Members Bios
Jeff Bader
Jeff Bader A graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and president of the graduating class of 1977. Jeff started his own company Golden Carriers over 32 years ago, and today he is a successful businessman employing over 50 people. He also serves as the elected President of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers, an organization that accounts for over 75% of the intermodal traffic in the ports of New York and New Jersey. In addition he has been a councilman in the Borough of Woodcliff Lake since 1990.
Jeff is married to Gerilyn and has three children, a son attending the University of Hartford, a daughter attending the University of Michigan and a daughter attending Pascack Hills High school.
Tonio Burgos
President, Tonio Burgos & Associates
With almost four decades of government, civic involvement and legislative affairs experience, Tonio Burgos brings unique insight and a comprehensive understanding of how to get results on behalf of clients.
Eighteen years ago, Mr. Burgos founded the firm which bears his name with a simple mission in mind: A commitment to integrity and a focus on delivering results for his clients. Today he is a valued counselor to some of the country’s most influential organizations, companies and civic leaders.
As top-rated consulting firm in the tri-state region, Tonio Burgos & Associates, Inc. (TB&A) along with its affiliates, Tonio Burgos & Associates of New Jersey, LLC, and NYPROCOA, Inc., have successfully worked with clients on a wide range of projects in both the public and private sector.
In 1983, New York Governor Mario Cuomo appointed Mr. Burgos Director of Executive Services. Mr. Burgos long association with the Governor began with the Governor’s service as Secretary of State and continued during his tenure as Lieutenant Governor. Mr. Burgos also served as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and as a Director of the Path Commuter Rail System.
In 2002, New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey appointed Mr. Burgos Vice Chairman of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and a member of the School Construction Corporation. Mr. Burgos was also chosen as Treasurer of the Camden Economic Recovery Board, as well as a Commissioner of the Israel Trade Commission.
In addition to running TB&A, Mr. Burgos is an active leader in many civic organizations and causes. In 1995, President Bill Clinton appointed Mr. Burgos to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
New York Governor George Pataki appointed Mr. Burgos a member of the Advisory Committee of Lower Manhattan Economic Development Corporation on Transportation issues. He is a member of the New York City Partnership, the Board of New York City & Company and its Executive Committee. He serves, as well, on the Steering Committee of the Association for Better New York (ABNY). He is also a member of the New York Building Congress Foundation and the Governor’s Island Advisory Committee.
Currently Mr. Burgos is a member of the New York City Latin Media Entertainment Commission and is a Governor of the New York Building Foundation. He serves on the Board of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and is a member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for New Jersey.
Timothy R. Comerford
President, PSE+G Area Development LLC, Manager, PSE+G Area Development Department.
Timothy R. Comerford is Manager of the PSE&G’s Area Development Department and President of the PSEG Area Development LLC and its two subsidiaries: PSEG SiteFinders LLC and PSEG Economic Development Services LLC.
PSEG Area Development LLC was created by one of the most experienced, effective and nationally recognized utility economic development departments in the country, with over 75 years of promoting the economic health of New Jersey. In his capacity as Manager of Area Development, Tim is responsible for all aspects of PSE&G’s economic development program. These activities include business attraction, expansion and retention. As President of PSEG Area Development LLC, he leads two functionally focused subsidiaries based on strategic alliances with qualified economic development services providers. Both subsidiaries have been created to enhance client services and generate revenue to support PSE&G’s on-going economic development activities.
He is was also directly involved with New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan, Portfields initiative and Advantage Newark program. He spearheaded establishment of PSE&G’s New Millennium Economic Development Fund (a $30 million loan program designed to provide gap financing and capitalize State incentives for companies expanding or relocating to New Jersey), as well as numerous New Jersey “Smart Growth” and “Brownfields” development projects, and a growing number of “Green” initiatives.
PSE&G’s economic development programs actively promote the State as an outstanding business location through multi-media promotional campaigns that include advertising in business publications, direct marketing, trade shows and conferences, editorial placement, and the Internet. Under Tim’s leadership PSE&G’s economic development activities have been instrumental in bringing literally thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in investment into the State.
