NJPSA Legislative Conference March 23, 2018 Biographies Keynote Presenters strategy development and execution, organizational and operational change management, emergency Jared Maples, Director, New Jersey operations response, internal security investigations Office of Homeland Security and and personnel protection in high threat environments. Preparedness Director Maples was fortunate to travel around the world on behalf of the US Government, including Jared Maples was sworn in as Director many deployments to areas of active hostilities. of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) on January In 2014, Director Maples was appointed to the Board 16, 2018. In his role, he serves as the federally of Trustees for the Government Employee Voluntary designated Homeland Security Advisor (HSA) to Investment Fund. As a Trustee, Director Maples and the Governor and is the Cabinet-level executive the rest of the Board maintain exclusive responsibility responsible for coordinating and leading New for the investment of nearly $300 million in assets Jersey’s Counterterrorism, Cybersecurity, and across Growth, Aggressive, Index, and Income funds. Emergency Preparedness efforts. Director Maples serves as Chair of the NJ Domestic Director Maples joined NJOHSP in January 2016 as Security Preparedness Task Force (DSPTF) and is Director of the Division of Administration. The Division an Executive Member of the NJ Joint Terrorism Task of Administration encompasses all information Force (JTTF), Philadelphia Joint Terrorism Task Force technology and security, human resources, facilities (JTTF), the Port of NY/NJ Area Maritime Security management, and financial activities for the Office, Committee (AMSC), and the Oyster Creek Safety including oversight of millions of dollars in federal Advisory Panel. Additionally, Director Maples is Co- homeland security grant funding. Chair of the Statewide Public Safety Communications Commission and serves on the National Governors Prior to joining NJOHSP, Director Maples spent Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC). over a decade at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a variety of leadership roles and previously Director Maples holds an MBA from Georgetown worked at the US Department of Defense in the University, a Bachelor’s degree from Villanova Office of the Secretary of Defense. As a seasoned University, and an Associate’s degree from Valley intelligence officer, his career focused on executive Forge Military College. NEW JERSEY PRINCIPALS AND SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION 1 Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D., SAM ensures university products are manufactured under President and CEO fair labor standards. An 18-year resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Ms. Lampitt was elected to the Cherry Hill Described by NBC as the “prodigy” of drug Township Council in 2003 after serving on the township politics and policy, Kevin A. Sabet, PhD, is Zoning Board. She and her husband, Charles, have an author, consultant, former advisor to three U.S. pres- two children, a daughter, Ilene, and a son, Andrew. As idential administrations, assistant professor, and serves a candidate for Assembly, the Assemblywoman volun- as the President and CEO of SAM (Smart Approaches teered to take part in the “Fair and Clean Elections” pilot to Marijuana Action), which he founded with former program, which is intended to rid the election process Congressman Patrick Kennedy in 2013. He has stud- of the influence of special interest money. She was part ied, researched, written about, and implemented drug of the first campaign team in state history to qualify as policy for almost 20 years. He has worked in the Clinton “clean candidates” under the program. (2000), Bush (2002-2003) Administrations, and in 2011 he stepped down after serving more than two years as the senior advisor to President Obama’s drug control Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-27), director, having been the only drug policy staffer to have Assembly Education Committee ever served as a political appointee in a Democrat and (Vice Chair) Republican administration. He has appeared since at the Aspen Ideas and New Yorker festivals, on the Or- Assemblywoman Mila Jasey has served ganization of American States blue ribbon commission in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2007, advising hemispheric drug policy, and in hundreds of where she represents the 27th Legislative District forums and discussions promoting the ideas outlined in which includes parts of Essex County. The Assembly- his first book, Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About woman serves on the Assembly Education Committee Marijuana, published by Beaufort. He has been featured as Vice Chair, the Assembly Higher Education Com- on the front page of the New York Times and in virtually mittee as Chair, the Housing and Local Government every major media publication and news channel on the Committee as Vice Chair, and the Joint Committee on subject of drug policy. the Public Schools, where she chairs the Subcommit- tee on School Choice. She is a member of the Depart- ment of Education’s Council on Equity and Diversity. Legislative Panel Prior to becoming