Newark - Ledger - Booker Names 2006 Transition Team

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Star-Ledger

Booker names names - Transition team
Monday, May 15, 2006

Newark mayor-elect Cory Booker today introduced the leaders of his transition team as he prepares to take over City Hall. The group of 12 people includes a cross-section of business people, religious leaders, Newark residents and non-Newarkers. The group is charged with making a series of recommendations -- using public input -- to Booker before he takes office July 1.

Get to know them by reading their biographies - which follow - as submitted by Booker's office.

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Rhodes scholar Bo Kemp

According to his resume, Bo Kemp is executive director of the Institute for Urban Excellence, an independent organization dedicated to championing transformative change through actionable initiatives in urban cities. The goal of the Institute is to develop a comprehensive and fully sequenced implementation plan -- a blueprint -- of urban reform that promotes a citizen-centered government.

Prior to the Institute, Kemp was vice president of Operations for Platform Learning, the country's largest supplemental educational services provider, where he oversaw all operational activities for nearly 40,000 students in seven states.

Before joining Platform Learning, Kemp was co-founder and executive vice president of Vanguarde Media, a leading media company specializing in content aimed at the urban audience. Its publications included: Impact! (a music industry trade), Heart & Soul (a women's healthy lifestyle book), Honey (a women's fashion and music title), Savoy (a general lifestyle publication) and Code (a men's lifestyle magazine). In addition, Vanguarde Media produced and owned the Impact Super Summit, the largest annual urban entertainment conference and the Impact Marketing Retreat, an annual retreat of corporate and media marketers.

Prior to Vanguarde, Kemp helped run one of the first urban digital communities, New York Online, along with Omar Wasow, former executive director of BlackPlanet.com and commentator on MSNBC.

Kemp earned an economics degree from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He also studied business in Paris at the Hautes Etudes de Commerciales and completed the Stanford University Executive Publishing Program.

Kemp is chairman and founder of the Young Tycoons, an organization dedicated to encouraging and furthering young entrepreneurs. He also serves as a board member on the Color Me Beautiflul, an ethnic cosmetic retail company.

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Police veteran Hubert Williams

Hubert Williams, according to his resume, is president of the Police Foundation, an independent, nonprofit research and technical assistance organization dedicated to the improvement of policing. As its president, Williams directs all foundation operations and is a voting member of the board of directors. He has been a leading advocate for professional standards and uniform practices in policing, and has presided over the design and implementation of scientific field experiments that are on the leading edge of the development of modem police policy and procedure.

A 30-year veteran of policing, Williams was one of the youngest chief executive officers of a major police department in the United States. As police director in Newark from 1974-1985, he commanded the largest department in New Jersey during a time in which inner-city deterioration, civil unrest, and drug-related crime plagued most of the nation's urban areas. Under Williams' leadership, the Newark Police Department served as the laboratory for two Police Foundation studies seminal to the evolution of community policing -- The Newark Foot Patrol Experiment and the NB-funded fear reduction experiment.

The scope of Williams' experience and influence on police policy is considerable, His experience in the civil disorders in Newark and his leadership as president of the Police Foundation prompted the City of Los Angeles to appoint him as deputy special advisor to the Los Angeles Police Commission in the evaluation of the police response to the civil disorder in that city during 1992. Former FBI Director William Webster served as the special advisor. Webster and Williams led a team of over 100 volunteer attorneys in the production of a report recommending strategies designed to prevent future disorders and, should they occur despite appropriate planning, to respond quickly and effectively. Recognizing that other cities could encounter the same problems as Los Angeles, Williams established the National Center for the Study of Police and Civil Disorder. The center provides research and technical support to police departments attempting to plan for, prevent, and effectively respond to the threat of civil unrest.

Under Williams' leadership, the Police Foundation has successfully assisted police departments seeking to increase community satisfaction with police service and implement community policing strategies. Such work, combined with groundbreaking research to test the effectiveness of various police strategies, ranging from foot patrol to police use of force, has helped lay the groundwork for significant improvement in the way police conduct their business in decades to come.

