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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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  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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  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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  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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  Deonté Griffin-Quick

  Director of Programs and Services, New Jersey Theatre Alliance

  Arts, Arts & Entertainment, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Entertainment & Culture
  Essex County, Union County, Middlesex County
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  Joyce Hagen

  Executive Director, Atlantic City Arts Foundation

  Arts, Arts & Entertainment, Community Engagement, Entertainment & Culture, Travel & Tourism
  Atlantic County
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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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  Judy Yin-Chi Lee

  Director of Operations & Community Programs , New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Moulin Rouge! the Musical

  Arts, Arts & Entertainment, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entertainment & Culture
  Essex County, Middlesex County, New York metro area
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  Dr. Katia Paz Goldfarb

  Associate Provost for Hispanic Initiatives and International Programs, Montclair State University

  Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Social Justice
  Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County, Passaic County, Union County, New York metro area, Other
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  Kate Noonan

  Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County

  Communications, Community Engagement, Community Services, Public Policy
  Mercer County
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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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  April Centrone

  Owner, 10PRL, 10PRL Productions, and Freelance

  Arts, Arts & Entertainment, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Entertainment & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Gender & Sexuality, Psychology, Small Business
  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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  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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  Fanli Jia

  Associate Professor , Seton Hall University

  Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Environment, Immigration, Language & Culture, Psychology
  Essex County
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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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  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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  LaChelle Thompson

  Jobs Plus Program Director , The Housing Authority of the City of Elizabeth

  Community Engagement, Community Services
  Union County
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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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  Kyoung T. Kim

  Assistant Professor, Kean University

  Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion
  Union 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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  Charles Curtis

  Fellow, BrokenMinds, Banana Republic , & CamdenOne

  Arts & Entertainment, Community Engagement, Community Services, Politics
  Camden County
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  Andrea M. Garcia

  CEO & Board Director, COMMS/NATION LLC

  Business & Finance, Communications, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Health & Medicine, Language & Culture, Latinx Issues, Law, Psychology, Science, Sociology, LGBT+
  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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  Richard Alomar

  Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Rutgers University

  Community Engagement, Environment, Urban Planning, Wellness, Landscape Architecture and Participatory Design
  Middlesex County, New York metro area
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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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  Ameer Washington

  Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Newark, Inc.

  Business & Finance, Communications, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Small Business
  Essex 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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  Ernabel Demillo

  Department Chair, Professor, TV Journalist , Saint Peter's University and CUNY-TV

  Communications, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Immigration, Social Justice, Asian American and Filipino American history
  Hudson 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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  Aparna Mulchandani

  Creative Director, Two by Two Design, LLC

  Communications, Community Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Small Business
  Bergen 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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  Debbie Esposito

  Project Director, START Engaging Parents of Students with Disabilities, SPAN Parent Advocacy Netwprk

  Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Social Justice, Special Education
  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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  Alejandro Gimenez-Santana

  Director, Newark Public Safety Collaborative, Rutgers University-Newark

  Community Engagement, Criminal Justice, Social Justice
  Essex County
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  Maria Rojas Botero

  MCOHA's Hispanic Women's Resource Center Director, Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs

  Climate Change, Community Engagement, Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Environment, Language & Culture, Latinx Issues, Social Justice, Wellness
  Morris County
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  Jessie Gomez

  Reporter, Chalkbeat Newark

  Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Language & Culture, Latinx Issues, Social Justice
  Essex County
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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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  Dimitri Reyes

  Writer, Arts Administrator, Content Creator, CavanKerry Press

  Arts, Arts & Entertainment, Community Engagement, Education, History, Language & Culture, Latinx Issues, Small Business
  Bergen County, Camden County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Philadelphia 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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  Minkyung Choi

  Assistant Professor, Montclair State University

  Community Engagement, Education, Immigration, Language & Culture, Sociolinguistics
  Bergen County, Essex County, Passaic County, New York metro area
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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