President

Jacqueline S. Peña, Esq.

jacqueline.pena@bowmanandbrooke.com

President-Elect

Alex J. Fajardo, Esq.

afajardo@lawjw.com

Vice President of the Northern Region

Cristal Lambert, Esq.

Vice President of the Southern Region

Jose A. Calves, Esq.

Treasurer

Alba Aviles, Esq.

Finance Director

Jonathan Barrera, Esq.

Press Secretary

Historian

Sylvia-Rebecca ("Becky") Gutierrez, Esq.

HNBA Liaison

Joseph L. Linares, Esq.

Historian

Shirley Moreno, Esq.

General Counsel

Michael J. Plata, Esq.

2023-2024 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)

Jorge Sanchez, 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)

Jonathan I. Amira, 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 +)

Ileana Montes, Esq.

Trustee at Large

(YLC)

Jennifer Monge, Esq. 

YLC Co-Chair

Dianna Santiago, Esq. 

Seton Hall Law School

Matthew Andrade

Rutgers Law School (Newark)

Luisa Nin Reyes

Rutgers Law School (Camden)

Kate Isidro