Williams sits on the advisory boards of a wide range of organizations, including the RAND Corporation Drug Policy Research Center, Drug Strategies, Bodega de hi Familia, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and the Rand Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction. He was founding president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. Williams earned a Bachelor of Science degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law. He was a research fellow at Harvard Law School's Center for Criminal Justice and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. Williams' international experience includes: Served as Chairman of the Advisory Meeting of Experts on the development of the U.N. Drug Law Enforcement Training Manual.

Invited by the U.S. Attorney General to serve as a member of the faculty for the U.S/Japan Bilateral Session: A New Era in Legal and Economic Relations.

Participated in a Department of State anti-terrorist fact finding mission to the Kingdom of Jordan.

Appointed by the Secretary of State as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders.

Participated in scholar exchange program between the U.S. academic community and the Soviet Academy of Sciences.

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Imam Wahy ud-Deen Shareef

Imam Wahy ud-Deen Shareef is the second son of John and Laura Wilson's four children. He and his wife, Helima share their lives with four children, seven grandchildren and many nurturing family members. He is a graduate mechanical engineer practicing his profession as an entrepreneur and CEO of his own consulting company Shareef Professional Services LLC providing Project, Program and Consiruction Management services, staff development, team building and project coordination from design through implementation. He is a retired Engineering Project & Program Manager from Kraft Foods Inc. where he designed, planned and implemented major capital equipment installation projects for KraftfNabisco for 25 years.

He attended Drexel University in Philadelphia, transferring to New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, where he completed his Bachelor of Science Degree.

He has been instrumental in the formation, establishment and renovation of Islamic and Cultural Centers in Newark, East Orange, Elizabeth, Hillside and Irvington. In 1984, he co-founded WARIS Associates Inc., a group of concerned Muslims and Christians focusing on community concerns. This resulted in the establishment of the WARIS Cultural Research and Development Center and Masjid Waarith ud Deen located at 62-70 Howard St., Irvington. These organizations develop and implement spiritual, educational, recreational, cultural and social programs that address the challenges facing American families today. Imam Shareef serves as their Imam (religious leader) and director of Religious Affairs.

WARIS Cultural Research and Development Center, Masjid Waarith ud Deen and Imam Shareef follow the internationally recognized leadership of Imam W. Deen Mohammed. Imam Shareef had the honor of representing Imam W. Deen Mohammed, one of the presidents of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, at its conference in Tokyo, Japan, in March 1998.

In August 2000, he participated in the first convening of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations in New York City In September 2002, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kufi Annan awarded Imam Shareef a Certificate of Service toward the establishment of world peace for his participation in the Kraft Foods/United Nations UNISTAR Mission to The Gambia.

He is the Convener of the Council of Iniams in New Jersey, a body of Muslims leaders from various mosques and centers located in New Jersey who cooperate to develop and implement initiatives to improve the quality of life of the citizens in the communities they reside.

He is the current 2nd vice president of the Associated Ministers Economic Network (A.M.E.N.), an inter- faith association of leaders formed to establish programs and projects designed to improve the socio- economic condition of the economically disenfranchised.

He is a founder and board member of ComWealth Economic Development Corporation serving to help improve the quality of life for low-income individuals in the greater Newark area, by providing training programs focusing on Financial Literacy, Homeownership, Real Estate Development and Entrepreneurship.

Imam Shareef has been recognized for his engineering, professional and community service excellence by being presented the Dean's Special Recognition Award as an Honored Nominee for the Black Engineer of Year Award.

As a consultant, he serves as a director on several boards in addition to conducting lectures, workshops, counseling, educating and training people in ethics, moral guidance, personal and professional management, social responsibility and how to achieve ethically, intellectually and materially balanced lives.

