INSIDER 100 2018 MIND OVER CHATTER - State of NJ
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
MIND OVER CHATTER
2018
INSIDER 100
P O L I C Y M A K E R S
Message from the Editor
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS
P.O. Box 66
Verona, NJ 07044
insidernj@gmail.com
www.InsiderNJ.com
It’s counter intuitive, really, in New Jersey many of the policy influencers have direct,
to even compose a list of wonks. real-time ties to that particular struggle.
The state so often – even routinely – prides But we should also add that this year’s list
itself on primitivism, and those sub- does share something significant with our
human, profane interactions that fall only 2017 offering, namely the distinction of an
Max Pizarro very loosely within the rubric of politics. assembly of names listed not because they
Editor-in-Chief And yet – don’t laugh – we have our deep signify the broadest shoulders, biggest egos,
Max@InsiderNJ.com thinkers, and yes they aren’t all se- or loudest voices, but simply because of the
questered on college campuses with the rigorous quality of their public policy
blinds drawn and one-way tickets out of minds.
here in the top drawers. Some of them
roam freely, in fact, at the Statehouse, Just as a reminder for those of you in
testing their intellects out in the arena of elected office at the state level who may
realpolitik. be tempted to scour the list in search of
your own names, please don’t indulge that
Pete Oneglia This is InsiderNJ’s second such list of New vain exploration. You’re not on here – and
General Manager
Jersey’s top policymakers, and you’ll find neither are any of your colleagues. A few of
Pete@InsiderNJ.com
that it contains several plot points and the following people may serve in local
twists differentiating it from last year’s elected office as citizen – legislators, but in
Michael Graham inaugural list. the main we have taken pains to select
CEO those individuals noted for the work they
First of all, there’s a new governor this year do outside of elected office as they seek
John F.X. Graham in NJ, so many of the minds reflect associ- to expand the capacities of our collective
Publisher ations with that new command structure, policy square.
tapped to serve the top of the government
Ryan Graham food chain. Second, we assembled the So without further intrusion, we give
Associate Publisher names on this list during the budget stand- you InsiderNJ’s 2018 Insider 100
off between Governor Phil Murphy and the Policy Makers List...
legislative leadership of his own party, so
–Max Pizarro
2
The time to make
New Jersey more
affordable and
competitive is NOW!
Q NJBIA will continue to call for
comprehensive tax and regulatory reform
ÌwÝÕÀÃÌÀÕVÌÕÀ>LÕ`}iÌ`iwVÌð
Q NJBIA looks forward to seeing the
promised recommendations of our
«VÞ>iÀÃÌ>Û`vÕÌÕÀiÌ>Ýið
Q NJBIA will work with our
legislature on long-term
ÃÕÃÌ>>LiÃÕÌÃvÀÕÀ
great state
3
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
1 MARK MAGYAR
The ultimate egghead’s egghead, state Senate President
Steve Sweeney’s (D-3) policy expert can clear the rooms of
intellectual lightweights and surgically prune mental deadweight with
his deep-in-the-weeds policy chops. A former award-winning Asbury
Park Press reporter and NJ Spotlight columnist, Magyar possesses a
bar none deep reservoir of knowledge, particularly on issues pertaining
to long range fiscal planning, housing transportation, the Port
Authority, school funding and the Transportation Trust Fund. New
Jersey’s consummate policy wonk, he was one of the key drivers behind
Sweeney’s decision to opt for a corporate business tax as the foundation
of the Senate President’s 2019 budget option.
2 BOB
GORDON
The former state Senator
from Bergen County – a
3 TOM
BRACKEN
The President and CEO
of the New Jersey Chamber
former chair of the Senate of Commerce leads the state
Transportation Committee – retired from elected in his expertise of banking issues. He’s especially
politics this year to become a commissioner on the important now as a counterweight to a political
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. “A tower of roost ruled by Democrats. All Bracken really has
policy” is how former colleague state Senator to do at this point is stand in a room to get
Kevin O’Toole described him. “There are few lawmakers to nibble meekly out of his hand.
policy wonks left,” O’Toole added. “Bob might be
the state’s last intellectual giant.” Governor Phil
Murphy apparently agrees, leaning on his fellow
Ivy League grad for policy assistance, especially on
NJ Transit issues.
4
and
are pleased to announce
the formation of
Strategic Cannabis Solutions
An alliance designed to help individuals and companies
navigate the present and emerging cannabis
landscape in New Jersey.
