NJ Chapter Committees
The following is our Executive Board and our Active Committees. Members are encouraged to get involved in our Chapter by contacting a Committee Chair to volunteer.
Executive Committee
2023-2025
Officers
Cynthia M. Lischick, Ph.D. …President
Holly M. Friedland, Esq. …President Elect
Ellen L. Koblitz, P.J.A.D. (Ret.) ...Vice President
Denise A. Wennogle, Esq. …Immediate Past President
Lynn B. Norcia, Esq. …Secretary
Eileen Kohutis, Ph.D. …Treasurer
Directors
Elle Barr, Esq.
Jenny Berse, Esq.
David Gomberg, Ph.D.
Barry Katz, Ph.D.
Elise Landry, Ph.D., Esq.
Joseph Racite, Ph.D.
Linda A. Schofel, Esq., LSCW
Tamsen Thorpe, Ph.D.
Chapter Council Representative
Holly M. Friedland, Esq.
Past-Presidents
Ron G. Silikovitz, Ph.D. (1999 - 2002)
Philip N. Sobel, Esq. (2002 - 2007)
Sharon Ryan Montgomery, Ph.D. (2007 - 2009)
Frank Weiss, Ph.D. (2009 - 2010)
Barbara Worth, Esq., Ph.D. (2010 - 2013)
Ann Scucci Ordway, Esq., Ph.D. (2013 - 2015)
Gregg Benson, MA, LCADC (2015 - 2017)
Amy Wechsler, Esq. (2017 - 2019)
Marcy Pasternak, Ph.D. (2019-2021)
Denise Wennogle, Esq. (2021-2023)
Newsletter Committee (open)
Lynn B. Norcia, Esq. …Chair
Program Committee (closed)
Elise Landry, PhD, Esq. …Chair
Phil Sobel Award Committee (open)
Ron G. Silikovitz, Ph.D. …Co-Chair
Barbara S. Worth, Esq., Ph.D. …Co-Chair
Bylaws Committee (closed)
Ellen L. Koblitz, P.J.A.D. (Ret) …Chair
AD HOC Committees
Legislative Regulatory Committee
David Gomberg, Ph.D. …Chair
Parenting Coordination Committee
Linda A. Schofel, Esq., LSCW …Co-Chair
Amy Wechsler, Esq. …Co-Chair
Website Committee
Holly M. Friedland, Esq. …Chair
Nominating Committee (closed)
David Gomberg, Phd …Chair
Membership Committee (open)
Tamsen Thorpe, Ph.D. …Chair
Official Committees of
NJ-AFCC
Domestic Violence and the
Safety of Children Taskforce
Cynthia M. Lischick, PhD, LPC, DVS …Chair