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PSE&G'S Ralph Izzo

According to his resume, Ralph Izzo was elected president and chief operating officer of Public Service Electric and Gas Company, effective October 18, 2003. Prior to this position, he was senior vice president -- utility operations of PSE&G.

Since joining PSE&G in 1992, Mr. Izzo was elected to several senior executive positions of increasing responsibility within PSEG's family of companies; including vice president -- appliance service with PSE&G, vice president - corporate planning for PSEG, senior vice president -- finance and information services with Energis Incorporated, and vice president - electric ventures, PSE&G. In these capacities, Mr. Izzo broadened his experience in the areas of general management, strategic planning and finance.

Izzo is a well-known leader within the utility industry - as well as the public policy arena. His public policy experience includes service as an American Physical Society Congressional Science Fellow, in the office of U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.). He also served four years as a senior policy advisor in the Office of New Jersey Gov. Thomas H. Kean, specializing in energy, science and technology.

Izzo's career began as a research scientist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, performing numerical simulations of fusion energy experiments. He has published or presented over 35 papers on magnetohydrodynaniic modeling. He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in applied physics from Columbia University. In August 2002, he completed the requirements for a Master of Business Administration degree, with a concentration in finance from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management. He is listed in numerous editions of Who's Who and has been the recipient of national fellowships and awards.

Izzo is chairman of New Jersey After 3 Inc., and serves on the board of directors for the Electric Power Research Institute, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the American Gas Association, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the New Jersey Utilities Association. He serves on the board of trustees for the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, Independent College Fund of New Jersey, the Industrial Advisory Group, The College of New Jersey and New Jersey Network. He also serves as co-chair of the Drumthwacket Foundation, chairman of the Capital Campaign for the PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, a member of the Rutgers Business School Board of Trustees, and electric utility sector chairman of the Infrastructure Advisory Committee in the Attorney General's Office of Counter-Terrorism.

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Dr. Yvonne Wesley

Dr. Yvonne Wesley earned her Ph.D. in Nursing from New York University where her focus was Research and Theory Development. With her Masters Degree in Nursing from Rutgers University in Newark; she specialized in maternal/child health and has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Currently, she is an Independent Health Consultant, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at New York University and Kean University. Prior positions include: Vice President of Community Relations at Meridian Health, Vice President of Research and Development at the Northern NJ Maternal-Child Health Consortium, and Director of Nursing at Newark Community Health Center.

Dr. Wesley started her nursing career at Newark's Martland Hospital in 1978, now known as the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. For 10 years she was a staff nurse, providing care for pregnant women and low-birth weight infants. She was then promoted to the position of High-Risk Obstetrical Coordinator. As her career progressed, she became the Perinatal HIV Research Manager, where she demonstrated her ability to share complex research protocols with some of Newark's most vulnerable populations; i.e. low-income drug-using pregnant women with HIV. As an established voice on the issue of health care for the underserved, she went on to become the Director of Nursing services at Newark Community Health Center's Inc.

Her personality and style of leadership quickly caught the eye of regional health planning agencies and she assumed the position of Vice President for Research & Development at the Northern New Jersey Maternal- Child Health Consortium. While in this position then Gov. Christine Todd-Whitman appointed Dr. Wesley as Co-Chair of the Blue Ribbon Plan on Black Infant Mortality. Holding meetings across New Jersey, she provided a medium for stakeholders to address issues related to Black Infant Mortality. At the conclusion of the initiative, she was appointed by the Commissioner of Health Len Fisman in 1997 as Co- Chair of the Advisory Council to advise the Depariment of Health and Senior Services on implementation of the Panel's recommendations. Resultantly, state policy changed providing more than $2 million dollars for Black Infant Mortality Reduction.

