Board of Governors Membership Photos and Bios
Jonathan Holloway
Piscataway, NJ
Ex Officio
President, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mark A. Angelson
New York, NY
Rutgers College, B.A., 1972
Rutgers School of Law–Newark, J.D., 1975
Public Governor–2026
Chairman, Institute of International Education (IIE)
Hollis A. Copeland
Newark, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 1978
Trustee Governor–2025
Senior Managing Director, Tigress Financial Partners
Alan M. Crosta, Jr.
Randolph, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 1986
UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School, M.D., 1990
Trustee Governor–2030
Retired Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Mary I. DiMartino
Lawrenceville, NJ
Douglass College, B.A., 1985
Trustee Governor–2025
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
James F. Dougherty
Wayne, PA
Rutgers College, B.A., 1974
Graduate School–New Brunswick, M.S., 1975
University of Pennsylvania, V.M.D., 1980
Trustee Governor–2026
Veterinarian
Lucille L. Foster
Morganville, NJ
Fordham University, B.S., 1986
University of Massachusetts, M.Ed., 1991
Teachers College, Columbia University, Ed.M., Ed.D., 1998
Senate Representative–2025
Assistant Dean, Recruitment, Office of Undergraduate Student and Academic Services, Rutgers Business School–Newark
George S. Helmy
Mountain Lakes, NJ
Rutgers University–Newark, B.A., 2009
Harvard University, ALM, 2011
Public Governor–2030
Executive Vice President, Chief External Affairs and Policy Officer, RWJBarnabas Health
Tilak Lal
West Palm Beach, FL
School of Engineering, B.S., 1984
Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S., 1987
Columbia Business School, M.B.A., 1997
Trustee Governor–2028
Head of Investment Risk Management, Lighthouse Partners
Mark E. Manigan
Maplewood, NJ
Bucknell University, B.A., 1994
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1997
Public Governor–2025
President & CEO, RWJBarnabas Health
Jose A. Piazza
Belle Mead, NJ
Washington University, B.S., B.A., 1983
University of Rochester, M.B.A., 1985
Trustee Governor–2027
Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, Brightspeed
Heather N. Pierce
Highland Park, NJ
Truman State University, B.A., B.S., 2004
University of Missouri, Ph.D., 2015
Senate Representative–2025
Faculty, Lecturer–New Brunswick
Harvey M. Schwartz
New York, NY
Livingston College, B.A., 1987
Columbia Business School, M.B.A., 1996
Public Governor–2028
Chief Executive Officer, The Carlyle Group
Safanya N. Searcy
Newark, NJ
School of Criminal Justice - 2026 (expected)
Senate Representative–2025
Deputy Director, Service Employees International Union
Gary B. Taffet
East Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 1988
University of Pennsylvania, M.G.A. 1992
Public Governor–2025
Managing Member, Acrisure
Heather C. Taylor
Manasquan, NJ
Rutgers College and Rutgers School of Business, B.S., 1989
Trustee Governor–2025
Director, EisnerAmper LLP
Amy L. Towers
Mahwah, NJ
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.B.A. & B.A., 1991
Public Governor–2027
Executive Director, Founder, The Nduna Foundation
Mohammad A. Zubair
Scotch Plains, NJ
Government College, Faisalabad, Pakistan, B.S., 1979
Ross University School of Medicine, Portsmouth, Dominica, M.D., 1985
Public Governor–2025
Doctor, Medical Director of Sleep Disorder Center, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center