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Samir Elbassiouny
Foundation Executive Director

Warren County Community College
475 Route 57 West
Washington, NJ 07882
Samir@warren.edu
Phone – 908-835-2325
Fax- 908-835-0260
WCCC Foundation Directors

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MONTE S. BROOKS, Chair

Monte Brooks, a 22-year veteran of Masterfoods USA, worked at four Masterfoods locations prior to joining the Hackettstown plant, from which he is now retired. As Site Director of the manufacturing facility, Mr. Brooks was responsible for producing more than 550 million chocolate M&Ms each day. In the past, he held the position of  Site Director at Masterfoods USA's Uncle Bens, Inc., facility in Greenville, Mississippi, where he also served as vice president on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs; president of the Greenville Arts Council, and as a member of the Board for the Industrial Foundation of Washington County.

Mr. Brooks currently is on the Board of Directors of the Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, the Warren County Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Domestic Abuse and Rape Crisis Center (DARCC). He earned his B.A. at SUNY Geneseo and is married to Philadelphia native, Stephanie M. Floyd Brooks. They reside in Bethlehem, PA, and have two daughters, Kristin and Montoya.

Mr. Brooks is the WCCC Foundation Chair.


NANCY BROWN, Vice Chair

Nancy Brown has served as a leader in Warren County since the mid-1970's. She is the first woman in Hackettstown to be elected to four consecutive terms on Town Council, and served as President of the Hackettstown Area Chamber of Commerce, Hackettstown Community Hospital Foundation, and the Hackettstown High School PTO. Ms. Brown became a WCCC Foundation Director in 2004; served as Secretary in 2005; and is currently the Vice Chair of the Foundation. She and her husband, Harry Brown, a WCCC Trustee, have been active contributors to the growth and success of the College.

Ms. Brown graduated with honors from County College of Morris in 1987 and is now completing her Bachelor's degree at Centenary College. She is a member of Alpha Beta Gamma Honor Society and a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Institute. While Ms. Brown retired from the traditional workforce in 2002, she has worked at various professional positions, including legislative aide to former Assemblywoman Connie Myers. Currently, Ms. Brown is an independent beauty consultant with Mary Kay. She and Harry have two grown daughters, Heather Durr and Beth Brown, and three grandchildren, Benjamin, Andrew, and Madeline.


ROBERT E. BARLOW, Treasurer

Robert Barlow is Executive Vice President of ADP Barlow Insurance, specializing in insurance products for businesses in NJ, PA, NY, CT, MA, VA, and SC. He has been actively engaged in insurance sales and consultation of Real Estate management for over 20 years. Prior to starting ADP Barlow Insurance, Mr. Barlow worked for a top 10 insurance broker as Executive Vice President in charge of Western New Jersey. He also owned and operated a 25-year old family business specializing in Real Estate Management to over 150 client communities and 18,000 homes throughout PA, NJ, and DE.

Mr. Barlow, who earned a BS from Eastern University, is involved on both the local and national levels of many service organizations and holds various certifications and designations, including the Professional Community Association Manager and Community Insurance Risk Management Specialist. He serves as Treasurer of the WCCC Foundation and Treasurer for the United Way of Warren County.


SARAH BRELVI, Secretary

Sarah Brelvi is the President and CEO of the United Way of Warren County, NJ. Prior to joining the United Way, she serves as the Director of the AT&T /United Way Global Employee Giving and Volunteer Programs. During her tenure at AT&T, she served as an Advisory Board member for the United Way of America Women's Leadership Initiative and National Corporate Leadership Council and the AARP Women's Circle of Giving.

Ms. Brelvi is a 1983 magna cum laude graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey. Currently, she Co-Chairs the United Ways of New Jersey Women's Leadership Program; serves as Secretary on the Warren County Community College Foundation Board of Directors; and United Ways of New Jersey Executive Committee.She is also a member and serves on the Executive Women of New Jersey Special Events Committee, Warren County Chamber of Commerce Leadership graduate and former Freedom House foundation Trustee.

Ms. Brelvi has been a resident of Warren County for the past twenty years and welcomes the opportunity to serve her local community. An avid explorer, she loves traveling internationally to exotic locales with her husband, an Optometric Physician and published author.


SAMIR ELBASSIOUNY, WCCC Foundation Executive Director

Samir Elbassiouny graduated at the top of his class at the Culinary Institute of America in 1989 and was recruited by CIA to serve a fellowship as Assistant Professor. His love for the hospitality industry and his entrepreneurial spirit led him to open his first business, Sisters Gourmet, a three and a half star restaurant, in 1992. It was hailed by food critics as one of the best restaurants in New Jersey. As a self-employed restaurateur and real estate investor, he was given the 2002 Entrepreneurial Success Award by the Warren County Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Elbassiouny created several businesses, including Good Times Restaurant, and is currently president of Wall Street Partners, a real estate investment corporation. In 2003, Mr. Elbassiouny was elected to the Warren County Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; in 2006 was elected to the Washington Township governing body; and from 2006-2007 served as Deputy Mayor. He joined the WCCC Foundation in 2005 and became Executive Director in August 2007.

