Baltusrol Golf Club
Public Relations Manager NJ Sharing Network
Romelle Holmgren Lysenko, MSW, LCSW Donor Family Aftercare Coordinator NJ Sharing Network
Wendy Rothschild Funeral Home Medical Examiner Liaison NJ Sharing Network
Co-Produced by Jaffe Communications & Campbell Health Media
www.NJSharingNetwork.org
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