an Assemblyperson, Mila served on the consolidated South Orange/Maplewood Board of Education for three terms. She also served as a mem- Assembly Education Committee ber of the Essex Regional Services Commission, Es- sex County School Boards Association, and the New Jersey School Boards Association. Assemblywoman Assemblywoman Pam Lampitt Jasey is one of only two nurses in the Legislature. Ja- (D-6), Chair, Assembly Education sey holds a BA degree in History from Barnard College Committee and an MS in Nursing from Pace University. She is a Assemblywoman Pamela Rosen Lampitt thirty-year resident of South Orange. has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 10, 2006, where she represents the 6th legisla- Assemblyman Ralph Caputo tive district which includes parts of Burlington and Cam- (D-28), Assembly Education den counties. In addition to serving as Assembly Educa- Committee tion Chair and as Vice Chair of the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, she also serves as Deputy Assemblyman Ralph R. Caputo has Speaker. The Assemblywoman was born in Natick, served in the New Jersey General Assembly since Massachusetts and graduated from Johnson & Wales January 8, 2008, where he represents the 28th University with a degree in Culinary Arts and Manage- Legislative District which includes parts of Essex ment. She has worked at the University of Pennsylvania County The Assemblyman, in addition to serving on the for 25 years, and currently is the General Manager for Assembly Education Committee, also serves as Chair Dining and Conference Services. She has served on a of the Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee and number of steering committees on the campus, working on the Joint Committee on the Public Schools. Prior on the Committee for Manufacturer Responsibility, which to joining the Assembly in 2008, Mr. Caputo served on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2 2003 to 2011; he also served Republican in the General Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso Assembly from 1968 until 1972. Mr. Caputo received (R-13), Assembly Education a B.A. from Bloomfield College with a major in history Committee and education, and was awarded a M.A. from Seton Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso has Hall University in Educational Administration. He also represented the 13th Legislative District in the New attended Newark State College (now Kean University) Jersey General Assembly since 2018. In addition to and received a graduate certification (Supervisor) in serving on the Assembly Education Committee, the education. After college, he began his career as an Assemblywoman serves on Human Services and Law elementary school teacher in Newark. Between his and Public Safety Committees. Ms. DiMaso previously stretches in elected office, he was an urban education served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen specialist for the State Department of Education, an Freeholders (2012-2018) and as mayor of Holmdel advisor to the State Commissioner of Education, and Township (2006-2010). The Assemblywoman was a northern area chief for the Title 1 Office. He served raised in Staten Island. She graduated from St. John’s as a superintendent for Essex County schools, an University, earning a bachelor of science degree with assistant superintendent of Essex County Vocational a major in in management, and was awarded a juris Technical Schools, and an associate superintendent for doctor degree from St. John’s University School of the Orange Board of Education. Beginning in 1983, he Law in 1987. She moved to Holmdel with her family worked as a marketing executive for several Atlantic City in 1993. DiMaso graduated in 2004 from the Christine casinos - Trump Castle Hotel and Casino, the Tropicana Todd Whitman Excellence in Public Service Series, a Casino & Resort Atlantic City, and the Showboat Atlantic program designed to foster public service by women. City. Formerly a long-time resident of Belleville, he is now a resident of Nutley. He is married to Celeste and has two grown children. Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-36), Assembly Education Committee Assemblyman Joe Danielson Assemblyman Gary Steven Schaer (D-17), Assembly Education has served in the New Jersey General Committee Assembly where he represents the 36th Legislative Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen rep- District, which includes parts of Bergen and Passaic resents the 17th Legislative District, which includes Counties, since 2006. Mr. Schaer is the first Orthodox parts of Middlesex and Somerset Counties. He has Jew in the New Jersey Legislature. He currently serves served in the New Jersey General Assembly since as a deputy speaker, as Vice Chair of the Appropriations October 16, 2014. In addition to serving on the Assem- Committee and as a member of the Education and bly Education Committee, he serves on the Oversight, Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees. Reform and Federal Relations Committee as Chair and He previously served as Chairman of the Budget as a member of the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee. The Assemblyman grew up in Pennsauken Committee. A lifelong resident of Franklin Township, Township.