New Jersey Experimental Station

Currently Certified NJ Instructors

  • NJ4-H Instructors
  • Atlantic County
  • Bergen County
  • Burlington County
  • Cape May County
  • Essex County
  • Hunterdon County
  • LG Cook 4-H Camp
  • Mercer County
  • Middlesex County
  • Monmouth County
  • Morris County
  • Ocean County
  • Salem County
  • Somerset County
  • Sussex County
  • Union County

New Jersey 4-H programs require the use of National or State 4-H Trained & Certified Instructors to conduct classes/programs in the various shooting sports disciplines (Air Rifle, Rifle, Archery, Black Powder, Hunting & Wildlife, and Shotgun).

No person may be certified as instructor until the following requirements are met:

1. Age: Instructor - 21 years of age or older

Assistant Instructor- 18 to 21 years of age (Assistant Instructor- can instruct youth under direct supervision of an instructor and ONLY if the instructor is present during the instruction)

Junior Instructors – 16 to 18 years of age. (Junior Instructors, 4-H club members in good standing, can only assist an Instructor in the teaching of youth under direct supervision of an instructor and ONLY if the instructor is present during the instruction)

2. Successfully complete instructor training sessions administered by the State 4-H Shooting Sports Advisory Council or National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee and demonstrate competency to instruct as determined through a written test, trainer observation and other screening used before and during training. Volunteers who attend an out of state 4-H shooting sports training must complete the New Jersey State 4-H Shooting Sports Risk Management training before their certification will be recognized in New Jersey.

3. Have been screened, trained, and appointed as a current 4-H Volunteer through the local County Extension Office.

4. Volunteers who respond positively to the question on criminal offenses will be subject to further review, and may not qualify as a Shooting Sports volunteer.

5. Be recommended by County Extension 4-H faculty & staff to work with 4-H Shooting Sports.

Atlantic County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Frank
Dougherty
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Ken
Lehberger
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Active
Chris
Rummler
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Active
Gus
Weaver
Yes
No
No
No
Active Edward Kertz No No Yes No
             
             
             

 

Bergen County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Tamara
Pellien
Yes
No
No
No
             
             
             
             

 

Burlington County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Jacob
Carver
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Judy
Beard
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Scott
Beard
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Russell
Renner
Yes
No
No
No
             
             
             
             

 

Cape May County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Brian
Hayes
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Colleen
Hayes
Yes
No
No
No
             
             

 

Essex County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
             
             
             
             

 

Hunterdon County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
John
Brown III
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Anita
Christman
Yes
Yes
No
No
Active
Roger
Foor
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Active
Stephen
Lederach
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Mark
Mroz
Yes
No
No
Yes
Active
Dan
Mundy
No
No
No
Yes
Active
Nancy
Pamula
Yes
No
No
No
Active
John
Pamula
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Gary
Paulter
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Matt
Peterson
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Active
Sherri
Peterson
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Active
Anthony
Primiani
Yes
Yes
No
No
Active
William
Sahlin
No
No
Yes
Yes
Active
Jim
Wirasnik
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
             
             
             

 

L. G. Cook 4-H Camp

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active Jaclyn Bealer Yes No No No
Active
Oliver
Bufton
No
Yes
No
No
Active Dylan Figler Yes Yes Yes No
Active Emily Moore Yes Yes Yes No
Active Tyler Nivison Yes Yes Yes No
Active Sean Post Yes No No No
Active James Tavares* Yes No No No
Active Lee Watkins Yes No No No

James Tavares is the State Coordinator and is a Nationally Trained to instruct Coordinators.

Mercer County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Amy
Dallas
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Emily
Dallas
No
Jr. Inst.
No
No
Active
John (Jay)
Ottinger
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Sara
Ottinger
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Vincent
Shea
Yes
No
No
Yes
             
             
             
             

 

Middlesex County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Howe
Baker
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Active
Barbara
Cruz
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Active
Brandon
Farley
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Holly
Lear
Yes
Yes
No
No
Active
Douglas
Metz
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Mykola
PoPow
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Patricia
Sakel
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Debra
Videla
No
Yes
No
No
Active Rosanne Kvortek Yes Yes No No
             
             
             

*Barbara Cruz is one of the State's Nationally Certified Trainers in Rifle and Archery

Monmouth County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
             
             
             
             

 

Morris County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Arlene
Cronin
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Mark
Ellis
No
No
Yes
Yes
Active
Kaitlin
Everett
Yes
Yes
No
No
Active
Gary
Heller
No
No
No
Yes
Active
Gary
Rauco
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Active
Keith
Small
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Active Jim Scanlon No yes No No
             
Active
Linda
Kabis
Yes
No
No
No
Active
James
Newquist
Yes
No
No
No

 

Ocean County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active John Horning Yes No No No
Active Tom Mc Gayhey Yes No No No
Active Frank Mc Gayhey Yes No No No
Active Craig Newman Yes No No No
             
             
             
             

 

Salem County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Kenneth
Alexander
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Andrew
Hill
No
Yes
Yes
No
Active
John
Showler
No
No
Yes
No
             

 

Somerset County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Todd
Dagnall
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Steven
DeSouza
No
Yes
No
No
Active
Susan
Posbergh
Yes
No
No
No
Active
James
Scanlan
No
Yes
No
No
Active
David
Van Skiver
Yes
No
No
Yes
             
             
             
             

 

Sussex County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active Mike Brady No No Yes No
Active Dan Demarest No Yes No Yes
Active Roger Demarest No Yes No Yes
Active Rachel Demarest Yes Yes No No
Active Pat Demarest No No No No
Active Bill Demarest No Yes No Yes
Active William Hubbell No No Yes Yes
Active Joseph Johnstone No Yes No Yes
Active Andrew Johnstone No Jr. Inst No Jr. Inst
Active Patty Johnstone No No No No
Active Jessica Johnstone Jr. Inst. No No No
Active Tyler Johnstone No Jr. Inst No No
Active Robert Leach Yes No Yes No
Active Mark Malone No Yes Yes Yes
Active Justin Malone No No No Jr. Inst
Active Ron Matthews Yes Yes No Yes
Active Karen Matthews Yes Yes No Yes
Active Mike Stoffey No No No Yes
Active Tim Straway No Yes Yes Yes
Active Bill Teitsma No Yes No No
             

 

Union County

Status
First Name
Last Name
Archery
Rifle
 Muzzle
Loader		 Shotgun
Active
Eve
Beattie
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Gina
Collucci
No
No
No
No
Active
Libby
Denault
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Jason
Di Iorio
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Dominic
Di Iorio
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Active
Ellen
Di Iorio*
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Active
Julia
Goerlich
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Anneliese
Himmel
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Danielle
Koebli
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Peggy
Lore
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Active
James
Nichnadowicz
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Claire
Racek
Yes
No
No
No
Active
Diego
Vargas
No
No
No
No

* Ellen Di iorio is Nationally certified to train instructors in Archery and Rifle.