Board of Trustees
Kimberly Vaughan, Board President
Kimberly Vaughan is currently employed as an Operational Excellence Specialist at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Vaughan is a Nurse Leader responsible for leading strategic and tactical cross-functional six sigma and process/service improvement projects in healthcare and organizational operations. Vaughan works with executive leadership to create and implement a Six Sigma strategy for the organization. Additional responsibilities include mentoring and teaching Six Sigma methodologies for LSS certification. She also worked as a Clinical Educator in Perioperative and Surgical Services.
Vaughan has 30 years of nursing experience and is a dual certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She is a member of American Society for Quality and serves on Cooper’s Knowledge and Innovations Council and Professional Recognition Council.
Vaughan earned a Master of Nursing Education Degree at Thomas Edison University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
Douglas Groff
Douglas Groff most recently was Superintendent of Schools in Galloway Township, NJ, from 2000 to 2010, when he retired. While there, he reorganized the administrative structure of the district to better serve students, staff, and parents. During his tenure he opened a new middle school and two full-day kindergarten learning centers.
He served as an Assistant Commissioner for the Division of Executive Services in the New Jersey Department of Education. Groff also served as the Burlington County Superintendent of Schools as well as Coordinating County Superintendent of Schools for the Southern New Jersey Region. He currently teaches an educational leadership internship course at Stockton University.
Groff earned his Master’s Degree in Educational Administration/Supervision from Rutgers University and his Master’s Degree in Education from Trenton State College.
Marlene Frayne
Marlene Frayne is the Administrator to the Chairman of the Firm at Prudent Management Associates, a private wealth management firm located in Philadelphia. Frayne is responsible for a wide range of tasks, including creating ads and brochures, managing the company’s website, and coordinating client events.
She worked at Aramark for 10 years prior to joining Prudent Management Associates.
Ms. Frayne is a graduate of Peirce Junior College.
Dr. Kenneth D. King
Kenneth King was the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resource Services, East Orange School District from 1972 until he retired in September, 2009. He was a high school teacher and an elementary/middle/high school principal in the District. He is an adjunct instructor in the Educational Leadership Program at Kean University.
Dr. King is a consultant to Superintendents of Schools and to New Jersey Boards of Education on matters of personnel and labor relations. He provides professional development programs for administrators, in the areas of staffing, personnel relations and other areas of mandated training. He is a state-certified mentor for Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Schools in New Jersey.
Dr. King received his B.S. from Rider University and his M.A. and Ed. D. degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University.