For more information, contact:
John D. Fanburg Joseph A. Simonetta
Brach Eichler LLC Public Strategies Impact
973-403-3107 609-393-7799
jfanburg@bracheichler.com jsimonetta@njpsi.com
5
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
4 TOM
KEAN
Check out this resume:
former governor, former
5 KATE
McDONNELL
The veteran Trenton
insider left her role as a
chair of the 911 Commission,
former Speaker of the well-regarded research aide in
General Assembly, and former President of Drew the Assembly Majority Office to become the
University. Kean can speak in-depth on just about Deputy Chief Counsel to Governor Murphy.
any issue – but it’s curiously the last of his leadership There are few smarter on policy than McDonnell,
roles – university president – that makes him a go-to a magna cum laude graduate from the University
policy resource on higher education issues. Long ago, of Notre Dame who both a J.D. from the Rutgers
playing golf with friends, he weighed in positively on School of Law – Camden and a master’s degree
the prospect of a Governor Phil Murphy. Even when from Rutgers New Brunswick’s Bloustein School
they disagree, there’s a bond there. of Policy and Planning.
6
7
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
6 GORDON
MACINNES
A former state lawmaker,
the head of New Jersey
7 MICHAEL
ARON
NJTV's chief political
correspondent, a graduate of
Policy Perspective is one of the Harvard and Princeton, Aron
state’s leading experts on state finances, sound has a deep knowledge base on all state policy
investments in economic assets, education, and issues. Statehouse reporters toil over multi-sourced
immigration. Heads up a respected policy team of pieces that can’t get to the depth of insight
Ray Castro, Brandon McKoy, Sheila Reynertson, whenever Aron simply opens his mouth. For those
and Erika Nava. looking to find the best intel, he remains the closest
thing there is to ex cathedra in Trenton.
8 RAY
LESNIAK
The long-serving 20th
District State Senator went
9 BILL
CASTNER
There are few people as
well prepared on the policy
out on his shield in a kamikaze front as the former Senior Vice
gubernatorial bid, but left a big policy legacy in President of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at
his wake, particularly in the areas of sports betting Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, a
and marriage equality. He’s now started his own former general counsel to the Governor of New
foundation, The Lesniak Foundation. Jersey and General Assembly and now an adviser
to Governor Murphy. A gun control expert, there
is some buzz that his role in Murphy World may
expand, particularly since his fingerprints showed
up late on some key Murphy maneuvers.
8
CONGRATS to the
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS!
P U B L I C A F FA IR S S T R AT EGY D I G I TA L C A PA B IL I T IE S
Immersive Research Digital Strategy
Campaign and Coalition Management Social Media
Issue Advocacy Creative Design
Stakeholder Engagement Data-Driven Analytics Targeting
Video Production
Content Development
ME D I A & P UB L I C R E L AT I O N S
Advertising
Message Development & Opinion Research
Media Training
Executive Positioning B R A ND P O S I T I O NIN G
Crisis Communications Branding
Rapid Response Strategic Consulting
Earned Media Public Affairs Risk Management
Paid Media Advertising Start-Up Incubation
CHICAGO MIAMI NEW JERSEY NEW YORK WASHINGTON, D.C.
222 W. Merchandise 3250 NE 1st Avenue 608-612 Cookman Ave 200 Varick Street 1100 G Street NW
Mart Plaza, Suite 2400 Suite 305 Unit 5 Suite 201 Suite 350
Chicago, IL 60654 Miami, FL 33137 Asbury Park, NJ 07712 New York, NY 10014 Washington, D.C. 20005
312. 664. 0153 305. 964. 8035 732. 280. 9600 212. 929. 0669 202. 331. 1002
9
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
10 KEVIN
DRENNAN 11 PETE
CAMMARANO
Senate President Steve Governor Murphy’s Chief
Sweeney’s (D-3) tough guy of Staff served as chief of
executive director for the NJ staff to Governor Dick Codey
Senate Democrats perfectly omplements Magyar and schooled himself in public affairs as a lobbyist
as part of Sweeney’s policy persuasion brain trust. and Metuchen mayor. This year’s budget process
revealed significant inside game deficits for the
Murphy Administration on the war room front, at
the very least, presumably Cammarano’s bailiwick.
$POHSBUVMBUJPOTUPUIF
/+$IBNCFS8PNFO-FBEFST*O*OOPWBUJPO
"XBSE3FDJQJFOUTGPS
"TTFNCMZXPNBO4IBWPOEB4VNUFS % "TTFNCMZXPNBO/BODZ.V×P[ 3
.BKPSJUZ$POGFSFODF-FBEFS 3FQVCMJDBO8IJQ
+0*/643FHJTUSBUJPOJT'SFF
3&$&15*0/"/%"8"3%$&3&.0/:
4FQUFNCFS ]/BUJPOBM$POGFSFODF$FOUFS &BTU8JOETPS]QNUPQN
.PSFJOGPBUOKDIBNCFSDPN
10INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
12 MICHELE
SIKERKA 13 SKIP
CIMINO
The President of the New Speaker Craig Coughlin
Jersey Business and Industry prioritized experience when
Association is the state’s leading he tapped former Assemblyman
expert on how government policy decisions Cimino of Hamilton to serve as executive director
impact the state’s business community. of the Assembly Majority Office. Coughlin’s
steadiness through the budget crisis hinged in
part on Cimino’s veteran war room savoir faire.
11INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
14 JENNIFER
TAYLOR 15 DAVID
SCIARRA
The lead Democratic The executive director of
aide for the Assembly the Education Law Center –
Appropriations Committee, a practicing civil rights
Taylor is the go-to person for all budget-related attorney – knows school funding policy better
policy issues. than anyone.
16 MICKEY
QUINN 17 AL
DOBLIN
Deputy Executive With a strong institutional
Director of the Assembly knowledge policy base, the
Majority Office, Quinn with former editorial page editor of
pen and paper is that quiet assassin who will set the Bergen Record was a heavyweight pickup this
about creating policy the way other people doodle. year for Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3),
He also comes equipped with another skill – often who enlisted him to head up communications.
overlooked in the Assembly – he can count heads.
12INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
18 ANGELO
GENOVA 19 MARTIN
ROBINS
Wired into North Jersey Founding director of the
and quite simply the state’s Alan M. Voorhees Transporta-
leading expert on elections law, tion Center and Deputy Executive
you don’t want to see him surface on the other Director of NJ TRANSIT, Robins is New Jersey’s
side of a legal fight. foremost transportation expert. From 1994 to
1998, he served as project director of the Chris
Christie canceled Access to the Region’s Core
(ARC) project.
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
ȱ ȱ ¢
Spearheaded legislation Spearheaded legislation
A-4188 to document A-4331 to increase training
Alzheimer’s disease on Alzheimer’s disease to
related deaths. Home Health Care Aides
The ęrst Alzheimer’s Resource Center of Northern NJ providing Support, Education
Resources, and Advocacy to families living with Alzheimer’s disease
or a related dementia.
/actnowfoundaƟŽn.org @actnow4alz
830 Bergen Avenue, Suite 8A, Jersey City, NJ 07306 / 201-721-6721 / www.actnowfoundaƟon.org
1314
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
20 GEORGE
HELMY 21 JOHN
FARMER, JR.
The state director for U.S. Special Counsel to the
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is a President of Rutgers
peerless policy nerd. He'd have to University, former Dean of
be, in order to have daily talks with the super- Rutgers School of Law – Newark, former state
academically inclined junior senator. His expertise Attorney General and Acting Governor and
includes economics, transportation and foreign former 2011 federal redistricting commission
policy. tiebreaker, Farmer has a broad and highly
practiced understanding of government law,
particularly in the area of national security.
22 GURBIR
GREWAL 23 JEFF
BRINDLE
Governor Murphy leans The executive director of
on the Attorney General of the state Election Law
New Jersey for technical Enforcement Commission
know-how on the intricacies of relating New (ELEC) – and professor at the College of New
Jersey Law to the federal level, making the busy Jersey – is among a handful of real time experts
Grewal one of Murphy’s most critical cabinet on campaigns and elections law.
members in the era of Murphy antagonist
President Donald J. Trump.
15Sound Judgment.
Wise Counsel.
Substantive Problem Solving.
Eric Shuffler
Danielle Alpert
Doug Hritz
Timothy White
ACCESS IS COMMON.
INSIGHT IS UNIQUE.
128 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
609.503.5375 | www.RiverCrossingSG.com | @RiverCrossingSG
16INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
24 25
NANCY
JEFF
ERIKA
TITTEL
SMITH
The Smith Mullen PC When it comes to the
attorney – a Rutgers grad and environment, no one can
labor and employment expert – compete with the knowledge
worked hand in hand with Senate Majority Leader base of the state director of the Sierra Club –
Loretta Weinberg (D-37) on pay equity legislation a quote-generating machine and ubiquitous
signed into law by Governor Murphy. Statehouse presence. He’s defined himself early as
a very tough critic of the Murphy Administration.
26 PARIMAL
GARG 27 NICK PLATT AND
JORDAN GLATT
Deputy Chief Counsel to
the Governor, Garg clerked
for New Jersey Supreme Court
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, and focused on
antitrust matters, financial investigations, and
appellate arguments as an attorney at Paul,
Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in As he assembled his team in the first year of his
Washington, DC, prior to surfacing in Murphy tenure, the governor selected Platt, former
World. Respected. mayor and Harding committeeman, and Glatt,
former Summit mayor, to serve as the state’s
shared services czars.
