Council Members

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.

Chair

Paul Blaustein
Paul Blaustein, Edison, NJ
Family Member Advocate

Vice Chair

Kevin Nunez
Kevin Nunez, Willingboro, NJ
Self-Advocate

Self Advocate Members

Donald Campbell
Donald Campbell
Tuckerton, NJ

Todd Emmons
Todd Emmons
Voorhees, NJ


Andrew McGeady
Jackson, NJ

Pam King
Pamela King
Cherry Hill, NJ

Myrta Rosa
Myrta Rosa
Elizabeth, NJ

Ryan Roy
Ryan Roy
Saddle Brook, NJ

Kelly Stout
Kelly Stout
Cherry Hill, NJ

Immediate Family or Guardian Members

Sarah Aziz
Sarah Aziz CPA
Monroe Township, NJ

Elizabeth Dalzell
Elizabeth C. Dalzell
Haddonfield, NJ

Peg Kinsell
Margaret (Peg) Kinsell
Browns Mills, NJ

Nantanee Koppstein
Nantanee Koppstein
Princeton Junction, NJ

Yana Mermel
Yana Mermel
Monroe, NJ


Annette Smith
Newark, NJ

Michelle Solomon
Michelle Solomon
East Windsor, NJ

Helen Steinberg
Helen I. Steinberg
Plainsboro, NJ

Michael J. McCarthy, CPCU
Michael J. McCarthy CPCU
Dumont, NJ

Federally Mandated Members

Federally mandated members of the Council serve in accordance with the federal Developmental Disabilities Bill of Rights and Assistance Act.

State Agency Representatives


Phyllis Napier Melendez
Director

Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
222 South Warren Street
PO Box 700, Trenton, NJ 08625-0700

Kim Murray
Kimberly A. Murray,
Director

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
PO Box 398, Trenton, NJ 08625
Dr. Felicia Hopson, DBA, SSGB
Director

Division of Aging Services
PO Box 712, Trenton, NJ 08625-0712
Andrea Mancini, MSW
Manager

Division of Family Health Services
PO Box 364, Trenton, NJ 08625
Nancy Scotto-Rosato
Assistant Commissioner

DD Act Partner Agencies

Gwen Orlowski

Gwen Orlowski
Executive Director

Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ)
210 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ 08608

Joyce Jelley
Joyce Jelley
Training & Consultation Specialist

Rutgers Health
The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Liberty Plaza, 335 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

State Statute Mandated Members

Public Member

Jonathan Seifried

Jonathan Seifried
Assistant Commissioner

Division of Developmental Disabilities
PO Box 726, Trenton, NJ 08625-0726

Jacqueline Moskowitz

Jacqueline Moskowitz
Director

Division of Disability Services
PO Box 705, Trenton, NJ 08625-0705

Laura Williams, Executive Director
The Arc Ocean County
815 Cedar Bridge Ave.
Lakewood, NJ 08701