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The New Jersey District Board of Trustees

The New Jersey District of Key Club International is represented by elected student leaders from across the state. The board consists of five Executive Officers who are elected at the annual District Education Conference and 23 Lieutenant Governors who are elected by the schools within their respective divisions.

Executive Board

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Lieutenant Governors

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Kiwanis Committee

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Justin Chen (He/Him)

District Governor
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Chipotle, Sushi, Iced Matcha Lattes
Favorite TV Show:  
Abbott Elementary
Favorite Service Project: 
 Annual Touch-A-Truck Event that is sponsored by Rockaway Kiwanis

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Abigail Lee (She/Her)

District Secretary
Favorite Food & Drink:
Ramen, Chipotle, Iced Coffees
Favorite Book & Movie: 
The Giver (or anything by Mitch Albom) / Serendipity
Favorite Service Project: 
Annual Janitors Dinner: At my high school we hold a Janitors Dinner for all of the custodians. I personally have developed a relationship with one of the custodians in particular who is deaf and we sign to each other :)

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Rashi Jakhotiya (She/Her)

District Treasurer
Favorite Food & Drink:
Chipotle & Frappuccinos
Favorite TV Show: 
Suits
Favorite Service Project: 
Senior Citizen Prom – my club hosts a senior citizen prom for all the seniors in my town to have them re-live and enjoy their childhood memories! we give out superlatives too!!!!

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Harshini Asokumar (She/Her)

District Editor
Favorite Food & Drink:
Dunkin’s Strawberry Refresher / Fried Rice
Favorite TV Show: 
The Legendborn Cycle
Favorite Service Project: 
5k Run – My School’s Key Club works collbratively with HOSA to host a run for cancer! It is a super great intative that brings two clubs together for an important cause! It is always a lot of fun!

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Aidan Heaney (He/Him)

District Webmaster
Favorite Food & Drink:
Chicken Tikka Masala & Mango/Strawberry Smoothie
Favorite TV Shows:
Survivor, The Circle, Big Brother, MTV The Challenge
Favorite Service Project: 
Key Traits – Visit the 3rd grade classes at our town’s local elementary schools and teach them about respect, kindness, and empathy.

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Benita Mendez Alavez (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 1
Favorite Food & Drink:
Coffee & Dumplings
Favorite Book & TV Show:
 To Kill A Mockingbird & Young Sheldon & Penguins of Madagascar
Favorite Service Project: 
Lower Cape May’s annual “Haunted High School” event where kids come to trick-or-treat!

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Demi Lu (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 2
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Sushi and bubble tea
Favorite Tv Show:  
The Night Circus (Book)
Favorite Service Project: 
Volunteering at the Egg Harbor Township’s bi-annual Greek Festival

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Chase Pogozelski (He/Him)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 3
Favorite Food & Drink:
Dr. Pepper & Anything Sweet
Favorite TV Show:
House M.D.
Favorite Service Project: 
Pitman’s Gingerbread House baking & making operation

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Farhan Labib (He/Him)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 4
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Donuts; Cappuccino Blast
Favorite Movie: 
Gladiator
Favorite Service Project: 
Annual Relay-for-Life festival at local firehouse in EHT

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Riddhi Jariwala (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 5
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Bubble Tea & Chipotle
Favorite TV Show: 
Book: The Secret History/Show: White Collar
Favorite Service Project: 
Point Pleasant Breast Cancer Walk

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Aryahi Chikkala (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 6
Favorite Food & Drink:
Dragonfruit Boba & Tiramisu Cake
Favorite TV Show & Book: 
Need (Book by Joelle Charbonneau) & The Good Place (TV Show)
Favorite Service Project: 
Making 100 Birthday Cards for 100th Birthday of resident in local retirement home

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Tyler Cuccurullo (He/Him)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 7
Favorite Drink & Food:
Blue Raspberry Lemonade / Ravioli
Favorite Book, Movie & TV show: 
Hunger Games / Jurassic Park / Inside Job
Favorite Service Project: 
Autism Awareness Walk at Blueclaws

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Saksham Gupta (He/Him)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 8
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Canada Dry & Alfredo Pasta
Favorite TV Show:  
Americanah (Book) & Shameless (TV Show)
Favorite Service Project:
Piscataway’s Yearly Blood Drive

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Ella Buerkle (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 9
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Cherry Pepsi & Sushi
Favorite TV Show: 
Greys Anatomy
Favorite Service Project: 
Relay-For-Life at Holmdel High School

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Mia Grossman (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 10
Favorite Food: 
Sushi
Favorite TV Show: 
Gilmore Girls
Favorite Service Project: 
Clean Ocean Action Beach Clean-Ups

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Caroline Attanasio (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 11
Favorite Food: 
Bagels
Favorite TV Show:
Parks & Recreation
Favorite Service Project:
North Hunterdon’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

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Andrew Roberts (He/Him)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 12
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Dr. Pepper & Vodka Shrimp Parmesan
Favorite TV Show: 
Suits
Favorite Service Project: 
Painting Pumpkins for our elementary schools and lining them up outside each school

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Nidhi Lund (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 13
Favorite Food & Drink:
Iced Caramel Macchiatos & Sushi
Favorite TV Show: 
Suits
Favorite Service Project: 
Beach & Park Clean-Ups

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Bea Ascalon (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 14
Favorite Food & Drink:
Water & Mango w/ Sticky Rice
Favorite Book, TV Show & Movie: 
Shadow and Bone / Invinicble / Spirited Away
Favorite Service Project: 
Food Distributions

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Marco Osorio (He/Him)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 15
Favorite Food:
Sushi
Favorite Movie: 
Requiem for a Dream
Favorite Service Project: 
Yuda Bands

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Maria Reyes (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 16
Favorite Food & Drink:
Ceviche / Fresh Limeade
Favorite TV Show: 
Avatar the Last Airbender / Fantastic Mr. Fox
Favorite Service Project: 
Mount Olive’s Santa House where volunteers help children take free pictures with Santa at the local park!