17Top minds in
brain cancer.
Focused on yours.
Being diagnosed with a brain or spinal tumor can be
the most overwhelming experience of your life—finding
your treatment plan doesn’t have to be. At the Center for
Neuro-Oncology at Capital Health, we bring together a
multi-disciplinary team of experts, including one of the
world’s most renowned neuro-oncologists. All working
together to provide comprehensive, personalized care
with advanced tools like minimally invasive image-guided
neurosurgery, CyberKnife® radiosurgery, and a dedicated
neuro ICU. More treatment options. Better care.
By your side every step of the way.
capitalneuro.org
18INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
28 STEVE
KLEINMAN
29 PATRICK
BRENNAN
The counsel to the Senior Fiscal Analyst at New
Hudson County Democratic Jersey Office of Legislative
Organization (HCDO) had a Services, Brennan is a
good year, playing the role of wartime consigliere transportation policy and planning expert. His main
to Tom DeGise and company in the middle of area of expertise includes state government, research,
the Stack v. DeGise countywide war. Kleinman’s policy analysis, labor market analysis, fiscal analysis,
team came out on the winning end. demographic and statistical research. Relevant?
Senate President Sweeney and Speaker Coughlin
went to war with Governor Murphy over the budget
armed with OLS numbers, which they defended
under siege from the Governor.
THE POLITICAL VOICE OF NEW JERSEY WOMEN
The Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey (WPCNJ), founded in 1972, is
a chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus and is the authoritative
voice for women in New Jersey politics. WPCNJ is a multi-partisan
organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in elected
and appointed positions in government, protecting reproductive freedom,
and promoting equal rights for women.
Congratulates the 2018 Insider 100 Policymakers
Visit us to join Executive Board: President: Chrissy Buteas Secretary: Sonia Das WPCNJ PAC Chair: Jennifer Mancuso
the conversation: VP, Finance: Kelly Stewart Maer Treasurer: Elizabeth Murray WPCNJ PAC Treasurer: Pam Yuen
VP, Membership: Jodi Bouer, Esq. Administrator: Megan Hutton
WPCNJ.ORG
Board Members: Rosemary Bernardi Deborah Hurley Jade Mostyn
Michel Bitritto Lisa Kaado Antonia Ricigliano
Flora Castillo Andrea Katz, Esq. Patricia Teffenhart
Lisa Chapland, Esq. Eileen Kean, Esq. Joyce Watterman
FB.COM/WPCNJ Tai Cooper Jennie Lamon Shari Weiner, Esq.
Marilyn Davis Jeannine LaRue
Eileen DellaVolle Jeralyn Lawrence, Esq.
Jeanne Fox, Esq. Marcela Maziarz
@WPCNJ Board Counsel: Rebecca Moll Freed, Esq. Alix James, Esq.
19INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
30 JOHN
REITMEYER 31 MATT
PLATKIN
Formerly of the Bergen The chief counsel for
Record, the NJ Spotlight Governor Murphy is a
reporter is regarded as the state’s veteran of the Brookings
number one media expert on dense policy subjects, Institution, where he specialized on advising
especially the state budget. members of Congress on economic policy.
32 CARL
GOLDEN 33 ERIC
SHUFFLER
A senior contributing The principal at River
analyst with the Hughes Crossing Strategies served as
Center for Public Policy at counselor and speechwriter to two
Stockton University, former Governor Kean’s governors and was the business partner of the
press secretary is one of the steadiest voices on late Jamie Fox, one of the state’s leading state
government, policy and politics. Gravitas government experts.
personified. We’re fortunate at InsiderNJ to
have him as a contributing columnist.
20WE FEED 9 MILLION WE SUPPORT
NJ RESIDENTS A DAY LOCAL FOOD BANKS
WE EMPLOY OVER WE ARE JOB
200,000 PEOPLE CREATORS &
ENTREPRENEURS
WE ARE THE NEW JERSEY
FOOD COUNCIL
ANCHORS OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Linda M. Doherty, NJFC President
VISIT NJFOODCOUNCIL.COM
609-392-8899 | NJFC@NJFOODCOUNCIL.COM
30 WEST LAFAYETTE, TRENTON, NJ 08608
21INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
34 CATHERINE
McCABE 35 BILL
CARUSO
Phil Murphy’s Commissioner The Archer attorney
of the Department of Environ- leverages his experience as
mental Protection (DEP) has some executive director of the
strong policy chops, having served in federal Assembly Majority Office into jack-of-all trades
regional administration overseeing operations and government affairs policy chops. An expert
regional implementation of all Environmental advocate of marijuana legalization.
