Terry S. Bienstock J.D. was executive vice president and general counsel for Comcast Cable Communications, responsible for its video-on-demand platform, Comcast University, and claims management. At Comcast, he invented patented products, started Emmy-winning programming, and grew its video-on-demand and digital phone services. Earlier in his career, he served as lead counsel on such high-visibility cases as the first fully televised trial in the United States and the “Noriega tapes” case for CNN.

Rebecca A. Borden J.D. serves as senior vice president and associate general counsel for CBS. She advises on copyright and brand protection, helping the company adapt to new technology. She oversees the global trademark portfolio for all divisions of CBS, including the CBS Television Network, Showtime Networks, and Simon & Schuster Books. Among the company’s assets are Star Trek, The Good Wife, CSI, NCIS, America’s Next Top Model, I Love Lucy, The Twilight Zone, and Ray Donovan.

Rebecca M. Bresnik J.D. is assistant chief counsel for international matters at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and lead attorney for the International Space Station. She advises on a host of legal issues: multimillion-dollar negotiations and purchases of crew transportation, rescue, and launch services; international agreements and contracting with partners, including the European, Japanese, Russian, and Canadian space agencies; and agreements that further NASA exploration below low Earth orbit.

Donald C. Clark Jr. J.D. is an attorney, adjunct professor at Rutgers Law School, and entertainment entrepreneur. In January 2017, he will begin serving as acting president of the Chicago Theological Seminary, having retired after 15 years as general counsel and nationwide special counsel for the United Church of Christ, a denomination with one million members nationwide. He practiced complex litigation as a partner in Chicago law firms from 1979 to 2001, and is a coproducer of The Encounter on Broadway.

Flora D. Darpino J.D. serves as the 39th judge advocate general of the U.S. Army and is the first woman to hold the position since the first judge advocate general was appointed by George Washington in 1775. She has served with distinction in a variety of operational and staff assignments, including two tours to the combat theater in Iraq. She has also commanded the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the only American Bar Association-accredited military law school with an LL.M. program.

Joseph Dominguez J.D. is the executive vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs and public policy at Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s largest electric companies. He leads the development and implementation of federal, state, and regional governmental, regulatory, and public policy strategies for Exelon, which has approximately $34 billion in annual revenues.

Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina J.D. joined the New Jersey Supreme Court as an associate justice in 2013. Previously, in 2004, he was appointed to the Superior Court bench, where he first sat in the civil division of the Camden Vicinage. He moved to the family division before being named presiding judge of the civil division in 2007 and assignment judge of the vicinage in 2012. On the Supreme Court bench, he has served on the Ad Hoc, Code of Judicial Conduct, and Civil Practice committees, among others.

Frank J. Giordano is president and CEO of America’s legendary pops orchestra, The Philly POPS, and of Atlantic Trailer Leasing Corp., a full-service semi-trailer and container leasing business that has been in the Giordano family since 1949. Additionally, he provides leadership and philanthropic support to many area nonprofit organizations, including Goodwill Industries, Abraham Lincoln Foundation, Coriell Institute, and The Salvation Army. He is a past president of the Union League of Philadelphia.

Herbert D. Hinkle J.D. has represented the elderly and people with disabilities continuously since 1974. He has argued precedent-setting disability rights cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including five cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court. He has been a consultant to Rutgers’ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the New Jersey Commission on Bioethics. He teaches courses at Rutgers Law School in Camden, where he twice was voted Adjunct Professor of the Year.

Edward P. Kiessling spent 35 years in the insurance industry before retiring. He spent many years with the second-largest global insurance broker, Aon, and its predecessor companies, managing regions and offices across the country. He served subsequently for six years as president and chief operating officer of Commerce Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Commerce Bank. Prior to retirement, Kiessling spent eight years with and ultimately served as executive vice president of Frank Crystal & Company, a private brokerage firm in New York City.

Joseph S. Lopez retired as president of ILEX Systems, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications ILEX Systems Inc., a company that provides communications software support and related products to the military and government intelligence markets; he cofounded the company in 1982. Previously, he held positions with General Electric, RCA, Philco-Ford, and the Swiss firm Landis and Gyr. In recognition of “the degree that launched [his] career,” he funded Rutgers–Camden’s first endowed chair, the Joseph and Loretta Lopez Chair in Mathematics.