Wesley also serves in numerous leadership roles including the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing Research and Review Advisory Panel in Washington, D.C. and the New Jersey Governor's Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities. She maintains her local presence in Newark as she serves as Vice President for the Concerned Black Nurses of Newark Inc. Her work in developing community-based projects exemplifies a mix of nursing research principles and clinical practice. She has received significant funding for community-based projects which increases knowledge of lilY prevention activities. These projects were created with input from community members as well as published scholars. A specialist in maternal-child and HIV nursing care, Wesley has contributed her knowledge and expertise to articles published in such respected journals as Infectious Diseases in OB/GYN, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Nursing Clinics of North America, Journal of Pediatrics and Pediatric AIDS/HIV Infection. In additon, she has given peer-reviewed presentations at numerous professional meetings such as the IXth and XIth International Conferences on AIDS, the 8th International Nursing Research Congress, and the Maternal-Child Nursing Convention. Due to this work; the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing awarded Wesley Nurse of the Year for outstanding contributions in women's health, obstetrics and neonatal nursing.

As a result of her high academic achievement she has been inducted into two International Honor Societies; Kappa Delta Pi, and Sigma Theta Tau. In recognition of her collective accomplishments and contributions to health care, Dr Wesley was recently inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Wesley has appeared on both local and national network television as she continues to promote wellness. She has lectured both nationally and internationally. Due to her deep-rooted commitment to promoting wellness, she has received state and federal funding to help eliminate disparities in health outcomes. Her research skills and style of diplomacy have created a caring a health care. She attributes hersuccess to the strength of her parents, the love of her family and friends, commitment of nursing and most of all her trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. success to the strength of her parents, the love of her family and friends, commitment to nursing and most of all her trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Mo Butler, Newark Now

Mo Butler serves as the Co-Chair of Community Engagement on the Leadership Team of Newark in Transition.

Mo is currently the Executive Director of Newark Now. This agency was formed in an effort to equip and empower Newark residents with the skills and resources to transform their communities into livable neighborhoods. Newark Now supports the work of dozens of Newark community groups.

Previously, Mo was the Executive Director for Newark Do Something, one of the largest youth development agencies in the city. During his tenure at Newark Do Something, the after school program more than doubled in size. Today, 62 of the 82 Newark public schools participate in the Do Something Conununity Coach after school program.

Mo is a Gustav Hernnburg Civic Fellow. He is a former fellow of both the Eagleton Institute of Politics and Leadership Newark. He holds a B.S. in Political Science from Franklin & Marshall College and an M. S. in Public Policy from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.

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Newark native David Blount

David Blount was born in Newark in August 1957. He is married toDr. Sharon Johnson Blount. They have one son, David, Jr.Blount attended Warren Street School in Newark. Upon graduation in 1971, he was admitted to the School-Within-A-School program at South Side High School in Newark, NJ (later to be renamed Malcolm X Shabazz). David participated in numerous activities including band, swimming, track and football. As a senior, he also completed a year's worth of college credits at Newark College of Engineering (later to be renamed New Jersey Institute Of Technology). David graduated from MXSHS in June 1975.

He went on to American International College in Springfield, MA, where he pursued a degree in Business Adininistralion with a major in Personnel Management. He graduated in May 1979. He received a Master of Arts degree in Human Technology in May 1984. Blount helped residents in the Central Ward of Newark to incorporate University Heights Science Park Residents, Inc. This organization was created to assist area residents affected by the development of the International Center for Public Health in Newark's Central Ward. After years of negotiating with the forces behind the scenes. As executive director, Blount was able to coordinate the building of affordable housing in the immediate area for displaced residents. In a dramatic shift, David was able to change UHSPRI from being solely a community activist group to becoming a community developer. The ground breaking took place in September 2000. Blount joined the board of trustees of the Marion P. Thomas Charter School in 1998. In 1999, he was elevated to position of Co-chair. In 2001, Blount accepted the position of Chairman of the Board and served for 3 years. MPTCS has continued to prosper and grow. The school recently moved to a new facility on 7th Street. Blount continues to serve on the board of trustees and as the personnel committee chainnan.