Protection Administration (EPA) programs in
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. She also served as Acting EPA
Administrator and Acting Region 2 Administrator
in 2017 and was a long-time member of the EPA’s
Executive Management Council.
36 37
DIANE
NICOLA
GUTIERREZ-
BUCOUR
SCACCETTI
Commissioner of the New The State Legislative
Jersey Department of Director for the Giffords
Transportation, Newark native Gutierrez- Group proved an invaluable
Scaccetti studied industrial relations at Rutgers resource for Senate Majority Leader Weinberg
and formerly served as executive director of the in the crafting of 2018 gun control legislation
New Jersey Turnpike Authority. She is regarded signed into law by Governor Murphy.
as one of the most experienced members of the
Murphy Administration.
22INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
38 AARON
BINDER 39 BILL
PASCRELL
III
The Deputy Executive The Princeton Public
Director of the Assembly Affairs lobbyist – an attorney
Majority Office possesses deep by trade – built himself into one
knowledge of state financial issues. of the state’s leading experts on casino gambling
and gaming issues. That puts him in a uniquely
powerful position as New Jersey dives into sports
betting.
23INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
40 JOE
DORIA 41 RYAN
HAYGOOD
The former speaker of the A leading civil rights
general assembly and former lawyer, Haygood serves as
Bayonne mayor served as the President and CEO of the New
commissioner of the Department of Community Jersey Institute for Social Justice (the “Institute”).
Affairs, making him one of the state’s experts Formerly deputy director of litigation at the
in the relationship between state and local NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.
government. A legend in Hudson and mentor to (LDF).
many in both academia and politics, including
Assemblyman Nick Chiaravalloti (D-31).
42 A.J.
SABATH 43 PATRICK
GILLESPIE
The Advocacy and Anthem, Inc.’s Regional
Management Group Vice President for State
partner served as chief of staff Affairs is a healthcare expert and
to former Governor (and former Senate President) the former mayor of Old Bridge.
Codey, and as commissioner of labor. A go-to
source on labor issues.
24Innovative. Diverse. Effective.
Let our winning team deliver results for you
in an ever-changing political landscape.
www.cignj.com
Gene Mulroy Gerville “Gerry” Gibbs, Jr.
Shantè Palmer Paul Crupi Sabeen Masih Briana Piserchia
25INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
44 LORI
BUCKELEW 45 RAPHAEL J.
CAPRIO
The New Jersey State Executive Director of
League of Municipalities Rutgers University’s
deploys legislative analyst Bloustein Local Government
Buckelew, a registered municipal clerk and Research Center, Dr. Caprio carries out research
certified municipal registrar, on all hard nut policy and teaching in the area of local and state
cases. budgeting and finance, financial management,
public sector management and labor law.
46 ADAM
GORDON 47 KAREN
KOMINSKY
The Associate Director at The CLB government
Fair Share Housing Center affairs pro and attorney
is the New Jersey expert on served in the McGreevey and
low income housing and statewide fair share Codey administrations. She possesses policy
allocation. expertise across a broad range, including the
environment, energy and scientific research.
26EDUCATION
RESOURCES
ADVOCACY
NETWORKING
EVENTS
Resources for owners. Connections for vendors.
NJAA brings the multifamily industry together.
The NJAA is the premier trade association for New Jersey’s apartment industry.
Join us today at njaa.com.
27INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
48 JARROD C.
GRASSO 49 KEVIN
KELLEHER
Chief Executive Officer for The New Jersey Education
New Jersey Realtors, Grasso Association (NJEA) director
spent nine years as the of research and member of the
organization’s head Trenton lobbyist. State Health Benefits Committee is one of New
Jersey’s foremost tough questions and answers
policy advocates. But his world got considerably
tougher with Sweeney pawing the turf on the
other end of the equation.
50 ANALILIA
MEJIA 51 TAI
COOPER
The Executive Director The former City of Newark
of NJ Working Families Director of Public Policy
has the street level labor now serves as Deputy Chief
experience to match a strong academic Policy Adviser in the Murphy Administration.
background that includes advanced degrees in A hard-nosed veteran with nearly two decades of
public affairs, politics and labor. With close ties experience in government at the federal and local
to the Murphy Administration, she was up there levels, including a stint on the staff of the late
onstage with Murphy and other progressive U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).
leaders just this week when the governor made
his case for his 2019 Budget.
28THE KEY TO YOUR
SUCCESS.
UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CLIENTS EVERY DAY
Call us at 609.530.1234 or visit kaufmanzitagroup.com
INSIGHT I INTEGRITY I INFLUENCE
Government Affairs & Lobbying I Community Relations
Business Development & Procurement I Healthcare Consulting
29INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
52 JIM
JOHNSON 53 KATHLEEN
FRANGIONE
The former undersecretary in Murphy’s Chief Policy
the U.S. Treasury Department Adviser is the former
(and Murphy-vanquished candidate Executive Vice President of
for governor in the 2017 Democratic SIGNAL Group D.C, a Yale-educated advocacy
Primary) now serves as special counsel to the leader in environment, energy, sustainability
governor on Atlantic City. and climate change policy issues.
54 MICHELLENE
DAVIS 55 BERNIE
KENNY
Formerly chief policy counsel The former 33rd District
to Governor Jon Corzine, State Senator remains one
attorney Davis serves as executive vice president of the most educated and
of corporate affairs for Barnabas Health. A incisive people in New Jersey politics, with a
veteran policy wonk. Hudson County powerbase originating in
Hoboken.
30TOP 100 POLICYMAKERS
LIST HONOREES 2018
President Emeritus Zulima Farber 1st Vice President Lucia Gomez
2nd Vice President Laura Matos Treasurer Arlene Quinonez-Perez
Secretary Carol Cuadadro Public Relations Secretary Cristina Pinzon
Sonia Delgado Grissele Camacho Milly Camacho
Margarita Echevarria Analilia Mejia Lizette Delgado-Polanco
Ana Maria Tejada Shawn Laurenti Kay LiCausi
Noemy Velazquez Carmen Mendiola Aida Figueroa-Epifanio
Felisha Reyes-Morton Flora Castillo
31INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
56 JOE
HAYDEN 57 LAMONT
REPOLLET
The storied defense attorney Murphy’s choice to lead the
(and InsiderNJ legal analyst) Department of Education,
who once represented the late Bill Repollet has one of the most
Musto serves as the go-to expert on all corruption real-world resumes of anyone on this list, having
cases. Throughout the Menendez Corruption worked his way up from Carteret principal to
Trial, he strenuously made the case for the senior superintendent of the Asbury Park School System
senator’s innocence. to commissioner of education.
58 RICHARD
ROPER 59 MIKE
SOLIMAN
The Public Policy Executive, The partner at Mercury
President of the Roper Group, Public Affairs and former
served as director of the Office of Newark state director for U.S. Senator
Metropolitan Studies for the City of Newark, as Bob Menendez remains Menendez’s top trusted
special assistant to U.S. Department of Commerce adviser, and his point man in a tough reelection
Secretary in the Carter Administration and also as year.
director of the Department’s Office of State and
Local Government Assistance.
32494 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
At the intersection of law, government and business.
We are proud to support InsiderNJ’s
2018
POLICYMAKERS
Congratulations to
Angelo J. Genova, Esq.,
Firm Chairman and
Managing Partner,
for being named to Insider NJ’s
Insider 100: Policymakers List
Newark, NJ Jersey City, NJ Tinton Falls, NJ Camden, NJ New York, NY Philadelphia, PA
973.533.0777 201.469.0100 732.758.6595 856.968.0680 212.566.7188 215.564.0444
www.genovaburns.com | Genova Burns LLC • Attorneys-At-Law
33INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
60 ARNOLD COHEN AND
STACI BERGER
61 MARK
SHERIDAN
Cohen’s the The veteran attorney is the
senior policy Republican Party’s elections
coordinator for law expert – the first phone call
the Housing and GOP power brokers make when they need to
Community Development Network of New Jersey untangle a thorny elections issue and the most
and serves as the organization’s Newark-based fearsome figure on the other side of the divide for
senior policy coordinator. Berger is the CEO of the Democrats in elections court cases.
Housing and Community Development Network,
and spent the early part of her career with the
New Jersey Citizen Action, where she went from
organizer to Political and Legislative Director.
62 DAVE
BROGAN 63 GUY
GREGG
The NJ Apartment Association The former Assembly
head has increased the effectiveness Minority Leader now works
and reach of the organization. the hallways as a lead lobbyist for
Impact NJ. Former President of the New Jersey
Restaurant Association, Gregg knows that nexus
of business and government better than anyone.
34The New Jersey Firefighters
Mutual Benevolent Association
Representing the interests of over 5,000
New Jersey’s Firefighters, E MTs an d
Dispatchers for over 120 Years!
Working hard to protect the
pensions of our members.