Walter B. MacDonald Ph.D. is president and CEO of Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world’s largest nonprofit educational research and assessment organization. Since joining the Princeton, New Jersey-based company in 1984, he has held several leadership positions and led many key programs. He says his top priority with ETS is to advance quality and equity in education.

A former Superior Court judge in Delaware, Joshua W. Martin III J.D. has enjoyed a varied career in industrial science, business, and law as well as in key public service appointments. He helped review state government spending and oversaw the overhaul of medical and mental health care in four state corrections facilities. He is currently counsel at the Wilmington law firm Potter, Anderson & Corroon; previously, he was president and CEO of Verizon Delaware.

President, CEO, and founder of Flying Fish Brewing Company Eugene Muller developed the web’s first “virtual” microbrewery in 1995, generating enough investor interest to turn Flying Fish into a reality. Today it is the largest craft brewery in New Jersey, operating a 45,000-square-foot brewery on five acres with a focus on sustainability. Flying Fish beers are almost exclusively distributed within 100 miles of the brewery, which has twice been named among New Jersey’s 25 fastest-growing companies.

Dominic J. Pileggi Sr. is former chair and chief executive officer of Thomas & Betts Corporation, positions he held from 2006 and 2004, respectively, until 2012, when ABB, Ltd., acquired the company. After the acquisition, Pileggi was named chair and director of the board of Thomas & Betts Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ABB, Ltd., from 2012 to 2013. He currently serves on the board of Acuity Brands, Inc., and is lead director of Omni Cable.

Dana L. Redd has been mayor of the City of Camden since 2010. She has more than 20 years of service in the public sector, ranging from local government to the New Jersey State Senate. In her role as mayor, she successfully transitioned Camden from state takeover to local control and has led the Camden Rising movement that is revitalizing the city. As a state senator, she served on the Budget Appropriations Committee, the Joint Committee on Public Schools, and the Urban Affairs Committee.

Laurie S. Stelmaski contributes to the advancement of nursing science through exemplary clinical practice. She readily mentors students and colleagues to build a stronger nursing workforce. The skin and wound care system that Stelmaski developed is considered a national model. She was asked by the Pennsylvania Hospital Engagement Network to serve as a skin care safety adviser to assist member hospitals in analyzing their wound care programs and making recommendations for improvement.

Sandy J. Stewart, now retired, is a founder or cofounder of several biotechnology companies, including Paradigm Genetics (now Cogenics Icoria, Inc.) and Immunovation. These companies spanned functional genomics, proteomics, and immunology into drug development and diagnostics. Stewart began his biotech career at Novartis and most recently helped advance technology at Metabolon; both are in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He has also worked with the American Red Cross and the United Nations.

J. Scott Thomson has been chief of the Camden County Police Department since 2013. Before the creation of the county police department, he had served since 2008 as chief of the former Camden Police Department. In 2011, he received the Gary P. Hayes Memorial Award for innovation and leadership in policing from the Police Executive Research Forum, a police research and policy organization located in Washington, D.C. Thomson began his law enforcement career in 1992.

Stephen A. Tullman’s career spans more than 25 years of biopharmaceutical global commercialization and drug development. He is managing partner and cofounder of NeXeption and chair and cofounder of Aclaris Therapeutics. He has served as chair and CEO of Ceptaris Therapeutics; chair and cofounder of Vicept Therapeutics; president, CEO, and cofounder of Ception Therapeutics; and cofounder of Trigenesis Therapeutics. Tullman started his career at SmithKline Beecham, where he held several executive positions.

Gregory L. Wade retired as global chief supply chain officer of Molson Coors Brewing Company after a long career as an executive involved in mergers and spin-offs of large food and beverage companies. He spent much of his career at Camden-based Campbell Soup Company, leaving in 1998 to help launch a business then known as Vlasic Foods International. Later in his career, he was involved in major brewing industry mergers and in supply chain management. Along the way, he also was a basketball referee and baseball umpire.