Prior to becoming NJDOT Deputy Commissioner, Joe served as Managing Partner of the Moffitt International Inc.’s (MII) Northeast Division and has more than 30 years experience in both staff and line senior management positions in several diverse industries.

Prior to joining MII, Joe served as an independent management consultant to International Benefits Consulting and Actuarial firm. Joe began his business career with Chase Manhattan Bank, he then joined Asea Brown Boveri’s (ABB) Lummus Global/subsidiary holding increasingly more important Senior Human Resources positions. In 1987, Joe joined Bovis Lend Lease (formerly Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc.) serving as Senior Vice President of Administration and Human Resources.

A graduate of Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science and an MBA, Joe has also completed programs conducted by The Wharton School and Columbia Graduate School of Business in Finance, Strategic Planning and International Marketing. Joe was also past chairman of the Employee Relations Committee of the National Constructors Association and a former member of the International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruiters (IACPR).

Previously, Gary worked for 24 years at the New Jersey Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Department of Treasury, rising to the position of Associate Director. At OMB, he was primarily responsible for final budget recommendations in the areas of transportation, environmental protection, motor vehicle services, workforce development, capital budgeting and information technology. Gary also served on the New Jersey Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning, the New Jersey Building Authority, the Office of Information Technology's Project Review Board and the New Jersey 911 Commission.

Gary received a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Dayton in Ohio and Masters of Public Administration from Baruch College, City University of New York.

Joe began his career with the NJDOT in 1988 in the Division of Bridge Design and has worked as a Project Manager in the Department's Capital Program Management unit where he was responsible for managing the design and construction of major bridge and highway projects.

Joe received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Widener University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Although she just returned to NJDOT in 2006, Candie was an employee and then a manager in the Division of Human Resources from 1978 to 1997. She left NJDOT in June of 1997 after being here for 19 years and held many varied roles within two other state departments. In October of 1997, she became the Manager of Shared Services at the Department of Personnel (DOP) with the responsibility for directing the human resource activities for five state agencies totaling 1,000 employees. One year later, she became the Manager of Employee Services at DOP. With this job came the responsibility for overseeing several statewide programs including Performance Management; Employee Advisory Service; Health Management Services; Awards; the Law Enforcement Intervention Hotline; and three Shared Services Centers. She remained at DOP until May of 2005 when she moved to the NJ State Parole Board as the Manager of Human Resources, and then back to NJDOT in 2006.

As a major area of focus over the last two years, Dave has been leading NJDOT’s Asset Management Program, establishing performance metrics and improving the use of data to drive business decisions.

Dave has 23 years with NJDOT, working in Project Development, Capital Project Management, Local Aid and Capital Investment.

Rick is an engineering graduate of Rutgers University, College of Engineering and has over 28 years of experience at NJDOT. He is responsible for Design Services, Project Management, Right of Way and Access Management, Capital Program Support, Construction and Materials. Rick's duties also include the management and delivery of the Department's annual capital construction program and state bridge and roadway infrastructure management.

Prior to joining the Department, Anthony served as Deputy Chief of Staff to James Weinstein, Executive Director of NJ TRANSIT. At
NJ TRANSIT, he was responsible for managing and helping to coordinate the activities of NJ TRANSIT’s non-operating/administrative departments and as the liaison between
NJ TRANSIT’s Office of the Executive Director and the Office of the Governor and the State Legislature. As a member of the Executive Staff, Anthony worked daily with the rail, bus, light rail and Access Link operations.

Before joining NJ TRANSIT, Anthony spent several years as a campaign operative and as a political and media consultant in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Anthony is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Minor in Public Administration.

Rich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, majoring in Accounting from Rider College and a Masters in Public Administration from Rutgers University.

In November, 1984 Rich joined NJDOT, working in the Division of Accounting and Auditing, Revenue Section. His primary responsibilities included preparation of billings to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for reimbursable costs on federally funded agreements and third party agreements.

Rich came to the Bureau of Maintenance Support as an Executive Assistant 3 in December 1990 and then went to Region 2 (Newark) as Executive Assistant to the Regional Director, in 1992. In November 1994, Rich came back to NJDOT Headquarters to work for the Director of Construction and Maintenance, as an Executive Assistant.

After a reorganization, the Office of Operations was created and Rich worked for Assistant Commissioner Al Ari as his Executive Assistant. He was promoted in 1999 to Director, Operations Support.

Rich also has Engineering credits from Mercer County Community College.

Dennis began his career with NJDOT in 1990 as a Traffic Engineer in the Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Investigations. Prior to that he was Deputy Executive Engineer for the Building and Highway Department in India and was a Lead Engineer for New York City’s Transit Authority in Brooklyn. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Transportation Engineering, from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey.

Dennis also serves on the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) WorkZone Traffic Control Committee and represents NJDOT on the Board of Directors of the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association (GMTMA).

Johanna Barba Jones joined NJDOT in July 2012 and was formally sworn in as Inspector General of NJDOT in August 2012. In that role, she manages NJDOT's Internal Investigation Unit, Office of Internal Audit and the Records Management/Open Public Records Act (OPRA)/Ethics Unit. She is responsible for coordinating major investigations involving NJDOT assets and employees with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies as well as administrative bodies within NJDOT. As Inspector General, she also chairs NJDOT's Accident Review Board.

Prior to joining NJDOT, Johanna served as Assistant Counsel to the Governor within the Authorities Unit. Her portfolio included multiple environmental and transportation-related independent state and multi-state authorities. From 2000-2010, Johanna prosecuted criminal appeals of statewide significance before the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division, as Deputy Attorney General in the Appellate Bureau of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. Johanna also served as a member of that unit's Search and Seizure team, lectured law enforcement audiences on constitutional issues and represented the Attorney General on the New Jersey Supreme Court's Committee on Model Criminal Jury Charges. Johanna began her legal career as Law Clerk to the honorable Peter J. Giovine, J.S.C., presiding criminal judge of the Ocean County Superior Court.