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  Reverend Dr. Charles Boyer

  Founding Director of Salvation and Social Justice and pastor at Greater Mt. Zion in Trenton, Salvation and Social Justice and Greater Mt. Zion AME Church in Trenton

  Activism, Criminal Justice, Public Policy, Religion
  Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County
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  Dr. Jason M. Williams

  Associate Professor of Justice Studies , Montclair State University

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender & Sexuality, Law, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Sociology, Urban Planning, Race
  Essex County, Passaic County
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  Dr. Akil Kokayi Khalfani

  Associate Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies/Director, Africana Institute/Director, Center for Global Education and Experiences, Essex County College

  Activism, Politics, Social Justice, Sociology, African Culture, History
  Essex County, New York metro area
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  Maria Lopez

  Deputy Director of Advocacy and Organizing , Ironbound Community Corporation

  Activism, Climate Change, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Energy, Environment, Social Justice, Transportation, Urban Planning
  Essex County
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  Tom Tresser

  Co-Founder, COO, CivicLab

  Activism, Civil Rights, Communications, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Education, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Urban Planning
  Other
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  Amol Sinha

  Executive Director, ACLU of New Jersey

  Activism, Civil Rights, Communications, Community Engagement, Community Services, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Language & Culture, Law, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Racial Justice, Civil Liberties, Nonprofit Management, Cannabis, Asian American, AAPI or South Asian issues
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area, Other
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  Sarah Fajardo

  Policy Director, ACLU-NJ, ACLU-NJ

  Activism, Community Engagement, Community Services, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Immigration, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Civil liberties- racial justice policy, voting rights, democracy, policing, prosecutorial reform, sentencing reform, prison issues, alternatives to incarceration, drug policy, cannabis policy, drug decriminalization
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County
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  Avi Schnall

  Director New Jersey office of Agudath iosrael of America , Agudath Israel of America

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Religion
  Ocean County, Passaic County, Middlesex County
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  Family Steinberg

  Rabbi, Director of Administration, Community Activist, National Columnist, Bikur Cholim of Lakewood, Columnist at the Forward, Newsweek

  Activism, Civil Rights, Communications, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Health & Medicine, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Social Justice
  Ocean County
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  Patricia Campos-Medina

  Executive Director, The Worker Institute, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, The Worker Institute @ ILR Cornell

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Gender & Sexuality, Health Policy, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Occupational Health & Safety, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice
  New York metro area, Other
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  Alejandra Sorto

  Campaign Strategist, ACLU of New Jersey

  Activism, Community Engagement, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, racial and economic justice policies, reproductive rights, voting rights, democracy
  Essex County, Hudson County, Union County, Other
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  Tony Lombardo

  Author and Founder, Let's Hear Your Story (LHYS)

  Activism, Community Engagement
  Ocean County
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  John E. Harmon, Sr., IOM

  Founder, CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce for New Jersey, CEO at The African American Chamber of Commerce

  Activism, Business & Finance, Communications, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Entrepreneurship, Small Business
  Burlington County, Mercer County, Other
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  Eddie S Glaude Jr

  Department Chair of African American Studies at Princeton, Princeton

  Activism, African American English, Communications, Education, Ethics, Religion
  Mercer County
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  Javier Robles

  Professor/Director, Rutgers University

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Health Policy, Language & Culture, Latinx Issues, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Disabilities
  Essex County, Union County, Middlesex County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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  Oscar Holmes IV

  Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs & Associate Professor of Management, Rutgers School of Business-Camden and WHConsulting Firm LLC

  Activism, Business & Finance, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Psychology, Small Business, Social Justice
  Camden County, Philadelphia metro area, Other
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  Milton Fuentes

  Professor and Licensed Psychologist, Montclair State University

  Activism, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Latinx Issues, Psychology, Wellness
  Essex County, Morris County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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  Julia Nevarez

  Associate Professor, Kean University

  Activism, Climate Change, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Environment, Gender & Sexuality, History, Language & Culture, Language & Gender, Latinx Issues, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Sociology, Technology, Urban Planning
  Union County
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  Chelsea H. Barrett

