Board Members
		Abraham Lincoln. Woodrow Wilson. Dorthea Dix. Andrew Jackson. William Paterson. Their voices still echo in the venerable halls and chambers of the New Jersey's State House. Two hundred years of our history come alive in the State House, the nation's second oldest state capitol still in active use. Built in 1792 on a bluff overlooking the Delaware, the State House belongs to the citizens of New Jersey. Organized in 1992 to commemorate the bicentennial of the New Jersey's capitol, the Friends of the State House are a group of citizens who share a deep appreciation for the history, architecture, art, and other cultural resources found in the capitol building and its surroundings in Trenton. The Friends promote public interest in the State House as a focal point of New Jersey's history and the political, cultural and social life of our state and people. We support its preservation, and sponsor a variety of public exhibitions, performances, publications and other educational events. The Friends of The State House is an educational institution organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Board Members Officers Donna Bakelaar, President Henry Wierzbicki, Treasurer Frank J. Esposito, Ph.D., Vice President Harriette Hawkins, Secretary Board of Trustees Arthur S. Applebaum Oliver Bartlett Ronald Berman Ernest Cerino David Cowell, Ph.D. Carol Cronheim William Dressel Jeremiah Ford III Sharon Harrington Frederick M. Herrmann, Ph.D. David Himelman, Esq., Counsel Karen Jezierny Steven Kalafer Dolores Kirk Joseph Klett Sally Lane Virginia Newman Littell W. Jeffrey Maiden Marc Mappen, Ph.D. Barbara Mitnick, Ph.D. Barbara Moran Karl J. Niederer Richard Patterson Ingrid Reed Lawrence Schmidt Lewis B. Thurston III Margaret Villane Ex-Officio Members Hon. Richard Codey, Acting Governor Hon. Richard Codey, Senate President Hon. Albio Sires, Speaker of the Assembly Hon. Regena L. Thomas, Secretary of State Hon. John E. McCormac, State Treasurer Hon. Ellen Davenport, Secretary of the Senate Hon. Christine Riebe, Clerk of the Assembly Kathleen Crotty, Chair, State Capitol Joint Management Commission Albert Porroni, Executive Director of the Office of Legislative Services top
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