In addition to his PSE&G responsibilities, Tim is heavily involved with regional issues and initiatives. He is currently President of CoreNet New Jersey and serves on the New Jersey Committee of the Regional Plan Association, a trustee of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), Chairman of the Newark Special Improvement District (SID), and a member of the New Jersey Smart Growth Coalition, which is composed of 15 major business, environmental, and labor organizations that actively promote legislative initiatives to stimulate New Jersey’s economy.
He is past President of the national Utility Economic Development Association (UEDA), the New Jersey Industrial Development Association, the Northeastern Economic Development Association, and the New Jersey Chapter of NACORE. He serves as an Officer on the Board of the Morris County Economic Development Corporation, is a member of the New Jersey Shore Partnership, the ACE mentoring program, and also serves on the Board of Regents of Felician College and the Somerset County Business Partnership.
Joseph Curto
President, New York Shipping Association
Joseph Curto is the President of the New York Shipping Association, Inc., appointed in September, 2009. Approaching his 40th year in the maritime industry in the Port of New York and New Jersey, Mr. Curto began his career in 1970 as a management trainee with United States Lines, then one of the largest steamship lines in the Port of New York. In 1972, he joined Maher Terminals and has spent the last thirty seven years in various positions within the company. In 2007 he was named President of Maher Terminals LLC.
During his tenure at Maher, Mr. Curto participated in the transformation of Maher’s facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey which resulted in creating the Port’s largest container cargo facility. In addition, he was instrumental in developing and managing Maher’s new container terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Mr. Curto was an integral part of the Maher team that conceived and implemented a number of innovative cargo handling practices which are now standard industry practices. His varied responsibilities at Maher included labor relations functions as well as management over issues of broader industry importance including port-region infrastructure, maritime security, and workplace safety.
Mr. Curto served as a key member on a number of industry boards on a national and international basis, and participated as a Trustee on a number of Taft-Hartley Funds and Plans.
Mr. Curto resides in Spring Lake, New Jersey with his wife Deborah. The Curto’s are the proud parents of Thomas, Theresa, and Veronica and the doting grandparents of Joseph, Patrick, Victoria, and Nicholas.
Joseph A. Fiordaliso
Senior Advisor, Tonio Burgos & Associates
As a Senior Advisor for Tonio Burgos & Associates, Inc. (TB&A), Joe Fiordaliso draws on his experience in legislative issues, public policy and government affairs, a rich background that gives him a unique understanding of client interests and the analytical skills to help guide them towards their goals. During his tenure with TB&A, Fiordaliso has successfully engineered the passage of legislation for clients in a range of industries, including insurance firms and recycling companies.
Fiordaliso is spearheading the lobbying and outreach effort on behalf of a national federation of organized labor unions to reform the trucking network that supports port operations in the New Jersey-New York region. This initiative is intended to reduce harmful truck emissions, improve working conditions for truck drivers, improve truck safety and result in cleaner air and improved public health for communities adjacent to port facilities.
Fiordaliso has also successfully navigated the owner of a large power plant based in Southern New Jersey through a maze of regulatory hurdles at the State and Federal levels including compliance with an ACO signed by the plant’s previous owner. He has engaged key decision-makers in government and the private sector to support the owner’s ambitious plan to repower the plant using aggressive pollution-fighting technology, resulting in a cleaner, lower emission plant and also protecting New Jersey’s energy security.
Prior to joining TB&A, Fiordaliso was Chief of Staff to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), serving two governors. In this role, Fiordaliso helped manage an agency with over 3,800 employees, an annual operating budget of $90 million, and an annual capital program of $3.2 billion. He was directly responsible for the development and implementation of the Department’s legislative and regulatory agenda and policies, intergovernmental affairs, and strategic communications and media relations.
Fiordaliso played a key role in advancing Governor Corzine’s plan to reform and replenish New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). This effort resulted in the largest annual capital program in New Jersey’s history and made critical reforms to guarantee that transportation funds would be used only for transportation purposes. This effort also allowed New Jersey to move forward with plans to construct a second mass transit tunnel – Access to the Region’s Core, or ARC - under the Hudson River.
