NJPSA Staff

Patricia Wright

Patricia Wright

Executive Office
  • Patricia Wright, Executive Director
  • Stacy Barksdale–Jones, Office Manager/Executive Assistant
Membership Services
  • Charles N. Stein, Assistant Executive Director
  • Denise L. Hecht, MBA, Assistant Executive Director
  • Karen LaFata, Membership Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
  • Lori Morgan, Administrative Assistant for Membership Services
  • Gerry Cefalu, Receptionist
Government Relations
  • Debra Bradley, Esq., Director
  • Jennifer Keyes-Maloney, Esq., Assistant Director
  • Cindy Levanduski, Administrative Assistant for Legislative/Membership Services
Field and Legal Services
  • Robert Schwartz, Esq., Chief Legal Counsel
  • Wayne J. Oppito, Esq., Legal Counsel
  • Bill Nossen, Esq., Legal Counsel
  • Emily Soto-Friedman, Paralegal/Legal Assistant for Field & Legal Services
Retirement Services
  • Robert Murphy, Director of Retirement Services
Communications
  • Daniel Higgins, Director of Strategic Communications & Public Relations
  • Gina DeVito-Birnie, Communications Specialist
  • Robert Burek, Web Application Developer/Technical Support
Accounting
  • Dee Discavage, Accountant/Office Manager
  • Liz Dilks, Accounting Assistant