  Business Librarian, Seton Hall University

  Activism, Arts, Business & Finance, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Technology
  Essex County
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  Ashwani Vasishth

  Professor of Sustainability, Ramapo College of New Jersey/NJHEPS

  Activism, Climate Change, Community Engagement, Education, Energy, Environment, Social Justice, Urban Planning
  Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County
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  Satarupa Dasgupta

  Assistant Professor, Applied Communication, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Ramapo College of New Jersey

  Activism, Communications, Community Engagement, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Social Justice
  Bergen County, Somerset County
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  Arturo E. Osorio

  Associate Professor of Profesional Practice, Rtugers Newark

  Activism, Business & Finance, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entrepreneurship, Latinx Issues, Public Policy, Small Business
  Essex County, Middlesex County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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  Elizabeth Schedl

  Executive Director , Hudson Pride Center

  Activism, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Health & Medicine, Language & Gender, Latinx Issues, Social Justice, Wellness, LGBTQ+
  Hudson County
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  Stephen Blazejewski

  President, New Jersey LGBT Chamber of Commerce (New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce starting 1/17/2022)

  Activism, Business & Finance, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Gender & Sexuality, Small Business, Travel & Tourism
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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  Bianca Mayes

  Associate Director of Health Equity , Planned Parenthood Federation of America

  Activism, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Gender & Sexuality
  New York metro area, Other
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  Umme Salim-Beasley

  Head Gymnastics Coach at Rutgers University, Rutgers University

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Social Justice, Athletics
  Middlesex County
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  Zakiya R Adair

  Associate Professor , TCNJ

  Activism, Arts, Arts & Entertainment, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Gender & Sexuality, History
  Philadelphia metro area, Other
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  Sherritta Hughes, PhD, LPC, ACS

  Owner Founder/Clinical supervisor and clinician, Hughes Integrative Wellness, Inc. We are virtual at the time, but will be accepting in-person clients summer 2022

  Activism, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Psychology, Social Justice, Wellness, Culturally responsive mental health care to address healing from trauma
  Mercer County, Somerset County
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  Quandell Iglesia

  Founder & President - SNJ Millennials & Team Leader & Realtor Associate - IQ Real Estate Team, Founder & President - SNJ Millennials & Team Leader & Realtor Associate - IQ Real Estate Team

  Activism, Business & Finance, Communications, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Small Business
  Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Ocean County, Salem County, Philadelphia metro area
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  Abed Awad

  Partner, Awad & Khoury, LLP , See bio above

  Activism, Business & Finance, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Gender & Sexuality, History, Immigration, Law, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Small Business, Social Justice, Technology, Islamic law, legal technology
  Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County, Monmouth County, Passaic County, Union County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area
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  Amy Torres

  Executive Director, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Health Policy, Immigration, Language & Culture, Latinx Issues, Law, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Transportation, Asian American and Pacific Islander issues
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area
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  Kirk Johnson

  Assistant Professor of Justice Studies & Medical Humanities, Montclair State University

  Activism, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Community Engagement, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Gender & Sexuality, Health & Medicine, Health Policy, Language & Gender, Religion, Social Justice
  Bergen County, Essex County, Union County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area
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  Laura Bustamante

  Policy & Campaigns Manager , New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice & Owner of LB Strategy

  Activism, Diversity & Inclusion, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Politics, Public Policy, Urban Planning
  Hudson County, Passaic County, Morris County
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  David A. Matos, Jr.

  Member, Latino Action Network Steering Committee , Retired state government administrator; lobbyist; chef

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Health Policy, Language & Culture, Latinx Issues, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Transportation
  Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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  Ron Baines

  Assistant Director of Career Engagement and Program Development, New Jersey City University

  Activism, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entertainment & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Social Justice, Wellness
  Hudson County
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  Laura Matos

  Partner, MAD Global Strategy Group, LLC

  Activism, Agriculture, Business & Finance, Climate Change, Communications, Community Engagement, Community Services, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Education, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Health Policy, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Law, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Small Business, Social Justice, Technology, Transportation, Urban Planning
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area, Other
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  Tyrus Stokes-Ballard

  1st VP of Southern Burlington; pro black actvist, Office of Andy Kim; Field Representative/ Community Advocate

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion
  Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Mercer County, Ocean County, Salem County
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  Hasnaa Mokhtar

  Director, Global Village, Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University, Douglass College is the only residential women’s college in the nation that is housed within a world-class public research university. The Global initiatives at Douglass are a set of opportunities that prioritize the intersection of community outreach, experiential learning, and global initiatives. By participating in Douglass' global programs, you can immerse yourself in themed learning communities, research international concerns, study abroad, and more.

