New Jersey Resources Corp.

Mr. DeToro joined New Jersey Resources in 1986. He is responsible for all activities and operations at NJR Home Services (NJRHS), the unregulated subsidiary of NJR that provides home appliance service, sales and installations. Previously, he oversaw service and field operations at NJRHS. His career at NJR began at New Jersey Natural Gas, where he worked in both training and operations. Mr. DeToro graduated from Glassboro State College in 1982. He went on to receive a master's degree in business administration from Monmouth University in 1992.

Mr. Shields joined New Jersey Resources (NJR) in 1983. As head of the energy services business unit, he is responsible for natural gas supply acquisitions, negotiating transportation agreements and monitoring natural gas control activities as well as regulated wholesale marketing activity. Mr. Shields holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Stockton State College.

Mrs. Zilai is the vice president of corporate services for New Jersey Resources. She joined New Jersey Resources in June 1996 after a 20-year career with IBM. Her current responsibilities include technology, human resources and supply chain management. Her education and training include earning a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Cedar Crest College and completing over 2,000 hours of business and technical training at IBM. Mrs. Zilai is a trustee of the New Jersey Network Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of Family and Children's Services, where she serves on the Personnel Committee. She also volunteers her time on the Publicity Committee of Coastal Habitat for Humanity.

Ms. Richman joined NJR Energy Services (NJRES) in 2003. She is responsible for maintaining optimum performance of all portfolios that are managed by NJRES, overseeing the Transportation and Exchange group, business development, strategy and expanding the company's presence in new market areas. Prior to joining NJRES, she served as vice president - transportation at El Paso Corporation in Houston. Her career at El Paso included a broad spectrum of responsibilities including valuation and analysis, and the creation and oversight of a mid-marketing group. Ms. Richman received a BBA finance degree from University of Houston - Downtown.

Ms. Dugan joined New Jersey Resources (NJR) in December 2005. In addition to legal matters, her responsibilities include corporate governance, compliance, insurance and rights of way and claims. Prior to joining NJR, Ms. Dugan served prominent roles in the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, first as Chief of Staff and then as First Assistant Attorney General. A veteran litigator, she was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and was of counsel to the law firm of Marino & Associates in Newark, New Jersey. Ms. Dugan has also taught as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School. Ms. Dugan attended Montclair State College, where she received her undergraduate degree and graduated summa cum laude. Thereafter, she went on to attend Seton Hall Law School where she received her juris doctor degree and graduated magna cum laude in 1991.

Mr. Westhoven joined New Jersey Natural Gas in November 1990, working in the engineering and gas supply departments, before his promotion to Director of Energy Trading at NJR Energy Services (NJRES). He is currently responsible for the procurement and maximization of NJRES' capacity and gas sales. Mr. Westhoven earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Catholic University.

Mr. Trice was named Chairman of the Board of our company in September 2004. From October 2007 to February 5, 2009, Mr. Trice also served as President of our company. Mr. Trice has announced that he will retire as our Chief Executive Officer at the annual meeting on May 7, 2009.

The recipient of numerous national awards for her work in revitalizing cities, Jane Kenny's experience includes high-level management positions in the private sector and in several complex and diverse government agencies. Most recently, as Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), she oversaw the federal agency's work in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Ms. Kenny managed a billion dollar budget and nearly 1,000 EPA engineers, lawyers, chemists, biologists, and public outreach specialists. During her EPA tenure, Jane Kenny signed the historic decision to remediate the Hudson River, negotiated an agreement with GE to design the river's clean up, and directed a highly successful community outreach plan involving key stakeholders of the Hudson River community. Ms. Kenny also managed the EPA's response to the indoor air quality crisis in Lower Manhattan following 9-11. Prior to EPA, Jane Kenny was New Jersey's Commissioner for the Department of Community Affairs. She is credited with devising and implementing key urban economic and neighborhood development programs. Her initiatives included creating new urban redevelopment programs, encouraging sensible state planning, establishing the nation's first building rehabilitation code, broadening neighborhood revitalization programs, promoting shared local services to benefit taxpayers, and financing a record number of affordable housing units. Good Housekeeping and the Ford Foundation featured her work in Good Housekeeping Magazine and presented her with their Women in Government Award, calling her a "city saver." She is also a recipient of Governing Magazine's "Public Official of the Year" award. Jane Kenny is first to hold the newly created position of Visiting Leadership and Policy Fellow at the Institute for Women's Leadership, Rutgers University. She is on the board of the Sustainable State Institute for N.J., an independent non-profit institute providing information, analysis, and practical strategies to help New Jersey develop on a sustainable path, and New Jersey Future, a statewide research and policy group committed to protecting open lands and natural resources, revitalizing neighborhoods, keeping housing affordable, and providing more transportation choices. She was recently elected to Board of Directors of New Jersey Resources, a Fortune 1000 company that provides retail and wholesale energy services to customers in New Jersey and in states from the Gulf Coast to New England, and Canada.

Ms Aversano is an accomplished executive and leader, having been at the cutting-edge of the telecommunications marketplace for over 25 years. At Haidlan, Nina focuses on strategic and tactical matters associated with the development of effective delivery systems and processes for both startups and incumbents in the service provider and technology sectors. Ms. Aversano was an advisor and Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations to Apogee Networks, a late-stage pre-IPO content billing and service creation software company. At Lucent Technologies she was president of the North America region and led a team of more than 3,000 sales and marketing professionals. Nina has also had unique experience leading the business in the emerging service provider market, helping these nascent companies build networks and contribute to the change in the landscape of the telecommunications industry. Ms. Aversano spearheaded the creation of the largest worldwide indirect sales channel at Lucent, consisting of more than 2,000 distributors, value-added resellers and systems integrators who work with service providers around the world. Nina was the first recipient of the Catherine B. Cleary Management Award, which recognizes and honors women managers at AT&T for outstanding performance, role model leadership and involvement in community activities. She held sales, marketing and product management positions with IBM and Xerox and holds a B.A. from St. John's University and an M.B.A. from Pace University. Nina is on the boards of New Jersey Resources; ADVA Optical Networks; she also serves as a member of the Business Council, of the Peter Tobin School of Business, of St. John's University. Ms Aversano is also a member of Executive Faculty of the University of Pittsburgh, Katz School.

WALL, N.J. New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) today announced the election of the Reverend M. William Howard to its Board of Directors. Rev. Howard is pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Newark.