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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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  Khyati Joshi

  Professor of Education and Member FDU Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council , Farleigh Dickinson University

  Diversity & Inclusion, Immigration, Religion, Social Justice, Asian Americans, Race
  Morris County
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  Tanya Maloney

  Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning, Montclair State University

  Education, Social Justice, Race and racism, mathematics education
  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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  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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  Henal Patel

  Director of the Democracy and Justice Program , New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

  Civil Rights, Law, Politics, Social Justice, Voting Rights; Civic Engagement; Democracy
  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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  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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  Kristyn Brandi

  Doctor, OBGYN, Abortion Provider

  Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Gender & Sexuality, Health & Medicine, Latinx Issues, Social Justice
  Essex 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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  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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  Nazia Kazi

  Dr, Stockton University

  Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, History, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Sociology
  Atlantic County, Philadelphia metro area
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  Nicole Rodriguez

  Research Director, New Jersey Policy Perspective

  Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Public Policy, Social Justice
  Mercer County
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  Timmesha Butler

  Assistant Professor, Ramapo College of New Jersey

  Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Ethics, Social Justice
  Bergen County, Camden County, Mercer 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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  Vânia Penha-Lopes

  Professor of Sociology, Bloomfield College

  Civil Rights, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Social Justice, Sociology
  Essex County
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  Yao Du

  Assistant Professor, Monmouth University

  Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health & Medicine, Language & Culture, Social Justice, Technology
  Monmouth County, Ocean County, Somerset County, Middlesex County
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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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  Ranjna Das

  Director, Burlington Count Library System

  Community Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Entertainment & Culture, Social Justice, Libraries, Information Literacy, Digital Equity, Information Access
  Burlington County
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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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  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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  Christopher T. Fisher

  Associate Professor, The College of New Jersey

  Civil Rights, Diversity & Inclusion, History, Social Justice
  Mercer County
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  Waheeda Lillevik

  Associate Professor, The College of New Jersey

  Business & Finance, Communications, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Education, Ethics, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Language & Culture, Language & Gender, Psychology, Social Justice, Sociolinguistics, Sociology, Travel & Tourism, Human Resources, Selection, Inclusivity, Culture Change
  Burlington County, Camden County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, New York metro area, Philadelphia metro area
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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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  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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  Peter Chen

  Senior Policy Analyst, New Jersey Policy Perspective

  Business & Finance, Capitol, Economy, Education, Environment, Health Policy, Immigration, Law, Occupational Health & Safety, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice
  Essex County, Mercer County
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  Marleina Ubel

  Policy Analyst, New Jersey Policy Perspective

  Community Services, Criminal Justice, Politics, Public Policy, Social Justice
  Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Other
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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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  Dr. Marilú Marcillo

  Chair Business Adminstratio Department/Associate Professor, Saint Peter's University

  Business & Finance, Climate Change, Communications, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Ethics, Immigration, Latinx Issues, Social Justice
  Essex County, Hudson 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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  Keywuan Caulk

  Director, Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities , Rutgers University - New Brunswick

  Diversity & Inclusion, Gender & Sexuality, Social Justice
  Other
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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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  Teresa Brown

  Administrative Director, New Jersey Institute

  Business & Finance, Small Business, Social Justice, Technology
  Essex County
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  Mirta A Tejada

  Associate Chairperson of History and Social Sciences, Middlesex College

  Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Latinx Issues, Social Justice, Sociology
  Middlesex 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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  Kimberly Mutcherson

  Co-Dean & Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School

  Civil Rights, Gender & Sexuality, Health & Medicine, Law, Public Policy, Social Justice
  Camden County, Philadelphia metro area
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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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  Dr. Michael B. Mitchell

  Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Criminology, The College of New Jersey

  Criminal Justice, Social Justice
  New York 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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  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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  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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  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