Gail Brady
Gail Brady is the president of GB Consulting Services; retired treasurer of E’town Corporation; and retired senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer of Elizabethtown Water Company. A certified public accountant, Ms. Brady has an M.B.A. in finance from Seton Hall University and a B.A. in accounting from Upsala College.

Peter McBride
W. Peter McBride is the president and chief operating officer of two family-held businesses, McBride Enterprises, Inc., a real estate and development company, and Urban Farms, Inc., a residential development company. He also serves as a board member of the Ramapo College Foundation. In 1971, Mr. McBride received an honorable discharge as 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He has a B.A. from Maryknoll College.

Sharon K. McGahee
Sharon K. McGahee, assistant chief, Office of the New Jersey Solicitor, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, represents the agency in employment discrimination, personal injury and worker’s compensation matters. She earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1982 from Rutgers School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. 

A.J. Sabath '93
A.J. Sabath is the chief of staff to Senate President Richard J. Codey and the former commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.  Prior to joining the Executive Branch, he held a number of positions in the New Jersey Legislature. He earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Ramapo College.

Timothy W. Schroeder
Timothy W. Schroeder is retired school administrator who held administrative positions in education in West New York. He received a B.A. in elementary education from Jersey City State College and a master’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in human development.  He has also accumulated credits in administration and supervision from Montclair State University. 

Esther Suarez
Esther Suarez, counsel for Bergen County, earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1997 from Rutgers School of Law and an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University, Douglass College. Suarez is affiliated with the Bergen County Bar Association, president of the Young Lawyers of the Hudson County Bar Association, the Rutgers University Board of Governors and Engleton Institute Undergraduate Associate Program. 

Rev. Vernon Walton
Reverend Vernon C. Walton is the senior pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Englewood. He received a Doctor of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio, a Master of Divinity degree, New York Theological Seminary, New York and a B.A. in sociology and criminal justice from Virginia Union University. He has been honored with the NAACP's Edward P. Dixon Award for Community Service and Humanitarian Awards from the National Conference for Community and Justice and the Jabari Society of Bergen County.

Edward Zarnock
Edward Zarnock represents members of the International Union of Engineers Local 825, Springfield, New Jersey. He holds the B.A. in Labor Studies from Empire State College, a division of New York University. Additionally, he has earned professional diplomas in labor studies and labor contract administration from Rutgers University and another from NYU in contract negotiations/ enforcement. He has received numerous leadership awards including "Outstanding Labor Leader" from the United Way and "Man of the Year" from the Union County Building Trades.

Thomas A. Zelante, Esq.
Thomas Zelante, an attorney, received his B.A. from LaSalle College and his J.D. from the Seton Hall University School of Law. After law school he served as a law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division. He is admitted to the Bar of New Jersey, the United States District Court for New Jersey, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  He was a Commissioner for the Morris County Board of Taxation. Previously, Mr. Zelante has served as president of Head Start of Morris County and also as a trustee of the organization. He has also served as a trustee of the Morris County Bar Association, a trustee of the Legal Aid Society of Morris County, and a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court District X Ethics Committee. He has received the Morris County Bar Association's Pro Bono/Community Service Award, a lifetime achievement award. He was a member and assistant treasurer of the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority. He was also a member of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce's Governmental Affairs Committee and the Morris County Infrastructure Advisory Group, dealing with security issues. He was a member of the Morris Township Board of Adjustment and a former little league coach. He is currently listed in Who’s Who in America.

Student Trustees

Steven M. Bloom ‘08
Steven Bloom is a senior at Ramapo College and is the voting student representative to the Ramapo College Board of Trustees. He is studying for his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sciences in Accounting and Economics with a Political Science minor. Steven is actively involved in the Ramapo College community having held leadership positions in the Student Government Association and Hillel.  He was a member of the Federal Reserve Challenge Economics Team.  As a student, he has conducted academic research and hopes to one day become a chief financial officer of a Fortune 500 company. He has had extensive internship experience most recently at the headquarters of both Toys ‘R Us and Benjamin Moore.

Thomas W. Ng ‘10
Thomas Ng is a sophomore at Ramapo College studying to become a high school history and music teacher.  He is the non-voting student representative to the Ramapo College Board of Trustees. He is a member of numerous organizations including Ramapo College EMS, the Peer Educator Team, the First Year Experience Team, Peer Facilitation Program and the Student Government Association. Thomas attended River Dell Regional High School in his hometown where he received several leadership awards recognizing his achievement, including the West Point Society’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award.