Blount currently serves as president for the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Community Development Corporation. He will direct the development of a Youth Achievement House that will be in the City's South Ward. He will also coordinate the development of new construction of 2- and 3 family- homes in the South Ward. He also serves on the committee to expand the current church house. These efforts are all currently in the planning phase, with construction for YAH to begin in 2006.

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United Way chief Maria E. Vizcarrondo

On April 1, 1996, Maria Vizcarrondo assumed the position of president and ceo of United Way of Essex and West Hudson, making her the first woman to head a Metro I United Way raising $10 million or more in the State of New Jersey. Under her leadership, UWEWH pioneered the transformation of a United Way from a fund-raising federation to a community impact organization. In this capacity, she also established two major community initiatives, Project Leadership and Celebrity Read®, which have been nationally recognized by the U.S. Library of Congress and cited in the Congressional Record. Following the attack on 9/11, Vizcarrondo led the UW's in the statewide coordination of services to affected families. Together with her UW colleagues, she created a statewide collaboration to address aftermath services engaging both the public and private sectors. The Governor of New Jersey recognized these efforts at a special ceremony at the State Museum.

UWEWH's engagement in strategic collaborations for children has resulted to legislation addressing community needs such as KidCare and FamilyCare health insurance program for uninsured families. She also founded the Bridge to Recovery, a faith based substance abuse treatment and prevention collaboration that incorporates technology as a tool to link and evaluate service delivery and measure the quality of recovery. The NJ Commissioner of Health recommended this model for replication throughout the state. She is also the host of the cable television show, "Making a Difference" which she created as a vehicle to highlight United Way initiatives. In 2002, she served as a presenter/moderator on collaboration and community impact at the United Way International Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the UWA National Professional Council and was recently re-elected by her colleagues as President of United Ways of New Jersey.

Prior to her selection as president and CEO, Maria E. Vizcarrondo served as the Surrogate of Essex County. Her election to this post on Nov. 4, 1993. From 1990 to 1993, Vizcarrondo was the founding director of the Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development (formerly The Office of Hispanic Affairs) at the Department of Community Affairs, Trenton. Under her leadership, the Center became the central repository for data on Latinos and established the Latino Fellows Leadership Institute.

As executive director of ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey in the 1980's, she was instrumental in expanding the organization's services in northern New Jersey by creating chapters in the central and southern regions of the state, serving over 10,000 Latino youth annually.

Vizcarrondo is a recognized leader within the community. In 1997, she was listed among the "100 Most Influential People in New Jersey". She has been honored at both the local and national level for her work in education and community service. Her legacy stems from creating initiatives to address community problems ranging from hunger and drug abuse to the status of women and minorities. While she has served on numerous boards and commissions in these noted areas her most current involvement is in the following: The Governor's Cabinet for Children and the New Jersey Cotmdil of Grant makers. She is a charter member of the NJ Institute for Social Justice and Co-chairs of the Essex County Human Service Advisory Council. She served on Governor-Elect Jim McGreevey's transition team for Humans Services and Chaired the transition team of the Essex County Executive-Elect Joseph DiVincenzo (2002).

Vizcarrondo is a graduate of Kean University in and holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Columbia University. She has received executive training through the JFK School of Government as well as the Business School at Harvard University and the Center for Creative Leadership. She was a fellow in the National Hispana Leadership Program and the International YWCA leadership Institute in Geneva. Switzerland. She resides in Newark and has two daughters, Lisa, a physician and Amaris a corporate professional.

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Urban League's Marc H. Morial

The National Urban League proudly appointed Marc H. Morial its president and CEO in May 2003. Morial is the eighth leader of this civil rights and community-based organization, following in the footsteps of Whitney M. Young and Vernon Jordan among others.