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Janvi Singh (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 17
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Pasta and lattes from Dunkin
Favorite TV Show: 
You
Favorite Service Project: 
Annual Trick or Suites event with my club. We decorate a hotel suite and hand out candy to children with disabilities

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Ari Kestenbaum (He/Him)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 18
Favorite Food: 
Chipotle
Favorite TV Show: 
Stranger Things
Favorite Service Project: 
Livingston’s Black Friday Fundraiser

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Anniha Dorce (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 19
Favorite Drink & Food:
Cranberry juice & Matcha latte / Baked mac & cheese, Shrimp tempura, & Beef and Chicken Haitian patties
Favorite Book, TV Shows & Movies: 
 The Giver  / Shameless, Moonknight, & B99 / Grownups , Thor Ragnarok, Bones and All
Favorite Service Project: 
Planting the seeds of Reading Project – School went Into the 3rd grade classes in our district to teach core traits to the children through reading the Lorax. We also planted with them signifying the importance of environmental care.

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Henry De Jesus (He/Him)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 20
Favorite Food & Drink:
Birria Tacos, pizza / Pina Colada, Dr. Pepper
Favorite TV Show: 
Baby Reindeer
Favorite Service Project: 
Summit Scholars Program: Educational initiative across elementary schools, integrating fun projects (marshmellow spaghetti towers) with topics that covered STEM and the arts.

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Haley Erickson (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor of Division 21
Favorite Food & Drink:
Mango Pineapple Lemonade Refreshers from Dunkin & Sushi (Salmon, Cucumber rolls & Salmon Nigiri)
Favorite TV Show: 
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace (Book); The Devil Wears Prada & Forrest Gump (Movies); Friends and The Big Bang Theory (TV Shows)
Favorite Service Project: 
Face-painting at my town’s Winter Carnival

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Christine Prince (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor At-Large
Favorite Food & Drink:
Khachapuri / Coffee
Favorite Book & TV Show: 
 Moby Dick / Back to the Future
Favorite Service Project: 
Annual Gingerbread Social at my home club; each year Key Clubbers transform our school’s cafeteria into a winter wonderland for the children and relatives of staff to be immersed in

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Chloe Chung (She/Her)

Lieutenant Governor At-Large
Favorite Food & Drink: 
Spicy Korean Pancakes and Peach Snapple
Favorite TV Show: 
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Movie: Home Alone 2
Favorite Service Project: 
Playing Christmas songs with handbells at local elderly homes

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Cristina Trecate (She/Her)

District Administrator
Favorite Food & Drink: Dunkin Oatmilk Hazelnut Lattes & Chicken Enchiladas
Favorite Book & TV Show: Hunger Games Trilogy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The Sopranos
Favorite Service Project: Camp Kiwanis – a free day of fun for local kids in town with outside games, snacks, and fun with families.

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Bonnie Sturm (She/Her)

Assistant District Administrator & ZA for Divisions 16, 17, and 18
Favorite Food & Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper, Starbucks Chai Latte (hot or cold), Bagels, Steak, Lobster, Cheesecake
Favorite Books, Movies, & TV Shows:  Harry Potter, WWII historical fiction (Books); Harry Potter, The Rookie, Sully, Hidden Figures (Movies); Abbott Elementary, M*A*S*H, & HGTV (TV Shows)
Favorite Service Project: Halloween at the Hills and Crocheting Purple Hats for Babies

Andrew DeFelice (He/Him)

Financial Counselor
Favorite Food & Drink:
Coffee  / Chicken Tikka Masala
Favorite Book & TV Show:
Harry Potter series / Office/ Friends
Favorite Service Project:
Pumpkin Painting with special needs

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Christine Cheung (She/Her)

Zone Administrator
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Kristen Fischer (She/Her)

Zone Administrator of Divisions 5, 7, 10, and 15 
Favorite Food & Drink: Salad and Cookies & Starbucks Chai
Favorite TV Show:  Days of Our Lives, Downton Abbey, Poldark, and Notting Hill
Favorite Service Project: Anything that involves young children volunteering. I love to see them discover that helping others is fun and rewarding!

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Debi Meade (She/Her)

Favorite Food & Drink:
Fish Tacos & Tonic water with a splash of cranberry
Favorite TV Show: 
HGTV House Hunters
Favorite Service Project: 
Soup Kitchen and making 30 pounds of Mac and Cheese for Homeless Shelter!

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Dr. Steven San Filippo (He/Him)

Zone Administrator of Divisions 8, 9, 12, and 13
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: Mission Impossible
Favorite Service Project: Volunteering at my local food pantry

Jessica Sciamanna (She/Her)

Zone Administrator for Divisions 1, 2, 3, and 4
Favorite Food & Drink: Frozen Matcha Lattes, Pizza, and Mac & Cheese
Favorite TV Shows & Movies: One Tree Hill, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Rick & Morty (TV Shows); Freedom Writers, The Silence of the Lambs (Movies)
Favorite Service Project: Local Park & Community Clean-Ups

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Martin Slezak (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Kiwanis Governor
Favorite Food & Drink: Ramen, Polish Food, Turkish, Sushi: PSL in the fall
Favorite Book, TV Show & Movie: The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon; House of Cards; Iron Man!
Favorite Service Project: Monthly Food Pantry Cooking for Residents in Bayshore Community