Edison NJ – New Jersey Stonewall Democrats has reorganized and elected a new Executive Board. The new board members are a team of seasoned LGBTI and civil rights activists and community servants with a wide range of experience.

Barbra Casbar has been elected President. Ms. Casbar is the Political Director of the Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey (GRAANJ), a Vice Chair of Garden State Equality and an Executive Board member of National Stonewall Democrats. In 2004 she was an At- Large Delegate for New Jersey to the Democratic National Convention and was a recipient of the New Jersey Personal Liberty Fund Honors Award. She served on the Labor and Workforce Development Advisory group for the Corzine Transition Team.

"I am proud and excited to be part of a superlative team of advocates and activists” said NJSD President, Barbra Casbar. “We have a bold and exciting agenda that will energize LGBTI participation within the NJ State Democratic Party and that will help elect fair minded and common sense Democrats at all levels of government throughout New Jersey. Come join us!"

Also elected as new Executive Board Members:

• Executive Vice President: Randy Bishop
  
• Vice President of Legislative and Political Affairs: Robert Bresenhan, Jr.
  
• Vice President of Membership and Development: Charles Eader
  
• Secretary: Rafaela Billini
  
• Treasurer: Robert Koska
  
• Director of Communications: Joan Hervey
  

The mission of The New Jersey Stonewall Democrats, an affiliate of the National Stonewall Democrats, is to secure for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and intersex people the civil rights guaranteed to all citizens. We do this by influencing the Democratic Party from within, educating and leading the Party to improve its record on issues important to the LGBTI community.

NJSD evaluates Democratic candidates for national, state, and local public offices and actively supports and endorses qualified LGBTI and pro-LGBTI candidates who best support NJSD’s mission. NJSD evaluates ballot measures and advocates for legislative changes favorable to our mission, and educates the LGBTI community and our supporters about the positions of the Democratic Party and its candidates.

NJSD is actively seeking new members to join our exciting organization in this important and historic time for LGBTI rights. We invite new ideas and strategies to help the LGBTI community continue our move forward. We are also looking for any openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or intersex elected officials or candidates seeking endorsement, to become part of our organization.