WOMThe EPowNerful OF NEW JERSEY
SENATOR WEINBERG’S 2020 WOMEN’S POWER LIST
MAKE OUR STATE A BETTER PLACE! “THEY ARE THE MOVERS AND THE FEMINIST ACTIVISTS ”
They are the Department Heads , Chiefs of Staff , Media Gurus and the Lobbyists . They are the Real Women Power Brokers.
Loretta Weinberg NJ Senate Majority Leader
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TAMMY MURPHY First Lady of New Jersey
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SHEILA OLIVER Commissioner, NJ Department of Community Affairs
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ALISON ACCETTOLA ELAINE ADLER SUE ALTMAN NJ Senate Democratic Office Adler Aphasia Center NJ Executive Director, Working Families Party
HELEN ARCHONTOU SAILY M. AVELENDA, SHARON BALSAMO YWCA ESQ. NJ State Bar Association Exec. Dir, NJSDC/Chief of Staff, NJ Redistricting Committee
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SUSAN BASS LEVIN JANINE BAUER, ESQ. ROSEMARY BERNARDI The Cooper Foundation, Transportation Attorney Women's Political Caucus President & CEO
ANDREA BETANCOURT CHRISTINE NORBUT MARIE BLISTAN 200 Club BEYER NJEA Commissioner, NJ Dept. of Children and Families
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KATIE BRENNAN LAUREL BRENNAN NICOLA BOCOUR Chief of Staff, HMFA/Fellow RW NJ State AFL–CIO, Secretary, Giffords Johnson Foundation Culture of Treasurer Health Leaders Program
DEBORAH BOZARTH VICTORIA BROGAN DANA M. BURLEY New Jersey Association NJ Hospital Association Clerk of the General Assembly for Justice
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JULIE BUSBY CHRISSY BUTEAS RUTHI ZINN BYRNE Philadelphia Inquirer Gov't Relations, NJBIA Founder, Zinn Graves & Field Inc.
MARLENE CARIDE CATHLEEN D. BENNETT NANCY CANTOR Commissioner, NJ Dept. of NJ Hospital Association, Rutgers University Newark, Banking and Insurance President & CEO Chancellor
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LYNNE CHAIKEN LISA CHAPLAND JANNA CHERNETZ NJ Activist NJ State Bar Association Tri–State Transportation Campaign
RHODA CHODOSH LAURIE CLARK SISTER PATRICIA Republican Operative New Jersey Association of CODEY Osteopathic Physicians and Hospital Administrator
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JENNIFER M. COFFEY DR. SUSAN COLE KELLYANNE CONWAY Association of New Jersey Montclair State University, Former Advisor to President Environmental Commissions, President Trump Executive Director
TAI COOPER MICHELLE CORYELL DEBORAH CORNAVACA VP/NJEDA Office of Senate President Office of the Governor Steve Sweeney
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ELIZABETH COULTER CRISTINA CUTRONE SONIA DAS Dir of Public Health, Planned WEDO Bergen County AMG Parenthood Action Fund of NJ
ERICA DAUGHTREY JENNY DAVIS MARILYN DAVIS Office of Congressman Albio PANYNJ Altice Sires
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MICHELLE D eANGELO AMY DEGISE SONIA DELGADO Scheduler, Governor Murphy Chairwoman, Hudson County Partner, PPAG Democratic Organization
ANGELA DELLI SANTI BARBARA DEMARCO TRACIE DESARNO NJ Department of Labor Porzio Government Affairs Public Strategies Impact
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BRIDGET DEVANE JULIE DIAZ PATRICIA DICOSTANZO Public Policy Director, HPAE Chief of Staff, NJ Department Bergen County Superintendent of Labor of Elections
MICHELE DIIORGI JUDY DISTLER BETH DOHM Chief of Staff, Bergen County Teaneck International Film Kaufman Zita Group Executive, James Tedesco Festival, Co–Founder
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LINDA DUBOIS DIANE DU BRULE ROSI EFTHIM Salem County Republican Director of Development, Blue Jersey Chair ACLU-NJ
KARIN ELKIS ROSA FARIAS BRENDA FLANAGAN Optimus Partners Deputy Executive Director, NJTV Casino Reinvestment Dev. Authority