Since his appointment, Morial has worked to re-energize the organization's diverse constituencies by building on the strengths of it's nearly 100-year-old legacy and increasing the organization's profile both locally and nationally. In his first year as President, Morial worked to streamline the organization's headquarters, secured millions of new dollars in funding to support the local affiliate programs and developed a stronger strategic direction for the organization. Morial's "Empowerment Agenda" for the League focuses on closing the equality gaps that exist for African Americans and other emerging ethnic communities in education, economic empowerment, health and quality of life, civic engagement, and civil rights and racial justice.Prior to his appointment, Morial served two terms as the mayor of New Orleans. He left office with a 70 percent approval rating. Under his direction, crime plummeted by 60 percent, a corrupt police department was reformed, and a far-reaching bond issue was passed that provided $400 million in infrastructure improvements. His community reinvestment initiatives created 15,000 new homeowners, improved 200 miles of streets, constructed a new sports arena, built 7,000 hotel rooms and expanded the Morial Convention Center, now one of the largest convention centers in America. He also brought the NBA back to New Orleans with the relocation of the Hornets from Charlotte. During his last two years in office, Morial also served as President of the United States Conference of Mayors.

Morial served two-years in the Louisiana State Senate, where he was recognized for his many accomplishments including Legislative Rookie of the Year. Prior to his elected service, he was a private- practice lawyer at Adams and Reese, one of the Gulf South's leading law firms. One of his most noteworthy cases, the U.S. Supreme Court case of Chisom vs. Roemer, established that the Voting Rights Act be applied to the selection of judges. This led to the election of the first African-American judge in Louisiana history.

Morial earned a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1983 and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and African American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. In 2002, Xavier University awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Laws. degree.

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Associate Justice James H. Coleman, Jr.

PRACTICE James H. Coleman, Jr. is Of Counsel to Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. He joined Porzio, Bromberg & Newman following a long judicial career. He focuses his practice on advising attorneys and clients on appellate strategy and on acting as a mediator or arbitrator of complex, private and public disputes.

PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE New Jersey Supreme Court, Associate Justice, 1994-2003 New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, Presiding Judge, 1987-1994 Justice Pro Tempore New Jersey Supreme Court, 134 N.J. 569 (1993); 121 N.J. (1991); 115 N.J. 491 (1989) New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, Judge, 1981-1987 New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, Judge, 1978-1980 Special Three-Judge Resentencing Panel, 1979-1981 Union County Court, Judge, 1973-1978 New Jersey Workers' Compensation Court, Judge, 1964-1973

EDUCATION Virginia State University, BA., cum laude, 1956 Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1959 Virginia State University, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1995 Widener University, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1995 Essex County College, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 2000

BAR ADMISSIONS New Jersey, 1960 United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1960 Supreme Court of the United States, 1963

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS James H. Coleman, Jr. New Jersey Workers' Compensation American Inn of Court, 2003-present CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution New Jersey State Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2003-present American Bar Foundation, Fellow, 1995-present American Law Institute, 1985-present Garden State Bar Association, 1980-present Judicial Council of the National Bar Association, 1973-present American Bar Association, 1971-present American Judicatnre Society, 1965-present New Jersey State Bar Association, 1962-present Union County Bar Association, 1962-present National Bar Association, 1960-present

LEGAL AFFILIATIONS Legal Services of New Jersey, Chairman, Board of Trustees New Jersey Judicial College, Committee on Judicial Seminars New Jersey Supreme Court, Appellate Division Management Committee New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Practice New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Legal Ethics New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Medical Malpractice New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary, Chairman New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Probation New Jersey Supreme Court Committee to Review the ABA and the N.J. Code of Judicial Conduct New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Sentence Disparity, Chairman CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, Member New Jersey Supreme Court Committee to Study Court Reporting Services Union County Legal Services, Incorporator and Board of Directors

LECTURER American Academy of Judicial Education American Law Institute/American Bar Association on Products Liability Black Congress on Health and Law Foster Parents Association International Association of Industrial Accidents, Boards and Commissions National Bar Association New Jersey Judicial College Rutgers and Seton Hall School of Law Moot-Courts Rutgers University School of Law -- Newark and Camden Seton Hall University School of Law Various Trial Lawyer Associations

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