The Garden State Council is led by a team of professional Scouters and volunteers who develop, provide and oversee the council’s programming. The key leadership of the council is the council key-3: Council President, Scout Executive, and Council Commissioner.
Council Key-3
Council President: Ed Lynes
Scout Executive: Patrick Linfors
Commissioner: John Laielli
The council is overseen by an Executive Board composed of volunteer leaders from the community. The council Executive Board meets throughout the year to support fundraising, administer program, and conduct the governance of the council. The board is led by the Council President, who is supported by fourteen officers responsible for the different areas of the Garden State Council.
Executive Board
| President | Ed Lynes | Partner, Woden | |
| Commissioner | John Laielli | Accountant, Zarin & Associates | |
| Executive Vice President | Deb Rosen | Partner, Archer Law | |
| Treasurer | Joseph Cleary | Chief Financial Officer, Morey’s Piers | |
| Vice President – Fund Development | Timothy Guim | President, PCH Technologies | |
| Vice President – Governance | Christine A. Mohan | Former Senior VP, Pardee Resources Co. | |
| Vice President – Marketing | Kevin Pustizzi | President, Clearbridge Branding | |
| Vice President – Membership | Al Garcia | ||
| Vice President – District Operations | James Andreacci | Market President, Truist | |
| Vice President – Program | John Galati | Owner, John S. Galati Accountant |
Board Members
| Charles | Allen | Chair Budget Committee | Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley | |
| Vivian | Badon | Executive Board Member | Retired, Customer Service | |
| Tim | Bell | Executive Board Member | Owner, Cabinet Marketing Group | |
| Michael | Borinski | White Horse District Chair | Senior VP & CFO, Bradford White | |
| Jacob | Buganski | Executive Board Member | VP of Strategy, Tempest | |
| Fred | Caltabiano | Chair Audit Committee | CPA, Bowman & Co. | |
| Marc | Circus | Chair Camp Corporation | Program Manager, GSK | |
| Nancy | Cleaver | Executive Board Member | SVP & Chief Lending Officer, Crest Savings Bank | |
| Robert | Feldman | Mahalala District Chair | Retired | |
| Eduardo | Fernandez | Executive Board Member | Physician | |
| Gilbert | Gehin Scott | Chair Investment Committee | Retired | |
| John | Glowacki | Executive Board Member | AVP Claims, Brandywine Group | |
| Robert | Gray | Chair Advisory Council | President, Gray Trucking | |
| Ben | Griffith | Chair Nominating Committee | Retired, SJ Federal Credit Union | |
| Father Andrew | Hanyzewski | Chair Relationships Committee | Rector, St. Andrew’s Church | |
| Terrance | Huettl | Executive Board Member | Executive VP, Whitesell | |
| Brian W | Jones | Executive Board Member | President, The First National Bank of Elmer | |
| John | Kelly | Executive Board Member | Acting District Director, USDOL | |
| Gary | Kern | Quakesen District Chair | Retired, PSE&G | |
| AJ | Kreimer | Chair Compensation Committee | Educator, Fox School of Business | |
| Henry | Ludwigsen | Immediate Past President | Partner, Bowman & Co. | |
| Dan | McDonough | Executive Board Member | Chairman of the Board, Elauwit | |
| Christopher | McGuigan | Chair Product Sales Committee | Retired | |
| John | McKeown | Chair Exploring Commmittee | Chief of Police, Monroe Township | |
| Andrew | Miller | Chair STEM Scouts Committee | Director of Corporate Strategy, Hyundai Urban Air Mobility | |
| Jason | Miller | Executive Board Member | Advisor, Voya Financial Advisors | |
| Richard | Morris | Chair Alumni Committee | Educator, Retired | |
| William | Paolello | Old Colony District Chair | Manager of Business Transformation Safety Initiavites. | |
| Pat | Purdy | Chair Risk Management Committee | Director of Business Development Technology, Orrick | |
| Jim | Reynolds | Executive Board Member | Retired | |
| Jim | Schulze | Chair Eagle Alumni Association | Retired, PSE&G | |
| Walter | Sjogren | Executive Board Member | Executive VP, Whibco, Inc. | |
| Carl | Williams | Chair Ethics & Internal Affairs | Colonel, Retired NJ State Police | |
| J. Ryan | Zambon | Chair Camping Committee | Process Manager, Weber Display & Packaging |