Nadia K. Batchelor — Chair
Nadia K. Batchelor joined CentraState’s Board of Trustees in 2018 and served as secretary/treasurer in 2022-2023. A resident of Manalapan, Batchelor currently serves as managing director and chief operating officer at Jefferies Wealth Management in New York City. Previously, she held leadership roles at Morgan Stanley and American Express. Batchelor earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.
Maureen M. Lawrence — Vice Chair
Maureen M. Lawrence joined CentraState’s Board of Trustees in 2017. Lawrence’s extensive career in higher education leadership included the role of chief financial officer at St. Francis College, as well as vice president of Finance and Administration at both Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. Lawrence received a bachelor’s degree from Monmouth University, a master’s from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She resides in Lavallette.
Barbara J. McMorrow — Secretary/Treasurer
Barbara J. McMorrow joined CentraState’s Board of Trustees in 2020. Previously a mayor of Freehold Township, McMorrow is currently a Monmouth County Library Commissioner and a member of the Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County. McMorrow taught at Freehold High School before retiring in 2003 as principal of Howell High School. She served as a councilwoman for Freehold Borough and as the Director of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. A devoted public servant, McMorrow has the distinction of being the only person to serve on the governing bodies of the Borough and the Township.
John M. Cantalupo, Esq. — Immediate Past Chair
John Cantalupo is immediate past chair of CentraState’s board of trustees. Since joining the board in 2013, Cantalupo served in many roles, including board chair from 2022-23.   Cantalupo is a shareholder at Archer & Greiner PC, a large New Jersey law firm. Cantalupo serves on the board of directors for the firm and works in its Red Bank office where he concentrates his practice in public finance. He currently serves as the chair of the firm’s Public Finance and Economic Development Department. Cantalupo earned a bachelor’s degree from Marshall University and a juris doctorate degree from Rutgers Law School. He resides in Colts Neck, where he is an active member of the community.
Ashish Awasthi, MD, FACC
Ashish Awasthi, MD, FACC, joined CentraState’s board of trustees in 2019 and serves as chief of staff at CentraState Medical Center. He is a cardiologist with Heart Specialists of Central Jersey and specializes in coronary and peripheral interventions, with particular interest in critical limb ischemia. He is board-certified in integrative medicine from the American Board of Integrative Medicine with added qualifications in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Awasthi completed his medical residency and cardiology fellowship at the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He resides in Cranbury.
John P. DeTullio, MD
John P. DeTullio, MD, a pulmonary disease and critical care specialist with Pulmonary Associates of CentraState, joined the medical staff of CentraState Medical Center in 1987. In 2009, he was named to the board of trustees and was elected chief of the hospital’s medical-dental staff for 2011-2012 after serving two years as assistant chief. Dr. DeTullio was instrumental in the expansion of the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at CentraState in 2009 and is a past medical director of the CCU. He is president of CentraState Healthcare Partners, LLC, a physicians hospital organization. Board-certified in internal medicine, critical care and pulmonary disease, Dr. DeTullio earned a medical degree from the University of Rome, Italy, and a master’s of business administration from Monmouth University. He resides in Clarksburg.
Kenneth Eng, DO
Kenneth Eng, DO, joined CentraState’s board of trustees in 2017. A board-certified family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine specialist, Dr. Eng is immediate past chief of staff at CentraState Medical Center and a physician at Family Practice of CentraState. He earned his medical degree at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at Union Hospital. He resides in Freehold.
Brian Gragnolati
Brian Gragnolati, President & CEO of Atlantic Health System, is a nationally respected voice in health care regularly appearing on CNBC, MSNBC and Bloomberg Radio, sharing his experience and insight on the country’s most pressing health care concerns. He is a former Chairman of the Board of the American Hospital Association; was selected by Governor Phil Murphy for both the Office of the Governor’s COVID-19 Restart & Recovery Advisory Council and Professional Advisory Committee; and was honored by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. He previously served as SVP, Community Division of Johns Hopkins Medicine and CEO of Suburban Hospital. He serves on the Boards of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. and Lakeland Bank. He and his wife, Donna, live in Madison, NJ.
Joseph Iantosca
Joseph R. Iantosca joined CentraState’s board of trustees in 2024, having previously served from 2006 through 2017, including as board chair from 2014-2015. He currently serves on the Governance and Finance committees and is immediate past chair of the CentraState Healthcare Foundation Board of Trustees.
Iantosca owns and operates Tosca Associates, Inc., a consulting firm focused on community banks and technology companies. He is a member of the advisory boards of TetherView, Vikar Technologies and EazyML. Prior to forming Tosca Associates, Iantosca held management roles in banks and technology companies, including 15 years with OceanFirst Bank, where he was executive vice president/chief administrative officer and chief information officer. Iantosca is a commissioner of the Monmouth County Improvement Authority. He also serves on the board of trustees of VNA Health Group. Joe and his wife reside in Manalapan.
Daniel Jackson
Daniel A. Jackson joined the board of CentraState Healthcare System in 2024. He also serves on the CentraState Healthcare Foundation’s board of trustees as vice chair and on the Foundation’s Cancer Campaign Committee and Emerging Leaders Council Committee, in addition to previous roles as secretary and in the Foundation’s mentorship program.
Jackson is vice president in Commercial Lending at First Commerce Bank, headquartered in Lakewood, NJ. He has provided over $400 million in financing services and investments to customers primarily in the Ocean, Monmouth, Mercer, and Burlington Counties and throughout New Jersey with over 20 years of experience in the banking industry.
Additionally, Jackson is involved in local government board, serving on Robbinsville Township Zoning Board of Adjustments, acting chairman until 2022 and currently vice chairman on Robbinsville Land Use Board. He is a trustee board member for The New Jersey DECA Foundation Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports a state education program preparing the emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management throughout New Jersey having over 11,000 student members in in over 100 high schools.