Fiordaliso helped craft a landmark $74 million Pedestrian Safety initiative, which distinguishes New Jersey as the only state with a program specifically line-itemed for pedestrian safety.
Fiordaliso fought to maintain a strict cap on capacity expansion projects, instead focusing on the repair and rehabilitation of existing roads and bridges. This “Fix-it-First” policy has become a significant component of New Jersey’s Smart Growth agenda.
Fiordaliso led the development and rollout of the Department’s Future in Transportation (NJFIT) initiative. NJFIT is intended to end a reliance on highway widening as a solution to congestion by linking transportation and land use planning.
Fiordaliso was centrally involved with other congestion relief measures including the implementation of Governor McGreevey’s initiative to double the number of Transit Villages and double the Park & Ride capacity in New Jersey. He worked to develop innovative solutions to prevent congestion and sprawl on the Route 57 corridor in Warren County and also oversaw the re-writing of New Jersey’s arcane Highway Access Code to close loopholes exploited by developers to advance sprawl development.
Prior to his service in state government, Fiordaliso was the Associate Director of Government Affairs for Princeton University. He managed federal legislative affairs for the University – which receives over $150 million annually in federal research dollars. He played a prominent role in representing the University’s U.S. Department of Energy-affiliated research laboratory before Congress, the Executive Branch and Federal agencies. This work was especially rewarding as the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a global leader in plasma physics and fusion research, has a number of important applications for future energy production and security.
Fiordaliso began his professional career as an aide-de-camp to Congressman and then-Senator Bob Torricelli. Fiordaliso rose to a senior policy position, advising and representing the Senator on key policy issues. He helped deliver millions in annual federal appropriations to New Jersey for the revitalization of urban parks, the deepening of New Jersey’s ports, the rehabilitation of New Jersey’s beaches, and the preservation of farmland and the protection of the threatened Highlands region.
Fiordaliso’s signature achievement during his tenure was playing a pivotal role in the Senate’s passage of the School Environment Protection Act (SEPA). Unanimous passage of this landmark legislation represented the first time that the chemical industry and advocacy groups had reached consensus on notification requirements related to the application of pesticides in and around schools. Fiordaliso handled all facets of this legislative effort, including leading negotiations among stakeholders, assisting in the bill’s drafting, working closely with Senate leadership to secure support, and solidifying final agreement on the bill by securing written support of representatives of the chemical industry and the advocacy community.
Fiordaliso also led the effort to bring to the Senate floor an amendment to ban deadly steel-jawed-leghold traps in the United States. This important species protection measure was supported by a multitude of advocacy groups and resulted in a spirited floor debate in the Senate.
Born and raised in Essex County New Jersey, Fiordaliso earned a Bachelor of Arts from Gettysburg College. Today he lives with his wife and two daughters in New York City.
William Goetz
William G. M. Goetz is Resident Vice President with CSX Transportation, a company operating the largest railroad in the Eastern United States.
Mr. Goetz’s entire professional career has been in the freight railroad industry, spanning over thirty years with Consolidated Rail Corporation and CSX Corporation. Among his accomplishments are a network of modern railroad terminals constructed between 1993 and 2007, several public-private partnerships, and agreements to improve public safety and community relations in urban areas.
Mr. Goetz is a board member of the Schuylkill River Development Corporation in Philadelphia. He is also a board member of Transportation Research Forum’s New York City Chapter and member of New York University’s Rudin Center Transportation Council.
Recognizing his involvement with public education, he is the honorary principal of Public School 26 in New York City.
Mr. Goetz graduated from the Boston University School of Management and the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He and his wife Susan reside in Bala Cynwyd, PA and New York City.
