Advisory Board & Donors

Dr. Edward H. Salmon

Dr. Edward H. Salmon

Advisory Board Emeritus Founding Chair; Chair, Salmon Ventures
Richard Tolson

Richard Tolson

Advisory Board Chair; Labor Consultant, Tolson Consulting
Kim Schalek Downes

Kim Schalek Downes

Advisory Board Vice Chair; President & CEO, Salmon Ventures
Steve Batzer

Steve Batzer

Consultant, SOSH Architects
Thomas A. Cirignano

Thomas A. Cirignano

President, Cirignano Contracting, Inc.
Vincent D’Alessandro

Vincent D’Alessandro

President, Southern Region, Ocean First Bank
Richard W. Deaney

Richard W. Deaney

Vice President, Jersey Professional Management
Mark Giannantonio ’87

Mark Giannantonio ’87

President & CEO, Resorts Casino Hotel
Patrick M. Gill

Patrick M. Gill

Co-founder & CEO, eOutdoors, Inc.
Jim Gilroy

Jim Gilroy

State Government Affairs, PSEG
Arlene Halpern

Arlene Halpern

Community Activist
Dr. Anne Harlan

Dr. Anne Harlan

Director (Retired), William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center
Lori Herndon

Lori Herndon

President & CEO (Retired), AtlantiCare
William J. Hughes, Jr.

William J. Hughes, Jr.

Principal, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
David R. Mayer

David R. Mayer

Director of Governmental Affairs, New Jersey American Water
Hon. Frank Minor

Hon. Frank Minor

Mayor, Logan Township
Michael J. Renna

Michael J. Renna

President & Chief Executive Officer of South Jersey Industries
Dr. Mukesh Roy

Dr. Mukesh Roy

Director, Emergency Preparedness and Planning for Ocean County Health Department
Eric Scheffler

Eric Scheffler

Executive Director, CRDA
Jose F. Sosa

Jose F. Sosa

President, Sosa Capital Group, LLC
Kevin M. Sweeney

Kevin M. Sweeney

Rear Admiral USN (ret.)
Michael Tuosto

Michael Tuosto

General Manager, Public Affairs, PSE&G
Stephen D. Williams

Stephen D. Williams

Deputy Executive Director, Delaware River & Bay Authority
Dr. Joe Bertolino

Dr. Joe Bertolino

President, Stockton University
Dr. Terricita Sass

Dr. Terricita Sass

Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff, Stockton University
Dr. Marissa P. Levy

Dr. Marissa P. Levy

Dean, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Tenured Professor of Criminal Justice
Dr. Tina Zappile

Dr. Tina Zappile

Director, William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy; Associate Professor, Political Science
Dr. Claire E. Abernathy

Dr. Claire E. Abernathy

Associate Professor of Political Science/American Politics, Stockton University
Dr. Lauren Marie Balasco

Dr. Lauren Marie Balasco

Associate Professor of Political Science, Stockton University
Alyssa Maurice

Alyssa Maurice

Research Associate, William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy
Andrea Sandoval

Andrea Sandoval

Student Senate Presedent
Vlad Vasylyk

Vlad Vasylyk

Student Senate Vice Presedent

Sponsors of the Hughes Center Honors 2023

We thank our generous sponsors of the Hughes Center Honors.

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORSHIP: $10,000

  • D & S Mack Foundation

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORSHIP: $5,000

  • John F. Scarpa Foundation
  • Salmon Ventures Ltd.
  • Gormley Family Foundation
  • PSE&G
  • Resorts Casino Hotel

BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORSHIP: $2,500

  • ACUA
  • American Federation of Teachers New Jersey, AFL-CIO
  • Atalanta Sosnoff Capital
  • Cirignano Contracting Inc.
  • eOutdoors
  • Hughes Family
  • Inspira Health
  • Iron Workers Local No. 11
  • New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council
  • Porzio Family of Companies
  • Samuel Coraluzzo Co., Inc.
  • Mr. and Mrs. John J. Reynolds and Mr. William E. Reynolds
  • Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Verizon

 

Sponsors of the Hughes Center Honors 2021

We thank our generous sponsors of the Hughes Center Honors.

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORSHIP: $5,000

  • AtlantiCare
  • Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Gillian’s Wonderland Pier
  • Inspira Health
  • PSE&G
  • Salmon Ventures Ltd.
  • Shore Medical Center
  • U.S. Local 322 Plumbers & Pipefitters
  • Verizon

BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORSHIP: $2,500

  • ACT Engineers
  • ACUA
  • Atlantic City Electric
  • Cirignano Contracting Inc.
  • Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA)
  • Hughes Family
  • Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
  • Maley Givens Counselors
  • John F Scarpa. Foundation

Sponsors of the Life and Legacy of William J. Hughes

We thank our generous sponsors of the Life and Legacy of William J. Hughes film screening.

FILM SPONSOR LEVEL: $2,500

  • International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
  • Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
  • PSE&G
  • Salmon Ventures, LTD.
  • The Hughes Family

HUGHES CENTER PARTNER LEVEL: $1,000

  • ACUA
  • Steven Batzer
  • Thomas A. Cirignano
  • The Rev. G. Douglas Eberly
  • Jay Gerkin
  • Henry Gorelick
  • Arleen J. Halpern
  • Thomas H., III & Karen Heist
  • Patrick & Amy Kennedy
  • Mayor Frank W. Minor
  • Ocean First Bank
  • Joseph H. & Barbara J. Rodriguez
  • John F. Scarpa
  • Sharon Schulman
  • South Jersey Building Trades
  • The Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Rich Tolson

Sponsors of the Hughes Center Honors 2019

We thank our generous sponsors of the Hughes Center Honors.

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORSHIP: $10,000

  • Ambassador William J. Hughes
  • Salmon Ventures, LTD.

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORSHIP: $5,000

  • BAC Administrative Dist. Council of New Jersey
  • Caesars Atlantic City
  • Ørsted
  • Resorts Casino Hotel
  • Unitel Management

BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORSHIP: $2,500

  • Aqua America
  • Cirignano Contracting Inc.
  • Duane Morris
  • Glasstown Productions
  • Laborers’ International Union of North America
  • Maley Givens
  • Mannington Mills Inc.
  • NJ American Water
  • PSE&G
  • Rick Pescatore
  • U.S. Local Union 322 Plumbers & Pipefitters

Generous Endowments

  • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Chazen
  • Mr. & Mrs. William J. Hughes and Family
  • South Jersey Industries
  • New Jersey American Water Company
  • Atlantic City Electric Company
  • Exelon Corp.
  • Public Service Enterprise Group
  • Salmon Ventures Limited
  • Thomas H. Heist Family
  • Tribhuvan & Nandita Singh
  • Verizon
  • Bricklayers & Allied Crafts New Jersey