Mr. Elbassiouny hosted various fundraisers, benefiting Make a Wish Foundation, Common Sense for Animals, the Melissa Neier Memorial Fund, Oxford Township School, and various other charities and non-profit organizations throughout the county.


ROBERT M. BARSONY
Bob Barsony served as Deputy Chief at the Warren County Prosecutors Office from 2004 to 2006 and was also Assistant Director of the Warren County Satellite Academy of the Somerset County Ploice academy. He waw Detective Sergeant in charge of the Major Crime Unit of the Prosecutor's Office from 1995 to 2004. From 1981 to 1995, he was Supervising State Investigator of the NJ division of Gaming Enforcement. Mr. Barsony served as a Police Officer in the Pohatcong Township Police Department (1979-1981) and Police Officer in the Alpah Police Department (1977-1978). He has been specially trained by the NJ State Police Academy, the NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement, the NJ department of Personnel/rutgers University, MAGLOCLEN (terrorism trainging), the NJ State Identification Association, and the Division of Criminal Justice.


HARRY BROWNE
Harry Browne started his financial career in the 80s working on the options trading desk for Paine Weber. After moving into sales with Prudential Securities, he went on to become a branch operations manager for Shearson American Express. He broke sales records, opened new markets, and went on to create his own import company where he designed, imported, and distributed his own branded product. With twenty-five years of domestic and international experience to his credit, he returned to the insurance and financial services industry.
 
Mr. Browne is a former resident of Flanders, where he served as vice president of Mt. Olive Soccer Club and Mt. Olive Park Partners. He now resides in Independence with his wife and two children. He is a member of the Warren, Sussex, and Mt. Olive Chambers of Commerce; and a member of Hackettstown Rotary. He enjoys golf, fishing, and coaching youth soccer and sporting events.


DENNIS FLORENTINE


JOHN A. HORENSKY

John Horensky is the director of the Department of Public Health and Health Officer for the County of Somerset, NJ. Having served in this position since 1995, he functions as the Chief Executive Officer of the county health department and is responsible for evaluating all county community health problems. After earning his Master of Science degree at Rutgers University, he continued his studies at the Graduate Program in Public Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.

Mr. Horensky has served as Committeeman for Washington Township, NJ, since 1997 and also served as Mayor for five of those years. He has been selected for national leadership programs by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security. He also maintains involvement in the Public Health Leadership Society, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the New Jersey Association of County Health Officers.


DANIEL A. INSCHO

Dan Inscho, a Warren County resident for 45 years, is a Managing Partner at Duryea Agency, a full-service insurance agency in Glen Gardner and Manahawkin, NJ. Mr. Inscho's background started in sales in 1973 and progressed to insurance with Prudential Insurance. He became a broker for Inscho Insurance services, then Account Executive with Duryea Agency of Hunterdon.

Mr. Inscho has served on the Planning Board of Liberty Township, is a Life Member of the Mountain Lake Fire Company, Station 72, and has been Co-Chair of the Mountain Lake Fire Company Golf Outing for eleven years.


KAREN KUBERT

Karen Kubert has been employed by the County of Warren for 27 years and currently serves as the Director of Human Services and the County Adjuster. As the Human Services Director, she oversees the county divisions of aging and disability services, human services administration, and the welfare agency known as the Division of Temporary Assistance and Social Services.  Specific county programs include senior services, social services, mental health, substance abuse, transportation, juvenile justice, and the supervision of the commitment process to public psychiatric hospitals, for which the county adjuster's office is responsible.

Ms. Kubert's volunteer efforts have been diverse throughout the past two decades.  She was a founding member of the local domestic abuse shelter. She served on the Board of Trustees for Warren Hospital, as well as the Board of the United Way of Warren County.  She has also served as a past president of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health Administrators. 


HOLLY MACKEY

Holly Mackey is the owner of Mackey's Orchard in White township, Warren County.  She is a Trustee of Warren County Community College, President of the White Township Business Association, and Vice Chair of the Pequest Valley Republican Club. In 2008, Ms. Mackey was voted the first woman to be named Outstanding Young Farmer for the State of New Jersey. Mackey's Orchard, where Ms. Mackey spends much of her time, has a farm market, a bakery, an ice cream stand, and a greenhouse.She is married to Devlen and has two children.


