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, Edison, NJ
Family Member Advocate

Vice Chair

Todd Emmons, Voorhees, NJ
Self-Advocate

Self Advocate Members

Andrew McGeady, Jackson, NJ
Pamela King, Cherry Hill, NJ
Kevin Nunez, Willingboro, NJ
Myrta Rosa, Elizabeth, NJ
Ryan Roy, Saddle Brook, NJ
Kelly Stout, Cherry Hill, NJ

Immediate Family or Guardian Members

Sarah Aziz CPA, Monroe Township, NJ
Elizabeth C. Dalzell, Haddonfield, NJ
Margaret (Peg) Kinsell, Browns Mills, NJ
Nantanee Koppstein, Princeton Junction, NJ
Michael J. McCarthy CPCU, Dumont, NJ
Yana Mermel, Monroe, NJ
Annette Smith, Newark, NJ
Michelle Solomon, East Windsor, NJ
Helen I. Steinberg, Plainsboro, NJ

Federally Mandated Members

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

A.) State Agency Representatives

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

NJ Department of Education/IDEA, Office of Special Education and Dispute Resolution

PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625
Kathy Ehling, Assistant Commissioner
Kimberly A. Murray, Director (Designee)
Email: Kimberly.murray@doe.nj.gov

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
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 

Public Member

The Arc Ocean County
815 Cedar Bridge Ave.
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Laura Williams, Executive Director
Email:laura.williams@arcocean.org

B.) ADD Funded Agencies

Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ)
210 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ 08608
Gwen Orlowski, Executive Director
Email: gorlowski@disabilityrightsnj.org
Jill Hoegel (Designee)
Email: jhoegel@disabilityrightsnj.org

The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at Rutgers University
Liberty Plaza, 335 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Joyce Jelley, Training & Consultation Specialist
Email: joyce.jelley@rutgers.edu

C.) State Statute Mandated Members

NJ Department of Human Services – Div. of Developmental Disabilities
PO Box 726, Trenton, NJ 08625-0726
Jonathan Seifried, Assistant Commissioner
Email: jonathan.seifried@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
Jacqueline Moskowitz, Designee
Email: jacqueline.moskowitz@dhs.state.nj.us