Age: 68 Director Since: 2013 Term expires in 2027 KAREN J. KESSLER President of Kessler PR Group Ms. Kessler is President of Kessler PR Group and has more than 30 years of experience in the public relations industry specializing in reputation management and communication counseling for high-profile individuals, both public and private corporations, large educational institutions and leading not-for-profits. The firm s clients are international, national, and regional. Ms. Kessler has extensive experience as a leader in the public relations/crisis communication industry. In 2023, she and her firm were recognized by the prestigious Chambers and Partners international legal ranking firm for their impacts in both Crisis and Risk Management as well as Litigation Support. Kessler PR Group was the only PR firm headquartered in New Jersey to be ranked in those categories, and one of 15 nationwide. Additionally, Kessler PR Group was recognized as a NJBIZ 2024 Women-Owned Business in the Lead. Ms. Kessler was named as an ROI-NJ Champion of the C-Suite from the NJ Chamber of Commerce and honored with the 2024 Caren Franzini Award from the NJBIA. She is an NJBIZ Women in Business Lifetime Achievement awardee of 2020, a 2022 PRNews Agency Elite Top 100 Recipient , the NJBIZ Power 100 recipient in 2024, an annual ROI-NJ Power List Influencer (most recently 2023), and frequent speaker on the topics of corporate and board best practices, corporate reputation, and women in leadership. Her commentary and interviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Star Ledger, and on CNN, MSNBC, and Inside Edition, among others. Ms. Kessler possesses strong skills in risk management, communication, economics, governance, and leadership. Career Highlights Kessler PR Group, President (1993 present) Other Experience Commissioner, NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission Member, NJ Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct and the Committee on the Duration of Disbarment for Knowing Misappropriation Regularly featured panelist for the NJ State Bar Association's mid-year and annual meetings Past Visiting Fellow at the Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics Served on the NJ Pandemic Relief Fund Advisory Board (2020) Former Chair, Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers University Business School Chair, Board of AllSpire Health Partners (2008 - 2015) Chair, Atlantic Health System (2008 - 2015) Education AB, Vassar College, Economics