Staff

UCEDC’s professional and support staff is committed to helping you find the resources and tools you need to get your small business to start, grow and thrive.

You can reach us at 908-527-1166 or drop us an email. We look forward to hearing from you.

Maureen Tinen
President: mtinen@ucedc.com

Adam Farrah
Vice President: afarrah@ucedc.com

John King
Controller: jking@ucedc.com

Ellen McHenry
Senior Director of Financial Programs: emchenry@ucedc.com

Robin Preisler
Director of Business Development: rpreisler@ucedc.com

Maryann Williams
Director of Procurement Programs: mwilliams@ucedc.com

Erich Peter
Director of Training & Technical Assistance : epeter@ucedc.com

Mark Leichtling
Training & Technical Assistance Officer: mleichtling@ucedc.com

Jamie Mitchell
Training & Technical Assistance Officer: JMitchell@ucedc.com

Paula Star
Loan Outreach Coordinator: pstar@ucedc.com

Meryl Layton
Business Mentor:  mlayton@ucedc.com

Nagina Grandison 
Staff Accountant: ngrandison@ucedc.com

Zofia Lesniak
Office Manager: zlesniak@ucedc.com

Rogers Ramsey
Marketing Communications Assistant: rramsey@ucedc.com