Click / Touch Ads to View More
SJBiz_TopCEOs_0120_V2FINAL_Layout 1 1 / 20 / 20 3 : 25 PM Page 3 S o u t h J e r s e y b i z ’ s t o p c e o s / c f o s Michele N . Timothy H . GUIM SIEKERKA , ESQ . President and CEO , PCH Technologies President and CEO , New Jersey Business & Industry Association ( NJBIA ) ight after graduating Drexel University in 1997 , Guim Rstarted PCH Technologies in his parents ’ basement . Fast iekerka leads the nation’s largest employers ’ associ - forward 23 years and PCH Technologies is now a nationally Sation , advocating for pro - business policies on behalf ranked cyber security firm , winning the Security 100 award of New Jersey’s job creators . She is one of the state’s from CRN Magazine — one of the top technology news preeminent voices on women’s leadership , particularly publications . Guim is in the business sector . also highly involved in Under Siekerka’s lead - the community . He ership , NJBIA advo - everal boards serves on s cates for a reform including treasurer for agenda to combat the the Gloucester County outmigration of wealth Chamber of Commerce , and talent from New vice president of fund Jersey as evidenced development for the ard - win - by NJBIA’s aw Garden State Council ning research . As a BSA and advancement workforce develop - chair for St . Mary’s ment advocate , she School . Guim is also eads efforts to build l past president of the more effective work - Williamstown Rotary force development al - Sunrise Club and is an liances in New Jersey Eagle Scout . between academia , business and govern - ment . Brian W . JONES Barry MERTZ President and CEO , CEO , NAI Mertz The First National Bank of Elmer ertz is a driver in the commercial and industrial bro - s president and CEO of The First National Bank of M A kerage landscape of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Elmer , Jones directs all bank - wide initiatives that and has concluded transactions in all 50 U.S . states and ensure the achievement of the bank’s financial and abroad . His vision and tenacity converted a dream into strategic goals . He believes that service to others is one reality as he founded key tenet of a community bank mission and that fulfillment NAI Mertz 40 years of this responsibility translates to success . Jones has re - ago . Mertz is well - ceived numerous civic recognitions , including the distin - known in the commu - guished alumni award nity and is regarded from Rowan College for his commitment of South Jersey and to a high ethical Citizen of the Year by benchmark . He has the Gloucester County grown NAI Mertz from Chamber . He serves one person to a com - on many boards , in - pany with 45 - plus pro - cluding the Community fessionals and four of - Depository Institutions fices in Philadelphia , Advisory Council of the Southeastern / North - Federal Reserve Bank hiladelphia and the eastern Pennsylvania of P Executive Advisory and headquarters in nt Laurel . Council of the Rohrer Mou College of Business at Rowan University . 28 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 10 ISSUE 1 | SouthJerseyBiz.net
Click / Touch Ads to View More
SJBiz_TopCEOs_0120_V2FINAL_Layout 1 1 / 20 / 20 3 : 25 PM Page t Kendria McWILLIAMS CEO , Maryville Addiction Treatment Center ince 2011 , McWilliams has served as SCEO of Maryville Addiction Treatment Center , a provider of treatment and education for those affected by substance use and co - occurring disorders . With an MBA from West Chester University and more than 30 years of health care and behavioral health experience , McWilliams serves as chair of the New Jersey Mental Health Institute and vice chair for the New Jersey Addiction and ealth Association Addictions Com - MentalH mittee . Additionally , she is active on the New Jersey Independent Mental Health and Addiction Fee for Service Transition Oversight Board and the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addictions Services Professional Advisory Committee . Ernie HUGGARD President and CEO , ral South Jersey Fede Credit Union uggardhasover40yearsofexperience Hin the financial industry and previously served as executive vice president and chief financial o officer . Prior t joining South Jersey Federal Credit Union , he spent the past 30 years in senior leader - ship positions within the bank - ing and credit union industries . Huggard is a retired Lieutenant Colonel , serving 28 years in the New Jersey Army Na - tional Guard . His community service extends to such organizations as Career Opportunity Development , Inc . , he is the treasurer of the Holy Spirit Fathers ntly the assistant Club and he is curre boys crew coach for Holy Spirit High School . SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 10 ISSUE 1 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 29