Speakers

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Michele Alonso AICP PP
Director of Planning and Redevelopment
City of Asbury Park
Leslie Anderson
Executive Director
New Jersey Redevelopment Authority
Anne S. Babineau Esq.
Partner
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA
Jeremy Bailey
Consultant
GreenBlue Urban
Mateus Baptista
Program Officer
Victoria Foundation
Ron Bautista
Former Mayoral Candidate
City of Hoboken
Staci Berger
President and Chief Executive Officer
Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey
Hon. Gayle Brill Mittler
Mayor
Borough of Highland Park
Margaret B. Carmeli Esq.
Partner
Tyler & Carmeli PC
Robert Ceberio
Founder and President
RCM Ceberio LLC
Melissa Chalker LSW
Deputy Director
New Jersey Foundation for Aging
Magdala Chery D.O.
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Faculty Practice Physician
Rowan University
Hon. Brad Cohen MD
Mayor
Township of East Brunswick
Jim Constantine PP
Principal
Looney Ricks Kiss
Michellene Davis Esq.
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
RWJBarnabas Health
Hon. Victor De Luca
Mayor
Township of Maplewood
Lawra J. Dodge PG LSRP
Founder and President
Excel Environmental Resources
Colin Driver
Director of Economic Development
Borough of Somerville
Patty Elkis AICP PP
Director of Planning
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Sophie Evans
Program Director, Capital, Science and Policy Practice
Willis Towers Watson
Tim Evans
Director of Research
New Jersey Future
Tim Filasky PE
Acting Director of Public Works and Water Resources
City of Newark, Delaware
Pamela Frank
Vice President
Gabel Associates
Joe Getz
Principal
JGSC Group
Dave Gibbons
Chief Executive Officer
Elberon Development Group
Stephanie Gidigbi
Director of Policy & Partnerships for Healthy People + Thriving Communities Program
Natural Resources Defense Council
Aisha Glover
President and Chief Executive Officer
Newark Community Economic Development Corp.
Robert S. Goldsmith Esq.
Partner and Co-Chairman, Redevelopment & Land Use Department
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
David J. Goodwin
Author
Left Bank of the Hudson: Jersey City and the Artists of 111 1st Street
Emily A. Greenfield Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work
Rutgers University
Lori Grifa Esq.
Partner
Archer & Greiner PC
Kären Haley
Executive Director
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc.
Jason S. Hellendrung ASLA PLA
Vice President and Director of Planning
Tetra Tech
Jeff Hersch
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Flemington DIY
Charles Heydt AICP PP LEED
Senior Planner
Dresdner Robin
Dianna Houenou
Policy Counsel
American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
Lee Huang
Senior Vice President and Principal
Econsult Solutions Inc.
Mario Iannelli PE
Senior Associate
Dewberry
Vanessa Imme
Director of Leasing and Sales
SILVERMAN
Valerie Jackson
Director of Policy, Planning and Development
City of East Orange
Bruce J. Katz
Co-Founder
New Localism Advisors
Hon. James J. Kennedy
Assemblyman, New Jersey Legislative District 22; Principal
Skye Consulting
Cailean Kok AICP
Grant Manager/Planner
BRS Inc.
Prabha Kumar
Director and National Practice Leader, Stormwater Utility Consulting Services
Black and Veatch Management Consulting LLC
David Kutner AICP PP
Planning Manager
New Jersey Future
Charles Latini Jr. AICP PP
Principal
L&G Planning
Marta Lefsky AICP PP
Director, Planning and Development
Woodbridge Redevelopment Agency
Tara Maffei MSW
Director, Community Outreach and Engagement
A Future With Hope
Brandon McKoy
Director of Government and Public Affairs
New Jersey Policy Perspective
John A. Miller PE CFM CSM
Water Resources Engineer
Peri L. Nearon MPA
Division of Community Health Services
New Jersey Department of Health
Jong Nee Esq.
Founder
Nee Plata Law LLC
David E. Nuse CEcD
Deputy Executive Director/Director of Real Estate
Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority
Karen M. O’Neill Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Human Ecology
Rutgers University
Christopher J. Paladino
President
New Brunswick Development Corporation
Barkha R. Patel
Senior Planner
Division of City Planning, City of Jersey City
Kandyce Perry
Planning and Policy Associate
New Jersey Future
Peter Primavera
Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Peter Primavera Partners LLC
Kevin Riordan
South Jersey Columnist
Philadelphia Inquirer
Michael F. Rogers
City Administrator
City of Summit
Eric Rothman
President
HR&A Advisors Inc.
Scott Rudder
President
New Jersey CannaBusiness Association
Joseph E. Segilia Esq.
General Counsel
Terra Tech Corp.
Mandu Sen
Program Manager
Regional Plan Association
Jon Shure
Senior Director
Taft Communications
Hon. Bob Smith
Senator
New Jersey Legislative District 17
Michael K. Staton
Vice President
Community Preservation Corporation
Julia Stoumbos
Program Officer
The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation
Debra Tantleff
Founding Principal
TANTUM Real Estate
Julia Taylor
Deputy Operations Officer and Managing Director, Community Planning and Development
Isles, Inc.
George Vallone
President
Hoboken Brownstone Company
Leigh Ann Von Hagen AICP PP
Senior Research Specialist
Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Gregg Woodruff AICP PP LEED-AP BD+C
Associate/Sustainability Leader
LANGAN
David Zimmer
Executive Director
New Jersey Infrastructure Bank
Hon. Dawn Zimmer
Mayor, 2009-2017
City of Hoboken
Christopher Zimmerman
Vice President for Economic Development
Smart Growth America