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DEBBIE FRANCICA JANICE FULLER SUE FULTON Chief of Staff, Office of the Anbaric Commissioner, NJ Motor Senate Majority Leader Vehicle Commission Loretta Weinberg
BARBARA GEORGE NAOMI GEWIRTZ BARBARA GITENSTEIN JOHNSON Adler Aphasia Center Association of Governing Thomas Edison State Boards of Universities and University, Executive Director Colleges
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GAIL GORDON TRISH GRABER C.J. GRIFFIN, ESQ. GOP Fundraiser NJ Department of Banking and OPRA Attorney Specialist Insurance
DIANE GUTIERREZ- PHOEBE HADDON BRIGID HARRISON SCACCETTI Rutgers University-Camden, Montclair State University Commissioner, NJ Dept of Chancellor Transportation
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MELISSA HAYES LYNN HAINES KELLY HEYBOER North Jersey Transportation AMG NJ Advance Media Planning Authority
LYNDA HINKLE JEANETTE HOFFMAN DEBORAH HOWLETT Law Offices of Lynda L. Hinkle Marathon Public Affairs, University of Delaware President
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MICHELE JAKER KATIE JENNINGS LORRAINE JOEWONO MBI-GluckShaw Politico Director, Bergen County Division of Senior Services
CAROLE JOHNSON LISA MIZRAHI KAADO MARLENE Commissioner, NJ Dept of Women’s Political Caucus KALAYILPARAMPIL Human Services New Jersey Medical Society
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CAROL KATZ KATE KING KAREN KOMINSKY Katz Government Affairs, Wall Street Journal CLB Partners Founder
ANDREA KATZ SARA LEE KESSLE JEANNINE LARUE Chief of Staff, Commissioner, TV/Radio personality Sr. VP, Kaufman Zita Group NJ Human Services
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MARY JO LAYTON STEPHANIE LAGOS ADELE H. LATOURETTE Hackensack Meridian Health Chief of Staff, First Lady, Director, HUNGER FREE NJ Tammy Murphy
LAUREN LALICON WENDY LAZARUS SARAH LECHNER Office of the First Lady, Director, Gov't Relations/Public Hackensack Meridian Health Tammy Murphy Affairs – Pfizer
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CLAUDINE LEONE KATHERINE KAY LICAUSI Government Affairs LANDERGAN Hoboken Strategy Group, Consulting, Principal Politico President & CEO
EVELYN LIEBMAN SUSAN K. LIVIO KELLY STEWART MAER AARPNJ NJ Advance Media Capital Health Systems
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PAULA MADISON JENNIFER MANCUSO LISA MANDELBLATT President, Bergen-Passaic Fair Share Hospitals Tom Malinowski for Congress Chapter of the National Collaborative, Executive Coalition of 100 Black Women Director
AMY MANSUE SAMANTHA MARCUS MARCIA MARLEY CEO & President, Inspira NJ Advance Media Blue Wave NJ, President Health
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ANNA MARTINEZ MARISSA MARZANO SABEEN MASIH State Director, NJ Division Head of Communications VP of Public Affairs, Capital on Women for NJCASA Impact Groupin NJ Politics
LAURA MATOS MARCELA MAZIARZ CATHERINE MCCABE NJ General Manager, Kivvit & Deputy Commissioner, NJ Commissioner, NJ Department Board President LUPE PAC Department of Health of Environmental Protection
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LAURIE MCCABE KATE MCDONNELL PATTI MCGUIRE Office of Senator Joe Vitale Deputy Chief Counsel, Princeton Public Affairs and Assemblyman Craig Governor's Office Couglin
BERNADETTE DR. PATRICIA CAMPOS LINDA METZGER MCPHERSON MEDINA Secretary of the NJ Senate Millenium Strategies Co-Exec Director Worker Institute ILR Cornell University
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AUDREY MEYERS KELLY MOOI MAGGIE MORAN The Valley Health System, NJBPU Kivvit, Managing Partner President & CEO
RITZY MORALEZ ROBIN MORANTE HANNA MORI District Director, Office of NJ Judiciary, Chief of Court Office of Senator Cory Booker Congressman William Pascrell and Judicial Security
