State Executive Council - Health Professionals & Allied Employees

State Executive Council

The State Executive Council (SEC) is the governing body of HPAE. In between HPAE’s bi-annual conventions, the SEC implements the convention’s resolutions, supervises the affairs of the union, and authorizes the expenditure, investment, and management of the union’s fund’s.

The members of the SEC are the three “state” officers – President, First Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer – and two representatives from each HPAE local union. (See the list below.) The President and Grievance Chair of each local union are the two local representatives.

HPAE State Officers

Ann Twomey, President – [email protected]

Bernie Gerard, Vice President – [email protected]

Barbara Rosen, Secretary/Treasurer [email protected]

Local #5103 – American Red Cross

Judy Merkowsky (RN) – [email protected]

Renee Conyers (Tech) – [email protected]

#5185 – Bayonne Medical Center

John Bauer – [email protected]

Joan Zitzman – [email protected]

#5091 – Bergen Regional Medical Center

Jeffrey Peck – [email protected]

Margaret Merchant

#5186 – Christ Hospital

Nicole Mankowski – [email protected]

Shelly Crowe – [email protected]

#5118 – Cooper University Medical Center

Doris Bell – [email protected]

Jackie Franchetti – [email protected]

#5004 – Englewood Hospital & Medical Center

Michele McLaughlin – [email protected]

Barbara Milo – [email protected]

Stephanie Orrico – [email protected] (Chair, Exec. Comm)

#5097 – Harborage House

Jennifer Charles Thompson – [email protected]

Sandra White – [email protected]

#5131 – Inspira

Michelle Silvio – [email protected]

Joanne Savidge – [email protected]

#5058 – Jersey Shore Medical Center

Kendra McCann – [email protected]

Lourdes Soto – [email protected]

#5147 – Meadowlands Hospital

#5030 – Palisades Medical Center

Michelle Burlington – [email protected]

Zaria Zhort – [email protected]

#5112 – Runnells Specialized Hospital

Priscilla Surles – [email protected]

Carol Concepcion – [email protected]

#5135 – Rutgers University(UCHC RNs)

Sabrina Brown-Oliver – [email protected]

Edith Feldman – [email protected]

#5094 – Rutgers University/Rowan/University Hospital (PROS)

Thomas Murphy – [email protected]

#5089 – Rutgers University/Rowan/University Hospital (RNs)

Cynthia McDougall – [email protected]

Banita Herndon – [email protected]

#5138 – Southern Ocean Medical Center

Sally Fessler – [email protected]

Kim Fuss – [email protected]

#5106 – Temple/Episcopal Hospital

Elizabeth Nulty – [email protected]

Sue Clements – [email protected]

#5105 – Virtua-Health (MHBC/CNS)

Debbie White – [email protected]

Sheryl Mount – [email protected]

#5107 – Wanaque/Llanfair/EVVNA/VNA of Englewood

Laura Dymond – [email protected]

Geri Simms – [email protected]

Revised August 2015The State Executive Council (SEC) is the governing body of HPAE. In between HPAE’s bi-annual conventions, the SEC implements the convention’s resolutions, supervises the affairs of the union, and authorizes the expenditure, investment, and management of the union’s fund’s.

The members of the SEC are the three “state” officers – President, First Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer – and two representatives from each HPAE local union. (See the list below.) The President and Grievance Chair of each local union are the two local representatives.

HPAE State Officers

Ann Twomey, President – [email protected]

Bernie Gerard, Vice President – [email protected]

Barbara Rosen, Secretary/Treasurer [email protected]

Local #5103 – American Red Cross

Judy Merkowsky (RN) – [email protected]

Renee Conyers (Tech) – [email protected]

#5185 – Bayonne Medical Center

John Bauer – [email protected]

Joan Zitzman – [email protected]

#5091 – Bergen Regional Medical Center

Jeffrey Peck – [email protected]

Margaret Merchant

#5186 – Christ Hospital

Nicole Mankowski – [email protected]

Shelly Crowe – [email protected]

#5118 – Cooper University Medical Center

Doris Bell – [email protected]

Jackie Franchetti – [email protected]

#5004 – Englewood Hospital & Medical Center

Michele McLaughlin – [email protected]

Barbara Milo – [email protected]

Stephanie Orrico – [email protected] (Chair, Exec. Comm)

#5097 – Harborage House

Jennifer Charles Thompson – [email protected]

Sandra White – [email protected]

#5131 – Inspira

Michelle Silvio – [email protected]

Joanne Savidge – [email protected]

#5058 – Jersey Shore Medical Center

Kendra McCann – [email protected]

Lourdes Soto – [email protected]

#5147 – Meadowlands Hospital

#5030 – Palisades Medical Center

Michelle Burlington – [email protected]

Zaria Zhort – [email protected]

#5112 – Runnells Specialized Hospital

Priscilla Surles – [email protected]

Carol Concepcion – [email protected]

#5135 – Rutgers University(UCHC RNs)

Sabrina Brown-Oliver – [email protected]

Edith Feldman – [email protected]

#5094 – Rutgers University/Rowan/University Hospital (PROS)

Thomas Murphy – [email protected]

#5089 – Rutgers University/Rowan/University Hospital (RNs)

Cynthia McDougall – [email protected]

Banita Herndon – [email protected]

#5138 – Southern Ocean Medical Center

Sally Fessler – [email protected]

Kim Fuss – [email protected]

#5106 – Temple/Episcopal Hospital

Elizabeth Nulty – [email protected]

Sue Clements – [email protected]

#5105 – Virtua-Health (MHBC/CNS)

Debbie White – [email protected]

Sheryl Mount – [email protected]

#5107 – Wanaque/Llanfair/EVVNA/VNA of Englewood

Laura Dymond – [email protected]

Geri Simms – [email protected]

Revised August 2015