GENE MILTON

Gene Milton has been President and CEO of Hackettstown Regional Medical Center since 1985. Prior to becoming president, he served as Senior Vice president and CRO for three years. Before coming to New Jersey, he held administrative positions in hospitals in Tacoma Park, Maryland, and Orlando, Florida. He holds a Masters in Business Administration and is currently completing a Ph.D. in Leadership from Andrews University in Michigan.

Mr. Milton enjoys working with people to help them fulfill their dreams and passions in life. His philosophy is that we all have much more talent and ability than we realize, and we need to find ways to utilize this hidden resource. He is married with one daughter at home and enjoys spending time with his family and golfing.


WASSIM Y. NADER

Wassim Nader is Senior Vice President & Director, Civil Engineering, Environmental Service & Federal Programs for Medina Consultants of Hackettstown, NJ. A graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Mr. Nader's professional career spans almost 25 years and has included some of the most prestigious projects in the tri-state area, such as the Hudson Bergen Light Rail Transit System, Trans Hudson Express Tunnel (THE), NJ Transit Hamilton Transit Complex, and the Passaic River Flood Study and Diversion Tunnel. His achievements with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to perform flood insurance studies in four communities in upstate NY, has resulted in a five-year ID/IQ Term Agreement to prepare new and updated flood insurance studies in communities throughout NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
 
Mr. Nader, his wife, and their two children have resided in Hackettstown, New Jersey, for 20 years.


CRAIG NEIER

Craig Neier, President of Craig Neier Associates and CEO of Catch A Rising Star Comedy Clubs, in West Caldwell, NJ, is a special event planner and coordinator to many Fortune 500 corporations, organizations, and families throughout the United States. Craig Neier Associates' events often include the top celebrities in the entertainment and sports world.

Mr. Neier has been featured on radio and in many leading publications, including NJBIZ. He started in the entertainment industry at 9 years old as a magician and entertainer; by 13 was a regular opening act at hotels and nightclubs for major performers; and by 17, had traveled the world. Mr. Neier went on to create Craig David Entertainment, one of the regions largest DJ companies; then launched Craig Neier Associates, which has grown into a major special event planning and entertainment company. He is also now the CEO and Co-Owner for Catch A Rising Star Comedy Clubs, which are located around the country.

Mr. Neier is very active in Special Olympics NJ, The Children's Cancer Fund, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the WCCC Foundation, Centenary College's Board of SIEF, Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, and the Friars Club Sunshine Committee, which helps hospitalized underprivileged children. Closest to his heart is the Melissa Neier Memorial Fund, named for his 20-year old sister who was killed by a drunk driver in 1990. Since 1991, almost a million dollars has been raised for the purpose of funding police departments with equipment to be used for DWI enforcement.

 Craig, his wife Marcy and their two children live in Long Valley.


ELLEN NERBAK

Ellen Nerbak, Mayor of Mansfield Township, NJ, is employed by  the State of New Jersey at the Department of Banking and Insurance, where she assists the Chief Financial Officer with Request for Proposals, Waiver of Advertisements, Financial Statements, and Policy and Procedures of the Department. She currently serves as the Departments Ethics Liaison Officer and was a Sergeant-at-Arms for the State Assembly from 1994 to 1998.

Ms. Nerbak has a BS in Accounting from Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ, and was both a partner and financial manager of a successful full service retail jewelry firm, Nerbak Jewellers. She has been an active member of the WCCC Foundation since 2000 and has served as  its Vice President (2006).  She is active in the Warren County League of Municipalities and has served as its President (2007). She is currently the Chair of the Warren County Solid Waste Advisory Council serving from 2004 to 2007.


LINNA SELBY

Linna Selby is Finance Director for Garrett for Congress and founder and principal of Mazuma Associates, a political and advocacy fundraising and communications firm. A strong advocate of public service, Linna has held numerous positions of local, county, and state leadership over the years. She is currently Treasurer of the New Jersey Federation of Republican Women and a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustments in Blairstown, New Jersey.

Linna accepted appointment to the Warren County Community College Foundation Board of Directors in 2007. She and her husband, Michael, reside in Blairstown and are the proud parents of five.


STEPHANIE TETTEMER, Chair Emeritus

Stephanie Tettemer graduated from Barnard College (1984) as a political science major.  She earned her law degree in 1987 at the University of Denver College of Law, where her concentration and specialization was in international affairs. She was admitted to the NJ and NY Bar in 1988 and has her own law practice at Tettemer Law Offices, LLC, in Belvidere, NJ. She handles areas of municipal court, matrimonial practice, criminal law, and domestic violence matters.

Ms. Tettemer is the Chairperson for the Justice Studies Department at WCCC and a tenured Associate Professor of Political Science/Legal Studies, teaching political science and legal study classes, both for paralegal and pre-law students. She also teaches Business Law courses as well as Criminal Justice courses for the College and is approved to act as mediator for family law cases by the Administrative Office of the Court of New Jersey.