Board of Trustees

Volunteer Board of Trustees:

Elise Morrison is a New Jersey native, and has been a lifelong enthusiast of protecting our natural environment and enjoying the outdoors. Elise has been a HRWC Board member since 2018, and HRWC President as of 2024. Elise retired from IBM after 40 years in executive sales positions, nationally and worldwide. Elise also serves on the Boards of The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, and the Tri-State Ramblers Hiking Club. Elise enjoys volunteering as a Sierra Club National Outings Leader for kayaking, hiking, cycling, and service trips in the Northeast and Southeast USA.

Elise holds a BA in Economics from Cornell University, a MBA from Boston University Questrom School of Business, a Certificate in Environmental Sustainability from Columbia University, and is proud of her two daughters in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.

elisemorrison@hudsonriverwaterfront.org

Ronald A. Klempner, Esq. has been a resident of Edgewater, NJ since 2006.

Mr. Klempner is a Member of the Board of Grand Cove Master Association,the Transportation Committee of the New York City Bar Association and the New Jersey Short Line Railroad Association. Mr. Klempner has a JD and BA from the University of Michigan.

Donald (Don) Stitzenberg, Esq. has been a member of the HRWC since 2009 and President since 2016. Don retired as Vice President–Manufacturing for Aratana Therapeutics, a biotech start-up focusing on therapeutic products for pets in 2019. Prior to joining Aratana, Mr. Stitzenberg founded Carnegie Business Associates, an international supply chain consulting company, specializing in the pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetics industries. He retired from Merck & Co, Inc after 33 years in executive positions in marketing, research, planning and manufacturing. He is co-founder of Barnstable Mortgage Group.

Don holds a BS in mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University where he is a Life Member of the Carnegie Mellon Board of Trustees. He also holds an MBA and an LLB and is a Member of the New Jersey Bar Association.

Howard Singer, Ph.D., Treasurer

Lomei T. Leung, Webmaster

Mike Henderson

Linda Klempner

Faith Lau

TJ Senger

Varghese Thomas

Noelle Thurlow

President Emeritus:

Congratulations Helen Manogue

Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy congratulates and thanks Helen Minogue for her more than 15 years of leadership of the Conservancy. Helen led the efforts to pass the legislation that created the Walkway under the Public Trust Doctrine in opposition to those who for commercial gain would restrict the public’s access to the waterfront.

As president of the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy Helen worked with the NJDEP and others to make the Waterfront Walkway a reality. The Conservancy continues to build on Helen’s work to keep the Walkway maintained as an important permanent recreational and transportation facility for the citizens of New Jersey.

The Conservancy wishes her well in her retirement.

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Resource Consultants

Ron Bautista (former Board Member)

Allison Mass Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

Robert Freudenberg, MPA

Steve McMaster

Hank M. White III, ASLA

Peggy Wong (former Board Member)

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