JOSHUA BERSHAD, M.D., is Executive Vice President, Physician Services of RWJBarnabas Health and Chief Medical Officer of Rutgers Athletics.  In addition to his role with RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Athletics, Dr. Bershad teaches in multiple capacities at Rutgers University, including as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, as Adjunct Clinical Professor at Rutgers-Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, and as Visiting Lecturer at Rutgers Business School EMBA Program. Previously, he served in multiple senior executive roles within Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital & Health System, including Senior Vice President/Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Medical Executive Committee for approximately 10 years. He was the organizer and initial President of RWJ Physician Enterprise, a multispecialty physician group.  Dr. Bershad serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Middlesex County Medical Society and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Robert Wood Johnson Visiting Nurses. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of the VNA Health Group. Dr. Bershad attended both Rutgers Medical School and Rutgers Business School where he received his MD and MBA, respectively. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology/Geology from the State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton.

JAMES F. COSGROVE, Jr., P.E., is President of One Water Consulting, LLC, a water resource solutions company providing strategic planning and regulatory compliance support to public and private sector entities. Prior to his current position, he served as Vice President and Principal of Kleinfelder, a firm offering consulting in architecture, civil and structural engineering, construction management, environmental analysis, remediation, and natural resources management throughout the U.S., Canada and Australia.  A Professional Engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey, Mr. Cosgrove has over 30 years’ experience in the field of environmental engineering and science with extensive background in water quality monitoring and modeling.  Mr. Cosgrove formerly served as Principal and Founder of Omni Environmental LLC, an environmental consulting firm based in Princeton, NJ.  Mr. Cosgrove’s professional affiliations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Water Resources Association, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Water Environment Federation, among others.  He served as a director of the Association of Environmental Authorities from 2005-2011 and currently serves on the New Jersey Clean Water Council. Mr. Cosgrove received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College and earned his M.E. in Environmental and Water Resource Systems Engineering from Cornell University.

KIM C. HANEMANN was named  President and Chief Operating Officer of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), effective June 30, 2021.  PSE&G is one of the largest combined electric and gas companies in the United States and is New Jersey’s oldest and largest publicly owned utility.  Previously, she had been PSE&G’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In that role, she was responsible for PSE&G’s electric, gas and customer operations, as well as the company’s asset management and centralized services organization.  She also oversaw the on-time, on-scope and on-budget execution of the company’s large construction projects.  Prior to being named Chief Operating Officer in January 2020, Ms. Hanemann held numerous leadership positions in both electric and gas field operations and in utility support operations.  Ms. Hanemann serves as a director on the Board of Trustees of Children’s Specialized Hospital. She is also the Executive Sponsor for PSEG Women’s Network, an employee resource group aimed at providing women with career development insights. Ms. Hanemann earned her Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.

STEVEN M. KLEIN, CPA, serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Northfield Bank, with overall responsibility for activities of these entities.  He was named to the Board of Directors of Northfield Bancorp. Inc. and Northfield Bank in August 2013.  Mr. Klein’s background includes serving as an audit partner with the international accounting and auditing firm KPMG LLP.  He is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.  He is a board member of the New Jersey Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association.  Mr. Klein serves on the Board of Trustees of Richmond University Medical Center.  He earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Montclair State University.

NADINE LESLIE serves as Chairperson,  President and CEO of Middlesex Water Company (NASADAQ:MSEX), a publicly-traded investor-owned water and wastewater utility company established in 1897. Middlesex Water is one of eight remaining U.S. based publicly traded water utilities in the country.

Ms. Leslie is an accomplished leader with more than 25 years of domestic and international experience in the Water Industry. She was appointed President and CEO of Middlesex Water effective March 1, 2024. She previously served as Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ North America from 2019 to 2022. In this capacity, she was responsible for overseeing one of North America’s leading environmental companies, with revenues over $1.1 billion, providing water and recycling and recovery services to 6.6 million people in the United States and Canada. The scope of her responsibilities included 15 regulated water utilities, 65 municipal contracts through innovative public-private partnerships and the long-term asset management contracts for water storage facilities, serving more than 4,000 municipal and industrial clients.

Ms. Leslie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the Faculte des Sciences in Haiti and completed an internship/scholarship program in urban planning at La Cambre University in Belgium.

AMY B. MANSUE has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Inspira Health since August of 2020. Previously she worked in the RWJ/Barnabas Health system for 17 years having served in a variety of roles including: Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, RWJBarnabas Health – President of the Southern Region, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Specialized Hospital. Ms. Mansue’s background includes serving as a staff member on healthcare policy for former New Jersey Governor Jim Florio, serving as a Deputy Commissioner in the New Jersey Department of Human Services and as Deputy Chief of Staff to former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey. She was President of HIP/NJ and Senior VP of Strategy for HIP/NY. Ms. Mansue serves on the Boards of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the NJ Hospital Association, Rutgers Board of Trustees, and the New Brunswick Development Corporation. Ms. Mansue holds a Bachelor’s degree in social welfare and a Master’s degree in social work, planning and management from the University of Alabama.

VAUGHN L. MCKOY Esq., is Partner with the firm of Connell Foley, LLP where he specializes in general and commercial litigation, regulatory matters, corporate governance, ethics and compliance and government affairs.  His leadership experience includes over 25 years working with federal and state governments, non-profits, law firms and corporations.  Mr. McKoy brings to the Middlesex Board over 12 years of experience in various legal and business positions of increasing responsibility at Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) New Jersey’s largest utility company, where he completed his tenure as Managing Director and Vice-President.  Mr. McKoy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in administration of justice from Rutgers University. He earned a juris doctorate from Rutgers University’s School of Law and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University’s Stern School of Business. 

ANN L. NOBLE serves as a Financial Consultant providing advisory services in the areas of strategic planning, financial management and contract negotiation. She previously worked for Qual-Lynx for 14 years holding various positions including President and Chief Executive Officer the last 5 years of her tenure. Prior to that, Ms. Noble served as Vice President, Workers’ Compensation for QualCare, Inc. and Vice President of Finance for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Ms. Noble’s background includes financial and contract management, sales and strategic planning. Ms. Noble serves on the Board of Manasquan Bank and is a Member of the Board of Trustees and Treasurer of the Val Skinner Foundation. Ms. Noble holds a B.S. in Accounting from Seton Hall University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

WALTER G. REINHARD was named Lead Director in May 2020. He served as a partner in the law firm of Norris McLaughlin, P.A. prior to his retirement from the active practice of law and partnership in the firm on December 31, 2014.  He had been with the firm since 1984 and practiced administrative, environmental and regulatory law involving public utilities. He brings over 40 years of law experience to the Board including expertise in handling regulatory matters before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. During his tenure at Norris McLaughlin, Mr. Reinhard’s professional affiliations include the New Jersey State Bar Association and its Public Utility Law Section (Chair, 1988-89), the Water Utility Council of the American Water Works Association, New Jersey Chapter, and the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies. Mr. Reinhard serves as a director of the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law.