Council members review the state’s service systems for people with developmental disabilities and advise policy makers on the best ways to change those systems to better serve the population. Members also review and award grants to spark innovative projects throughout New Jersey as well as advocate for people with developmental disabilities and their families on an ongoing basis.
Paul Blaustein, Edison, NJ
Family Member Advocate
Kevin Nunez, Willingboro, NJ
Self-Advocate
Todd Emmons
Voorhees, NJ
Andrew McGeady
Jackson, NJ
Pamela King
Cherry Hill, NJ
Myrta Rosa
Elizabeth, NJ
Ryan Roy
Saddle Brook, NJ
Kelly Stout
Cherry Hill, NJ
Sarah Aziz CPA
Monroe Township, NJ
Elizabeth C. Dalzell
Haddonfield, NJ
Margaret (Peg) Kinsell
Browns Mills, NJ
Nantanee Koppstein
Princeton Junction, NJ
Yana Mermel
Monroe, NJ
Annette Smith
Newark, NJ
Michelle Solomon
East Windsor, NJ
Helen I. Steinberg
Plainsboro, NJ
Michael J. McCarthy CPCU
Dumont, NJ
Federally mandated members of the Council serve in accordance with the federal Developmental Disabilities Bill of Rights and Assistance Act.
Phyllis Napier Melendez, Designee
Email: phyllis.melendez@dhs.state.nj.us
Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services
222 South Warren Street
PO Box 700, Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
Vacant
Email: doas@dhs.nj.gov
Kimberly A. Murray, Director (Designee)
Email: Kimberly.murray@doe.nj.gov
NJ Department of Education/IDEA, Office of Special Education and Dispute Resolution
PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625
Kathy Ehling, Assistant Commissioner
NJ Department of Labor Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
PO Box 398, Trenton, NJ 08625
Charyl Yarborough, Assistant Commissioner
Email: Charyl.Yarbrough@dol.nj.gov.
NJ Department of Human Services /Title XIX Social Security Act. Div. of Medical Assistance & Health Services
PO Box 712, Trenton, NJ 08625-0712
Greg Woods, Assistant Commissioner
NJ Department of Health Division of Family Health Services
PO Box 364, Trenton, NJ 08625
Nancy Scotto-Rosato, Assistant Commissioner
Kourtney Pulliam, Interim
Email: kourtney.pulliam@doh.nj.gov
Gwen Orlowski, Executive Director
Email: gorlowski@disabilityrightsnj.org
Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ)
210 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ 08608
Jill Hoegel (Designee)
Email: jhoegel@disabilityrightsnj.org
Joyce Jelley, Training & Consultation Specialist
Email: joyce.jelley@rutgers.edu
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at Rutgers University
Liberty Plaza, 335 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Jonathan Seifried
Assistant Commissioner
Email: jonathan.seifried@dhs.state.nj.us
NJ Department of Human Services – Div. of Developmental Disabilities
PO Box 726, Trenton, NJ 08625-0726
Jacqueline Moskowitz, Designee
Email: jacqueline.moskowitz@dhs.state.nj.us
NJ Department of Human Services Division of Disability Services
PO Box 705, Trenton, NJ 08625-0705
Peri Nearon, MPA, Executive Director
Email: peri.neron@dhs.state.nj.us
The Arc Ocean County
815 Cedar Bridge Ave.
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Laura Williams, Executive Director
Email:laura.williams@arcocean.org