Amit S. Kharod, MD
Amit S. Kharod, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon with advanced training in laparoscopic surgery. He specializes in gallbladder removals, complex hernia repairs and breast surgery as part of Surgical Associates of CentraState, an Atlantic Health Medical Group practice. He is assistant chief of staff of CentraState Medical Center’s Medical Executive Committee and previously served as chair of CentraState’s Department of Surgery.
Ramanasri Kudipudi, MD
Ramanasri Kudipudi, MD, joined the CentraState board of trustees in 2023. Dr. Kudipudi is an infectious disease specialist and is the secretary/treasurer of CentraState Medical Center’s Medical Executive Committee. She graduated from Rangaray Medical College, completed her residency at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and a fellowship at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) at Newark.
Gerard K. Norkus
Gerard Norkus has been a board member since 2014. He is also an honorary member of the CentraState Healthcare Foundation board of trustees, as well as chair of philanthropy with the board of directors of the American Red Cross – Jersey Coast Chapter. Norkus is a sales associate at Harold Wier Real Estate, LLC. Previously, he served as chair and CEO of PSK Supermarkets, Inc., chair and CEO of Foodtown, Inc., and president of Norkus Enterprises, Inc., which owned and operated grocery stores beginning in 1935. He resides in Sea Girt.
Maureen A. Schneider, PhD, MBA, RN
Maureen A. Schneider, PhD, MBA, RN, is president of Chilton Medical Center and senior vice president at Atlantic Health System. Prior to her current role, she served as chief nurse and operations officer at Chilton Medical Center.
Schneider held several healthcare executive leadership positions in New York and New Jersey including New York Presbyterian, Barnabas Health, Somerset Medical Center and Cathedral Healthcare.
In addition to serving on the CentraState board, Schneider is a board member for Springpoint Life senior living, advisory board member for Seton Hall University,Monmouth University, and NJHA Business Solutions. She has previously served as past chair/president at Springpoint Life, past chair of both the Professional and Compensation committees of Springpoint Life, past president of Executive Women of NJ, and past chair Strategic Planning Committee of NJ-American College of Healthcare Executives. Â She also served as past vice chair of the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills, past chair for NJ Nurse Executive Constituency, Board of Directors for NJ Nurse Organization of Leaders, and NJ Health Research, Education and Trust.
Schneider earned her BSN and MSN from Hunter College-Bellevue School of Nursing, an MBA from Monmouth University, and a PhD from Seton Hall University. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is certified in healthcare Quality, Six Sigma, and nursing administration. Â Schneider also teaches nursing doctoral and graduate leadership/management students in an adjunct faculty role at Seton Hall University. She resides in Holmdel.
William A. Schories
William Schories joined the CentraState board of trustees in 2016 and has served on CentraState’s Finance and Investment Committee and various other committees since 2014. Schories is a senior retirement consultant for Invesco, which acquired OppenheimerFunds in 2019. Prior to joining OppenheimerFunds in 1999, he held positions at Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. and Thompson McKinnon Securities. Schories received a bachelor’s degree from Niagara University and holds Series 7 and 63 licenses. He is also a Certified Investment Management Analyst, an Accredited Investment Fiduciary, and a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist. He resides in Holmdel.
Thomas W. Scott, FACHE, FABC
Tom Scott is a seasoned healthcare executive whose career spans more than 20 years. He presently serves as president and chief executive officer of CentraState Healthcare System, having initially joined in 2015 as chief operating officer. Scott previously served for seven years as chief operating officer at Chilton Medical Center, an Atlantic Health System hospital. He has deep experience in healthcare management with prior positions at Stamford Hospital, and St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, among others.
At CentraState, Scott oversees a 284-bed acute care hospital, three senior living communities, an ambulatory campus, four satellite health pavilions, a family medicine residency program and more than 2,500 employees.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Fellow of The Advisory Board, and he serves on the board of trustees of the VNA Health Group and the board of directors of NJHA Business Solutions. He is also an at-large delegate to the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Review Board 2 (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania), and a board member for the New Jersey Hospital Association.
He received a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University and a master’s degree in health administration from Cornell University. He is a board member of New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and is president and chair of Boy Scouts of America Monmouth Council.
He lives in Manasquan with his family.
Steven Sheris, MD, FACC, FACP
Steven Sheris, MD, FACC, FACP is executive vice president, chief physician executive for Atlantic Health System and president, Atlantic Medical Group. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Sheris was the lead cardiologist at Associates in Cardiovascular Disease (an Atlantic Medical Group practice) commencing in 2001. Before working in private practice, Dr. Sheris served as a physician in the United States Navy for 13 years, holding multiple leadership positions and ultimately attaining the rank of Commander. Dr. Sheris serves on the staff of Overlook Medical Center and Morristown Medical Center and was chief of cardiology at Overlook from 2008 to 2014. From 2014 to 2015, Dr. Sheris served as the co-chair of Atlantic Medical Group and participated in system initiatives focusing on patient-centered care and clinical integration as a member of Atlantic Health System’s senior management team.
Brett Taft
Brett Taft joined CentraState’s board of trustees in 2020. A dedicated supporter of CentraState and the surrounding community, Taft first became involved with the CentraState Healthcare Foundation board of trustees as a board member in 2018, and currently serves as its chair.  He is the co-founder and president of Open Space Pace, a local nonprofit organization that presents a yearly event at Freehold Raceway for entertainment and charity.
Taft is vice president and chief operating officer at UMH Properties, Inc., a property management and real estate investment company. A graduate of Monmouth University, Taft lives with his wife and three children in Freehold.