Ed Donnelly, President
Wayne Wolk, Vice President
35INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
64 DAVE
PRINGLE 65 GINA
GENOVESE
No, he didn’t win the A former mayor of Long
Democratic Primary for Hill and a 2017 independent
Congress in the 7th District, but candidate for governor, the
the Princeton University product from Cranford executive director of Courage to Connect NJ is the
remains one the state’s foremost environmental state’s leading expert on municipal consolidation
experts as the chief strategist, media spokesman and an impassioned voice for shared services.
and community organizer for Clean Water Action.
66 ADAM KAUFMAN AND
TRISH ZITA
67 TOM
MALINOWSKI
Partners in the Running for Congress in
Kaufman Zita the 7th District, Democrat
Group, Zita Malinowski served as assistant secretary of state
formerly served as with John Kerry in the Obama Administration
Research Associate for the New Jersey General and brings legitimate foreign policy chops to his
Assembly, and focused on legislation and policy battleground district candidacy.
development in several major issue areas including
health, insurance, education, and social services.
That’s where she met veteran hand Kaufman,
schooled in politics and government by Joe Doria.
3675 TAPinto Sites in NJ & NY
7.5 Million Readers
Covering more than
100 towns across
New Jersey & New York
Sign Up for FREE Daily Start TAPinto in
e-News For Your Town: Your Town:
www.tapinto.net/enews
37INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
68 69
DENA
GREG
MOTTOLA
ACQUAVIVA
JABORSKA
Now a judge, the former The veteran Associate
Vice President of Gov’t Affairs Director of New Jersey
for UnitedHealth oversaw gov’t Citizen Action has one of the
advocacy and communication for all UnitedHealth deepest reservoirs of knowledge on all things
Group lines of business. A future contender for the government in Trenton. Great on pay equity, she
state Supreme Court. worked hand-in-glove with Weinberg.
70 CECILIA
ZALKIND 71 SONIA
DELGADO
The President and CEO of The Princeton Public
Advocates for Children of NJ is Affairs team player has
one of the state’s foremost experts in child welfare, expertise in public sector
early care and education and health care. legislative and regulatory issues, particularly
in the area of healthcare. No one better on
healthcare.
38We Know What it Takes to
:LQLQ'LI¿FXOW6LWXDWLRQV
WESTFIELD TRENTON
220 Lenox Avenue 222 West State Street
Suite 100 6XLWH
:HVWðHOG1- 7UHQWRQ1-
7\ISPJ(ɈHPYZ .V]LYUTLU[9LSH[PVUZ 4LKPH 7VSP[PJHS*VUZ\S[PUN
NEW YORK CITY | WASHINGTON | LOS ANGELES | ALBANY | HARRISBURG | PHILADELPHIA | AUSTIN | SACRAMENTO
FORT LAUDERDALE | COLUMBUS | NASHVILLE | DES MOINES | COLUMBIA | HELENA | TAMPA | LONDON | MEXICO CITY
39INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
72 SCOTT
RUDDER
73 STEPHANIE
ALBANESE
The former Assemblyman The Legislative Director
from Burlington County leads for state Senator Joe Vitale –
the charge for the cannabis chair of the Senate Health
industry, and possesses both knowledge on the Committee – can out-think and out-hustle
issue and legislative know-how. anyone on the out of network and medical
marijuana policy fronts. One of the best prepared
policy minds in the state.
74 75
ROB
ASARO ED
ANGELO KOLOGI
Murphy’s Commissioner Representing State
of Labor has deep, intergener- Senator Nick Scutari in the
ational roots in the American courtroom, the Union County
Labor movement and federal experience as a attorney was as singularly helpful as anyone in
veteran of the Obama Administration. securing the Union County Democratic County
chairmanship for Scutari. A veteran legal mind.
The fact that he counsels Scutari – one of the
state’s premier legal minds – lets you know the
depth of skill here.
40New Jersey State PBA
Representing 33,000 of NJ’s Finest
Is Proud To Support
InsiderNJ
and
Its Coverage of
New Jersey Political News
State President Pat Colligan
Executive V.P. Marc Kovar
&
The NJSPBA Executive Board
41INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
76 BOB
GUARASCI
77 MO
BUTLER
The founder of Paterson- Now with Mercury, the
based New Jersey Develop- former Chief of Staff to U.S.
ment Corporation specializes in Senator Cory Booker has few
urban neighborhood revitalization. He has an equals in the knowledge of urban government
ally in new Mayor Andre Sayegh. issues. He’s having an especially good year, too,
as the firm’s newly promoted partner.
78 LINDA DOHERTY AND
MARY ELLEN PEPPARD
79 PAT
COLLIGAN
Respectively The NJ State Police
the President Benevolent Association
and CEO and President is an in-the-trenches
Assistant Vice trained expert on public pensions and benefits.
