Hillary Clinton-Organization, New Jersey
updated March 26, 2009

HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.
HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE, INC.
 
State Director Karen Kominsky
(announced August 14, 2007; to start after Labor Day)  Governmental affairs consultant for Verizon.  Deputy chief of staff to Governors Richard Codey and James McGreevey.  Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.  Graduate of Douglass College; Masters of City and Regional Planning from the Bloustein School at Rutgers University.  (Her career also includes appointments as acting chair of the New Jersey Building Authority, board member of the Garden State Preservation Trust, member of the New Jersey Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee and member of the New Jersey State Planning Commission. Kominsky is currently a member of the New Jersey Real Estate Commission).
 

Campaign Director
Michael Muller
Associate executive director of the New Jersey Assembly Majority Office since 2002.  From Mount Laurel.


Communications Director
Brendan Gilfillan
Worked communications in the Office of Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ).  Graduate of Georgetown University.  See also Amy Chozick.  "Campaign Hook-Ups."  Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2008.


Field Director
Mike Giglio


Volunteer Director
Geoffrey Borshof
12th CD field director on the Coordinated Campaign, 2007.  Masters in literature from Montclair State University, 2005.  Undergraduate degree from Rutgers, 2001.



Endorsed by (announced April 2, 2007)

Governor Jon Corzine
Congressman Rob Andrews
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr.
Former Governor Brendan Byrne
Former Governor Jim Florio
State Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts
State Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman
State Democratic Party Chairman and Assemblyman Joe Cryan
State Senator and Bayonne Mayor Joe Doria
State Senator Barbara Buono
State Senator Nia Gill
State Senator Ray Lesniak
State Assemblyman Tom Giblin
Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes
Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage
Former Cherry Hill Mayor Susan Bass Levin
Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Ron Ruff
Burlington County Democratic Chairman Richard Perr
Hudson County Democratic Chairman Bernie Kenny
Hunterdon County Democratic Chairman David Del Vecchio
Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vic Scudiery
Warren County Chairman David DeGerolamo
 

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (NJ-8)  (Aug. 16, 2007)
U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (NJ-13)  (June 22, 2007)
 

New Jersey Hispanic Leadership Council includes (announced Dec. 19, 2007):

Bob Menendez, US Senator, National Co-Chair
Albio Sires, Congressman, National Executive Committee
M. Teresa Ruiz, State Senator, Essex County
Nellie Pou, Assemblywoman, Passaic County
Joseph Vas, Mayor and Assemblyman, Middlesex County
Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Assemblywoman, Camden County
Caridad Rodriguez, Assemblywoman Elect, Hudson County
Vincent Prieto, Assemblyman Hudson County
Eliu Rivera, Freeholder, Hudson County
Tilo Rivas, Freeholder, Hudson County
Blanquita Valenti, Freeholder, Middlesex County
Anibal Ramos, Councilman, Newark, Essex County
Omar Rodriguez, Councilman, Bergen County
Javier Vasquez, Councilman, Somerset County
Jose "Joey" Torres, Mayor of Patterson, Passaic County
Virginia Betteridge, Mayor of Runnemede, Camden County
Tonio Burgos, DNC Member, Hudson County
Axel Miranda, Businessman, Mercer County
Carol Cuadrado, Chief of Staff, Passaic County
Ritzy Moralez, Director of Constituent Relations, Passaic County
Denita Torres, Director of Constituent Relations, Hudson County
Maria A. La Boy, Committeewoman Retired, Cumberland County
Gene Martorony, Congressional Chief of Staff, Hudson County
Helen Gomez Gottlieb, Retired Vice Chair of Middlesex County Democrats, Middlesex County
Grissele Camacho, Attorney, Middlesex County
Primitivo Cruz, Consultant, Burlington County
Amy Vasquez, Committeewoman and Attorney, Burlington County
Raymond Guerrero Jr., Precinct Director and Graduate Student, Hudson County
Franceline Ehret, Toll Collector, Middlesex County
Gilda M. Morales, Researcher, Middlesex County
Patricia Gonzalez, Union Business Leader UFCW-RWDSU, Union County
Jorge L Semidey, Secretary-Treasurer, Burlington County
Erika J. Vargas-Garrison, Consultant, Union County
Mia Emma De La Paz, Administrative Assistant, Bergen County
Andrea Orbe-Martinez, Consultant, Union County
Arlene Quinones Perez, Law Student, Hunterdon County
Carlos Diaz Cobo, Committee Chair and Attorney, Middlesex County
Annette Quijano, Attorney, Union County
Daniel Ortega, State Committeeman and Executive Director of the BCDO, Bergen County
Noemi Velazquez, Educator, Hudson County
Catherine Roman, Consultant, Hudson County
Nilda Raquela Frulio, Ocean County Vice Chair and Supervisor of the Ocean County Board of Elections, Ocean County
Idida Rodriguez, Political Consultant, Passaic County
Patricia Cabrera, Assistant Supervisor-SEIU, Middlesex County
Lauren Zyriek, County Committee and Bergen Communications Director, Bergen County
Germaine Ortiz, Bergen County Committee Financial Analyst, Bergen County
Rosa Diaz, Principal, Middlesex County
Peggy Anastos, Consultant, Passaic County
Robert Pimenta, Consultant, Bergen County
Cid Wilson, Financial Analyst, Bergen County
Denise Velasquez, Former Vice-Chair Pennsauken Country Committee, Camden County
Lizette Delgado, Consultant, Atlantic County
Claribel Azcona-Barber, Consultant, Middlesex County
Albert Alvarez, Consultant, Bergen County
 

New Jersey Women for Hillary Council includes (announced Oct. 19, 2007):