Richard F.X. Johnson
Matrix: Senior Vice President – Development, Partner
Education:
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Masters in Business Administration, Real Estate Finance
University of Notre Dame, Bachelor of Architecture
Management Responsibilities:
Mr. Johnson joined Matrix in 1990, and is currently the partner-in-charge of all design and construction activities for warehouse/distribution facilities and the development of office and mixed use projects within the Matrix portfolio, with a particular focus on urban development / redevelopment opportunities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Over his nineteen years with Matrix, Mr. Johnson has directed the company's involvement in some of the region's most challenging urban mixed-use developments and significant build-to-suit corporate campuses: the Matrix Newark Riverfront Center project, containing almost 900,000 SF of office space, 500 residential units, a 1,100 space parking structure and support retail; the 1,520,000 SF multi-phase $350 million headquarters of RCN Corporation in Lawrenceville, NJ (now owned by Bristol Myers Squibb); the 435,000 SF $40 million consolidated North American headquarters of Okidata in Mt. Laurel, NJ; the 300,000 SF $65 million four-phase Advanta Corporation Campus in Horsham, PA; the 486,000 SF $75 million headquarters facility for General Instrument Corporation (now Motorola) in Horsham, PA, and the 475,000 SF $65 million headquarters for Cendant Mortgage in Mt. Laurel, NJ.
Mr. Johnson also has extensive experience in development consulting, and with sustainable design processes, specifically the use of renewable energy solutions in warehouse/distribution center buildings. He also has been involved in major public policy initiatives at the state level, focused on urban infrastructure, parking structures and implementing Public-Private Partnerships for economic development.
Experience:
Before joining Matrix, Mr. Johnson was partner-in-charge of Princeton Forrestal Village, an award winning $180 million mixed-use “urban village” containing office, retail, hotel and childcare uses in Plainsboro, NJ. He also directed the development of two urban high-rise buildings: the ARA Tower at Reading Center, a $110 million 720,000 SF mixed-use project in Center City Philadelphia, and Redwood Tower, a 230,000 SF office building developed utilizing the "air-rights" of an historic building in downtown Baltimore. Prior to his development experience, Mr. Johnson was a registered architect working on projects for The Kling Partnership in Philadelphia and the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Professional Affiliations & Involvements:
• Board of Trustees & Executive Committee, Nation’sPort
• Board of Trustees & Executive Committee, New Jersey Future
• Board of Trustees & Executive Committee, Newark Real Estate Board
• Member, NJDEP Permit Efficiency Task Force
• Member, NJDCA Housing Task Force
• Member, NAIOP/USGBC Task Force for Sustainable Design
• Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Richard M. Larrabee
Director, Port Commerce Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Richard M. Larrabee is the Director of the Port Commerce Department of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He oversees the management and operation of the major marine terminal facilities within the Port of New York and New Jersey, the largest port on the East Coast of North America, which handled 88 million tons of cargo in 2008, and approximately 5.3 million teu’s (twenty-foot equivalent units). These facilities include:
• The Port Newark/Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal complex in Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey;
• The Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn, New York;
• The Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Staten Island, New York; and
• Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal in Jersey City and Bayonne, New Jersey.
Mr. Larrabee manages a multi-billion dollar port redevelopment program that includes reinvestment in marine terminal facilities, deepening harbor channels and berths, improving intermodal connections and protecting sensitive marine environments. The redevelopment program is positioning the Port of New York and New Jersey to accommodate future growth that is projected to double over the next decade and could quadruple by 2040.
Prior to joining the Port Authority, Richard Larrabee held the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard. He served as Commander First Coast Guard District in Boston, MA, where he oversaw all Coast Guard operations in the Northeast United States. Over his thirty-two year Coast Guard career, Rear Admiral Larrabee held a variety of operational and staff assignments, including command at sea and shore assignments. He has received two Distinguished Service Medals and three Legion Merit awards.
Mr. Larrabee holds a Master of Science degree in Ocean Engineering from the University of Rhode Island and a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Coast Guard Academy.
Gil Medina
Executive Director, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Attorney, CPA and licensed Real Estate Broker who has developed extensive expertise in management, sales, business development, technology, and regulatory matters as:
• Business development professional for a VOIP telecommunications company
• Business development professional for a global real estate company
• Legal counsel to a major federal department
• Elected official
• Practicing attorney and CPA
• President and General Counsel of a Biotechnology company
• Senior Manager at a global real estate company
• Board member of several for- profit and non-profit corporations
• Policy Advisor to city, state and federal bodies
• New Jersey Secretary of Commerce
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. – C&W is the world’s largest privately held commercial real estate services firm
• 8/1/05 to Present – Executive Managing Director: Responsible for managing Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey operations consisting of three offices in Western, Central and Northern New Jersey. Accountable for operations and business development for all of the service lines offered by the firm, including Commercial, Industrial, and Retail Brokerage Services; Asset Services; Property and Project Management; Financial Services; Valuation Advisory Services, and Consulting.
