The mission of the Fund is to provide a long-term solution to control escalating benefit costs while providing programs for employees to obtain quality care.
Our mission has been accomplished by:
Click here to learn more about the Bergen Municipal (Gateway/BMED) Employee Benefits Fund.
| Chairperson | Peter VanWinkle, Borough of Rutherford |
| Secretary | Gregory Hart, Borough of Franklin Lakes |
| Hugo Poli, Village of Ridgefield Park | |
| Richard Kunze, Borough of Oakland | |
| Donna Gambutti, Township of South Hackensack | |
| Joseph Catenaro, Township of Fairfield | |
| Gregory Franz, Township of Edgewater | |
| Alternate | Jerry Giaimis, Borough of Saddle River |
| MUNICIPALITY | FUND COMMISSIONER |
| Alpine* | Mayor Paul Tomasko |
| Emerson* | Robert Hoffman |
| Hillsdale * | Chris Looes |
| Lodi * | Vincent Caruso |
| Maywood | Roberta Stern |
| Moonachie | Anthony Ciannanmea |
| N. Arlington* | |
| Park Ridge | Julie Falkenstern |
| S. Hackensack | Donna Gambutti |
| Saddle River | Jerry Giaimis |
| Wallington | |
| Westwood | Jon Birkner |
| Wood-Ridge * | Dominick Azzolini |
| Rutherford | Peter Van Winkle |
| Montvale | Timothy Lane |
| Ridgefield Park | Hugo Poli |
| Rochelle Park * | Robert Davison |
| Wanaque Valley RSA * | Frank Covelli |
| Carlstadt * | Virginia Bello |
| East Rutherford * | John Hansen |
| East Rutherford BOE * | |
| Ft. Lee * | Alfred Restaino |
| Carlstadt BOE * | |
| Oakland | Richard Kunze |
| Franklin Lakes | Gregory Chapman Hart |
| Fairfield | Joseph Catenaro |
| Fairfield BOE | Yvonne Hellwig |
| Mine Hill | Katelyn Wild |
| Verona Township | Matt Cavallo |
| Borough of Edgewater | Gregory Franz |
| * dental only |
| Executive Director / Administrator | PERMA |
| Attorney | Russell Huntington, Huntington Bailey, LLP |
| Auditor | Gary Vinci |
| Actuary | John Vataha |
| Benefit Consultant | Brandon Lodics |
| Treasurer | Joseph Iannaconni |
| Medical Networks / Third Party Administrators |
Pays the claims for the HIF & provides a panel of providers offering services at small copays and/or contracted rates Aetna – QPOS Plan/Open Access |
| Dental Claims Administrator | Pays the claims for the HIF & provides a panel of providers offering services at contracted rates Delta Dental of NJ, Inc. |
| Prescription Claims Administrator | Pays the claims for the HIF & provides a network of pharmacies offering services at small copays and/or contracted rates Express Scripts, Inc. |
For more information about The Gateway BMED Fund and Health Insurance Funds in general, please visit hifundnj.com.