Board of Trustees Biographies

Robert J. Boyer, Chairperson, Cape May County

Mr. Boyer has served the ACCC Board since 2000. He is presently a member of the following board committees: Budget, Finance and Audit; Diversity and Equity. He is involved in state wide community college issues in his role as a Trustee Ambassador with the NJ Council of County Colleges. Mr. Boyer's community involvement includes service as: President of the Middle After School Kare Program; Member of the Cape May County Special Services School District Board; Volunteer for the Cape Cares Foundation. He is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cape Bank.

Nicholas F. Talvacchia, Vice-Chairperson, Atlantic County

Mr. Talvacchia has been a member of the board since 2000.  He chairs the Ad Hoc Presidential Evaluation Committee and is a member of the Academic and Student Affairs, Budget Finance and Audit, and Long Range Planning and Capital Projects Committees. His community involvement includes service as a member of UNICO National Service Organization and its Past Presidents, Vice Presidents and Counsel, and Past Presidents of UNICO Scholarship Foundation Committees. Mr. Talvacchia is an adjunct professor with Rutgers University, a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and Atlantic County Bar Association. He is presently an attorney with Cooper Levenson Attorneys at Law.

Dr. Elizabeth A. Dworsky, Treasurer, Cape May County

Dr. Dworsky’s service on the board began in 2003. She chairs the Budget Finance and Audit Committee and also serves on the Personnel and Ad Hoc Presidential Evaluation Committees. She is a Trustee Ambassador with the NJ Council of County Colleges. Dr. Dworsky volunteers her time as a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. She is retired from the Cape May City School District where she served as the Chief School Administrator/ Superintendent. Dr. Dworsky presently serves as Educational Consultant and Executive Director of the Trinity Learning Center of Egg Harbor Township.

Lynn Guthrie Baumgardner, Atlantic County

Ms. Baumgardner has been a member of the board since 2001.  She chairs the Diversity and Equity Committee of the board and also serves on the Personnel, Foundation, and Ad Hoc Presidential Evaluation Committees. Ms. Baumgardner’s community involvement includes service as:  Vice President of the Longport Board of Education; Member of the Longport Scholarship Foundation Board; Secretary of the Tighe School Parent Teacher Organization; Co-President of the Longport Mother’s Club; Member of the Shore Fellowship Church. The mother of five children, Ms. Baumgardner is also President of Guthrie, Glass and Mirror Inc.

Terrence J. Crowley, Executive County School Superintendent (Cape May County)

Terrence J. Crowley was appointed as the Executive Superintendent for Cape May County effective January 2008 and joined the ACCC Board of Trustees at that time. Crowley presently serves on the Academic and Student Affairs and Foundation committees of the Board.  He served in an interim capacity beginning in November 2007.  He received a B.A in English from LaSalle University and an M.A. in Educational Administration form Rowan University.  He began his career in education as an English teacher at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, NJ.  He then moved to Woodstown High School as an English teacher and then served as Assistant Principal and Principal.  He was named as Superintendent of Schools of the Kingsway Regional School District and served in that capacity for sixteen years. He has served as a consultant in labor relations and negotiations and as an adjunct professor at Georgian Court University. He and his wife have five grown children and seven grandchildren.  They live in Ocean City, NJ.

Thomas J. Dowd, Executive County School Superintendent (Atlantic County)

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David A. Evans, State Appointee

Mr. Evans was appointed by the Governor to the ACCC Board in 2005. He chairs the Personnel Committee and also serves on the Budget, Finance and Audit, and Ad Hoc Presidential Evaluation Committees. He is a member of ACCC’s Community Affairs Advisory Committee and is also active state-wide with the NJ Council of County Colleges as a Trustee Ambassador. Mr. Evans’ community involvement includes service as a member of the Vietnam Veterans Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Galloway FSA and the American Legion.  He formerly served as Deputy Mayor of Galloway Township. Mr. Evans was recently awarded the Atlantic County Veterans Service Medal. He is an educator for Galloway Public Schools and, in that role, has been recognized as the New Jersey Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Year, Galloway Township Teacher of the Year, and Galloway Township Government Advocate for Education.

Adam Hill, Alumni Representative

Mr. Hill was elected by the 2008 graduating class of Atlantic Cape Community College to serve as the Alumni Representative on the college's Board of Trustees. Mr. Hill has a record of leadership at ACCC, he served two non-consecutive terms as president of the Student Government Association. He was also involved in the Nursing Student Club while enrolled at ACCC. Mr. Hill earned his license as a practitioner nurse from the Atlantic County Institute of Technology and his Associate in Applied Science degree in nursing from ACCC. He is currently employed by AtlantiCare as a registered nurse. He is a member of the Academic and Student Affairs committee of the Board.