• 9/1/02 to 7/31/05 – Director of Cushman & Wakefield’s Technology Enterprise Group: Responsible for providing and coordinating integrated solutions to government, private and academic research organizations and corporations seeking R&D, high-tech pilot production or manufacturing facilities.
Previous Positions:
• Secretary of Commerce for the State of New Jersey
• President/General Counsel start-up Biotechnology firm
• Vice President Marketing Voice Over IP Firm
• Manager with two Regional Accounting Firms
• Litigation Attorney, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Current Board Memberships
For Profit:
• Solix Corporation – Chairman of the Human Resource Committee: Solix is an industry-leading provider of “process outsourcing services” focusing on state, county and local, government markets. The company develops and maintains the complex IT systems and software that allows it to manage voluminous collections and disbursement processes.
• Custom Spine, Inc.: Custom Spine designs, produces and distributes industry leading spinal implants and instruments
• Critical Links, Inc. – Advisory Board: Critical Links is a venture backed company headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey, with offices in Portugal, the United Kingdom and India. Critical Links develops and markets a Unified Communications Appliance that provides voice and data communication services required by enterprises out of a single remotely managed device
Governmental/Quasi-Governmental:
• Appointed by Governor Jon S. Corzine to the New Jersey Real Estate Advisory Board.
• Appointed by Governor Jon S. Corzine to the Financial Restructuring and Debt Reduction Campaign Steering Committee
• Puerto Rico Science Research and Technology Trust - Board of Trustees Vice Chairperson
• New Jersey Network Foundation Board of Trustees
Trade Associations:
• New Jersey Chamber of Commerce: Executive Committee
• National Association of Industrial and Office Properties – New Jersey: BoD
• Biotechnology Industry Organization of New Jersey: Advisor to Board of Trustees
Academic:
• Rutgers University School of Business - Advisory Board
• Thomas Edison State College Foundation - BoD
• Bergen Community College Meadowlands Campus Advisory Board - Chairperson
Professional Achievements/ Other Appointments:
• 2009 - Selected as one of New Jersey Monthly Magazine’s 101 most influential people in the state. NJ Monthly compiled the names of people, from the arts to politics. To arrive at the Power 101, the editors and writers polled sources from all the beats they cover. The goal was to identify the individuals with the most impact on the way we live in New Jersey
• 2000 - Served on the Informal Experts Group on IP Telephony of the International Telecommunication Union's World Policy Forum on IP Telephony. Presenter at the Policy Forum. Resource person for the ITU, the Federal Communications Commission and the US Department of State on telecommunications policy.
• 2003 - Biotechnology Council of New Jersey Distinguished Service Award.
• 1999 - Received awards from various important trade associations including: The Biotechnology Industry Organization (State Executive of the Year); the National Association of Industrial and Commercial Properties (Industry Service Award); and Hispanic Business Magazine 100 most influential Hispanics.
• 1999 - The President of Brazil conferred the Rank of Commander in the Order of Cruzeiro do Sul. This is the highest honor bestowed on foreign nationals by the Republic of Brazil, in recognition of valuable services rendered to the Republic and its citizens.
• Elected Delegate-at-Large to the 1996 and 2000 Republican National Conventions.
• Co-Chairman, New Jersey State Republican Committee.
• Served on numerous blue ribbon boards and commissions including a three-year term as a City
• Councilman in the City of Camden, New Jersey.
• Appointed by former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell (subsequently Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Governor of Pennsylvania) to serve on several blue ribbon boards in Philadelphia.
• Media: Regular guest for over a decade on Inside Story, a political talk show on ABC’s Philadelphia affiliate.
Michael Allen Seeve
President, Mountain Development Corp.
