Gary M. Rice, Deputy Administrator
(609) 984-0500

Legal Services & Stewardship Bureau

• Monitors municipal, county, and nonprofit parcels acquired or developed with Green Acres funding
  
• Reviews/coordinates diversions of Green Acres restricted parks from recreation and conservation uses

Local and Nonprofit Assistance Bureau

• Provides funding and technical assistance to municipal and county governments and nonprofit land trusts to acquire land for recreation and conservation purposes and to develop outdoor recreational facilities

Planning & Information Management Bureau

• Prepares Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping
  
• Assists in Open Space & Recreation Planning
  
• Reviews Preliminary Assessments
  
• Reviews Survey Information
  
• Oversees Fiscal Operations
  
• Provides Data Management Services

State Land Acquisition Bureau

• Acquires land directly from landowners to preserve environmentally sensitive open space, water resources, and other natural, historic, and recreational resources. Protected lands become part of the statewide system of parks, forests, wildlife management areas, and preserves.
  
• Handles donations of land to the State
  
  
  

BUREAU STAFF CONTACTS

Legal Services and Stewardship

Judeth Piccinini Yeany, Esq., Chief
(609) 984-0631

Bethany Fisher , Legal Assistant
(609) 984-0631

Park monitoring and diversion inquiries handled regionally. See following list:
View Assignment Map-- Legal Services and Stewardship

David Smith, Team Leader
(609) 984-0622
Cumberland, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Passaic counties

Kevin Appelget
(609) 777-4192
Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Hunterdon, and Union counties

Kevin Koslosky
(609) 292-6579
Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties

Robert Rodriguez
(609) 341-2056
Bergen, Camden, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, and Morris counties

Michael Heenehan
(609) 984-0534
Special Projects (through June 30, 2009)
Watershed Property Review Board

Greg Langan, Compliance Inspector
(609) 984-0531

Thomas Stevens, Compliance Inspector
(609) 984-0629

Statewide ROSI/Encumbrance Inquiries

Nancy Lawrence
(609) 341-2054

Local and Nonprofit Assistance

Martha Sullivan Sapp, Chief
(609) 984-0570

State Land Acquisition

Fawn Z. McGee, Chief
(609) 984-0609

Donations of Land to the State (Pdf Format)

Fawn Z. McGee, Chief
(609) 984-0609

State, local, and nonprofit projects handled by regional teams. See following list:

Central Team (Acquisitions in Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties)

Renée Jones, Team Leader
Catherine Drake
Pam Thier

Northeast Team (Acquisitions in Bergen, Morris, Passaic, Somerset counties)

Lisa Stern, Team Leader
Jada Jackson
Courtney Wald-Wittkop

Northwest Team (Acquisitions in Warren and Sussex counties)

Richard Osborn, Team Leader
Larry Fink
Elizabeth Mataset
Kimberly Testa

South Central Team (Acquisitions in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Ocean counties)

Terry Caruso, Team Leader
Kathleen Croes
Susan Seyboldt
Bob Watson
Howard Wolf

Southern Team (Acquisitions in Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties)

Curt Gellerman, Team Leader
Audrey Wendolowski

Urban Acquisition and Statewide Park Development Team (Park development projects statewide, and acquisitions in Essex, Hudson, and Union counties and in Asbury Park City, Atlantic City, Camden City, Clifton City, Long Branch City, New Brunswick City, Passaic City, Paterson City, Perth Amboy City, and Trenton City)

Cathy Elliott-Shaw, Team Leader
Bruce Bechtloff
Phillip Collins
Cecile Murphy
Amy Sumoski

Pinelands Acquisitions - Lands of Limited Practical Use (Pdf Format)

Howard Wolf
(609) 984-0572

Appraisal Review Section

Diane Ross, Supervisor
John Coan
John Smith
(609) 984-0500

Tax Exemption Program (Pdf Format)

Larry Fink
(609) 984-0500

Planning and Information Management

Gary M. Rice,(609) 984-0500
Jim Gresavage, PLS, PP (609) 984-0496 Survey - State Land Acquisition (Pdf Format) Survey - Local Assistance Program (Pdf Format)
Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM (609) 292-1964 Survey - State Land Acquisition (Pdf Format) Survey - Local Assistance Program (Pdf Format)
Steve Jandoli (609) 984-0499 Planning & Technical Assistance
Michael McCann (609) 984-0529 Preliminary Assessments

Geographic Information Section

John Thomas, Team Leader (609) 984-0511 GIS Mapping
Sharon Cost (609) 984-6156 GIS Mapping
Ed Eckels (609) 984-0513 GIS Mapping
Joanne McCarthy (609) 292-7734 GIS Mapping

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