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DENA MOTTOLA JANICE MIRONOV TRICIA MUELLER JABORSKA Chairwoman – Mercer County CLB Partners NJ Citizen Action Democratic Organization
ELIZABETH MAHER MARY NOONAN LYNN NOWAK MUOIO Chief of Staff, Office of Porzio Government Affairs NJ State Treasurer Congressman Chris Smith
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JULIE O'BRIEN THERESA O’CONNOR BEA O'ROURKE WEDO Bergen County/Director, Bergen County Deputy Longtime Activist Bergen County Office of Superintendent of Elections Children
SHANTÉ PALMER DEBBIE PARKS DR. LAUREN Gov't Relations, Montclair State International VP, AFSCME PECCORALO University Leonia Action Alliance
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JUDITH PERSICHILLI JEAN PIERCE CRYSTAL PRUITT Commissioner, NJ Depart - Public Policy Staff, HPAE Deputy Director for Clean ment of Health Energy Equity at BPU
ARLENE QUINONES LISA RANDALL, ESQ. JEAN RIMBACH PEREZ Commissioner, Bergen County The Bergen Record DeCotiis, FitzPatrick and Cole / Improvement Authority & Hunterdon County Democratic Member Committee, Chairwoman
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MARY KAY ROBERTS IDIDA RODRIGUEZ LARA RODRIGUEZ Riker Danzig 1868 Public Affairs Bergen County Freeholder Board
JULIE ROGINSKY PAULA ROGOVIN DONNA RORER Co-Founder, Lift Our Voices Activist NJ Senate Majority Office
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BARBARA ROSEN HETTY ROSENSTEIN DAWNE ROWE 1st Vice President, HPA NJ Director, CWA Chairwoman, Sussex County Democratic Committee
LORI SACKLER CHRISTINE SADOVY PHYLLIS SALOWE– Bergen Indivisible, Founder Chief of Staff, Board of Public KAYE & President Utilities NJ Citizen Action, Executive Director
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PEG SCHAFFER JENN SCIORTINO MARSHA SHAPIRO AND Vice Chair, NJ Democratic NJ Department of Treasury LOUISE WALPIN State Committe Marriage Equality Activists / STAND Central NJ
CHRISTINE SHIPLEY CAROL ANN SHORT MILLY SILVA Executive Director, NJ Senate CEO - NJ Builders Association SEIU Local 1199 Minority Office
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CARLY SITRIN NANCY ERIKA SMITH RASHEIDA SMITH Politico Smith Mullin P.C. Dunton Consulting
ANTONIA SPANO LILO STAINTON CHRISTINE STEARNS Pam's List NJ Spotlight Gibbons P.C.
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CANDY STRAIGHT GRACE STROM POWER LISA TAKEUCHI- Republican Fundraiser / VP, Regulatory Affairs at CULLEN Producer of Film “Equity” Homeserve USA Leonia Action Alliance / NBC TV Writer
JENNIFER TAYLOR PATRICIA TEFFEN - DIANE TESTA NJ Assembly Majority Office HART One of two women on the NJ Exec. Dir, NJ Coalition Against Redistricting Commission Sexual Assault
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RENEE TRABERT ANN TWOMEY BRIANA VANNOZZI Office of the Senate Minority President, HPAE (retired) NJTV Leader Tom Kean
JENNIFER VELEZ MARY WACHTER DEBBIE WALSH RWJBarnabas Health Genentech Center for American Women and Politics, Director
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ROBIN WALTON LINDY WASHBURN TAHESHA WAY Thomas Edison State The Bergen Record Secretary of State of New University Jersey
SHARI WEINER KATIE WERTHEIMER DEBBIE WHITE Murphy McKeon P.C. Chief of Staff, Asw Valerie President, HPAE Huttle
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MELANIE COLLEEN WILSON ANNA WONG WILLOUGHBY The Bergen Record Progressive Activist/Organizer Executive Director, NJ Business Action Center
CATHERINE YAXLEY ELISE YOUNG KATE ZERNIKE Vice President, Holy Name Bloomberg The New York Times Medical Center
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CECILIA ZALKIND TRISH ZITA CHRISTINA ZUK Advocates for Children of NJ, Kaufman Zita Princeton Public Affairs Group President & CEO
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