Houshmand elected Board Member of New Jersey Chamber of Commerce

Rowan University President Ali Houshmand, who has long promoted the institution as an economic driver for the region, has a new statewide position – as a member of the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.

Houshmand in December was one of nine Garden State leaders elected to the board. The other executives include two from higher education: Michael Alan Bernstein, interim president, The College of New Jersey; and Teik Lim, president, New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Also appointed were Aiysha “A.J.” Johnson, CEO & executive director, New Jersey Society of CPAs; Jaclyn Kator, regional vice president – external affairs, AT&T; Steven Klein, chairman and CEO, Northfield Bank; Michael Munoz, market president, AmeriHealth New Jersey; Melissa Orsen, president, SJI Utilities and senior vice president, South Jersey Industries; and Thomas Scott, CEO and president, CentraState Health Care System.

"We welcome these respected leaders to the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors," said Thomas Bracken, president and CEO of the N.J. Chamber. "Each of them brings a wealth of business experience that will strengthen our Board and help us achieve our goal of growing New Jersey's economy and making the state more affordable for everyone."