Michael Allen Seeve is the President and a principal of regional developer Mountain Development Corp., a private real estate concern with ownership interests in a portfolio of commercial properties throughout the metropolitan region totaling approximately five million square feet. Michael oversees the firm's financing and acquisition activities and is the firm's primary representative in dealings with its lenders and partners. Michael oversees the team of the professionals at MDC, coordinates the efforts of the departments within the firm and has taken the lead in many of the firm's charitable activities and governmental relations. More detailed information about MDC can be found on our website: www.mountaindevelopment.com
Mountain Development Corp., founded in 1979, acquires properties on behalf of its principals and for a select group of investors. MDC was recognized by the New Jersey chapter of NAIOP, a well-regarded association of real estate owners, as Developer of the Year in 1993 and a second time in 2006. The firm's portfolio consists largely of office campuses, distribution and warehouse properties and enclosed malls, including, amongst other projects:
1. Garret Mountain, a three building office park in West Paterson, New Jersey,
2. 80 West 40th Street, the Bryant Park Studios Building in New York City,
3. One Diamond Hill Road; the Summit Medical Group’s headquarters in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey,
4. 100 Hamilton Plaza in Paterson, New Jersey,
5. One Waterview Drive in Shelton, Connecticut,
6. The Eastfield Mall in Springfield, Massachusetts,
7. 100 Delawanna Avenue in Clifton, New Jersey,
8. 500 BIC Drive in Milford Connecticut,
9. The McClellan Distribution Center in Newark, New Jersey;
10. The Eastern Hills Mall in Buffalo, New York, and
11. Valley Forge Corporate Center, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Michael holds several leadership positions with regional institutions:
1. Chairman of the William Paterson University Foundation;
2. Trustee and Vice President, New Jersey Chapter of the NAIOP;
3. Chairman of the Barnert Hospital Foundation Board;
4. Chairman of the Downtown Paterson Special Improvement District; and
5. Past Chairman of the Alexander Hamilton Academy Foundation.
Michael was recognized as Barnert Hospital’s Man of the Year at their 2006 Gala and, also in 2006, was named one of “Forty Under 40” honorees by NJ BIZ, a New Jersey business magazine and received the same recognition in 2005 by Real Estate New Jersey magazine.
Michael graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and lives in Upper Montclair, New Jersey with his wife Veronica and their two sons.
Joan Verplanck
President, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
Joan Verplanck is president of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, a 98-year-old Trenton-based business advocacy organization.
Joan was instrumental creating the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, which was established to build a highly qualified workforce through innovative collaborations with K-12 education and the workforce training and preparation system. An officer of the foundation, she provides guidance and resources that enable programs that motivate students to be better prepared for college and life (LearnDoEarn.org) and that improve employment opportunities for qualified individuals with disabilities. Several programs of the Foundation are nationally acclaimed and are being used or replicated by organizations around the country.
Joan ranked No. 58 on the PoliticsNJ Power List, which lists the state’s 100 most influential. She was named one of the state's ten most powerful women in business by the Star-Ledger in 2006 and 2002. In 2004, she was named by New Jersey Monthly magazine as one of five “business power players.” She is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Alain Daniels Civic Responsibility Award from the Center for Civic Responsibility, the Lewis R. Applegate Outstanding Business Leader Award by the New Jersey Society for Environmental, Economic Development (NJ SEED), the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award for Women of Vision (WPC), and the Virginia Apgar Award (March of Dimes).
Joan was appointed by Acting Governor Richard Codey to the New Jersey Employment Security Council. She serves on the executive committee of the U.S. Chamber Foundation and Nation’sPort. Joan also serves on the Boards of Maser Consulting, the Center for Civic Responsibility and the Clean Communities Council. She served on the Economic Development Authority Board and the Board of Elizabethtown Water Company until its sale to Thames Water UK in 2000. She has served on the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was the first woman to chair the National Board of Trustees of the Institutes for Organization Management, a continuing education program of the U.S. Chamber.
Prior to accepting her position with the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Joan spent eight years as the first female president of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce and ten years managing chambers of commerce in Rhode Island.