Brian G. Lefke, Atlantic County

Mr. Lefke joined the ACCC Board in 1995. He chairs the Long Range Planning and Capital Projects Committee and also serves on the Foundation, Academic and Student Affairs, and Ad Hoc Presidential Evaluation Committees. He is a Trustee Ambassador with the NJ Council of County Colleges. Mr. Lefke’s community involvement includes service on: Executive Committee of the Association of New Jersey Recyclers; New Jersey Pinelands Commission; Somers Point Planning Board. Mr. Lefke earned his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Richard Stockton College and his Master of Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is employed by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority as Authority Secretary and Human Resource Director.

Mary B. Long, Cape May County

Ms. Long joined the board in 1998. She is a member of the Academic and Student Affairs, Budget Finance and Audit, and Long Range Planning and Capital Projects Committees. Ms. Long also serves as a Trustee Ambassador with the NJ Council of County Colleges. Her community involvement includes service as: board officer of C.A.R.A.; and membership on the Cape May Mental Health Board, Cape May Drug and Alcohol Board, Cape May County Advisory Commission on the Status of Women, Cape May Human Services Council, United for Peace, Stone Harbor Garden Club, Wetlands Institute, and Cape May University Women. She is a retired educator (M.I. & O.H.); Project Budget Analyst (M.I.); Administrator, School Special Needs Students (T.R.I.S.); State of N.J. Human Services Representative; Director, Family Court Team (N.J.); Coordinator, Habilitation Plans (Special Needs- N.J.).

Andrew W. Melchiorre, State Appointee

Mr. Melchiorre was appointed to the board by the Governor in 2004. He is a member of the Academic and Student Affairs and Diversity and Equity Committees. Mr. Melchiorre also serves on the Board of Education of the Middle Township School District. His community involvement includes service with: NJ Supreme Court Attorney's Ethics Committee; Middle Township Board of Health; Cape Atlantic HIV/AIDS Consortium; County Alliance on Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Community Health Action Partnership; March of Dimes; Red Cross; and the Governor' Council on Fitness and Sports. Mr. Melchiorre is a retired health educator.

Don Parker, Atlantic County

Mr. Parker joined the board in 2007. His committee appointments include service on the Foundation and Long Range Planning and Capital Projects committees. Mr. Parker's community involvement includes: President of Gilda's Club of South Jersey, United Way of Atlantic County, Atlantic/Cape May Workforce Investment Board, Atlantic City Mainland Regional Chamber of Commerce, Cape Atlantic Big Brothers and Sisters. Mr. Parker has been awarded the Congressional Citation for Community Service, the Senatorial Citation for Contributions to Pre-School Education, the NJ Council on Compulsive Gambling "Hour Glass Award" for Lifetime Contributions to the Field, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Community Service. Mr. Parker holds an MSW from Rutgers University. He is an adjunct professor at Richard Stockton College and serves as the President/CEO of AtlantiCare Health Services.

Eric Reynolds, Atlantic County

Mr. Reynolds joined the board in 2003. He chairs the Academic and Student Affairs committee and serves on the Foundation, Ad Hoc Presidential Evaluation and Diversity and Equity committees. His community involvement includes: Metropolitan Business and Citizens Assoc. Board; Advisory Committee for the Nontraditional Career Resource Center at Rutgers Univ.; Vice Chair, American Conference on Diversity Board; NJ State Education and Training Commission’s Council on Gender Parity in Labor and Education; Atlantic Cape May Workforce Investment Board; First Tee of Greater A.C. (formerly the Urban Youth Golf Program); Egg Harbor Twp. Golf Corp. Board. Mr. Reynolds is a recipient of the NAACP Freedom Fund Award, the A.C. Business and Prof. Women’s Club Clarion Award for Economic Development, the County of Atlantic's Leadership Award, the Boy Scouts of America Ernie Day Good Scout Award, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s Manhood Award and the Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County “Our Amigo” Award. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Northeastern University. Mr. Reynolds is Vice President of Community & Employment Initiatives at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa where he is responsible for the development of innovative training and recruitment efforts, interaction with local, county and state agencies to assist with housing, transportation and immigration issues, and the promotion of inclusion and diversity at the Borgata.

Maria Ivette Torres, Atlantic County

Ms. Torres joined the board in 2003. She serves on the Academic and Student Affairs, Personnel, and Diversity and Equity Committees. She is a Trustee Ambassador with the NJ Council of County Colleges. Ms. Torres was recently elected Chairperson of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. Her community involvement includes service as: First Vice President of the Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County and Chairperson of the HAAC Education Committee.  Ms. Torres recently retired as a Guidance Counselor at Oakcrest High School.

Helen W. Walsh, Atlantic County                                               

Ms. Walsh joined the board in 2005. She is a member of the Long Range Planning and Capital Projects and Personnel Committees. Her community involvement includes: Chair, Women’s Leadership Initiative of the United Way of Atlantic County; Advocacy and Financial Support for Success by Six- Early Childhood Programs; and the Board of Directors, Atlantic Heritage Center and Volunteer. She is a member of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Margate, N.J. and a co-member of Sisters of Loretto, a religious congregation dedicated to working for justice and peace. Ms. Walsh earned her Bachelor of Arts from Webster College and her Master of Arts in Political Science form Tufts University. Ms. Walsh is retired from county administration.