RVCC Board of TrusteesCatherine Hebson McVicker, Chair Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 1986 and served as chair since November 2011. McVicker, a resident of Califon, is retired. She previously served as executive director of the Hunterdon Economic Partnership. ![]() Peter G. Schoberl, Vice Chair (Somerset) A member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2009. A resident of Hillsborough, Schoberl serves as chairman, president and CEO of Community First Bank. Robert P. Wise, Vice Chair (Hunterdon) A member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2004. A resident of Clinton Township, Wise is president and chief executive officer of Hunterdon Healthcare System. ![]() Raymond H. Bateman Former chairman of the RVCC Board of Trustees for 25 years and member since 1979. Bateman, a resident of North Branch and former State Senator, is president of Public Affairs Consultants in Somerville. ![]() Paul J. Hirsch Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 1986 and served as chairman from 2008-2011. Hirsch was instrumental in the establishment of the College’s Institute for Holocaust & Genocide Studies. Hirsch, a resident of Bridgewater, is an M.D. practicing at BioSport Orthopedics in Bridgewater. ![]() Michael Kalafer Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2013. Kalafer, a resident of Somerset (Franklin Township), is retired. He previously served as president/partner of Flemington Chrysler and Dodge, president/partner of Flemington Infiniti, owner/chief executive officer of Clinton Honda, co-founder/co-owner of Somerset Patriots Baseball Club and a legislative aide to Assemblyman Peter J. Biondi. ![]() Lisa Midgette A member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2011. A resident of Franklin Park, Midgette is an Assistant Vice President at Guy Carpenter & Company LLC. ![]() Ella Rue A member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2011. A resident of Califon, Rue serves as Assistant to the Dean of the William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences at New Jersey City University. ![]() Frederic C. Sterritt, Treasurer A member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2005. Sterritt, a resident of Neshanic Station, is an orthodontist at Raritan Valley Orthodontics with offices in Belle Mead, Raritan and Brunswick Valley. ![]() Gerald J. Vernotica A member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2013. A resident of Long Valley, Vernotica currently serves as the Interim Executive County Superintendent of Schools. Tracy DiFrancesco Zaikov, Secretary Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2011. A resident of Watchung, Zaikov has 15 years of experience as a marketing, advertising and sales executive, most recently working as a sales representative for Merck & Co, Inc. ![]() Dianne Francel C. Bautista Alumni Representative to the RVCC Board of Trustees for 2012-2013. A resident of Raritan, Bautista graduated from RVCC in May 2012. She is continuing her education at Ramapo College of New Jersey. |