  Activism, Diversity & Inclusion, Language & Gender, Religion, Social Justice, Feminisms, Women's and Gender, Violence prevention and intervention
  Middlesex County
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  Kerwin Webb

  Education Specialist & Development Consultant , Employer - Interfaith Neighbors, Inc.

  Activism, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entrepreneurship, Religion, Social Justice
  Monmouth County
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  Trinity Jagdeo

  CEO/President/Founder, From We Can’t to We Can

  Activism, Arts & Entertainment, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entertainment & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Health & Medicine, Wellness
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County, Philadelphia metro area
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  Rev. Eric Dobson

  Deputy Director, Fair Share Housing Center

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice, Urban Planning, Housing
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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  James Williams

  Director of Racial Justice Policy, Fair Share Housing Center

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Criminal Justice, Public Policy, Social Justice, Sociology, Urban Planning, Housing
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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  Kathy Wright

  Executive Director , New Jersey Parents Caucus

  Activism, Community Engagement, Community Services, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health & Medicine, Health Policy, Law, Politics, Psychology, Public Policy, Social Justice, Wellness, Juvenile justice, children’s mental health, systems reform
  Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County, Morris County, Middlesex County
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  Quanette Vasser-McNeal

  President , Fountian Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Politics, Social Justice
  Cape May County
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  Leslie Alexander

  Professor , Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Activism, Civil Rights, Education, Social Justice
  Passaic County
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  Adriana Abizadeh

  Executive Director, Kensington Corridor Trust

  Activism, Community Engagement, Social Justice, Collective wealth building
  Philadelphia metro area
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  Luisa Ortiz Pérez PhD

  Lead Consultant, Prooftype Consulting

  Activism, Civil Rights, Communications, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender & Sexuality, Health & Medicine, Language & Gender, Latinx Issues, Social Justice, Mental Health
  Essex County
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  Lilia Fernandez

  Professor, University of Illinois Chicago

  Activism, Civil Rights, Diversity & Inclusion, History, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Labor (this category should be on the list)
  Middlesex County, Other
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  Sean Hewitt

  Director, Center for Civic Engagement, Madison, New Jersey

  Activism, Civil Rights, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Ethics, Language & Culture, Social Justice
  Somerset County, Morris County, Middlesex County
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  Indya Jackson

  Assistant Professor of African American Literature, Ramapo College of New Jersey

  Activism, African American English, Civil Rights, Entertainment & Culture, History, African American culture/issues
  Bergen County, New York metro area
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  Adrienne Bauldock

  Media/Project Coordinator, The Center for Cooperative Media & We Are Jersey Magazine and Ent.

  Activism, Arts, Arts & Entertainment, Civil Rights, Communications, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entertainment & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Politics, Social Justice, Technology, Urban Planning
  Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Passaic County, Salem County, Union County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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  Shyrone Richardson

  Director of Housing Preservation, The City of Jersey City, NJ.

  Activism, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Religion, Housing Issues
  Hudson County
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  Anjali Mehrotra

  Founder/Chair, Equality, Period, NJ

  Activism, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice
  Union County
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  jamilah malika abu-bakare

  Artist, Writer, Educator, Rutgers University Newark

  Activism, Arts, Diversity & Inclusion, Entertainment & Culture, History, Language & Culture, Social Justice, Wellness
  Essex County
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  Juan Rios

  Associate Professor/ Psychotherapist, Seton Hall University, Rios and Associates Therapeutic Solutions

  Activism, Community Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Psychology, Social Justice, Technology, Wellness
  Essex County, Hudson County