Alexandra Acosta, Ridgefield Park
Alice Roach, Toms River
Alison Brosnan, Newark
Amparo Malthers, Linden
Ana Shaener, Wayne
Analisa Balares, Jersey City
Angela Anderson, Somerset
Anna Kowalczyk, Lambertville
Anne Sciaino, New Brunswick
Annelise Catanzaro, Mount Tabor
Antonia Ricigliano, Edison
Arleen Barcenas, Paterson
Aruna Mathura, Hillside
Barbara Buono, State Senator
Barbara Iddenden, Cherry Hill
Barbara Mohebbi, Short Hills
Barbara Tanis, Paterson
Barbara Vanderkolk Gardner, Princeton
Beth Asaro, Lambertville
Beth Oliva, Hoboken
Blanquita Valenti, New Brunswick
Bogda Clarke, Colts Neck
Bonnie Sudol, Lincoln Park
Bonnie Watson-Coleman, Assemblywoman
Brooke Liebowitz, Flemington
Camille Andrews, Haddon Heights
Camille Fernicola, Piscataway
Candice Howard, New Brunswick
Caroline Rosario, Haledon
Catherine Willis, East Orance
Charlotte DeFillippo, Union County Chair
Christiana Foglio-Palmer
Christie Huh, Little Falls
Christine Stearns, Trenton
Cindy Perr, Medford
Cynthia Cameros, Teaneck
Dana Redd, Camden
Danielle Esser, New Brunswick
Darlene Rufolo, Colonia
Deana Lykins, Whitehouse Station
Deanna Maestas, Basking Ridge
Debra Goldstein, Ramsey
Debra Johnson, Monmouth Junction
Deena Elkafrawi, Phillipsburg
Denise Williams, Woodstown
Eileen Madden, Basking Ridge
Elaine Flynn, Middlesex County Clerk
Eleen Hansen, Holmdel
Elena Cesario, Bloomfield
Elizabeth Flanagan, Green Village
Elizabeth Moreno, Morristown
Ellen Gladney, Pine Hill
Elsie Foster Dublin, Highland Park
Estee Atzbi, New Brunswick
Evelyn Murphy, Bradley Beach
Evelyn Storch, West Orange
Florence Cua-Christman, MS3, PhD, Princeton
Fran Schulman, Fort Lee
Frances Tapia Mateo, Hackensack
Giselle Gonzalez, Paterson
Gloria Monteabyre, Linden
Grace Hamilton, Flemington
Guadalupe Bernardez-Hicks, Bloomfield
Helen Gomez Gottlieb, Edison
Idida Rodriguez, Paterson
Ivette Martinez, Hawthorne
Jackie Teel, Newark
Jaimie Saratella, East Rutherford
Janet Margusity, Medford
Janice Kovach, Clinton
Joanne Rajoppi, Union
Josephine Farina, Bordentown
Joy Weissman, Moorestown
Karen Morreale, Ironbound Section, Newark
Karen Rozenberg, Montclair
Katharine Bluhm, Cherry Hill
Kathy Callahan, Ridgefield
Katty Rivera, East Brunswick
Kelly Calanni, Weehawken
Kelly Dittmar, New Brunswick
Kelly Maer, Lamberville
Lara Swan, Califon
Laura Kasakoff, Nutley
Laurel Rapp, Bernardsville
Lauren Murphy, Clifton
Lillian Plata, Union
Lin Johnson, Cherry Hill
Linda Bowker, Mt. Laurel
Lisanne Powers, Edison
Lois Zarish, Flemington
Lorraine Spiotta, East Brunswick
Lynn Nowak, Trenton
Lynne Cohen, Moorestown
Madeline Blinder, Princeton
Maki Almanza, Linwood
Margot Harris, Edison
Marian Kominsky, Lambertville
Marianne McConnell, Ironia
Martha Sotomayo, Union City
Mary Alice Carr, Maplewood
Mary Beth Salerno, Harrington Park
Mary Gatta, West Long Branch
Mary Helen Cervantes, Erving
Mary Trigg, New Brunswick
Maura Fennessy, Lambertville
Megan O Rourke, New Brunswick
Megan Ward, Sussex County Chair
Melissa Elias, Madison
Melissa Pilchard, Little Egg Harbor
Meryl Frank, Highland Park Mayor
Michele Romeo, Lambertville
Michelle Velasquez, North Plainfield
Myra Nathan, East Brunswick
Myra Terry, S. Orange
Myran Troiano, Dayton
Myrna Triano, Dayton
Nellie Pou, Assemblywoman
Nia Gill, State Senator
Nicole Gerritsen, Hoboken
Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Assemblywoman
Noel Clark, Waretown
Noemi Velazquez, Jersey City
Norma Rosenbloom, Shrewsburg
Patti Whiteley, Lawrenceville
Peg Schaffer, Bedminster
Peggy Worthington, Ocean City
Rajul Shah, Basking Ridge
Renee Jones, Moorestown
Ritzy Morales, Passaic
Rosa Ordonez, Lodi
Safanya Searcy, Newark
Sahira Rafiullah, West Windsor
Sandra Fingerman, Marlton
Sarah Pallone, Long Branch
Shari Weiner, Morristown
Sharon O'Neill, Ocean
Sheila Kenny, Rahway
Stefanie Goodsell, Upper Montclair
Susan Atteridge, Livingston
Susan Bass Levin, Former Cherry Hill Mayor
Tanya Marion, New Brunswick
Theresa Battagliotti, Edison
Toni Bennett, Florham Park
Tracie DeSarno, Union
Valerie Vanieri Huttle, Assemblywoman
Virginia Palau, Ridgewood
Vivian Lanzot, West Orange
Yelena Shvarts, New Brunswick
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