President

Alex J. Fajardo, Esq.

afajardo@lawjw.com

President-Elect

Cristal Lambert, Esq.

Vice President of the Northern Region

Jonathan Barrera, Esq.

Vice President of the Southern Region

Jose A. Calves, Esq.

Treasurer

Alba Aviles, Esq.

Finance Director

Jorge A. Sanchez, Esq.

Recording Secretary

Membership Secretary

Arianna Moure, Esq.

Press Secretary

Immediate Past President

Jacqueline S. Pena, Esq.

Historian

Historian

Maria Marrero, Esq.

HNBA Liaison

Joseph L. Linares, Esq.

General Counsel

Michael J. Plata, Esq.

2024-2025 Board of Trustees

Trustee - Region 1

(Hudson County)

Trustee - Region 2

(Essex County)

Dennise Mejia, Esq.

Trustee - Region 3

(Bergen County)

Trustee - Region 4

(Passaic County)

Carmen Diaz, Esq.

Trustee - Region 5

(Morris, Sussex & Warren Counties)

Jannett Smyth, Esq.

Trustee - Region 6

(Union County)

Lisette Guzman, Esq. 

Trustee - Region 7

(Mercer County)

Margo Chaly, Esq.

Trustee - Region 8

(Somerset & Hunterdon Counties)

Owen Gonzalez, Esq.

Trustee - Region 9

(Middlesex County)

Lina Martinez, Esq.

Trustee - Region 10

(Monmouth & Ocean Counties)

Jose Roman, Esq.

Trustee - Region 11

(Camden & Burlington Counties)

Francisco Guzman Andrade, Esq.

Trustee - Region 12

(Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties)

Ruby Delarosa , Esq.

Trustee - Region 13

(Atlantic & Cape May Counties)

Maria Z. Cortes, Esq.

Trustee at Large

Wendy Rubinstein Quiroga, Esq.

Trustee at Large

Angelica Mercado, Esq. 

Trustee at Large

Franklin Paez, Esq.

Trustee at Large

(5 Yrs +)

Ray Mateo, Esq.

Trustee at Large

(YLC)

Jennifer Monge, Esq. 

YLC Co-Chair

Dianna Santiago, Esq. 

Seton Hall Law School

Samantha Vasquez

Rutgers Law School (Newark)

Joe Arias

Rutgers Law School (Camden)

Nicole Lema