President of Government Affairs for the NJ
Food Council, the pair possess the state’s biggest
knowledge foundation about food and the food
industry.
4243
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
80 AMY
MANSUE
81 GINA
LAPLACA
President for the Southern An attorney and head of
Region of RWJ Barnabas Government Affairs for
Health. Verizon, the implacable LaPlaca
cut her policy teeth under Speaker Joe Roberts.
82 ROBERT
GERRENGER 83 DOUG
O’MALLEY
Scary smart on the budget, he’s Director of Environment
still in the Governor’s Office after New Jersey, there’s no one
all these years, going back to Corzine and better in the state on clean
McGreevey, and having served as acting chief water issues.
counsel under Christie. Right now maybe the
most veteran intellect in Murphy World, that
institutional-tenored voice from the crypt that
haunts those among the governor’s fast-striding
neophyte circle. In the words of one legislative
insider, “I don’t how much he’s used over there.”
44NJEA: 200,000 members
advocating for educators, students,
families, public schools,
and a better New Jersey for everyone.
Marie Blistan Sean M. Spiller Steve Beatty
President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer
Edward J. Richardson Steve Swetsky
™
Executive Director Assistant Executive Director
45INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
84 KEN
MORRIS, JR
85 PAUL P.
JOSEPHSON
The departing Paterson City The Duane Morris Attorney
Councilman and former head is an expert on transportation
of government affairs now serves and casino issues.
vice president of St. Joseph’s Hospital in his home
town of Paterson. An expert on Medicaid.
86 CARL
VAN HORN 87 DEBBIE
MANS
Distinguished Professor of The former head of the
Public Policy at Rutgers NY/NJ Baykeeper moved up
University’s Edward J. Boustein’s as the Deputy Commissioner of
School, Van Horn clears the field on the DEP, behind McCabe, and possesses
workforce, human resources, and employment environmental policy expertise, legislative skills,
policy issues. and organization credibility.
46&21*5$78/$7,216
-)(# &! )
#&&* - , &&###
+05+&'4 21.+%;/#-'45
33$*²%(67,1&/$66
)25INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
88 JONATHAN
SCHARFF
89 DAVID
BANDER
The Magyar-esque policy The bow-tied policy office
expert analyzes dynamics executive director at the
between the private sector, the Department of Labor and
regional economy, infrastructure and government Workforce Development – former chief of staff
policy for clients of top-notch firm Kivvit, to Senator Linda Greenstein – offers the whole
developing policy to guide advocacy on issues such package of policy and political expertise.
as the Transportation Trust Fund (Forward NJ),
technology innovation, gaming expansion,
economic development incentives, and the energy
master plan.
90 GRACE
STROM
POWER 91 AMOL
SINHA
It’s difficult to summon a The executive director of
name more wired into energy the ACLU-NJ, touting a
policy than the Mercer-based background in journalism and
Power, chief of staff for the Board of Public Utilities. law, is regarded as a constitutional rights expert.
4849
INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
92 JOHN
KINGSTON
93 MARC H.
PFEIFFER
The staffer supplies policy Senior policy fellow at
intel to his boss, Assembly Rutgers University’s
Minority Leader Jon Bramnick Bloustein Local Government
(R-21). Invaluable. Research Center, the program’s assistant director
has expertise in finance and property taxation,
public procurement, shared services and
consolidation, technology, energy, labor relations,
and general government administration. A go-to
finance guy.
94 CHRIS
CORSINI
95 PATRICIA
CAMPOS
MEDINA
The Savo Schalk attorney – The longtime Democratic
a municipal law expert – has Party leader, a PhD candi-
had a good year in the courtroom date, is an expert on labor and
defining himself as a go-to GOP legal mind on Hispanic issues and a deep-crevices driver for
election and ballot law. more Latino representation.
50INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
96 CHRISTINE
SADOVY
97 SARA
PENA
Heads up Planned The LUPE Fund staple
Parenthood Action Fund of serves as Director of the
New Jersey. Hispanic Policy Research Center.
98 UPENDRA
CHIVUKULA
99 ZACH
MCCUE
An engineer by trade, the Federal policy expert in
former assemblyman from the office of U.S. Senator
Franklin Township sits on the Board of Public Cory Booker (D-NJ).
Utilities and combines a rare knowledge base on
issues relating to science and technology.
51INSIDER 100 POLICYMAKERS 2018
100 ERICA
JEDYNAK
The State Director for Americans
for Prosperity is a leading expert in
tax impact issues. She racked a win just
this week with the Supreme Court decision in the
Janus case.
52You can also read
