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Council Membership & Staff
New Jersey residents wishing to be considered for appointment may submit her/his name to the Governor’s Office of Appointments. Information on how to apply can be found at: https://www.nj.gov/governor/admin/bca.
Council Membership
*Michael Aquino, MD F.A.C.G., Senate President Appointee; Cofounder, Pathology Solutions; Founder, A2Z Diagnostics
Sue Bourdin, Assembly Speaker Appointee; Woodbridge Township School District, Board of Education Member
Cheryl F. Dreyfus, Ph.D., Academic Institution Representative; Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Wilma Judith Friedman, Ph.D, Academic Institution Representative; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Rutgers University
B. Madeleine Goldfarb, MA, Autism Organization Representative; Founder/Director of the Noah’s Ark Institute
Gary Weitzen, BA, Autism Organization Representative; Executive Director of POAC (Parents of Autistic Children)
* Denotes Council Chair
Council Staff
M. Carolyn Daniels
Senior Executive Service Director
Office of Research Initiatives
Office of the Commissioner-Office of Population Health
(609) 913-5009
Taina Sampeur
Autism Program Manager
Research Scientist 2
Office of Research Initiatives
Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism
(609) 913-5002
Prasad Dandekar
Autism Grants Manager
Office of Research Initiatives
Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism
(609) 913-5001
