Board Member Bios

Board Member Bios

The Raritan Valley Community College Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall planning and policymaking for the College.
 

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2020. A resident of Branchburg, Christodoulou has owned and operated various businesses in diverse industry sectors.

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Roger R. Locandro
Vice Chair (Hunterdon)
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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2018. A resident of Stockton, Locandro and his wife Holly own and operate a construction company, Roger Locandro Jr., Inc.; Pun’kin Hollow Farms; and Energy Smarts Mechanical.

Helena Swanicke
Vice Chair (Somerset)
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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2019. A resident of Warren, Swanicke is a full professor at Middlesex County College who also has taught at the elementary and junior high levels.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2017. A resident of Readington, Bateman is the owner of Shoebox Computer Services, Inc. of Somerville.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2021. A resident of Clinton Township, Borkowski currently works at Amboy Bank providing wealth advisory services.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2022. A resident of Bernardsville, DeMarco currently serves as the School Business Administrator and Board Secretary for the Somerset Hills School District.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2023. A resident of Hillsborough, Goldberg worked for several major companies and then transitioned into healthcare before becoming a certified substitute teacher after entering into partial retirement.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2019. A resident of Phillipsburg, Jinks served as a principal and superintendent in Warren and Hunterdon County schools and is now the Interim Executive County Superintendent of Schools for Somerset County.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2021. A resident of Bridgewater, Makhija currently works as a Chief Digital Strategist at Gestalt Inc., a company that specializes in digital talent transformation.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2022. A resident of Milford, Opdyke serves as owner and president of several companies in the construction industry, including H.J. Opdyke Lumber Company, Inc; Lehigh Structural Components, LLC ; and Central States Millwork.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2022. A resident of Bernardsville, Shain is Vice President, Aptar Digital Health, a leading digital therapeutic company, part of AptarGroup, Inc., and is a leader in Global Business Development.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2021. A resident of Somerville, Sullivan is a developmental psychologist by training and Professor Emeritus of Nursing and Behavioral Health at Rutgers University.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2014. A resident of Piscataway, Torres is the Interim Executive County Superintendent of Schools, Hunterdon County.

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Member of the RVCC Board of Trustees since 2020. A resident of Somerville, Von Schilling is an English Professor at Northampton Community College, where he also serves as Humanities Faculty Coordinator and Supervisor of the Liberal Arts Program.

Nicholas Gallo
Nicholas Gallo
Alumni Representative

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