GASP Board of Trustees

Jacobs President: Fred M. Jacobs, MD, JD is former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and is currently the Chair of Medicine at St. George's University. He retired on January 1, 2012 from his position as Executive Vice President and Director of the Saint Barnabas Quality Institute and continues to serve as Chair of the New Jersey Breathes Coalition. Dr. Jacobs served an instrumental role in the passage of the 2006 New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act.
Vice-President: Omowunmi Y. Osinubi, MD is a leader in research, teaching, writing, and lecturing in the area of secondhand smoke exposure in occupational settings. Dr. Osinubi is board certified in preventive medicine, with a sub-specialization in occupational and environmental medicine. She is President of Occupational & Environmental Health Associates, Inc., an occupational and environmental medicine consultant to the Veteran's Administration War-related Illness and Injury Study Center, in East Orange, NJ, and an adjunct assistant professor at the UMDNJ School of Public Health and the UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Secretary: Neal Collins, MD is Senior Medical Director of Pfizer's Global Medical Oncology. He is very active in smokefree initiatives. He recently served as a Councilman and Board of Health member for Chatham, NJ.
Treasurer: Louis Rigamonti is an accountant with a 30-year diverse career in finance, cash management and accounting. He works and resides in Summit, NJ.
Executive Director: Karen Blumenfeld, JD joined the staff and Board of Trustees in Spring 2008. She has worked with NJ GASP for 23 years, and continues in her role as Director of our Policy & Legal Resource Center. Karen is recognized internationally in tobacco control, especially in the emerging areas of smokefree casinos, and in protecting children and housing residents from secondhand smoke.
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Last update: 12/11/13